2019 British Rally Championship

Last updated December 30, 2025

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

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]

Calendar subject to approval by the MSA

Round	Dates	Event	Rally HQ	Surface	Website
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)

Team and Drivers

BRC1 Entries

Constructor	Car	Team	Driver	Co Driver	Rounds
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
		DGM Sport	Jonathan Greer	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
			Tom Cave	James Morgan	2
			Alan Carmichael	Claire Williams	1–2, 6
			Alan Carmichael	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

Junior BRC Entries

Constructor	Car	Team	Driver	Co Driver	Rounds
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
		Finlay Retson Motorsport	Finlay Retson	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
		Macsport Rally Team	Josh McErlean	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
Opel	Opel Adam R2	Jordan Hone Rallying	Jordan Hone	Paul Hone	6
Vauxhall	Vauxhall Adam R2	HT Instalallations / Network Q	James Williams	Tom Woodburn	2

Cadet Cup Entries

Constructor	Car	Team	Driver	Co Driver	Rounds
Ford	Ford Fiesta R2	EDSL Sport	Rupert Flynn	Peredur Davies	5

Ladies BRC Trophy Entries

Constructor	Car	Team	Driver	Co Driver	Rounds
Peugeot	Peugeot 208 R2	Allied Polymer	Nabila Tejpar	Max Freeman	1–2

Event results

Podium places and information on each event.

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length - km	Starters	Finishers
1	Cambrian Rally 16 February	1	Matt Edwards	Ford Fiesta R5	54:58.7	10	84.20	30	22
		2	David Bogie	Škoda Fabia R5	55:25.2
		3	Martin McCormack	Škoda Fabia R5	56:06.7

2	West Cork Rally 16-17 March	1	Craig Breen ^{[N 1]}	Ford Fiesta R5	1:51:18.6	15	217.9	23	17
		2	Alister Fisher ^{[N 1]}	Ford Fiesta R5	1:51:40.8
		3	Tom Cave	Hyundai i20 R5	1:51:55.9

3	Pirelli International Rally 27 April	1	Tom Cave	Hyundai i20 R5	57:34.4	6	100.89	15	10
		2	Rhys Yates	Škoda Fabia R5	57:52.0
		3	Jari Huttunen ^{[N 1]}	Hyundai i20 R5	58:35.0

4	Ypres Rally 28-29 June	1	Matt Edwards	Ford Fiesta R5	2:32:12.4	23	277.88	15	7
		2	Tom Cave	Hyundai i20 R5	2:33:08.5
		3	Alex Laffey	Ford Fiesta R5	2:36:18.1

5	Ulster Rally 17 August	1	Craig Breen ^{[N 1]}	Hyundai i20 R5	1:25:08.3	9	150.92	18	7
		2	Matt Edwards	Ford Fiesta R5	1:25:28.8
		3	Callum Devine ^{[N 1]}	Ford Fiesta R5	1:25:50.2

6	Galloway Hills Rally 14 September	1	Tom Cave	Hyundai i20 R5	1:02:09.7	9	115.47	22	17
		2	Jonathan Greer	Ford Fiesta R5	1:03:04.6
		3	Matt Edwards	Ford Fiesta R5	1:04:25.8

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.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1
Joker Points	5	4	3	2	1

British Rally Championship for Drivers

Pos	Driver	Car	CAM	WCR	PIR	YPR	ULS	GHR	Points^[2]
1	Matt Edwards	Ford Fiesta R5	25	18	EXC	25	25	18*	111
2	Tom Cave	Hyundai i20 R5	Ret	25	25	18	Ret	30*	98
3	Josh McErlean	Peugeot 208 R2	0	2	12	6	22*	DNP	42
4	David Bogie	Škoda Fabia R5	18	8	15	DNP	DNP	DNP	41
5	William Creighton	Peugeot 208 R2	DNP	DNP	10	8	6	11*	35
Pos	Driver	Car	CAM	WCR	PIR	YPR	ULS	GHR	Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Non-podium finish
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
Black	Excluded (EXC)
White	Did not start (DNS)
*	Joker played

British Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos	Co-Driver	CAM	WCR	PIR	YPR	ULS	GHR	Points^[3]
1	Patrick Walsh	25	18	EXC	25	25	15	108
2	Dale Bowen	Ret	DNP	25	18	0	25	68
3	James Morgan	DNP	25	18	Ret	DNP	DNP	43
4	John Rowan	18	8	15	DNP	DNP	DNP	41
5	Keaton Williams	DNP	2	12	6	18	Ret	38
Pos	Co-Driver	CAM	WCR	PIR	YPR	ULS	GHR	Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Non-podium finish
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
Black	Excluded (EXC)
White	Did not start (DNS)
*	Joker played

References

↑ "Exciting new 2019 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship calendar announced". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
↑ "Current Standings". MSABRC. British Rally Championship . Retrieved 20 February 2019.
↑ "Current Standings". MSABRC. British Rally Championship . Retrieved 20 February 2019.

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[Ineligibles-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Crew was not registered to score points towards the British Rally Championship.

[1] "Exciting new 2019 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship calendar announced". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[3] "Current Standings". MSABRC. British Rally Championship . Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[4] "Current Standings". MSABRC. British Rally Championship . Retrieved 20 February 2019.

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