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The 2016 MSA British Rally Championship was the 57th season of the British Rally Championship after a one-year absence.
The championship featured eight classes:
For the first time since 2011, the BRC had four-wheel drive classes.
The 2016 championship was contested over seven rounds [1]
Round | Dates | Rally name | Surface |
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1 | 5–6 March | Mid Wales Stages | Gravel |
2 | 8–9 April | Circuit of Ireland | Tarmac |
3 | 30 April–1 May | Pirelli Rally | Gravel |
4 | 25 June | RSAC Scottish Rally | Gravel |
5 | 9–10 July | Nicky Grist Stages | Mixed |
6 | 19–20 August | Ulster Rally | Tarmac |
7 | 15–17 September | Rally Isle of Man | Tarmac |
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | DMACK British Rally Team [2] | Elfyn Evans | Craig Parry | All |
Max Vatanen [3] | Jacques-Julien Renucci | 1–3 | |||
Spencer Sport | Tom Cave | James Morgan | All | ||
CA1 Sport Ltd | Fredrik Åhlin [4] | Morten Erik Abrahamsen | All | ||
Alex Laffey | Andrew Roughhead | All | |||
MSL Motorsport | Jamie Anderson | Ross Whittock | All | ||
Rhys Yates [5] | Tom Woodburn | All | |||
Combilift Rallying | Josh Moffett | John Rowan | 1–2, 4–6 | ||
Sam Moffett | Karl Atkinson | 1–2, 6 | |||
Dom Buckley Motorsport | Hugh Hunter | Andy Marchbank | 1–2 | ||
Robert Woodside | Allan Harryman | 1–2, 6 | |||
Tiger Risk Rally Team | James Slaughter | James Whitaker | 1–3, 5 | ||
Patrick Walsh | 6 | ||||
M-Sport World Rally Team | Matthew Wilson | Stuart Loudon | 3 | ||
The Sun WD-40 Rally Team | Rob Gill | Anders Howard | 3 | ||
Swift Group | Matt Edwards | Will Rogers | 6–7 | ||
Ford Fiesta S2000 | Get Connected | Damian Cole | Paul Morris | 1–2, 5 | |
Citroën | Citroën DS3 R5 | DGM Sport | Keith Cronin [6] | Mikie Galvin | 1–2, 6 |
Jonathan Greer [6] | Kirsty Riddick | All | |||
Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | David Bogie [7] | Kevin Rae | 1–5 |
James O'Reilly | 6–7 | ||||
Thomas Preston | Jack Morton | 3–5 | |||
Carl Williamson | 7 | ||||
Macsport Rally Team | Desi Henry | Liam Moynihan | All | ||
Simpsons Škoda Motorsport | Neil Simpson [8] | Elliot Edmondson | 1–3 | ||
Škoda Fabia S2000 | Tiger Risk Rally Team | Martin McCormack | David Moynihan | 1–3, 6 | |
Peugeot | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | Euan Thorburn Rally Team | Euan Thorburn [9] | Paul Beaton | 1–4 |
Proton | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | Proton Motorsports | Oliver Mellors | Ian Windress | All |
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Swift Group | Matt Edwards | Will Rogers | 1–5 |
Mitsubishi Ralliart UK | Phillip Morrow | Jonny Hart | 1–2 | ||
Patrick O'Brien Rallying | Patrick O'Brien | Stephen O'Brien | 2 | ||
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | Hyundai Genpower Rally Team | Roland Llewellin | Jack Morton | 1–2 | |
Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | SW Motorsport | Spencer Wilkinson | Glyn Thomas | 1, 3 |
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Citroën | Citroën DS3 R3T | Chris Wheeler Rallying | Chris Wheeler | Yan Griffiths | 1, 3–5 |
Toyota | Toyota GT86 CS-R3 | Toyota Motorsport | Chris Harris | Brynmor Pierce | 1 |
Will Cory | 6–7 |
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Amittrajit Ghosh | Ashwin Naik | 1 |
Ford Fiesta ST | SIMS Rally Team | Tony Simpson | Ian Bevan | 1, 3–5, 7 | |
Ford Fiesta R2 | Athreton Racing | Gee Atherton | Keaton Williams | 1, 3–4, 6 | |
MH Motorsport | Roger Platt | Ian Davis | 1 | ||
John Jarrett | 3 | ||||
Keegan Rees | 5 | ||||
Mc Connell Motorsport | Marty Gallagher | Dean O'Sullivan | 2 | ||
Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | 5–7 | |||
Opel | Opel Adam R2 | Callum Devine Rallying | Callum Devine | Keith Moriarty | 2, 6 |
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 | Vauxhall Motorsport Junior Rally Team | Matthias Adielsson | Andreas Johansson | All |
Robert Duggan | Gerard Conway | All | |||
Aaron Windus | Rhianon Smyth | 1–3 | |||
Renault | Renault Twingo RS R2 | Sindre Furuseth Rally | Sindre Furuseth | Gøril Undebakke | 1 |
Roger Eilertson | 3 | ||||
Jim Hjerpe | 4–7 | ||||
Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Gus Greensmith Rallying | Gus Greensmith | Alex Gelsomino | 1, 3, 5 |
Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Meirion Evans | Jonathan Jackson | 1–5 | ||
Ice Pol Racing Team | Guillaume de Mevius | Louis Louka | 1 | ||
Top Gear Motors | Adam Bustard | Aaron Johnston | All | ||
MH Motorsport | Umberto Accornero | Andrew Edwards | 1–3 | ||
Nicola Arena | 4 | ||||
Josh Cornwell | Phil Hall | 7 | |||
BBR Rallying | Blair Brown | Richard Simmonds | 1–6 | ||
Steven Clark | 7 | ||||
Ford Fiesta R2 | Two 4 Motorsport | Rhys Pinter | Mark Swallow | 1 | |
Phil Hall | 3 | ||||
MH Motorsport | Josh Cornwell | Dai Roberts | 1–5 | ||
Nick Carr | Joe Sturdy | 1, 3–5 | |||
Will Graham | Alex Kihurani | 1 | |||
Tim Sayer | 2, 5–6 | ||||
Nabila Tejpar | Fiona Scarrett | 1–2 | |||
Tim Sayer | 3 | ||||
Alister Crook | 4 | ||||
Andrew Edwards | 6–7 | ||||
Major Motorsport | Guy Tyler | Steven Fisher | 1, 3–5 |
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Ford | Ford Fiesta R1 | Major Motorsport | Tom Williams | Emma Morrison | 3 |
Podium places and information on each event.
Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||||
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Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||||
1 | Mid Wales Stages (5-6 March) | 1 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:08:14.3 | 6 | 114.26 km | 45 | 31 | ||
2 | Fredrik Åhlin | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:08:31.4 | ||||||||
3 | Tom Cave | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:09:41.1 | ||||||||
2 | Circuit of Ireland (8-9 April) | 1 | Josh Moffett | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:55:56.2 | 14 | 209.56 km | 70 | 44 | ||
2 | Jonathan Greer | Citroën DS3 R5 | 1:56:23.1 | ||||||||
3 | David Bogie | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:57:11.7 | ||||||||
3 | Pirelli Rally (30 April-1 May) | 1 | Fredrik Åhlin | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:05:15.6 | 7 | 118.77 km | 57 | 41 | ||
2 | Matthew Wilson | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:05:43.2 | ||||||||
3 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:05:46.7 | ||||||||
4 | RSAC Scottish Rally (25 June) | 1 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 51:02.4 | 8 | 99.88 km | 117 | 81 | ||
2 | Tom Cave | Ford Fiesta R5 | 51:54.8 | ||||||||
3 | Desi Henry | Škoda Fabia R5 | 53:16.8 | ||||||||
5 | Nicky Grist Stages (9-10 July) | 1 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:18:48.4 | 18 | 172.34 km | 41 | 33 | ||
2 | Tom Cave | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:19:59.8 | ||||||||
3 | Desi Henry | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:21:20.2 | ||||||||
6 | Ulster Rally (19-20 August) | 1 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:11:15.4 | 14 | 215.44 km | 41 | 31 | ||
2 | Jonathan Greer | Citroën DS3 R5 | 2:12:40.8 | ||||||||
3 | David Bogie | Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:13:15.8 | ||||||||
7 | Rally Isle of Man (15-17 September) | 1 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:06:14.3 | 20 | 270.37 km | 28 | 21 | ||
2 | Tom Cave | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:07:36.6 | ||||||||
3 | Desi Henry | Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:07:48.2 |
Top 10 positions
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