2018 British Rally Championship
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The 2018 MSA British Rally Championship was the 60th season of the series, the premier rally competition in the UK.
The championship featured eight classes:
- BRC 1 (R5, R4, Super 2000, Regional Rally Car)
- BRC Production Cup (N4)
- BRC 3 (R3)
- BRC 4 (R2)
- National Rally Cup (open class)
- Junior BRC (R2, drivers under 26 years old)
- Cadet Cup (R2, drivers under 25 years old)
- Ladies BRC Trophy
Calendar[]
The 2018 championship was to be contested over seven rounds in six territories England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and for the second time Belgium however two events were cancelled. The events was held on both tarmac and gravel surfaces.[1]
Border Counties Rally: On 2 March it was announced by press release that the 2018 event would be postponed. This was due to severe winter weather in the area on the weekend prior to the expected date of 10 March that would impede the stage preparation.[2] Organisers were in talks with the BRC to make alternative arrangements however no date could be agreed and the event was abandoned for 2018.
Rally Isle of Man: On 2 September the organisers of the Rally Isle of Man, due to be held in September would be cancelled. The reason given was delays in securing the necessary Road Closure Order from the Isle of Man's Department of Infrastructure. The event is also absent from the 2019 calendar.[3]
Round | Dates | Event | Rally HQ | Surface | Website |
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- | Cancelled | Jedburgh | Gravel | (website) | |
1 | 28–29 April | Pirelli Rally | Carlisle, Cumbria | Gravel | (website) |
2 | 22–23 June | Ypres Rally | Ypres, Belgium | Tarmac | (website) |
3 | 17–18 August | Derry | Tarmac | (website) | |
- | Cancelled | Rally Isle of Man | Douglas, Isle of Man | Tarmac | (website) |
4 | 4–5 October | Wales Rally GB Leg 1 | Deeside | Gravel | (website) |
5 | 6–7 October | Wales Rally GB Leg 2 | Deeside | Gravel | (website) |
Team and Drivers[]
- BRC1 Entries
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Hyundai | Hyundai I20 R5 | PCRS Rallysport | Keith Cronin | Mikie Galvin | 1–3 |
Škoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | David Bogie | John Rowan | All |
Rhys Yates | Alex Lee | 1 | |||
Elliott Edmondson | 2, 4 | ||||
James Morgan | 3 | ||||
Max Freeman | 1 | ||||
Dom Buckley Motorsport | David Moynihan | 1–3 | |||
Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | M-Sport Ford World Rally Team | Darren Garrod | All | |
Patrick Walsh | All | ||||
DGM Sport | Kirsty Riddick | 1, 3 | |||
SW Motorsport | James Aldridge | 1, 4 | |||
Dom Buckley Motorsport | Stuart Loudon | 1 | |||
Paul Beaton | 2, 4 |
- BRC Productiron Cup Entries
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | SW Motorsport | Glyn Thomas | 4 |
- BRC4 Entries
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Atherton Racing | Gee Atherton | Keaton Williams | 1 |
- Junior BRC Entries
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Healy Motorsport | Brian Hoy | 1 | |
MH Motorsport | Patrik Barth | 1 | |||
Aaron Johnston | 1–3 | ||||
Harry Thomas | 2–3 | ||||
Harper Adams Motorsport | Gareth Clarke | 1–3 | |||
Spencer Sport | Richard Crozier | 1–3 | |||
Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | DGM Sport | Liam Regan | All | |
Steve Røkland Motorsport | Tom Woodburn | 1–3 | |||
Dai Roberts | 4 | ||||
Mc Connell Motorsport | Dean O'Sullivan | 1, 3 | |||
Rachel McConnell | 2 | ||||
Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Cliona Collins | 1 | |||
Dai Roberts | 2 | ||||
Richard Bliss | 2–4 | ||||
James Wilson Rallying | Gavin Doherty | 1–3 | |||
Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 | HT Instalallations / Network Q | Ross Whittock | 1–3 | |
Tom Woodburn | 4 | ||||
Citroën | Citroën C2 R2 | Scott MacBeth Rallying | Neil Shanks | 1 | |
Škoda | Škoda Fabia R2 | Cork Motor Club | Liam Fouhy | All |
- Cadet Cup Entries
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Finlay Retson Motorsport | Tom Hynd | All | |
Dylan Davies Rallying | Josh Davison | 1 | |||
C1 Rallying | George Gwynn | 1 | |||
PCRS Rallysport | Jeff Case | All | |||
Jordan Reynolds Rallying | Peredur Davies | All | |||
MH Motorsport | Alex Kihurani | 1 | |||
Max Freeman | 2 | ||||
Myerscough University Centre | Sinclair Young | 1–2, 4 | |||
Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam Cup | Vauxhall Motorsport | Christopher Corry | 1 | |
Opel | Opel Adam Cup | Opel Motorsport | Josh Davison | 2 |
- Ladies BRC Trophy Entries
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Richard Bliss | 2–4 |
Event results[]
Podium places and information on each event.
Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||||
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Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||||
- | CANCELLED |
1 | |||||||||
2 | |||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||
1 | Pirelli Rally (28-29 April) |
1 | Matt Edwards | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:13:53.8 | 8 | 133.06 km | 43 | 31 | ||
2 | Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:14:14.3 | ||||||||
3 | Keith Cronin | Hyundai i20 R5 | 1:14:15.6 | ||||||||
2 | Ypres Rally (22-23 Jun) |
1 | Matt Edwards | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:34:20.4 | 23 | 277.87 km | 24 | 13 | ||
2 | David Bogie | Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:34:38.4 | ||||||||
3 | Keith Cronin | Hyundai i20 R5 | 2:34:46.0 | ||||||||
3 | (17-18 August) |
1 | Matt Edwards | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:32:47.1 | 11 | 166.81 km | 25 | 16 | ||
2 | Josh Moffett[N 1] | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:33:13.7 | ||||||||
3 | David Bogie | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:33:16.2 | ||||||||
- | Rally Isle of Man CANCELLED |
1 | |||||||||
2 | |||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||
4 | Wales Rally GB Leg 1 (4–5 October) | 1 | David Bogie | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:10:57.1 | 9 | 16 | 15 | |||
2 | Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:14:10.5 | ||||||||
3 | Matt Edwards | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:16:27.6 | ||||||||
5 | Wales Rally GB Leg 2 (6–7 October) | 1 | Matt Edwards | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:04:38.5 | 14 | 317.74 km | 16 | 12 | ||
2 | Alex Laffey | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:10:34.5 | ||||||||
3 | Steve Røkland | Peugeot 208 R2 | 2:20:42.4 |
- ^ Crew was not registered to score points towards the British Rally Championship.
Drivers Points Classification[]
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Points are awarded in each class as follows: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. Competitors may nominate one event as their 'joker', on which they will score additional points: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Competitors six best scores will count towards their championship total, including the final round. The final round of the championship wase a double-header for points as the rally was split into two point scoring rounds.
References[]
- ^ "2018 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship calendar announced". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ^ "Event Statement 2". Border Counties Rally. Border Counties Rally. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Statement: Rally Isle of Man". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Current Standings". MSABRC. British Rally Championship. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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