2019 British Rally Championship

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

The championship will feature 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 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 edit

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
  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
  James Morgan 2
  Alan Carmichael   Claire Williams 1–2, 6
  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
  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
  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
  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 edit

Podium places and information on each event.

Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
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. ^ a b c d e Crew was not registered to score points towards the British Rally Championship.

Drivers Points Classification edit

Scoring system edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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