Rally Isle of Man


Rally Isle of Man is a car rally competition held in the Isle of Man. It was first held in 1963, and later became a well-known event in the British Open Rally Championship and the European Rally Championship. In 2002, it became part of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship in addition to the British Rally Championship. The most successful drivers in the history of the rally include the five-time winner Mark Higgins and the four-time winners Tony Pond and Russell Brookes.
This has been an annual event for many years, apart from cancellation in 2011. In early September 2018, it was announced that the 2018 event had been cancelled. Various allegations were made, blaming the cancellation on, inter alia, the rally organisers, the Department of Infrastructure and the Department for Enterprise.

Stage locations

Rally Isle of Man is run on public roads closed for racing by the provisions of an Act of Tynwald. The event has special timed stages that use narrow farm-lanes with high grass banks, stages over open moorland and Monaco-style 'around-the-houses' stages in Ramsey or Castletown. The exact routes vary each year, but in 2008 the longest timed special stage was the 21.46 mile Milerisk stage and the shortest included the 1.46 mile Balley Cashtal stage in Castletown and the 0.90 mile Villa Marina "super-special" stage in Douglas.

Special stage records

Records and stage times for competition sections for the Manx International Rally and Rally Isle of Man.
NameRouteYearDriverTypeLengthTimeAvg. spd.
Balley CashtalCastletown2006 Andreas MikkelsenFord Focus RS WRC 051.26 miles1' 17.0058.90 mph
Castle RushenCastletown - Balladoole - Poyll Vaaish - Strandhall - Kentraugh Mill2016 Desi HenryŠkoda Fabia R55.08 miles4' 19.970.36 mph
ClassicBallaugh Glen – Druidale – Brandywell Cottage – Injebreck – Baldwin Valley – TT Grandstand2008 Eamonn BolandSubaru Impreza WRC S1213.27 miles11' 30.571.16 mph
CringleBallabeg – Round Table – Glen Rushen Mines – St. Johns2004 Mark HigginsŠkoda Octavia WRC13.66 miles11' 06.274.73 mph
GlascoeDog Mills – Andreas – Jurby East – Sandygate – St. Judes2009 Keith CroninMitsubishi Lancer Evo12.47 miles10' 08.873.74 mph
Glen RoyBegoade Road – Conrhenny – 5½ Mile Corner – Social Cottage – Baldhoon2007 Andreas MikkelsenFord Focus RS WRC 054.66 miles4' 10.766.91 mph
KellaWest Kella – The Curraghs – Ballaugh Cronk – Orrisdale2007 Andreas MikkelsenFord Focus RS WRC 0511.21 miles9' 23.171.66 mph
MarineDouglas Head – Port Soderick – Crogga – Santon2008 Eamonn BolandSubaru Impreza WRC S123.30 miles4' 23.866.09 mph
MaugholdHibernia – Ballajora – Slieau Lewaigue1991 François ChatriotSubaru Legacy RS3.30 miles2' 50.066.33 mph
Newtown Santon – The Braaid – Foxdale – Loobs Road – St. Marks – The Gate2006 Tapio LaukkanenRenault Mégane Maxi21.38 miles17' 20.0074.28 mph
RavensdaleDruidale – Brandywell Cottage – Sartfield Hairpin – Little London1989 Jimmy McRaeFord Escort RS Cosworth7.14 miles6' 08.068.08 mph
Sand QuarryBallagyr – - Ballagyr Lane2017 Fredrik AhlinŠkoda Fabia R513.23 miles10' 37.874.74 mph
StaarveyStockfield – Lynague – Ballagyr – East Lhergydhoo – Staarvey Road – Ballakaighen2009 Mark HigginsSubaru Impreza WRX STI7.22 miles6' 12.068.97 mph
Tholt-e-WillSulby Claddaghs – Sulby Glen – Tholt-e-Will Glen1999 Martin RoweRenault Mégane Maxi4.14 miles3' 36.368.97 mph
Villa Marina
Harris Promenade - Broadway - Villa Marina - Gaiety Chicane - Loch Promenade - Senna Slip Hairpin - Greensills Corner - Sefton Chicane - Villa Marina - Broadway2016 Craig BreenCitroën DS3 R50.90 miles1' 02.851.62 mph
West BaldwinLittle London – Brandywell Cottage – Injebreck – Ballaoates – Abbeylands – Cronk-ny-Mona1992 Colin McRaeSubaru Legacy RS11.65 miles9' 21.074.82 mph

Winners

Multiple winners