The 1997 Estonian Rally Championship was the thirty-ninth season of the Estonian Rally Championship.
At the conclusion of the championship, Ivar Raidam and Margus Karjane won the N 2000+ championship driving with Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III. Markko Märtin won the A, E 2000+ championship together with Toomas Kitsing.
Calendar RoundStart dateFinish dateRallySurfaceStagesDistanceRef110 January11 January Estonian Winter RallySnow894.95 km 216 May17 May Tallinn EK RallyGravel11154.84 km 327 June28 June Valge DaamGravel12108.80 km 418 July19 July Livonia Ralli Gravel 20 191.45 km 512 September 13 September Lõuna-Eesti RallyGravel14186.16 km 631 October 1 November Saaremaa RalliGravel9122.19 km
Results and standings Season summary Round EventWinning driverWinning co-driverWinning entrantWinning time Ref1 Estonian Winter Rally Ivar Raidam Margus Karjane Harju KEK Ralliklubi 58:25 2 Tallinn EK Rally Riho Parts Aare Kaaristo EMEX 1:12:33 3 Valge Daam Ivar Raidam Margus Karjane Harju KEK Ralliklubi 1:00:17 4 Livonia Ralli Markko Märtin Toomas Kitsing EK 1:40:05 5 Lõuna-Eesti Rally Markko Märtin Toomas Kitsing EK Finest 1:28:49 6 Saaremaa Rally Markko Märtin Toomas Kitsing EK Finest 1:04:26
Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Points 9 6 4 3 2 1
A, E 2000+ Championship for Drivers Pos Driver EWR TER VAL LIV LÕU SAA Points 1 Markko Märtin 1 1 1 1 36 2 Dmitri Mälsom 3 3 2 2 Ret Ret 20 3 Saku Vierimaa 1 2 15 4 Pasi Hagström 1 9 5 Erki Piirsalu 2 6 6 Rokas Lipeikis 2 6
N 2000+ Championship for Drivers Pos Driver EWR TER VAL LIV LÕU SAA Points 1 Ivar Raidam 1 1 1 1 1 NC 45 2 Riho Parts 2 2 2 2 NC 1 33 3 Margus Murakas Ret 6 3 4 3 3 16 4 Aleksander Käo 3 5 3 4 4 16 5 Mait Meriloo 7 4 5 5 5 13 6 Aivo Hintser 3 4
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