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Rally New Zealand 1997 counts for:
1997 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
1997 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
1997 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup for Manufacturers
1997 FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars
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| 287th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 9 of 14 |
| Official name: | Smokefree Rally New Zealand |
| Edition: | 27th |
| Date: | from Friday 1-Aug-1997 to Tuesday 5-Aug-1997 |
| Clerk of the Course: | Morrie Chandler |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 83 | |
| Starters: | 83 | |
| Finishers: | 51 | (61.4% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 24 | |
| Shortest: | 2.10 | km | (SS1 Manukau Super 1) |
| Longest: | 47.43 | km | (SS11 Te Koraha) |
| Slowest: | 75.60 | km/h | (SS10 Manukau Super 2) |
| Fastest: | 114.47 | km/h | (SS23 Campbell Road 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 395.99 | km | (24.9% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 395.99 | km | (24.9% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,194.43 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,590.42 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 6th win and 20th podium for Kenneth Eriksson. |
| Second place was 49th podium for Carlos Sainz. |
| Third place was 57th podium for Juha Kankkunen. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 17th win and 44th podium for Subaru. |
| | Second and third places were 111th to 112th podiums for Ford. |
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