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 country Isle of Man
Rally baseDouglas, Isle of Man
Dates runJuly 10 – 11 2009
Stages20 (302.43 km; 187.92 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Results
Overall winner Mark Higgins
Pirelli TEG Sport
Crews42 at start, 26 at finish

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
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
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

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
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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