Rally of the Lakes
The Rally of the Lakes is an on-road rallying event held in the south-west of Republic of Ireland. It takes place each year on May bank holiday weekend. The rally has been running since 1979[1] and in 2008 formed the third round in the 2008 Global Group Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. Since 2011 it has been sponsored by vehicle check company Cartell[2] and known as the Cartell.ie Rally of the Lakes.
Previous winners
- 1979 Billy Coleman / Brendan Neville - Ford Escort RS
- 1980 Ger Buckley / John Caplice - Vauxhall Chevette HSR
- 1981 Demi Fitzgerald / Leo Whyte - Vauxhall Chevette HSR
- 1982 James Doherty / Michael Curley - Vauxhall Chevette HSR
- 1983 Billy Coleman / Con Murphy - Opel Ascona 400
- 1984 Billy Coleman / Ronan Morgan - Opel Manta 400
- 1985 Billy Coleman / Ronan Morgan - Ford Escort G3
- 1986 Austin McHale / Christy Farrell - Opel Manta 400
- 1987 Mark Lovell / Roger Freeman - Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
- 1988 Austin McHale / Ronan McNamee - Opel Manta 400
- 1989 Russell Brookes / John Brown - Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
- 1990 Bertie Fisher / Rory Kennedy - BMW M3
- 1991 Bertie Fisher / Rory Kennedy - Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 4x4
- 1992 Bertie Fisher / Rory Kennedy - Subaru Legacy RS
- 1993 Bertie Fisher / Rory Kennedy - Subaru Legacy RS
- 1994 Bertie Fisher / Rory Kennedy - Subaru Impreza 555
- 1995 Frank Meagher / Pat Moloughney - Ford Escort RS Cosworth
- 1996 Bertie Fisher / Rory Kennedy - Subaru Impreza 555
- 1997 Austin McHale / Brian Murphy - Toyota Celica 4WD Turbo ST185
- 1998 James Leckey / George Millar - Subaru Impreza 555
- 1999 Ian Greer / Dean Beckett - Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
- 2000 Stephen Finlay / Rory Kennedy - Ford Focus WRC
- 2001 No Rally - Foot & Mouth Crisis
- 2002 Andrew Nesbitt / James O'Brien - Subaru Impreza WRC
- 2003 Eugene Donnelly / Paul Kiely - Subaru Impreza WRC
- 2004 Derek McGarrity / Dermot O'Gorman - Subaru Impreza
- 2005 Andrew Nesbitt / James O'Brien - Subaru Impreza
- 2006 Tim McNulty / Anthony Nestor - Subaru Impreza WRC
- 2007 Kris Meeke / Jonas Andersson - Subaru Impreza WRC
- 2008 Eamonn Boland / Damien Morrisey Subaru Impreza WRC[3]
- 2009 Tim McNulty / David Moynihan - Subaru Impreza WRC S12
- 2010 Denis Cronin / Helen O'Sullivan - Subaru Impreza
- 2011 Daragh O'Riordan / Tony McDaid - Subaru Impreza WRC S12
- 2012 Daragh O'Riordan / Tony McDaid - Subaru impreza WRC S12
- 2013 Garry Jennings / Neil Doherty - Subaru Impreza WRC S12B
- 2014 Sam Moffett / James O'Reilly - Ford Fiesta WRC
Partners and Sponsors
- Cartell.ie
- Killarney and District Motor Club
- The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney
- Allied Irish Bank
- Ordnance Survey Ireland
- Calor Gas
- Kerry Spring
- Liebherr