The 2019 MSA British Rally Championship will be the 61st season of the series, the premier rally competition in the UK.
The championship will feature eight classes:
The 2019 championship will be contested over six rounds in six different territories England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Belgium. The Wales Rally GB has been added as a reserve event. The events will be held on both tarmac and gravel surfaces. [1]
Round | Dates | Event | Rally HQ | Surface | Website |
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1 | 16 February | Cambrian Rally | Llandudno, Wales | Gravel | (website) |
2 | 16-17 March | West Cork Rally | Clonakilty, Republic of Ireland | Tarmac | (website) |
3 | 27 April | Pirelli International Rally | Carlisle, England | Gravel | (website) Archived 2018-09-12 at the Wayback Machine |
4 | 28-29 June | Ypres Rally | Ypres, Belgium | Tarmac | (website) |
5 | 17 August | Ulster Rally | Antrim, Northern Ireland | Tarmac | (website) |
6 | 14 September | Galloway Hills Rally | Dalbeattie, Scotland | Gravel | (website) |
Reserve | TBC | Wales Rally GB | Deeside | Gravel | (website) |
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | M-Sport Ford World Rally Team | Pedro Heller | Marc Martí | 1 |
Alberto Heller | José Luis Díaz | 1 | |||
Matt Edwards | Patrick Walsh | All | |||
Alex Laffey | Stuart Loudon | All | |||
Combilift Rallying | Josh Moffett | Keith Moriarty | 1–2, 5 | ||
DGM Sport | Jonathan Greer | Kirsty Riddick | 1–2, 5 | ||
Dai Roberts | 6 | ||||
SW Motorsport | Sacha Kakad | James Aldridge | 1–2 | ||
PCRS Rallysport | Enda McCormack | Paul Sheridan | 1 | ||
Colin Fitzgerald | 2–3 | ||||
Tommy Doyle | 4 | ||||
Swift Group | Mat Smith | Giles Dykes | 3 | ||
Hyundai | Hyundai i20 R5 | PCRS Rallysport | Tom Cave | Dale Bowen | 1, 3–6 |
James Morgan | 2 | ||||
Alan Carmichael | Claire Williams | 1–2, 6 | |||
Ivor Lamont | 5 | ||||
James Wilson | Arthur Kierans | 5–6 | |||
Enda McCormack | Colin Fitzgerald | 6 | |||
Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Meirion Evans | Jonathan Jackson | 1–2 | ||
Škoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | David Bogie | John Rowan | 1–3 |
Thomas Preston | Andrew Roughead | 1 | |||
Rhys Yates | James Morgan | 3–4 | |||
Dom Buckley Motorsport | Martin McCormack | Barney Mitchell | 1–5 | ||
Macsport Rally Team | Desi Henry | Liam Moynihan | 1–3 | ||
Gerry Cumiskey Volkswagen | Brendan Cumiskey | Ronan O'Kane | 1–2 | ||
Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Meirion Evans | Jonathan Jackson | 5 | ||
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | EDSL Sport | James Williams | Tom Woodburn | 1, 4–6 |
Jordan Reynolds | Peredur Davies | 1–2 | |||
Ruairi Bell | Darren Garrod | All | |||
Jordan Hone | Aileen Kelly | 3 | |||
Marty Gallagher | Dean O'Sullivan | 4–6 | |||
Finlay Retson Motorsport | Finlay Retson | Tom Hynd | 1 | ||
Richard Crozier | 2–6 | ||||
Myerscough College Motorsport | Bart Lang | Sinclair Young | 1–5 | ||
Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | DGM Sport | William Creighton | Liam Regan | All |
Macsport Rally Team | Josh McErlean | Gerard Conway | 1 | ||
Keaton Williams | 2–5 | ||||
PCRS Rallysport | James Wilson | Arthur Kierans | 1–4 | ||
Mc Connell Motorsport | Marty Gallagher | Dean O'Sullivan | 1–3 | ||
Complete Cleaning | Scott Sloan | David Sloan | 1–3 | ||
Allied Polymer | Nabila Tejpar | Max Freeman | 1–2 | ||
Jordan Reynolds Rallying | Jordan Reynolds | Peredur Davies | 4 | ||
Opel | Opel Adam R2 | Jordan Hone Rallying | Jordan Hone | Aileen Kelly | 1–2, 4–5 |
Paul Hone | 6 | ||||
Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 | HT Instalallations / Network Q | James Williams | Tom Woodburn | 2 |
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | EDSL Sport | Rupert Flynn | Peredur Davies | 5 |
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | Allied Polymer | Nabila Tejpar | Max Freeman | 1–2 |
Podium places and information on each event.
Points are awarded as follows: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. Drivers may nominate one event as their 'joker', on which they will score additional points: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Competitors five best scores will count towards their championship total.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Joker Points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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