1997 Dünya Ralli Şampiyonası FIA Dünya Ralli Şampiyonası 'nın 25.sezonudur. Sezon 19 Ocak Monte Carlo'da başlayıp, 23 Kasım Birleşik Krallık Rallisi ile sona ermiştir. Tommi Mäkinen Dünya Sürücüler Şampiyonluğunu kazanırken, Subaru Dünya Markalar Şampiyonasını kazanmıştır.
Fabrika takımları
Takım
Marka
Araba
Lastik
No
Sürücüler
Rounds
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evo IV
Lancer Evo III
M
1
Tommi Mäkinen
All
2
Uwe Nittel
1–2, 5–6, 10, 12
Richard Burns
3–4, 7–9, 11, 13–14
10
Uwe Nittel
8
11
Ed Ordynski
13
13
Kenjiro Shinozuka
13
555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru
Impreza WRC 97
P
3
Colin McRae
All
4
Piero Liatti
1, 5–6, 12
Kenneth Eriksson
2–4, 7–11, 13–14
8
Piero Liatti
14
Ford Motor Co Ltd
Ford
Escort WRC
M
5
Carlos Sainz
All
6
Armin Schwarz
1–6
Juha Kankkunen
7–14
16
Angelo Medeghini
14
Toyota Castrol Team
Toyota
Corolla WRC
M
7
Didier Auriol
10–14
8
Neal Bates
11, 13
9
Marcus Grönholm
10, 14
10
Freddy Loix
12
Kaynak: [ 3]
Fabrika takımı olmayan önemli takımlar
Takım
Marka
Araba
Sürücüler
Rounds
R.A.S. Sport
Ford
Escort RS Cosworth
Didier Auriol
1
Jean-Pierre Richelmi
4, 8
Mobil Ford Motorsport
Stig Blomqvist
2
Blue Rose Team
Jarmo Kytölehto
2
Bo-Be Plastindustri AB
Mats Jonsson
2
Gazprom Rally Team
Alexander Zheludov
14
Escort WRC
Bruno Thiry
14
Totta Peres Competicao
Fernando Peres
4
Belgacom Turbo Team
Gregoire de Mevius
4, 8, 12, 14
Ford Motor Hellas
Leonídas Kyrkos
8
Blue Rose Team
Jarmo Kytölehto
10
Ford Team Finland
Sebastian Lindholm
10
Jolly Club
Gianfranco Cunico
12
Motorsport Consultancy
Ari Vatanen
14
Toyota Castrol Team
Toyota
Celica GT-Four ST205
Freddy Loix
1, 4, 8, 10, 13
Isolde Holderied
1
Henrik Lundgaard
1
Thomas Rådström
2, 8
Tomas Jansson
2, 10
Marcus Grönholm
2, 4, 7
Mats Thorszelius
2
Ian Duncan
3
Karim Hirji
3
Neal Bates
9
Fujimoto Yoshio
11, 13
H.F. Grifone SRL
Raúl Sufan
4–5, 7–13
Didier Auriol
7
Andrea Aghini
12
Pierlorenzo Zanchi
12
Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evo III
Lancer Evo IV
Gustavo Trelles
1–2, 4–5, 7–10, 12
Manfred Stohl
1–2, 4–5, 7, 10, 12
Luis Climent
4–6, 8, 10, 13–14
Kris Rosenberger
12, 14
Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden
Kenneth Bäcklund
2
Stig-Olov Walfridson
2
Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland
Juha Kangas
2, 10
Jouko Puhakka
10
Ralliart New Zealand
Geoff Argyle
9
Reece Jones
9
Marty Roestenburg
9
Craig Marshall
9
Renault Team Sweden
Renault
Mégane Maxi
Jonas Kruse
2, 10
Renault Gest Galp
José Carlos Macedo
4
Pedro Azeredo
4
Renault Elf Team
Raphael Sperrer
4–5, 10, 12
Renault Sport España
Miguel Martínez
5
Société Diac
Philippe Bugalski
6
Serge Jordan
6
Claude Balesi
6
Italian Promotor Sport
Paolo Andreucci
12
Corrado Fontana
12
Renault Dealer Rallying UK
Robbie Head
14
Martin Rowe
14
Subaru Allstars
Subaru
Impreza WRC 97
Frédéric Dor
12
Impreza 555
3–4, 8–10
Rui Madeira
4–5
Yukihiko Sakurai
4, 8, 14
A.R.T. Engineering
Angelo Medeghini
5, 10
Andrea Navarra
8, 12, 14
Massimo Ercolani
12
Subaru Rally Team Australia
Peter 'Possum' Bourne
9, 13
Greg Graham
9, 13
Subaru Rally Team Japan
Yoshihiro Kataoka
9
Hideaki Miyoshi
9, 11, 13
Toshihiro Arai
13
Peugeot Esso Competição
Peugeot
306 Maxi
Adruzilo Lopes
4
Peugeot Sport
François Delecour
5–6
Gilles Panizzi
5–6
Peugeot Sport España
Jaime Azcona
5
Kaynak: [ 3]
Siyah = Asfalt
Kahverengi = Çakıl
Mavi = Kar/Buz
Kırmızı = Karışık Yüzey