2019 British Rally Championship

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The 2019 MSA British Rally Championship will be the 61st season of the series, the premier rally competition in the UK.

Contents

The championship will feature eight classes:

Calendar

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]

RoundDatesEventRally HQSurfaceWebsite
116 February Cambrian Rally Llandudno, Wales Gravel (website)
216-17 March West Cork Rally Clonakilty, Republic of Ireland Tarmac (website)
327 April Pirelli International Rally Carlisle, England Gravel (website) Archived 2018-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
428-29 June Ypres Rally Ypres, Belgium Tarmac (website)
517 August Ulster Rally Antrim, Northern Ireland Tarmac (website)
614 September Galloway Hills Rally Dalbeattie, Scotland Gravel (website)
ReserveTBC Wales Rally GB Deeside Gravel (website)

Team and Drivers

BRC1 Entries
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo DriverRounds
Ford Ford Fiesta R5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Flag of Chile.svg Pedro Heller Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí 1
Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Flag of Argentina.svg José Luis Díaz1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Edwards Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick WalshAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Laffey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart LoudonAll
Flag of Ireland.svg Combilift Rallying Flag of Ireland.svg Josh Moffett Flag of Ireland.svg Keith Moriarty1–2, 5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg DGM Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Greer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kirsty Riddick1–2, 5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dai Roberts6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg SW Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sacha Kakad Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Aldridge1–2
Flag of Ireland.svg PCRS Rallysport Flag of the United States.svg Enda McCormack Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Sheridan1
Flag of Ireland.svg Colin Fitzgerald2–3
Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Doyle4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Swift Group Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Giles Dykes3
Hyundai Hyundai i20 R5 Flag of Ireland.svg PCRS Rallysport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Cave Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dale Bowen1, 3–6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Morgan2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Carmichael Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Claire Williams1–2, 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ivor Lamont5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Wilson Flag of Ireland.svg Arthur Kierans5–6
Flag of the United States.svg Enda McCormack Flag of Ireland.svg Colin Fitzgerald6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melvyn Evans Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meirion Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Jackson1–2
Škoda Škoda Fabia R5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CA1 Sport Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Bogie Flag of Ireland.svg John Rowan1–3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thomas Preston Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Roughead1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhys Yates Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Morgan3–4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dom Buckley Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin McCormack Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barney Mitchell1–5
Flag of Ireland.svg Macsport Rally Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Desi Henry Flag of Ireland.svg Liam Moynihan1–3
Flag of Ireland.svg Gerry Cumiskey Volkswagen Flag of Ireland.svg Brendan Cumiskey Flag of Ireland.svg Ronan O'Kane1–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melvyn Evans Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meirion Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Jackson5
Junior BRC Entries
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo DriverRounds
Ford Ford Fiesta R2T Flag of the United Kingdom.svg EDSL Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Woodburn1, 4–6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan Reynolds Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peredur Davies1–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ruairi Bell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren GarrodAll
Flag of Ireland.svg Jordan Hone Flag of Ireland.svg Aileen Kelly3
Flag of Ireland.svg Marty Gallagher Flag of Ireland.svg Dean O'Sullivan4–6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Finlay Retson Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Finlay Retson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Hynd1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Crozier2–6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Myerscough College Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bart Lang Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sinclair Young1–5
Peugeot Peugeot 208 R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg DGM Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Creighton Flag of Ireland.svg Liam ReganAll
Flag of Ireland.svg Macsport Rally Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh McErlean Flag of Ireland.svg Gerard Conway1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keaton Williams2–5
Flag of Ireland.svg PCRS Rallysport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Wilson Flag of Ireland.svg Arthur Kierans1–4
Flag of Ireland.svg Mc Connell Motorsport Flag of Ireland.svg Marty Gallagher Flag of Ireland.svg Dean O'Sullivan1–3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Complete Cleaning Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Sloan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Sloan1–3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allied Polymer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nabila Tejpar Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Freeman1–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan Reynolds Rallying Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan Reynolds Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peredur Davies4
Opel Opel Adam R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan Hone Rallying Flag of Ireland.svg Jordan Hone Flag of Ireland.svg Aileen Kelly1–2, 4–5
Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Hone6
Vauxhall Vauxhall Adam R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg HT Instalallations / Network Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Woodburn2
Cadet Cup Entries
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo DriverRounds
Ford Ford Fiesta R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg EDSL Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Flynn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peredur Davies5
Ladies BRC Trophy Entries
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo DriverRounds
Peugeot Peugeot 208 R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allied Polymer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nabila Tejpar Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Freeman1–2

Event results

Podium places and information on each event.

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
RankDriverCarTimeStagesLength - kmStartersFinishers
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cambrian Rally
16 February
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Edwards Ford Fiesta R5 54:58.71084.203022
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Bogie Škoda Fabia R5 55:25.2
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin McCormack Škoda Fabia R5 56:06.7
2 Flag of Ireland.svg West Cork Rally
16-17 March
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen [N 1] Ford Fiesta R5 1:51:18.615217.92317
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alister Fisher [N 1] Ford Fiesta R5 1:51:40.8
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Cave Hyundai i20 R5 1:51:55.9
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pirelli International Rally
27 April
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Cave Hyundai i20 R5 57:34.46100.891510
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhys Yates Škoda Fabia R5 57:52.0
3 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen [N 1] Hyundai i20 R5 58:35.0
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ypres Rally
28-29 June
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Edwards Ford Fiesta R5 2:32:12.423277.88157
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Cave Hyundai i20 R5 2:33:08.5
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Laffey Ford Fiesta R5 2:36:18.1
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ulster Rally
17 August
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen [N 1] Hyundai i20 R5 1:25:08.39150.92187
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Edwards Ford Fiesta R5 1:25:28.8
3 Flag of Ireland.svg Callum Devine [N 1] Ford Fiesta R5 1:25:50.2
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Galloway Hills Rally
14 September
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Cave Hyundai i20 R5 1:02:09.79115.472217
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Greer Ford Fiesta R5 1:03:04.6
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Edwards Ford Fiesta R5 1:04:25.8
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Crew was not registered to score points towards the British Rally Championship.

Drivers Points Classification

Scoring system

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.


Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points251815121086421
Joker Points54321

British Rally Championship for Drivers

PosDriverCarCAM
WCR
PIR
YPR
ULS
GHR
 Points [2]
1 Matt Edwards Ford Fiesta R5 2518EXC252518*111
2 Tom Cave Hyundai i20 R5 Ret252518Ret30*98
3 Josh McErlean Peugeot 208 R2 0212622*DNP42
4 David Bogie Škoda Fabia R5 18815DNPDNPDNP41
5 William Creighton Peugeot 208 R2 DNPDNP108611*35
PosDriverCarCAM
WCR
PIR
YPR
ULS
GHR
 Pts 
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenNon-podium finish
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
BlackExcluded (EXC)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
*Joker played

British Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

PosCo-DriverCAM
WCR
PIR
YPR
ULS
GHR
 Points [3]
1Patrick Walsh2518EXC252515108
2Dale BowenRetDNP251802568
3James MorganDNP2518RetDNPDNP43
4John Rowan18815DNPDNPDNP41
5Keaton WilliamsDNP212618Ret38
PosCo-DriverCAM
WCR
PIR
YPR
ULS
GHR
 Pts 
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenNon-podium finish
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
BlackExcluded (EXC)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
*Joker played

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