2016 British Rally Championship
| 2016 British Rally Championship | |||
| Previous: | 2014 | Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 MSA British Rally Championship will be the 57th season of the British Rally Championship after a one-year absence.
The championship will feature eight classes:
- BRC 1 (R5, R4, Super 2000, Regional Rally Car)
- BRC 2 (N4)
- BRC 3 (R3)
- BRC 4 (R2)
- BRC 5 (R1)
- BRC GT (Porsche 911 RGT)
- National Rally Cup (open class)
- Junior BRC (R2, drivers drivers under 26 years old)
For the first time since 2011, the BRC will have four-wheel drive classes.
Calendar
The 2016 championship will be contested over seven rounds [1]
| Round | Dates | Rally name | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–6 March |  Mid Wales Stages |
Gravel |
| 2 | 8–9 April |  Circuit of Ireland |
Tarmac |
| 3 | 30 April–1 May |  Pirelli Rally |
Gravel |
| 4 | 25 June |  RSAC Scottish Rally |
Gravel |
| 5 | 9–10 July | Nicky Grist Stages |
Mixed |
| 6 | 19–20 August | Ulster Rally |
Tarmac |
| 7 | 15–17 September |  Rally Isle of Man |
Tarmac |
Teams and Drivers
- BRC1 Entries
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 |  DMACK British Rally Team [2] |
Elfyn Evans |
Craig Parry |
1–4 |
 Max Vatanen [3] |
 Jacques-Julien Renucci |
1–3 | |||
| CA1 Sport Ltd |
 Fredrik Åhlin [4] |
 Morten Erik Abrahamsen |
1–4 | ||
| Alex Laffey |
Andrew Roughhead |
1–4 | |||
| Spencer Sport |
Tom Cave |
James Morgan |
1–4 | ||
 Combilift Rallying |
Josh Moffett |
John Rowan |
1–2, 4 | ||
| Sam Moffett |
Karl Atkinson |
1–2 | |||
| Anderson Commercials Ltd |
Jamie Anderson |
Ross Whittock |
1–4 | ||
| Brettex Site Services |
Rhys Yates [5] |
Tom Woodburn |
1–4 | ||
| Hugh Hunter Rallying |
Hugh Hunter |
Andy Marchbank |
1–3 | ||
| Dom Buckley Motorsport |
Robert Woodside |
Allan Harryman |
1–2 | ||
| Tiger Risk Rally Team |
James Slaughter |
James Whitaker |
1–3 | ||
| M-Sport World Rally Team |
Matthew Wilson |
Stuart Loudon |
3 | ||
| The Sun WD-40 Rally Team |
Rob Gill |
Anders Howard |
3 | ||
| Ford Fiesta S2000 | Get Connected |
Damian Cole |
Paul Morris |
1–2 | |
| Citroën | Citroën DS3 R5 | DGM Sport |
Keith Cronin [6] |
Mikie Galvin |
1–2 |
| Jonathan Greer [6] |
Kirsty Riddick |
1–4 | |||
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd |
David Bogie [7] |
Kevin Rae |
1–4 |
| Thomas Preston |
Jack Morton |
3–4 | |||
| Mac Sport Rallying |
Desi Henry |
Liam Moynihan |
1–4 | ||
| Simpsons Škoda Motorsport |
Neil Simpson [8] |
Elliot Edmondson |
1–3 | ||
| Škoda Fabia S2000 | Tiger Risk Rally Team |
Martin McCormack |
David Moynihan |
1–3 | |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | Euan Thorburn Rally Team |
Euan Thorburn [9] |
Paul Beaton |
1–4 |
| Proton | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | Mellors Elliot Motorsport |
Oliver Mellors |
Ian Windress |
1–4 |
- BRC2 Entries
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Swift Group |
Matt Edwards |
Will Rogers |
1–3 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart UK |
Phillip Morrow |
Jonny Hart |
1–2 | ||
| Patrick O'Brien Rallying |
Patrick O'Brien |
Stephen O'Brien |
2 | ||
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | Hyundai Genpower Rally Team |
Roland Llewellin |
Jack Morton |
1–2 | |
| Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Spencer Wilkinson Construction Ltd |
Spencer Wilkinson |
Glyn Thomas |
1, 3 |
- BRC3 Entries
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citroën | Citroën DS3 R3 | SJ Wheeler |
Chris Wheeler |
Yan Griffiths |
1, 3 |
| Toyota | Toyota GT86 CS-R3 |  Toyota Motorsport |
Chris Harris |
Brynmor Pierce |
1 |
- BRC4 Entries
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T |  Pincon Group |
Amittrajit Ghosh |
Ashwin Naik |
1 |
| Ford Fiesta ST | Liverpool Motorclub |
Tony Simpson |
Ian Bevan |
1, 3 | |
| Ford Fiesta R2 | Ludlow Castle MC |
Gee Atherton |
Keaton Williams |
1, 3 | |
| Newton DC |
Roger Platt |
Ian Davis |
1, 3 |
- BRC Juniors Entries
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Umberto Accornero | Umberto Accornero |
Andrew Edwards |
1 |
| Blair Anderson Brown | Blair Anderson Brown |
Richard Simmonds |
1 | ||
| Adam Bustard | Adam Bustard |
Aaron Johnston |
1 | ||
| Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Meirion Evans |
Jonathan Jackson |
1 | ||
| Gus Greensmith | Gus Greensmith |
 Alessandro Gelsomino |
1 | ||
| Ford Fiesta R2 | Nick Carr | Nick Carr |
Joe Sturdy |
1 | |
| Josh Cornwell | Josh Cornwell |
Dai Roberts |
1 | ||
| Will Graham | Will Graham |
 Alexander Kihurani |
1 | ||
| Rhys Pinter |  Rhys Pinter |
Mark Swallow |
1 | ||
| Nabila Tejpar | Nabila Tejpar |
Fiona Scarrett |
1 | ||
| Major Motorsport | Guy Tyler |
Steven Fisher |
1 | ||
| Renault | Renault Twingo RS R2 | Sindre Furuseth | Sindre Furuseth |
Gøril N. Undebakke |
1 |
| Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 | Vauxhall Motorsport Junior Rally Team | Matthias Adielsson |
Andreas Johansson |
1 |
| Robert Duggan |
Gerard Conway |
1 | |||
| Aaron Windus |
Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino |
1 |
Event results
Podium places and information on each event.
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||||
| 1 | Mid Wales Stages (5-6 March) |
1 | Elfyn Evans |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:08:14.3 | 6 | 114.26 km | 45 | 31 | ||
| 2 | Fredrik Åhlin |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:08:31.4 | ||||||||
| 3 | Tom Cave |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:09:41.1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Circuit of Ireland (8-9 April) |
1 | Craig Breen |
Citroën DS3 R5 | 1:54:16.1 | 14 | 209.56 km | 70 | 44 | ||
| 2 |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:54:26.7 | ||||||||
| 3 | Alastair Fisher |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:55:12.5 | ||||||||
| 3 | Pirelli Rally (30 April-1 May) |
1 | Fredrik Åhlin |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:05:15.6 | 7 | 118.77 km | 57 | 41 | ||
| 2 | Matthew Wilson |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:05:43.2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Elfyn Evans |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:05:46.7 | ||||||||
| 4 | RSAC Scottish Rally (25 June) |
1 | Elfyn Evans |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 51:02.4 | 8 | 99.88 km | 117 | 81 | ||
| 2 | Tom Cave |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 51:54.8 | ||||||||
| 3 | Desi Henry |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 53:16.8 | ||||||||
| 5 | Nicky Grist Stages (9-10 July) |
1 | Elfyn Evans |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:18:48.4 | 18 | 172.34 km | 41 | 33 | ||
| 2 | Tom Cave |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:19:59.8 | ||||||||
| 3 | Desi Henry |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:21:20.2 | ||||||||
| 6 | Ulster Rally (19-20 August) |
1 | Elfyn Evans |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:11:15.4 | 14 | 215.44 km | 41 | 31 | ||
| 2 | Johnathan Green |
Citroën DS3 R5 | 2:12:40.8 | ||||||||
| 3 | David Bogie |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:13:15.8 | ||||||||
| 7 | Rally Isle of Man (15-17 September) |
1 | Elfyn Evans |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:06:14.3 | 20 | 270.37 km | 28 | 21 | ||
| 2 | Tom Cave |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:07:36.6 | ||||||||
| 3 | Desi Henry |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:07:48.2 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Confirmed 2016 MSA British Rally Championship calendar - MSA British Rally Championship". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Evans joins revamped BRC with DMACK British Rally Team - MSA British Rally Championship". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Vatanen name is back in the British Rally Championship for 2016 - MSA British Rally Championship". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Swedish star Åhlin to contest full BRC season - MSA British Rally Championship". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Rhys Yates receives Brettex sponsorship boost with M-Sport built Fiesta R5 for BRC assault - MSA British Rally Championship". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- 1 2 "Cronin and Greer bring Citroën marque to the BRC - MSA British Rally Championship". Msabrc.com. 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "David Bogie brings Fab(ia) Skoda R5 to the BRC - MSA British Rally Championship". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Simpson to tackle BRC in ŠKODA UK-supported Fabia R5 - MSA British Rally Championship". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Thorburn set to unleash the lion - MSA British Rally Championship". Msabrc.com. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
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