2022 British Rally Championship

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The British Rally Championship is a rallying series run over the course of a year, that comprises seven tarmac and gravel surface events. [1] 2022 is to be the 64th season of the series. The season begins in Clacton, Essex on 23/24 April and is due to conclude on 29 October in the Welsh forests.

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At the end of the season Osian Pryce and regular co-driver Noel O'Sullivan were declared 2022 champion driver and co-driver having won 4 out of the 7 events.

2022 calendar

For season 2022 there will be seven events, four on gravel and three on closed road tarmac surfaces. [2] Reserve event for 2022 will take place at Oulton Park circuit in November.


RoundDatesEventRally HQSurfaceWebsite
123/24 AprilRally Tendring & Clacton Clacton Tarmac (website)
227/28 May Jim Clark Rally Duns Tarmac (website)
39 July Nicky Grist Stages Builth Wells Gravel (website)
413 AugustGrampian Forest Stages Banchory Gravel (website)
53/4 SeptemberRali Bae Ceredigion Aberystwyth Tarmac (website)
623/24 SeptemberTrackrod Rally Yorkshire Filey Gravel (website)
729 OctoberCambrian Rally Llandudno Gravel (website)
Reserve5 November Oulton Park Stages Oulton Park Tarmac (website)

Entrants

BRC1

Rally2/R5 Entries
CarEntrant / TeamDriverCo-DriverRounds
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melvyn Evans Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Osian Pryce Flag of Ireland.svg Noel O'Sullivan1-2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Pritchard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Clarke1-2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meirion Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Jackson2
Flag of Ireland.svg Keith Cronin Flag of Ireland.svg Keith Cronin Flag of Ireland.svg Mikie Galvin1-2
Ford Fiesta Rally2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg NPL Rally Hire Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Garry Pearson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dale Furniss1-2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg DMG Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliot Payne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Woodburn1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick Walsh2
Ford Fiesta R5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Davies Rallying Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Davies Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Fagg1
Hyundai i20 R5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Macsport Rally Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dai Roberts1-2
Skoda Fabia R5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ruairi Bell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ruairi Bell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Freeman1-2
Sources: Official rally entry lists: [3] [4]

BRC Junior

Rally4/R2 entries
CarEntrant / TeamDriverCo-DriverRounds
Ford Fiesta Rally4 Flag of Ireland.svg Donagh Kelly Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Kelly Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Mohan1-2
Flag of Norway.svg Ola Nore Jr Flag of Norway.svg Ola Nore Jr Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Morton1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fraser Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fraser Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sinclair Young1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg DGM Sport Flag of Ireland.svg Johnnie Mulholland Flag of Ireland.svg Eoin Treacy1-2
Ford Fiesta R2T Flag of Ireland.svg Kyle McBride Flag of Ireland.svg Kyle McBride Flag of Ireland.svg Kenny Bustard1
Flag of Ireland.svg Liam McIntyre2
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Topping1-2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg West Wales Rally Spares Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ioan Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sion Williams1-2
Sources: Official rally entry lists: [3] [4]

2022 events podium

RoundRally namePodium finishers [5]
PlacingDriver / Co-DriverCarTime /
Diff leader
1Rally Tendring & Clacton
(23/24 April)		1Osian Pryce / Noel O'Sullivan Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 42:38.4
2 Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 + 00:05.4
3James Williams / Dai Roberts Hyundai i20 R5 + 00:21.2
2 Jim Clark Rally
(27/28 May)		1 Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 49:48.9
2James Williams / Dai Roberts Hyundai i20 R5 + 00:36.2
3 Garry Pearson / Dale Furniss Ford Fiesta Rally2 + 00:58.3
3 Nicky Grist Stages
(9 July)		1Osian Pryce / Noel O'Sullivan Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 45:03.4
2 Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +00:14.9
3Jason Pritchard / Phil Clarke Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +00:24.4
4Grampian Forest Rally
(13 August)		1 Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 39:12
2Osian Pryce / Noel O'Sullivan Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +0:21
3Ruairi Bell / Max Freeman Skoda Fabia R5 +0:29
5Rali Bae Ceredigion
(3/4 September)		1Osian Pryce / Noel O'Sullivan Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 1:20:34.7
2James Williams / Dai Roberts Hyundai i20 N Rally2 +1:25.3
3Ruairi Bell / Max Freeman Skoda Fabia R5 +3:18.4
6Trackrod Rally
(23/24 September		1Osian Pryce / Noel O'Sullivan Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 0:54:12.7
2Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin Volkswagen Polo +0:20.4
3Ruairi Bell / Max Freeman Škoda Fabia R5 +0:26.6
7Cambrian Rally
(29 October)		1Ruairi Bell / Max Freeman Škoda Fabia R5 +01:51.8
2Eamonn Kelly / Conor Mohan Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +03:00.5
3James Williams / Dai Roberts Hyundai i20 R5 +05:50.1

2022 British Rally Championship for Drivers

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
PosCo-DriverRTC
JCR
NGS
GFR
RBC
TRA
CAM
 Points [6]
1Osian Pryce25EXC25182525 *DNS123
2Keith Cronin18251825Ret18DNS104
3James Williams1518Ret12181218 *81
4Ruairi BellRet8Ret *1515152578
5Garry PearsonRet18 *12Ret1210Ret52
PosCo-DriverRTC
JCR
NGS
GFR
RBC
TRA
CAM
 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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  2. ↑ "2022 British Rally Championship calendar announced". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Entry list: 2022 Corbeau Seats Rally Tendring & Clacton".
  4. 1 2 "Entry list: 2022 Beatson's Building Supplies Jim Clark Rally".
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  6. ↑ "Current Standings". BRC. British Rally Championship . Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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