| 1997 Rallye El Corte Inglés | |
| Native Name: | 21. Rallye El Corte Inglés |
| Round: | 4 |
| Championship: | 1997 European Rally Championship Round 1 of the 1997 Spanish Rally Championship |
| Previous Round: | Rally Finnskog Norway |
| Next Round: | Rally del Ciocco e Valle del Serchio |
| Country: |  Spain |
| Rallybase: | Maspalomas |
| Startdate: | 6 |
| Enddate: | 8 March 1997 |
| Driver1: | Jesús Puras Carlos Del Barrio |
| Team1: | Citroën ZX Kit Car |
| Teamsstart: | 56 |
| Teamsfinish: | 38 |
The 1997 Rallye El Corte Inglés was the 21st Rally Islas Canarias/Rallye El Corte Inglés, a rally held as part of the European Rally Championship and the Spanish Rally Championship.[1]
In 1997, Jesús Puras (Citroën ZX Kit Car) had his first of three wins in this event, finishing ahead of Bruno Thiry and Juha Kankkunen.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jesús Puras | Citroën ZX Kit Car | 3:30.28 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Bruno Thiry | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | +1.00 | |
| 3 | 1 |  Juha Kankkunen | Toyota Celica GT-Four | +2.46 | |
| 4 | 9 | José María Ponce | Toyota Celica GT-Four | +2.51 | |
| 5 | 10 | Miguel Martinez-Conde | Renault Mégane Maxi | +4.46 | |
| 6 | 5 |  Krzysztof Hołowczyc | Subaru Impreza 555 | +6.07 | |
| 7 | 11 | Daniel Alonso Villarón | Ford Escort Kit Car | +6.55 | |
| 8 | 14 | Gregorio Picar | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | +10.31 | |
| 9 | 6 | Bert de Jong | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | +14.22 | |
| 10 | 18 | Flavio Alonso | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | +16.54 | |
| 11 | 31 | Lorenzo Raya | Peugeot 306 Maxi | +17.34 | |
| 12 | 22 |  Bruno Arntsen | Opel Astra GSi 16V | +19.25 | |
| 13 | 25 | Manuel Mesa | Citroën ZX 16S | +19.29 | |
| 14 | 20 |  Sergio Trevisan | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | +20.56 | |
| 15 | 16 | Miguel Fuster | Peugeot 106 Kit Car | +22.48 | |
| 16 | 32 | José Manuel Herrera Quevedo | Renault Clio Williams | +31.13 | |
| 17 | 35 | Elisabetta Cavenaghi | Nissan Sunny GTi | +32.37 | |
| 18 | 36 | Ignacio Sanfilippo | Peugeot 106 Rallye | +33.50 | |
| 19 | 37 | Leonardo Sabán | Peugeot 106 Rallye | +34.34 | |
| 20 | 44 | Ántimo Valiente | Renault Clio Williams | +35.02 | |
| 21 | 38 | Amador Vidal | Peugeot 106 Rallye | +35.23 | |
| 22 | 53 | Jordi Griñó | Peugeot 106 Rallye | +36.09 | |
| 23 | 40 | Raúl Santana | Peugeot 106 Rallye | +37.59 | |
| 27 | 63 | Valter Ballestrero | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | +44.05 | |
| 28 | 39 | Tomás González | Peugeot 106 Rallye | +44.28 | |
| 29 | 28 |  Christian Colle | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | +47.01 | |
| 32 | 66 | Larry Cols | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | +51.12 | |
| 34 | 64 |  Waldemar Benedict | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | +56.39 | |
| Ret | 7 |  Gwyndaf Evans | Ford Escort Kit Car | Engine | |
| Ret | 8 | Jaime Azcona | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Engine | |
| Ret | 12 | Luis Monzón | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Accident | |
| Ret | 15 | Antonio Ponce | Subaru Impreza 555 | Turbo | |
| Ret | 17 | Gigi Galli | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Retired | |
| Ret | 19 | Helmut Fortkort | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Retired | |
| Ret | 21 |  Ramón Ferreyros | Peugeot 106 Kit Car | Retired | |
| Ret | 23 | Pierfranco Uzzeni | Subaru Impreza 555 | Didn't start | |
| Ret | 24 | Sergio Vallejo | Citroën ZX 16V | Retired | |
| Ret | 26 | Carlos Padilla | Renault Clio Williams | Retired | |
| Ret | 27 | Carmelo Britti | Renault Clio Williams | Retired | |
| Ret | 29 | José Luis "El Puma" Rodríguez | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Retired | |
| Ret | 30 | Santiago Concepción | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Retired | |
| Ret | 41 | Pedro Moreno García | Renault Clio Williams | Retired | |
| Ret | 42 | Ángel Eugenio Camacho | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | Engine | |
| Ret | 43 | David García Mastaglio | Citroën ZX 16S | Retired | |
| Ret | 47 | Manuel Díaz | Nissan Pulsar GTi-R | Accident | |
| Ret | 65 | Karl-Heinz Kling | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | Retired | |
| Ret | 67 | Arnold van der Smeede | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | Retired | |
| Ret | 68 | Cédric Robert | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | Retired | |
| - | 4 | Luis Climent | Ford Escort Kit Car | ||
| - | 34 | Teófilo Vera | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |