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2009 Rally Isle of Man

2009 Rally Isle of Man was held on July 9–11, 2009, the 46th Rally Isle of Man and was round 4 of the 2009 MSA British Rally Championship, round 6 of the 2009 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship and round 5 of the 2009 MSA British Historic Rally Championship.

2009 Rally Isle of Man
46th Rally Isle of Man
Round 4 of the 2009 British Rally Championship
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Host countryIsle of Man Isle of Man
Rally baseDouglas, Isle of Man
Dates runJuly 10 – 11 2009
Stages20 (302.43 km; 187.92 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Statistics
Crews42 at start, 26 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Mark Higgins
United Kingdom Pirelli TEG Sport

A fifth win in the International section of the 2009 Rally Isle of Man, Mark Higgins became the most successive driver in the event with co-driver Bryan Thomas in a Subaru Impreza N11. In second place was close title rivals in the BRC Championship with Keith Cronin/Greg Shinnors from the pairing of Alastair Fisher/Rory Kennedy in third place both driving Mitsubishi Evo 9 cars. The 2009 Historic Rally provided a seventh overall win for Dessie Nutt with co-driver Geraldine McBride with a Porsche 911. The Post-Historic class was won by Steve Smith/John Nichols also driving a Porsche 911 and Classic section won by Gwyndaf Evans/John Nichols with a Ford Escort. The first leg of the Isle of Man Rally Challenge was won by Matt Edward/Rob Fagg and the second leg by Ross Ford/Gary McElhinney both driving Ford Fiesta ST cars. The 2009 Manx Trophy Rally provided the third win for local Isle of Man crew of George Collister/Janet Craine driving a Mitsubishi Evo 3 rally car.

Special stages edit

Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
1
(10 July) 		SS1 10:28 Staarvey 1 7.22 miles   Mark Higgins 6' 12.0 68.97 mph   Mark Higgins
SS2 11:06 Kella 1 11.21 miles   Keith Cronin 9' 50.7 68.32 mph   Keith Cronin
SS3 11:39 Ravensdale 7.14 miles   Keith Cronin 6' 10.0 69.97 mph
SS4 13:23 Newtown 1 21.28 miles   Mark Higgins 17' 23.4 73.42 mph   Mark Higgins
SS5 14:08 Cringle 1 13.66 miles   Mark Higgins 11' 23.4 71.89 mph
SS6 15:58 Glen Roy 1 4.66 miles   Mark Higgins 4' 29.3 62.30 mph
SS7 16:48 Maughold 1 3.30 miles   Mark Higgins 3' 07.8 63.25 mph
SS8 16:51 Dog Mills 12.47 miles   Keith Cronin 10' 08.8 73.74 mph
SS9 18:48 Marine 5.07 miles   Mark Higgins 4' 34.7 66.45 mph
SS10 19:13 Castletown 1 1.26 miles   Mark Higgins 1' 25.5 53.11 mph
SS11 19:30 Castletown 2 1.26 miles   Keith Cronin 1' 24.4 53.80 mph
SS12 20:03 West Baldwin 11.65 miles   Mark Higgins 9' 41.3 72.15 mph
2
(11 July) 		SS13 09:33 Glen Roy 2 4.66 miles   Keith Cronin 4' 41.6 59.58 mph
SS14 10:01 Maughold 2 3.30 miles   Keith Cronin 3' 04.3 64.45 mph
SS15 10:26 Glascoe 5.83 miles   Keith Cronin 4' 42.7 74.22 mph
SS16 10:47 Kella 2 11.21 miles   Keith Cronin 9' 45.7 68.90 mph
SS17 12:33 Newtown 2 21.38 miles   Mark Higgins 17' 03.8 75.15 mph
SS18 13:18 Cringle 2 13.66 miles   Mark Higgins 12' 17.0 66.71 mph
SS19 15:03 Staarvey 2 7.22 miles   Keith Cronin 6' 12.6 69.76 mph
SS20 15:41 Classic 13.27 miles   Keith Cronin 12' 19.4 64.62 mph

Results edit

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
Isle of Man International Rally(BRC)
1.   Mark Higgins   Bryan Thomas Subaru Impreza N11 2:37.47.2 0.0 20
2.   Keith Cronin   Greg Shinnors Mitsubishi Evo 9 2:39.13.6 1' 26.4 18
3.   Alistair Fisher   Rory Kennedy Mitsubishi Evo 9 2:44.12.5 6' 25.3 16
4.   Steven Quine   Paul McCann Mitsubishi Evo 6 2:47.44.0 9' 56.8 15
5.   Euan Thorburn   Cambell Roy Subaru Impreza N11 2:48.18.9 10' 31.7 14
6.   Dave Weston Jnr   Aled Davis Subaru Impreza N11 2:52.10.0 14' 22.8 13
7.   Martin McCormack   Phil Clarke Subaru Impreza N11 2:53.07.4 15' 30.2 12
8.   Jason Pritchard   Andrew Edwards Citroën C2 R2 Max 2:54.15.4 16' 28.2 10
9.   Tom Walster   Craig Parry Renault Clio R3 2:54.30.5 16' 43.3 9
10.   Andrew Leece   Richard Skinner Ford Fiesta ST 2:57.47.8 20' 00.6 8
Isle of Man Historic Rally – Category 1 Cars (registered before 31/12/67)
1.   Dessie Nutt   Geraldine McBride Porsche 911 B5 2:58.14.0 0.0 15.5
2.   Gary Edington   Jane Edington Singer Chamois 3:04.27.8 6' 13.8 15
3.   Stephen Higgins   David Corlett Mini Cooper S 3:14.22.8 16' 08.8 –
4.   Shinobu Kitani   Makoto Mizoi Austin Mini Cooper S 3:20.34.8 22' 20.8 –
5.   John Moxon   Stephen Moxon Volvo Amazon 122 S 3:21.40.9 23' 26.9 14
6.   Alan Honess   Tim Sayer Ford Cortina Mk 1 3:32.08.8 33' 54.8 –
7.   Matt Pearce   Derek Pearce Mini Cooper S 4:15.09.6 1:16.55.6 –
8.   Philip Smith   Barbara Smith Porsche 911 4:45.41.7 1:47.27.2 12.5
Isle of Man Historic Rally – Category 2 Cars (registered between 1/1/68 and 31/12/74)
1.   Steve Smith   John Nichols Porsche 911 2:41.16.6 0.0 15.5
2.   David Stokes   Guy Weaver Ford Escort RS 1600 2:42.28.0 1' 11.4 15
3.   Ernie Graham   Ashley Trimble Ford Escort RS 1600 2:44.15.7 2' 59.1 12.5
4.   Derek Boyd   Roisin Boyd Porsche 911 2:44.40.7 3' 24.1 11.5
5.   Rupert Lomax   David Alcock Ford Escort Mk 1 2:44.56.7 3' 40.1 11
6.   Drew Wylie   Ken Forster Ford Escort RS 2000 2:47.20.1 6' 03.5 13
7.   Ken Forster   John Stager-Leathers Ford Escort Mk 1 RS 2000 2:49.08.7 7' 52.1 10
8.   Peter Smith   Graham Wild Porsche 911 2:49.14.6 7' 58.0 9.5
9.   Peter Lythell   Gill Cotton Porsche 911 2:51.03.5 9' 46.9 7.5
10.   Andrew Siddall   Colin Thompson Ford Escort 2:51.53.0 9' 46.9 8
Isle of Man Historic Rally – Category 3 Cars (registered between 1/1/75 to 31/12/81)
1.   Gwyndaf Evans   John Nichols Ford Escort 2:32.59.3 0.0 15.5
2.   Phil Collins   Diarmuid Farley Opel Ascona 2:38.14.1 5' 14.8 –
3.   Mark Solloway   Den Golding Ford Escort RS 1800 2:40.38.3 7' 39.0 –
4.   Darren Moon   Chris Parson Ford Escort Mk II 2:43.26.1 10' 26.8 12.5
5.   Ian Corkill   Rivka Corkill Ford Escort Mk II RS 1800 2:44.46.5 11' 47.2 –
6.   Guy Woodcock   Iwan Jones Ford Escort 2:45.32.3 12' 33.0 –
7.   William Onions   Tim Hobbs Ford Escort Mk 1 RS 1800 2:49.05.0 16' 01.2 9.5
8.   Roger Kilty   Lynette Banks Vauxhall Chevette HSR 2:51.12.6 18' 13.3 11
9.   Chris Shooter   Bev LeGood Ford Escort 2:56.47.8 23' 48.5 –
10.   Adrian Young   Keith Fellows Ford Escort RS 2000 2:59.35.1 26' 35.8 –
Isle of Man Challenge 1 Rally
1.   Matt Edwards   Rob Fagg Ford Fiesta ST 1:21.59.4 0.0 31
2.   Ross Forde   Gary McElhinney Ford Fiesta ST 1:22.01.1 0' 01.7 –
3.   Neil Matthews   John Connor Vauxhall Nova 1:25.08.7 3' 07.6 29
4.   Brett Griffin   Sam Fordham Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 1:33.43.7 8' 35.0 27
Isle of Man Challenge 2 Rally
1.   Ross Forde   Gary McElhinney Ford Fiesta ST 1:17.30.9 0.0 –
2.   Matt Edwards   Rob Fagg Ford Fiesta ST 1:17.36.8 0' 05.9 31
3.   Neil Matthews   John Connor Vauxhall Nova 1:22.08.4 4' 37.5 29
4.   David Radcliffe   Steve Hartley Suzuki Swift GTI 1:23.06.09 5' 36.0 25
5.   Austin McKinlay   Anthony Palmer Peugeot 106 GTI 1:23.10.2 5' 36.9 24
6.   Brett Griffin   Sam Fordham Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 1:23.20.9 5' 50.0 25
7.   James Watts   Janice Moore Volkswagen Polo 1:25.30.1 7' 59.2 20
Isle of Man Trophy Rally
1.   George Collister   Janet Craine Mitsubishi Evo 3 55' 31.0 0.0 –
2.   Lee Batty   David Batty Ford Escort Mk II 56' 27.6 0' 56.6 –
3.   James Hoseason   Maurice Jellie Darrian T90 GT 57' 28.8 1' 57.8 –
4.   David Corris   Paul Bumfrey Ford Cosworth WRC 59' 05.3 3' 34.3 –
5.   James Quirk   Edwin Kennaugh Vauxhall Corsa 1:00.18.7 4' 47.7 –
6.   Mark Straker   Neil Harrison Darrian T9 1:00.42.2 5' 11.2 –
7.   Glenn Leece   John Tarrant Subaru Impreza N11 1:00.45.3 5' 14.3 –
8.   Kevin Vondy   Nicholas Kaighin Vauxhall Corsa 1:00.46.6 5' 15.6 –
9.   David Craine   Janet Leece Ford Escort Cosworth 1:02.06.1 6' 35.1 –
10.   Guy Simpkiss   Debbie Parry Vauxhall Astra 1:02.06.1 7' 16.3 –

Retirements edit

International

  •   Jonathan Greer/Kirsty Riddick (Mitusbishi Evo 9) – Rolled (SS8);
  •   Molly Taylor/Jemma Bellingham (Suzuki Swift Sport) – Rolled (SS13);
  •   Adam Gould/Sebastian Marshall (Subaru Impreza) – Rolled (SS17);
  •   Matti Rantanen/Mikko Lukka (Renault Clio Ragnotti) – Accident (SS18);

2009 British Rally Championship Drivers' championship edit

Pos Driver IRNW
  		PIR
  		JCIR
  		RIOM
  		UIR
  		IROY
  		 Pts 
1   Keith Cronin 1 1 7 2 76
2   Mark Higgins 2 2 6 1 76
3   Alastair Fisher 7 4 10 3 57
4   Dave Weston Jnr 6 6 Ret 6 40
5   Jonathan Greer 8 5 11 Ret 38
6   Martin McCormack 14 11 15 7 38
7   David Bogie 5 3 Ret 20 33
8   Adam Gould 4 Ret 8 Ret 31
9   Tom Walster 9 21 16 9 31
10   Euan Thorburn Ret Ret 9 5 30
11   Jason Pritchard 11 30 17 8 29
12   Chris Firth 13 8 23 Ret 22
13   Craig Breen 10 10 Ret Ret 19
14   Stuart Jones 3 16
15   Daniel Siguardason 7 12
16   Geoff Jones 12 12
17   Luke Pinder 25 Ret 25 12 12
18   Matti Rantanen Ret Ret 13 Ret 11
19   Mark Gamble 21 18 18 Ret 11
20   Kris Hall Ret Ret Ret 11 10
21   Kyle Orr 17 13 Ret 10
22   Gordon Nichol 28 23 24 17 10
Pos Driver IRNW
  		PIR
  		JCIR
  		RIOM
  		UIR
  		IROY
  		Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

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