2012 British Rally Championship

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2012 British Rally Championship
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The 2012 MSA British Rally Championship was the 54th season of the British Rally Championship. The season began on 24 February in Bournemouth and ended on 29 September in Yorkshire.

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Season Summary

The 2012 season will start without a defending champion as last years winner David Bogie announced in February that he will not contest the BRC series this year. Instead he intends to concentrate on the Scottish Rally Championship. [1]

Calendar

The 2012 calendar consists of six rounds. [2]

RoundDatesLocationRally HQSurfaceWinner
124/25 FebruaryRallye Sunseeker International Bournemouth Gravel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Donnelly
223/24 MarchBulldog International Rally North Wales Welshpool Gravel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Cave
327/28 April Pirelli International Rally Carlisle Gravel Flag of Ireland.svg Keith Cronin
41/3 JuneJim Clark International Rally Kelso Asphalt Flag of Ireland.svg Keith Cronin
517/18 AugustInternational Rally Northern Ireland Antrim Asphalt Flag of Ireland.svg Keith Cronin
628/29 SeptemberInternational Rally Yorkshire Scarborough Gravel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Cave

Drivers championship standings

Top 10 positions
PosDriverSUN
BUL
PIR
JCR
ULS
YOR
 Pts 
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Keith Cronin Ret21113102
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Cave 121926194
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Osian Pryce44Ret53287
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans 3544278
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Greer610341265
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Cathcart813Ret87761
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Desi Henry281615Ret459.5
8 Flag of Finland.svg Jukka KorhonenRet767Ret558
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Donnelly1Ret36Ret49
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum BlackRet98641.5
PosDriverSUN
BUL
PIR
JCR
ULS
YOR
 Pts 
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenNon-podium finish
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
BlackExcluded (EXC)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
BlankDid not participate (DNP)
*Joker played

Points are awarded to the highest placed registered driver on each event as follows: 20, 18, 16, 15, and so on deleting one point per placing down to one single point for all finishers.

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References

  1. John Fife – Snowman Rally Tales
  2. "2012 MSA British Rally Championship Events Calendar". rallybrc.co.uk. BRC. 2011-11-13. Archived from the original on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2011-11-13.