# 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.
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 |
| 1 (10 July) | SS2 | 11:06 | Kella 1 | 11.21 miles | Keith Cronin | 9' 50.7 | 68.32 mph | Keith Cronin |
| 1 (10 July) | SS3 | 11:39 | Ravensdale | 7.14 miles | Keith Cronin | 6' 10.0 | 69.97 mph | Keith Cronin |
| 1 (10 July) | SS4 | 13:23 | Newtown 1 | 21.28 miles | Mark Higgins | 17' 23.4 | 73.42 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 1 (10 July) | SS5 | 14:08 | Cringle 1 | 13.66 miles | Mark Higgins | 11' 23.4 | 71.89 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 1 (10 July) | SS6 | 15:58 | Glen Roy 1 | 4.66 miles | Mark Higgins | 4' 29.3 | 62.30 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 1 (10 July) | SS7 | 16:48 | Maughold 1 | 3.30 miles | Mark Higgins | 3' 07.8 | 63.25 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 1 (10 July) | SS8 | 16:51 | Dog Mills | 12.47 miles | Keith Cronin | 10' 08.8 | 73.74 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 1 (10 July) | SS9 | 18:48 | Marine | 5.07 miles | Mark Higgins | 4' 34.7 | 66.45 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 1 (10 July) | SS10 | 19:13 | Castletown 1 | 1.26 miles | Mark Higgins | 1' 25.5 | 53.11 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 1 (10 July) | SS11 | 19:30 | Castletown 2 | 1.26 miles | Keith Cronin | 1' 24.4 | 53.80 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 1 (10 July) | SS12 | 20:03 | West Baldwin | 11.65 miles | Mark Higgins | 9' 41.3 | 72.15 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 2 (11 July) | SS13 | 09:33 | Glen Roy 2 | 4.66 miles | Keith Cronin | 4' 41.6 | 59.58 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 2 (11 July) | SS14 | 10:01 | Maughold 2 | 3.30 miles | Keith Cronin | 3' 04.3 | 64.45 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 2 (11 July) | SS15 | 10:26 | Glascoe | 5.83 miles | Keith Cronin | 4' 42.7 | 74.22 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 2 (11 July) | SS16 | 10:47 | Kella 2 | 11.21 miles | Keith Cronin | 9' 45.7 | 68.90 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 2 (11 July) | SS17 | 12:33 | Newtown 2 | 21.38 miles | Mark Higgins | 17' 03.8 | 75.15 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 2 (11 July) | SS18 | 13:18 | Cringle 2 | 13.66 miles | Mark Higgins | 12' 17.0 | 66.71 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 2 (11 July) | SS19 | 15:03 | Staarvey 2 | 7.22 miles | Keith Cronin | 6' 12.6 | 69.76 mph | Mark Higgins |
| 2 (11 July) | SS20 | 15:41 | Classic | 13.27 miles | Keith Cronin | 12' 19.4 | 64.62 mph | Mark Higgins |

## 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 |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |