2018 British Rally Championship

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 edit

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
-	Cancelled	Border Counties Rally	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	Ulster Rally	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 edit

BRC1 Entries

Constructor	Car	Team	Driver	Co Driver	Rounds
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
			Thomas Preston	Max Freeman	1
		Dom Buckley Motorsport	Martin McCormack	David Moynihan	1–3
Ford	Ford Fiesta R5	M-Sport Ford World Rally Team	Matt Edwards	Darren Garrod	All
		M-Sport Ford World Rally Team	Alex Laffey	Patrick Walsh	All
		DGM Sport	Jonathan Greer	Kirsty Riddick	1, 3
		SW Motorsport	Sacha Kakad	James Aldridge	1, 4
		Dom Buckley Motorsport	Lawrence Whyte	Stuart Loudon	1
		Dom Buckley Motorsport	Lawrence Whyte	Paul Beaton	2, 4

BRC Productiron Cup Entries

Constructor	Car	Team	Driver	Co Driver	Rounds
Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	SW Motorsport	Spencer Wilkinson	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
Ford	Ford Fiesta R2T	Healy Motorsport	Callum Devine	Brian Hoy	1
		MH Motorsport	Oscar Solberg	Patrik Barth	1
			Josh McErlean	Aaron Johnston	1–3
			Alex Waterman	Harry Thomas	2–3
		Harper Adams Motorsport	James McDiarmid	Gareth Clarke	1–3
		Spencer Sport	William Hill	Richard Crozier	1–3
Peugeot	Peugeot 208 R2	DGM Sport	William Creighton	Liam Regan	All
		Steve Røkland Motorsport	Steve Røkland	Tom Woodburn	1–3
		Steve Røkland Motorsport	Steve Røkland	Dai Roberts	4
		Mc Connell Motorsport	Marty Gallagher	Dean O'Sullivan	1, 3
		Mc Connell Motorsport	Marty Gallagher	Rachel McConnell	2
		Melvyn Evans Motorsport	Josh Cornwell	Cliona Collins	1
			Josh Cornwell	Dai Roberts	2
			Nabila Tejpar	Richard Bliss	2–4
		James Wilson Rallying	James Wilson	Gavin Doherty	1–3
Vauxhall	Vauxhall Adam R2	HT Instalallations / Network Q	James Williams	Ross Whittock	1–3
Vauxhall	Vauxhall Adam R2	HT Instalallations / Network Q	James Williams	Tom Woodburn	4
Citroën	Citroën C2 R2	Scott MacBeth Rallying	Scott MacBeth	Neil Shanks	1
Škoda	Škoda Fabia R2	Cork Motor Club	Kevin Horgan	Liam Fouhy	All

Cadet Cup Entries

Constructor	Car	Team	Driver	Co Driver	Rounds
Ford	Ford Fiesta R2	Finlay Retson Motorsport	Finlay Retson	Tom Hynd	All
		Dylan Davies Rallying	Fred Field	Josh Davison	1
		C1 Rallying	Gunnar Jóhannesson	George Gwynn	1
		PCRS Rallysport	Johnnie Mulholland	Jeff Case	All
		Jordan Reynolds Rallying	Jordan Reynolds	Peredur Davies	All
		MH Motorsport	Will Graham	Alex Kihurani	1
		MH Motorsport	Will Graham	Max Freeman	2
		Myerscough University Centre	Bart Lang	Sinclair Young	1–2, 4
Vauxhall	Vauxhall Adam Cup	Vauxhall Motorsport	Connor Woods	Christopher Corry	1
Opel	Opel Adam Cup	Opel Motorsport	Fred Field	Josh Davison	2

Ladies BRC Trophy Entries

Constructor	Car	Team	Driver	Co Driver	Rounds
Peugeot	Peugeot 208 R2	Melvyn Evans Motorsport	Nabila Tejpar	Richard Bliss	2–4

Event results edit

Podium places and information on each event.

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
-	Border Counties Rally 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	Ulster Rally (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 edit

Pos	Driver	Car	BCR	PIR	YPR	ULS	IOM	GB1	GB2	Points^[4]
1	Matt Edwards	Ford Fiesta R5	-	25	25	25	-	15	25*	120
2	Alex Laffey	Ford Fiesta R5	-	8	14*	12	-	12	18	64
3	David Bogie	Skoda Fabia R5	-	Ret*	18	18	-	25	Ret	61
4	Rhys Yates	Skoda Fabia R5	-	18	Ret*	15	-	18	Ret	51
5	Steve Røkland	Peugeot 208 R2	-	2*	4	10	-	8	15	39
6	James Williams	Vauxhall Adam R2	-	DNP	11*	Ret	-	10	12	33
7	Keith Cronin	Hyundai i20 R5	-	15	15	DNP	-	DNP	DNP	30
8	Kevin Horgan	Škoda Fabia R2	-	DNP	2	6	-	Ret	11*	19
9	Martin McCormack	Škoda Fabia R5	-	12	Ret	Ret	-	DNP	DNP	12
10	Jonathan Greer	Ford Fiesta R5	-	10	DNP	Ret	-	DNP	DNP	10
Pos	Driver	Car	BCR	PIR	YPR	ULS	IOM	GB1	GB2	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

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 edit

^ "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.

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

[1] "2018 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship calendar announced". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2017-08-16.

[2] "Event Statement 2". Border Counties Rally. Border Counties Rally. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[3] "Statement: Rally Isle of Man". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

[5] "Current Standings". MSABRC. British Rally Championship. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

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