Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Rally

The Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Rally (formerly^[when?] the Pirelli International Rally) is a rallying race organised by the Cumberland Sporting Car Club that takes place in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom since 1992. Based in the Kielder Forest complex near Carlisle, it features a mixture of fast open sprints across farmland and twisty forest tracks.

Features of the event edit

New Saturday / Sunday format
Saturday morning scrutineering option
More compact route than previous years
Option for Challengers to enter an event that will run on Sunday

Brief description edit

Using the infamous Kielder Forest complex, the event begins in Carlisle town centre at mid-day on Saturday running into the evening, restarting on Sunday morning with a mid-day finish at the Racecourse.

The event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winners edit

Year	Driver	Co-driver	Car
2022	Elliot Payne	Patrick Walsh	Ford Fiesta Rally2
2019	Tom Cave	Dale Bowen	Hyundai i20 R5
2018	Matt Edwards	Darren Garrod	Ford Fiesta R5
2017	Fredrik Åhlin	Torstein Eriksen	Škoda Fabia R5
2016	Fredrik Åhlin	Morten Erik Abrahamsen	Ford Fiesta R5
2014	Osian Pryce	Dale Furniss	Citroën DS3 R3T
2013	Jukka Korhonen	Marko Salminen	Citroën DS3 R3T
2012	Keith Cronin	Marshall Clarke	Citroën DS3 R3T
2011	David Bogie	Kevin Rae	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2010	Gwyndaf Evans	Chris Patterson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2009	Keith Cronin	Greg Shinnors	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2008	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2007	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2006	Ryan Champion	Craig Thorley	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2005	Mark Higgins	Bryan Thomas	Ford Focus RS WRC '01
2004	David Higgins	Chris Wood	Hyundai Accent WRC
2003	Tapio Laukkanen	Miikka Anttila	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
2002	Mark Higgins	Michael Gibson	Ford Focus RS WRC '01
2000	Marko Ipatti	Kari Kajula	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
1999	Tapio Laukkanen	Kaj Lindström	Renault Mégane Maxi
1998	Gwyndaf Evans	Howard Davies	SEAT Ibiza
1997	Robbie Head	Bryan Thomas	Renault Mégane Maxi
1996	Alister McRae	David Senior	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1995	Ari Vatanen	Fabrizia Pons	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994	Malcolm Wilson	Bryan Thomas	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1993	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru Legacy RS
1992	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Subaru Legacy RS

External links edit

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