2009 Rally Isle of Man 46th Rally Isle of Man
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Host country	Isle of Man
Rally base	Douglas, Isle of Man
Dates run	July 10 – 11 2009
Stages	20 (302.43 km; 187.92 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac
Statistics
Crews	42 at start, 26 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Mark Higgins Pirelli TEG Sport

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
	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)

Sources

External links

• 2009 Rally Isle of Man official website