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RAC Rally 1997 counts for:
1997 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
1997 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
1997 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup for Manufacturers
1997 FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars
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| 292nd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 14 of 14 |
| Official name: | Network Q RAC Rally |
| Edition: | 53rd |
| Date: | from Saturday 22-Nov-1997 to Tuesday 25-Nov-1997 |
| Clerk of the Course: | Fred Gallagher |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 162 | |
| Starters: | 162 | |
| Finishers: | 93 | (57.4% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 26 | |
| Shortest: | 1.93 | km | (SS8 Silverstone Superspecial) |
| Longest: | 42.21 | km | (SS22 Resolfen) |
| Slowest: | 72.19 | km/h | (SS1 Racecourse 1) |
| Fastest: | 118.00 | km/h | (SS2 Blenheim) |
| Planned stage distance: | 381.05 | km | (20.7% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 381.05 | km | (20.7% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,463.51 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,844.56 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 13th win and 20th podium for Colin McRae. |
| Second place was 60th podium for Juha Kankkunen. |
| Third place was 51st podium for Carlos Sainz. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 20th win and 49th podium for Subaru. |
| | Second and third places were 117th to 118th podiums for Ford. |
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