 | This article needs to be updated.(May 2018) |
The 2018 MSA British Rally Championship was the 60th season of the series, the premier rally competition in the UK.
The championship featured eight classes:
The 2018 championship was to be contested over seven rounds in six territories England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and for the second time Belgium however two events were cancelled. The events was held on both tarmac and gravel surfaces. [1]
Border Counties Rally: On 2 March it was announced by press release that the 2018 event would be postponed. This was due to severe winter weather in the area on the weekend prior to the expected date of 10 March that would impede the stage preparation. [2] Organisers were in talks with the BRC to make alternative arrangements however no date could be agreed and the event was abandoned for 2018.
Rally Isle of Man: On 2 September the organisers of the Rally Isle of Man, due to be held in September would be cancelled. The reason given was delays in securing the necessary Road Closure Order from the Isle of Man's Department of Infrastructure. The event is also absent from the 2019 calendar. [3]
| Round | Dates | Event | Rally HQ | Surface | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Cancelled |  Border Counties Rally | Jedburgh | Gravel | (website) |
| 1 | 28–29 April | Pirelli Rally | Carlisle, Cumbria | Gravel | (website) |
| 2 | 22–23 June |  Ypres Rally | Ypres, Belgium | Tarmac | (website) |
| 3 | 17–18 August | Ulster Rally | Derry | Tarmac | (website) |
| - | Cancelled |  Rally Isle of Man | Douglas, Isle of Man | Tarmac | (website) |
| 4 | 4–5 October | Wales Rally GB Leg 1 | Deeside | Gravel | (website) |
| 5 | 6–7 October | Wales Rally GB Leg 2 | Deeside | Gravel | (website) |
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai | Hyundai I20 R5 |  PCRS Rallysport | Keith Cronin | Mikie Galvin | 1–3 |
| Škoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | David Bogie | John Rowan | All |
| Rhys Yates | Alex Lee | 1 | |||
| Elliott Edmondson | 2, 4 | ||||
| James Morgan | 3 | ||||
| Thomas Preston | Max Freeman | 1 | |||
| Dom Buckley Motorsport | Martin McCormack | David Moynihan | 1–3 | ||
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | M-Sport Ford World Rally Team | Matt Edwards | Darren Garrod | All |
| Alex Laffey | Patrick Walsh | All | |||
| DGM Sport | Jonathan Greer | Kirsty Riddick | 1, 3 | ||
| SW Motorsport | Sacha Kakad | James Aldridge | 1, 4 | ||
| Dom Buckley Motorsport | Lawrence Whyte | Stuart Loudon | 1 | ||
| Paul Beaton | 2, 4 | ||||
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | SW Motorsport | Spencer Wilkinson | Glyn Thomas | 4 |
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Atherton Racing | Gee Atherton | Keaton Williams | 1 |
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Healy Motorsport | Callum Devine | Brian Hoy | 1 |
| MH Motorsport |  Oscar Solberg |  Patrik Barth | 1 | ||
| Josh McErlean | Aaron Johnston | 1–3 | |||
| Alex Waterman | Harry Thomas | 2–3 | |||
| Harper Adams Motorsport | James McDiarmid | Gareth Clarke | 1–3 | ||
| Spencer Sport | William Hill | Richard Crozier | 1–3 | ||
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | DGM Sport | William Creighton | Liam Regan | All |
| Steve Røkland Motorsport | Steve Røkland | Tom Woodburn | 1–3 | ||
| Dai Roberts | 4 | ||||
| Mc Connell Motorsport | Marty Gallagher | Dean O'Sullivan | 1, 3 | ||
| Rachel McConnell | 2 | ||||
| Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Josh Cornwell | Cliona Collins | 1 | ||
| Dai Roberts | 2 | ||||
| Nabila Tejpar | Richard Bliss | 2–4 | |||
| James Wilson Rallying | James Wilson | Gavin Doherty | 1–3 | ||
| Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 | HT Instalallations / Network Q | James Williams | Ross Whittock | 1–3 |
| Tom Woodburn | 4 | ||||
| Citroën | Citroën C2 R2 | Scott MacBeth Rallying | Scott MacBeth | Neil Shanks | 1 |
| Škoda | Škoda Fabia R2 | Cork Motor Club | Kevin Horgan | Liam Fouhy | All |
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Finlay Retson Motorsport | Finlay Retson | Tom Hynd | All |
| Dylan Davies Rallying | Fred Field | Josh Davison | 1 | ||
| C1 Rallying |  Gunnar Jóhannesson | George Gwynn | 1 | ||
| PCRS Rallysport | Johnnie Mulholland | Jeff Case | All | ||
| Jordan Reynolds Rallying | Jordan Reynolds | Peredur Davies | All | ||
| MH Motorsport | Will Graham |  Alex Kihurani | 1 | ||
| Max Freeman | 2 | ||||
| Myerscough University Centre | Bart Lang | Sinclair Young | 1–2, 4 | ||
| Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam Cup | Vauxhall Motorsport | Connor Woods | Christopher Corry | 1 |
| Opel | Opel Adam Cup |  Opel Motorsport | Fred Field | Josh Davison | 2 |
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Nabila Tejpar | Richard Bliss | 2–4 |
Podium places and information on each event.
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||||
| - | Border Counties Rally CANCELLED | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Pirelli Rally (28-29 April) | 1 | Matt Edwards | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:13:53.8 | 8 | 133.06 km | 43 | 31 | ||
| 2 | Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:14:14.3 | ||||||||
| 3 | Keith Cronin | Hyundai i20 R5 | 1:14:15.6 | ||||||||
| 2 | Ypres Rally (22-23 Jun) | 1 | Matt Edwards | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:34:20.4 | 23 | 277.87 km | 24 | 13 | ||
| 2 | David Bogie | Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:34:38.4 | ||||||||
| 3 | Keith Cronin | Hyundai i20 R5 | 2:34:46.0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ulster Rally (17-18 August) | 1 | Matt Edwards | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:32:47.1 | 11 | 166.81 km | 25 | 16 | ||
| 2 | Josh Moffett [N 1] | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:33:13.7 | ||||||||
| 3 | David Bogie | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:33:16.2 | ||||||||
| - | Rally Isle of Man CANCELLED | 1 | |||||||||
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| 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Wales Rally GB Leg 1 (4–5 October) | 1 | David Bogie | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:10:57.1 | 9 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:14:10.5 | ||||||||
| 3 | Matt Edwards | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:16:27.6 | ||||||||
| 5 | Wales Rally GB Leg 2 (6–7 October) | 1 | Matt Edwards | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:04:38.5 | 14 | 317.74 km | 16 | 12 | ||
| 2 | Alex Laffey | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:10:34.5 | ||||||||
| 3 | Steve Røkland | Peugeot 208 R2 | 2:20:42.4 | ||||||||
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Points are awarded in each class as follows: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. Competitors may nominate one event as their 'joker', on which they will score additional points: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Competitors six best scores will count towards their championship total, including the final round. The final round of the championship wase a double-header for points as the rally was split into two point scoring rounds.