2018 British Rally Championship

The 2018 MSA British Rally Championship was the 60th season of the series, the premier rally competition in the UK.

2018 British Rally Championship
Previous: 2017 Next: 2019

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
- Cancelled Border Counties RallyJedburghGravel(website)
1 28–29 April Pirelli RallyCarlisle, CumbriaGravel(website)
2 22–23 June Ypres RallyYpres, BelgiumTarmac(website)
3 17–18 August Ulster RallyDerryTarmac(website)
- Cancelled Rally Isle of ManDouglas, Isle of ManTarmac(website)
4 4–5 October Wales Rally GB Leg 1DeesideGravel(website)
5 6–7 October Wales Rally GB Leg 2DeesideGravel(website)

Team and Drivers
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
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
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
Dai Roberts 4
Mc Connell Motorsport Marty Gallagher Dean O'Sullivan 1, 3
Rachel McConnell 2
Melvyn Evans Motorsport Josh Cornwell Cliona Collins 1
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
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
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

Podium places and information on each event.

Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
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
  1. Crew was not registered to score points towards the British Rally Championship.

Drivers Points Classification
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
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenNon-podium finish
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
BlackExcluded (EXC)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
BlankDid not participate (DNP)
*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.

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References
  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.
  4. "Current Standings". MSABRC. British Rally Championship. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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