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With 23 entries, Monte Carlo 1997 is true miniature WRC rally. This was because rally was in practice divided into professionals (those 23 brave souls) and amateurs. Professionals did not need to complete the concentration run but amateurs were free to service anywhere and did complete only first 17 stages. In amateurs class there were 110 entrants.
Double rally and end of concentration run were not the only curiosities. For a first since 1960's rally included a special stage withing principality itself. Run as SS1/18, the stage coursed the route around Monaco harbour familiar from F1 races.
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Monte Carlo 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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| 279th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 1 of 14 |
| Official name: | Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo |
| Edition: | 65th |
| Date: | from Saturday 18-Jan-1997 to Thursday 23-Jan-1997 |
| Surface: | Tarmac/snow |
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| Entries: | 23 | |
| Starters: | 23 | |
| Finishers: | 17 | (73.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 18 | |
| Shortest: | 2.80 | km | (SS1 Monaco) |
| Longest: | 36.67 | km | (SS13 Sisteron) |
| Slowest: | 78.55 | km/h | (SS17 Turini) |
| Fastest: | 114.45 | km/h | (SS7 St. Jean en Royan) |
| Planned stage distance: | 398.31 | km | (23.4% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 398.31 | km | (23.4% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,306.69 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,705.00 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 1st win and 5th podium for Piero Liatti. |
| Second place was 45th podium for Carlos Sainz. |
| Third place was 9th podium for Tommi Makinen. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 13th win and 37th podium for Subaru. |
| | Second place was 105th podium for Ford. |
| | Third place was 38th podium for Mitsubishi. |
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