2023 British Rally Championship

2023 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] 2023 is to be the 65th season of the series. The season begins in Cumbria on 11 March and is due to conclude on 27/28 October in the Welsh forests.

Following the Trackrod Rally event in September, French driver Adrien Fourmaux and regular co-driver Alexandre Coria were declared champions having won 5 of the 6 events thus far. ^[2]

2023 calendar

For season 2023 there will be seven events, four on gravel and three on closed road tarmac surfaces. ^[3]

Round	Dates	Event	Rally HQ	Surface	Website
1	11 March	Malcolm Wilson Rally	Cockermouth	Gravel	(website)
2	26/27 May	Jim Clark Rally	Duns	Tarmac	(website)
3	23/24 June	Ypres Rally Belgium	Ypres, Belgium	Tarmac	(website)
4	18/19 August	Ulster Rally	Newry	Gravel	(website)
5	2/3 September	Rali Bae Ceredigion	Aberystwyth	Tarmac	(website)
6	22/23 September	Trackrod Rally Yorkshire	Filey	Gravel	(website)
7	27/28 October	Cambrian Rally	Llandudno	Gravel	(website)

2023 events podium

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers [4]
		Placing	Driver / Co-Driver	Car	Time / Diff leader
1	Malcolm Wilson Rally (11 March)	1	Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria	Ford Fiesta Rally2	42:16.0
		2	Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	+ 00:53.5
		3	Elliot Payne / Tom Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally2	+ 01:22.1
2	Jim Clark Rally (26/27 May)	1	Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria	Ford Fiesta Rally2	0:57:41.0
		2	Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	+ 0:00:29.0
		3	Callum Black / Jack Morton	Ford Fiesta Rally2	+ 0:03:04.7
3	Ypres Rally Belgium (23/24 June)	1	Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria	Ford Fiesta Rally2	2:02:44.1
		2	Dany Vanneste / Kris D'alleine	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	+01:34.3
		3	Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	+07:36.0
4	Ulster Rally (18/19 August)	1	Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria	Ford Fiesta Rally2	1:35:30.9
		2	Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	+04:57.5
		3	Kyle White / Sean Topping	Peugeot 208 Rally4	+11:18.0
5	Rali Bae Ceredigion (2/3 September)	1	James Williams / Dai Roberts	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	1:25:02.3
		2	Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	+03:16.7
		3	Kyle White / Sean Topping	Peugeot 208 Rally4	+08:45.5
6	Trackrod Rally (22/23 September	1	Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria	Ford Fiesta Rally2	54:18.3
		2	Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	+0:44.6
		3	Stephen Petch / Michael Wilkinson	Škoda Fabia Rally2 Evo	+2:23.5
7	Cambrian Rally (27/28 October)	1	Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	43:46.0
		2	Kyle Mcbride / Liam McIntyre	Ford Fiesta Rally4	+1:11.5
		3	Kyle White / Sean Topping	Peugeot 208 Rally4	+9:12.3

2023 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. For the final round of the Championship, the points total for that rally will be doubled (Joker points will not be doubled.) 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

2023 BRC Championship for Drivers

Pos Driver MWR JCR YPR ULS RBC TRA CAM  Points [5] 1 Adrien Fourmaux 30* 25 25 25 DNS 25 DNS 130 2 Garry Pearson 8 Ret 15 22* 18 18 50 123 3 Kyle White 1 10 6 15 15 DNS 33* 79 4 Kyle McBride Ret 2 8 12 Ret 10 36 68 5 James Williams 12 Ret 12 DNS 30* DNS DNS 54 Pos Driver MWR JCR YPR ULS RBC TRA CAM  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

2023 BRC Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos Co-Driver MWR JCR YPR ULS RBC TRA CAM  Points 1 Alexandre Coria 25 25 25 25 DNS 25 DNS 125 2 Sean Topping 1 10 6 15 15 DNS 30 76 3 Daniel Barritt DNS Ret 15 18 18 18 DNS 69 4 Liam McIntyre Ret 2 8 12 Ret 10 36 68 5 Hannah McKillop 8 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 50 58 Pos Co-Driver MWR JCR YPR ULS RBC TRA CAM  Pts

References

1. "British Rally Championship revamps calendar for 2023". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
2. "Fourmaux crowned British Rally Champion". Dirtfish. Dirtfish. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
3. "2023 British Rally Championship calendar announced". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
4. "British Rally Championship for Drivers". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
5. "Current Standings". BRC. British Rally Championship . Retrieved 2 November 2023.