# 1997 Rally El Corte Inglés

The 1997 Rallye El Corte Inglés was the 21st Rally Islas Canarias/Rallye El Corte Inglés, a rally held as part of the European Rally Championship and the Spanish Rally Championship.
In 1997, Jesús Puras (Citroën ZX Kit Car) had his first of three wins in this event, finishing ahead of Bruno Thiry and Juha Kankkunen.

## Results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Time |
| 1 | 3 | Jesús Puras | Citroën ZX Kit Car | 3:30.28 |
| 2 | 2 | Bruno Thiry | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | +1.00 |
| 3 | 1 | Juha Kankkunen | Toyota Celica GT-Four | +2.46 |
| 4 | 9 | José María Ponce | Toyota Celica GT-Four | +2.51 |
| 5 | 10 | Miguel Martinez-Conde | Renault Mégane Maxi | +4.46 |
| 6 | 5 | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | Subaru Impreza 555 | +6.07 |
| 7 | 11 | Daniel Alonso Villarón | Ford Escort Kit Car | +6.55 |
| 8 | 14 | Gregorio Picar | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | +10.31 |
| 9 | 6 | Bert de Jong | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | +14.22 |
| 10 | 18 | Flavio Alonso | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | +16.54 |
| 11 | 31 | Lorenzo Raya | Peugeot 306 Maxi | +17.34 |
| 12 | 22 | Bruno Arntsen | Opel Astra GSi 16V | +19.25 |
| 13 | 25 | Manuel Mesa | Citroën ZX 16S | +19.29 |
| 14 | 20 | Sergio Trevisan | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | +20.56 |
| 15 | 16 | Miguel Fuster | Peugeot 106 Kit Car | +22.48 |
| 16 | 32 | José Manuel Herrera Quevedo | Renault Clio Williams | +31.13 |
| 17 | 35 | Elisabetta Cavenaghi | Nissan Sunny GTi | +32.37 |
| 18 | 36 | Ignacio Sanfilippo | Peugeot 106 Rallye | +33.50 |
| 19 | 37 | Leonardo Sabán | Peugeot 106 Rallye | +34.34 |
| 20 | 44 | Ántimo Valiente | Renault Clio Williams | +35.02 |
| 21 | 38 | Amador Vidal | Peugeot 106 Rallye | +35.23 |
| 22 | 53 | Jordi Griñó | Peugeot 106 Rallye | +36.09 |
| 23 | 40 | Raúl Santana | Peugeot 106 Rallye | +37.59 |
| 27 | 63 | Valter Ballestrero | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | +44.05 |
| 28 | 39 | Tomás González | Peugeot 106 Rallye | +44.28 |
| 29 | 28 | Christian Colle | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | +47.01 |
| 32 | 66 | Larry Cols | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | +51.12 |
| 34 | 64 | Waldemar Benedict | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | +56.39 |
| Ret | 7 | Gwyndaf Evans | Ford Escort Kit Car | Engine |
| Ret | 8 | Jaime Azcona | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Engine |
| Ret | 12 | Luis Monzón | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Accident |
| Ret | 15 | Antonio Ponce | Subaru Impreza 555 | Turbo |
| Ret | 17 | Gigi Galli | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Retired |
| Ret | 19 | Helmut Fortkort | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Retired |
| Ret | 21 | Ramón Ferreyros | Peugeot 106 Kit Car | Retired |
| Ret | 23 | Pierfranco Uzzeni | Subaru Impreza 555 | Didn't start |
| Ret | 24 | Sergio Vallejo | Citroën ZX 16V | Retired |
| Ret | 26 | Carlos Padilla | Renault Clio Williams | Retired |
| Ret | 27 | Carmelo Britti | Renault Clio Williams | Retired |
| Ret | 29 | José Luis "El Puma" Rodríguez | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Retired |
| Ret | 30 | Santiago Concepción | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Retired |
| Ret | 41 | Pedro Moreno García | Renault Clio Williams | Retired |
| Ret | 42 | Ángel Eugenio Camacho | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Engine |
| Ret | 43 | David García Mastaglio | Citroën ZX 16S | Retired |
| Ret | 47 | Manuel Díaz | Nissan Pulsar GTi-R | Accident |
| Ret | 65 | Karl-Heinz Kling | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | Retired |
| Ret | 67 | Arnold van der Smeede | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | Retired |
| Ret | 68 | Cédric Robert | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | Retired |
| - | 4 | Luis Climent | Ford Escort Kit Car | |
| - | 34 | Teófilo Vera | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | |