2016 British Rally Championship Explained

The 2016 MSA British Rally Championship was the 57th season of the British Rally Championship after a one-year absence.

The championship featured eight classes:

For the first time since 2011, the BRC had four-wheel drive classes.

Calendar

The 2016 championship was contested over seven rounds [1]

RoundDatesRally name
15–6 MarchMid Wales StagesGravel
28–9 AprilCircuit of IrelandTarmac
330 April–1 MayPirelli RallyGravel
425 JuneRSAC Scottish RallyGravel
59–10 JulyNicky Grist Stages
619–20 AugustUlster RallyTarmac
715–17 SeptemberRally Isle of ManTarmac

Teams and Drivers

BRC1 Entries
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo DriverRounds
FordFord Fiesta R5 DMACK British Rally Team[2] Elfyn Evans Craig ParryAll
Max Vatanen[3] Jacques-Julien Renucci1–3
Spencer Sport Tom Cave James MorganAll
CA1 Sport Ltd Fredrik Åhlin[4] Morten Erik AbrahamsenAll
Alex Laffey Andrew RoughheadAll
MSL Motorsport Jamie Anderson Ross WhittockAll
Rhys Yates[5] Tom WoodburnAll
Combilift Rallying Josh Moffett John Rowan1–2, 4–6
Sam Moffett Karl Atkinson1–2, 6
Dom Buckley Motorsport Hugh Hunter Andy Marchbank1–2
Robert Woodside Allan Harryman1–2, 6
Tiger Risk Rally Team James Slaughter James Whitaker1–3, 5
Patrick Walsh6
M-Sport World Rally Team Matthew Wilson Stuart Loudon3
The Sun WD-40 Rally Team Rob Gill Anders Howard3
Swift Group Matt Edwards Will Rogers6–7
Ford Fiesta S2000 Get Connected Damian Cole Paul Morris1–2, 5
CitroënCitroën DS3 R5 DGM Sport Keith Cronin[6] Mikie Galvin1–2, 6
Jonathan Greer Kirsty RiddickAll
SkodaŠkoda Fabia R5 CA1 Sport Ltd David Bogie[7] Kevin Rae1–5
James O'Reilly6–7
Thomas Preston Jack Morton3–5
Carl Williamson7
Macsport Rally Team Desi Henry Liam MoynihanAll
Simpsons Škoda Motorsport Neil Simpson[8] Elliot Edmondson1–3
Škoda Fabia S2000 Tiger Risk Rally Team Martin McCormack David Moynihan1–3, 6
PeugeotPeugeot 208 T16 R5 Euan Thorburn Rally Team Euan Thorburn[9] Paul Beaton1–4
ProtonProton Satria Neo S2000 Proton Motorsports Oliver Mellors Ian WindressAll
BRC2 Entries
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo DriverRounds
MitsubishiMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Swift Group Matt Edwards Will Rogers1–5
Mitsubishi Ralliart UK Phillip Morrow Jonny Hart1–2
Patrick O'Brien Rallying Patrick O'Brien Stephen O'Brien2
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Hyundai Genpower Rally Team Roland Llewellin Jack Morton1–2
SubaruSubaru Impreza WRX STI SW Motorsport Spencer Wilkinson Glyn Thomas1, 3
BRC3 Entries
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo DriverRounds
CitroënCitroën DS3 R3T Chris Wheeler Rallying Chris Wheeler Yan Griffiths1, 3–5
ToyotaToyota GT86 CS-R3 Toyota Motorsport Chris Harris Brynmor Pierce1
Will Cory6–7
BRC4 Entries
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo DriverRounds
FordFord Fiesta R2T Melvyn Evans Motorsport Amittrajit Ghosh Ashwin Naik1
Ford Fiesta ST SIMS Rally Team Tony Simpson Ian Bevan1, 3–5, 7
Ford Fiesta R2 Athreton Racing Gee Atherton Keaton Williams1, 3–4, 6
MH Motorsport Roger Platt Ian Davis1
John Jarrett3
Keegan Rees5
Mc Connell Motorsport Marty Gallagher Dean O'Sullivan2
PeugeotPeugeot 208 R25–7
OpelOpel Adam R2 Callum Devine Rallying Callum Devine Keith Moriarty2, 6
Junior BRC Entries
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo DriverRounds
VauxhallVauxhall Adam R2 Vauxhall Motorsport Junior Rally Team Matthias Adielsson Andreas JohanssonAll
Robert Duggan Gerard ConwayAll
Aaron Windus Rhianon Smyth1–3
RenaultRenault Twingo RS R2 Sindre Furuseth Rally Sindre Furuseth Gøril Undebakke1
Roger Eilertson3
Jim Hjerpe4–7
FordFord Fiesta R2T Gus Greensmith Rallying Gus Greensmith Alex Gelsomino1, 3, 5
Melvyn Evans Motorsport Meirion Evans Jonathan Jackson1–5
Ice Pol Racing Team Guillaume de Mevius Louis Louka1
Top Gear Motors Adam Bustard Aaron JohnstonAll
MH Motorsport Umberto Accornero Andrew Edwards1–3
Nicola Arena4
Josh Cornwell Phil Hall7
BBR Rallying Blair Brown Richard Simmonds1–6
Steven Clark7
Ford Fiesta R2 Two 4 Motorsport Rhys Pinter Mark Swallow1
Phil Hall3
MH Motorsport Josh Cornwell Dai Roberts1–5
Nick Carr Joe Sturdy1, 3–5
Will Graham Alex Kihurani 1
Tim Sayer2, 5–6
Nabila Tejpar Fiona Scarrett1–2
Tim Sayer3
Alister Crook4
Andrew Edwards6–7
Major Motorsport Guy Tyler Steven Fisher1, 3–5
BRC5 Entries

Event results

Podium places and information on each event.

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
RankDriverCarTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1Mid Wales Stages
(5-6 March)		align=center 1 Elfyn EvansFord Fiesta R5align=center 1:08:14.36114.26 km4531
align=center 2 Fredrik ÅhlinFord Fiesta R5align=center 1:08:31.4
align=center 3 Tom CaveFord Fiesta R5align=center 1:09:41.1
2Circuit of Ireland
(8-9 April)		align=center 1 Josh MoffettFord Fiesta R5align=center 1:55:56.214209.56 km7044
align=center 2 Jonathan Greer Citroën DS3 R5align=center 1:56:23.1
align=center 3 David BogieŠkoda Fabia R5align=center 1:57:11.7
3Pirelli Rally
(30 April-1 May)		align=center 1 Fredrik ÅhlinFord Fiesta R5align=center 1:05:15.67118.77 km5741
align=center 2 Matthew WilsonFord Fiesta R5align=center 1:05:43.2
align=center 3 Elfyn EvansFord Fiesta R5align=center 1:05:46.7
4RSAC Scottish Rally
(25 June)		align=center 1 Elfyn EvansFord Fiesta R5align=center 51:02.4899.88 km11781
align=center 2 Tom CaveFord Fiesta R5align=center 51:54.8
align=center 3 Desi HenryŠkoda Fabia R5align=center 53:16.8
5Nicky Grist Stages
(9-10 July)		align=center 1 Elfyn EvansFord Fiesta R5align=center 1:18:48.418172.34 km4133
align=center 2 Tom CaveFord Fiesta R5align=center 1:19:59.8
align=center 3 Desi HenryŠkoda Fabia R5align=center 1:21:20.2
6Ulster Rally
(19-20 August)		align=center 1 Elfyn EvansFord Fiesta R5align=center 2:11:15.414215.44 km4131
align=center 2 Jonathan GreerCitroën DS3 R5 align=center 2:12:40.8
align=center 3 David BogieŠkoda Fabia R5 align=center 2:13:15.8
7Rally Isle of Man
(15-17 September)		align=center 1 Elfyn EvansFord Fiesta R5align=center 2:06:14.320270.37 km2821
align=center 2 Tom CaveFord Fiesta R5align=center 2:07:36.6
align=center 3 Desi HenryŠkoda Fabia R5align=center 2:07:48.2

Drivers championship standings

Top 10 positions
PosDriverMWS
IRL
PIR
SCO
NGS
ULS
MAN
 Pts 
1 Elfyn Evans1*Ret 31111185
2 Tom Cave3442*282101
3 Jonathan Greer826462*578
4 Fredrik Åhlin2Ret 1*Ret 2414Ret 65
5 Josh Moffett61--56-52
6 Desi Henry10Ret7*33Ret349
7 David Bogie43RetRet*43646
8 Matt Edwards714137129426
9 Martin McCormackRetRet5--6*-18
10 Rhys YatesRet611Ret7*7Ret17
PosDriverMWS
IRL
PIR
SCO
NGS
ULS
MAN
 Pts 
Points will be awarded in each class as follows: 25, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. Competitors may nominate one event as their 'joker', on which they will score additional points. The final round of the championship was a double-header for points as the rally was split into two point scoring rounds.Competitors six best scores will count towards their championship total, including the final round.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Confirmed 2016 MSA British Rally Championship calendar - MSA British Rally Championship . Msabrc.com . 2016-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160425084655/http://msabrc.com/confirmed-2016-msa-british-rally-championship-calendar/ . 2016-04-25 . dead .
  2. Web site: Evans joins revamped BRC with DMACK British Rally Team - MSA British Rally Championship . Msabrc.com . 2016-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160425074917/http://msabrc.com/evans-joins-revamped-brc-with-dmack-british-rally-team/ . 2016-04-25 . dead .
  3. Web site: Vatanen name is back in the British Rally Championship for 2016 - MSA British Rally Championship . Msabrc.com . 2016-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160425113009/http://msabrc.com/vatanen-name-is-back-in-the-british-rally-championship-for-2016-3/ . 2016-04-25 . dead .
  4. Web site: Swedish star Åhlin to contest full BRC season - MSA British Rally Championship . Msabrc.com . 2016-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205063019/http://www.msabrc.com/swedish-star-ahlin-to-contest-full-brc-season/ . 2016-02-05 . dead .
  5. Web site: Rhys Yates receives Brettex sponsorship boost with M-Sport built Fiesta R5 for BRC assault - MSA British Rally Championship . Msabrc.com . 2016-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307172426/http://msabrc.com/rhys-yates-receives-brettex-sponsorship-boost-with-m-sport-built-fiesta-r5-for-brc-assault/ . 2016-03-07 . dead .
  6. Web site: Cronin and Greer bring Citroën marque to the BRC - MSA British Rally Championship . Msabrc.com . 2016-02-18 . 2016-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160425090059/http://msabrc.com/cronin-and-greer-bring-citroen-marque-to-the-brc/ . 2016-04-25 . dead .
  7. Web site: David Bogie brings Fab(ia) Skoda R5 to the BRC - MSA British Rally Championship . Msabrc.com . 2016-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160225085012/http://msabrc.com/david-bogie-brings-fabia-skoda-r5-to-the-brc/ . 2016-02-25 . dead .
  8. Web site: Simpson to tackle BRC in ŠKODA UK-supported Fabia R5 - MSA British Rally Championship . Msabrc.com . 2016-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202122254/http://www.msabrc.com/simpson-to-tackle-brc-in-skoda-uk-supported-fabia-r5/ . 2016-02-02 . dead .
  9. Web site: Thorburn set to unleash the lion - MSA British Rally Championship . Msabrc.com . 2016-01-25 . 2016-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203222200/http://www.msabrc.com/thorburn-set-to-unleash-the-lion/ . 2016-02-03 . dead .

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