2021 British Rally Championship Explained

The British Rally Championship is a rallying series run over the course of a year, that comprises seven tarmac and gravel surface events.[1] 2021 is the 63rd season of the series. The season began at Oulton Park on 31 May and concluded on 20 November in Northern Ireland.

2021 calendar

For season 2021 there was due to be seven events held on both gravel and tarmac surfaces[2] however due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a number of events were cancelled. The 2021 reserve event, the Mull Rally was added to the series making a six round championship. On 24 March it was announced by the BRC that The Neil Howard Stages, taking place in May would be added as the series opener.

RoundDatesEventRally HQSurfaceWebsite
131 May Neil Howard StagesTarmac(website)
210 July Nicky Grist Stages RallyGravel(website)
314 Aug Grampian Forest Rally Gravel (website)
424/25 September Trackrod Rally Yorkshire Gravel (website)
58/9 October Mull Rally Tarmac(website)
630 October Cambrian Rally Gravel (website)
720 NovemberUlster Rally Tarmac (website)
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Original DateEventRally HQSurfaceWebsite
-2/3 Apr Circuit of Ireland Rally Tarmac (website)
-24/25 April Rally Tendring & Clacton Tarmac (website)
-28/29 MayJim Clark Rally Tarmac (website)

Event results

Podium places and information on each event.

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
RankDriverCarTimeStagesLength - kmStartersFinishers
1Neil Howard Stages, England
31 May		align=center 1 Sam MoffettFord Fiesta Rally2align=center 49:32880.86143119
align=center 2 Rhys YatesFord Fiesta Rally2align=center 49:33
align=center 3 Osian PryceVolkswagen Polo GTI R5align=center 49:40
2Nicky Grist Stages, Wales
10 July		align=center 1 Matt EdwardsVolkswagen Polo GTI R5align=center 42:30870.86170128
align=center 2 Tom CaveFord Fiesta Rally2align=center 42:35
align=center 3 Osian PryceVolkswagen Polo GTI R5align=center 42:42
3Grampian Forest Rally, Scotland
14 August		align=center 1Ford Fiesta Rally2align=center 38:49669.9411590
align=center 2 Osian Pryce Volkswagen Polo GTI R5align=center 39:09
align=center 3 Rhys YatesFord Fiesta Rally2align=center 39:27
4Trackrod Rally, England
24-25 September		align=center 1 Matt EdwardsVolkswagen Polo GTI R5align=center 53:17.0690.478664
align=center 2 Osian PryceVolkswagen Polo GTI R5align=center 53:49.8
align=center 3 Matthew WilsonFord Fiesta Rally2align=center 53:50.6
5Mull Rally, Scotland
8-10 October		align=center 1 Osian PryceVolkswagen Polo GTI R5align=center 2:21:17.617238.54151101
align=center 2 Matt EdwardsVolkswagen Polo GTI R5align=center 2:28:44.6
align=center 3 William CreightonFord Fiesta Rally4align=center 2:30:48.3
6Cambrian Rally, Wales
30 October		align=center 1 Osian PryceVolkswagen Polo GTI R5align=center 45:23.4771.52136106
align=center 2 Seb PerezFord Fiesta Rally2align=center 47:43.3
align=center 3 Matt EdwardsVolkswagen Polo GTI R5align=center 49:32.0
7Ulster Rally, Northern Ireland
20 November		align=center 1 Matt EdwardsVolkswagen Polo GTI R5align=center 1:28:24.49150.9310060
align=center 2 Jonathan GreerCitroën C3 R5align=center 1:30:56.2
align=center 3 Callum DevineFord Fiesta Rally2align=center 1:31:11.4

2021 British Rally Championship for Drivers

Scoring system

Points are awarded as follows: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. Drivers may nominate one event as their 'joker', on which they will score additional points: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Competitors five best scores will count towards their championship total.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points251815121086421
Joker Points54321
PosCo-DriverNHS
NGS
GRA
TRA
MUL
CAM
ULS
 Points[3]
1Matt Edwards12250251818*25119
2Osian Pryce1515181830*25DNF106
3Matthew WilsonDNP102518*DNPDNFDNP53
4Rhys Yates22 *12154DNPDNSDNP53
5Sam Moffett2584DNPDNPDNP1249
PosCo-DriverNHS
NGS
GRA
TRA
MUL
CAM
ULS
 Pts 

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 British Rally Championship. BRC. BRC. 16 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2021 British Rally Championship calendar announced. BRC. BRC. 16 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Current Standings. BRC. British Rally Championship. 12 July 2021.

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