2014 British Rally Championship Explained

The 2014 MSA British Rally Championship was the 56th season of the British Rally Championship. The season began on 3 May in Carlisle with the Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Rally and ended on 13 September in Douglas with the Rally Isle of Man powered by Microgaming.

The championship was won by the Irish crew of Daniel McKenna and Arthur Kierans,[1] who won four of the season's six rallies, to win the championship by eleven points ahead of Osian Pryce and Dale Furniss; Pryce and Furniss won the other two events to be held.

Event calendar and results

The 2014 calendar consisted of six rounds at five events with a double header held at the Rally Isle of Man.[2] A seventh event, Rallye Dorset, was cancelled in July.[3]

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
RankDriverCarTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1Pirelli Carlisle RB Foundation Rally
(4–5 May)[4]
align=center 1 Osian PryceCitroën DS3 R3Talign=center 1:25:26.410137.18 km1411
align=center 2 Daniel McKennaCitroën DS3 R3Talign=center 1:26:12.4
align=center 3 David CarneyCitroën DS3 R3Talign=center 1:31:02.6
2Jim Clark Rally
(30–31 May)[5]
align=center 1 Daniel McKennaCitroën DS3 R3Talign=center 1:47:20.016195.81 km1910
align=center 2 Osian PryceCitroën DS3 R3Talign=center 1:47:36.0
align=center 3 Callum BlackCitroën DS3 R3Talign=center 1:52:21.1
3RSAC Scottish Rally
(27–28 June)[6]
align=center 1 Daniel McKennaCitroën DS3 R3Talign=center 1:08:58.810117.14 km4618
align=center 2 Callum BlackCitroën DS3 R3Talign=center 1:11:08.3
align=center 3 Dean RafteryFord Fiesta R2align=center 1:11:30.2
4Todds Leap Ulster Rally
(15–16 August)
align=center 1 Daniel McKennaCitroën DS3 R3Talign=center 29:00.6351.13 km65
align=center 2 Osian PryceCitroën DS3 R3Talign=center 29:31.9
align=center 3 Dean RafteryFord Fiesta R2align=center 29:50.6
5Rally Isle of Man powered by Microgaming Leg 1
(11–12 September)
align=center 1 Osian PryceCitroën DS3 R3Talign=center 49:50.6986.24 km65
align=center 2 Calvin BeattieFord Fiesta R2align=center 57:03.5
align=center 3 Gus GreensmithFord Fiesta R1align=center 58:10.2
6Rally Isle of Man powered by Microgaming Leg 2
(12–13 September)
align=center 1 Daniel McKennaCitroën DS3 R3Talign=center 1:16:46.513133.11 km55
align=center 2 Dean RafertyFord Fiesta R2align=center 1:21:01.8
align=center 3 Calvin BeattieFord Fiesta R2align=center 1:21:20.9

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

A driver's best five scores counted towards the final championship standings.[3] Points were awarded to the highest placed registered driver on each event as follows: 20, 18, 16, 15, and so on deleting one point per placing down to one single point for all finishers. The second leg of the Rally Isle of Man awarded points at a coefficient of 1.5; thus 30 points were awarded to its winner.[7]

PosDriverVehiclePIR
JCR
SCO
ULS
RIM
 Pts 
1 Daniel McKennaCitroën DS3 R3T211141
2 Osian PryceCitroën DS3 R3T12Ret21597
3 Dean RafteryFord Fiesta R24335287
4 Calvin BeattieFord Fiesta R25542385
5 Gus GreensmithFord Fiesta R1896534
6 Callum BlackCitroën DS3 R3TRet3234
7 Garry PearsonPeugeot 208 VTi R2Ret4430
8 Jonathan JonesFord Fiesta R11010730
9 David CarneyCitroën DS3 R3T3Ret16
10 Rene Dias TorcatoCitroën C2 R2 Max514
11 Timothy CathcartCitroën DS3 R3T6RetRetRet13
12 Cameron DaviesFord Fiesta R2613
13 Aaron McClureFord Fiesta R27RetRet12
14 Chris WheelerFord Fiesta MS17RetDNS12
15 Harry ThrelfallRenault Twingo RS R1811
16 Kim BakerRenault Twingo RS R19Ret10
PosDriverVehiclePIR
JCR
SCO
ULS
RIM
 Pts 

Notes and References

  1. News: McKenna and Kierans are 2014 BRC champions. British Rally Championship. UK Rally Limited. 13 September 2014. 13 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914002258/http://www.rallybrc.co.uk/latest-news/1734-mckenna-and-kierans-are-2014-brc-champions-full-story.html. 14 September 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  2. News: 2014 Calendar. rallybrc.co.uk. UK Rally Limited. 24 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140411212932/http://www.rallybrc.co.uk/events.html. 11 April 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  3. News: 2014 Rallye Dorset postponed, statement by the Southern Car Club. British Rally Championship. UK Rally Limited. 12 July 2014. 12 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171934/http://www.rallybrc.co.uk/latest-news/1714-2014-rallye-dorset-postponed-statement-by-the-southern-car-club.html. 14 July 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  5. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  6. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  7. News: BRC's Isle of Man finale. British Rally Championship. UK Rally Limited. 8 September 2014. 13 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914002301/http://www.rallybrc.co.uk/latest-news/1725-brc-s-isle-of-man-finale.html. 14 September 2014. dead. dmy-all.