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British Rally Championship

Category	Super 2000 and Group N Rally Car
Country or region	United Kingdom
Inaugural season	1958
Drivers	Varies from event to event
Teams	3
Tyre suppliers	Pirelli
Drivers' champion	Keith Cronin
Official website	rallybrc.co.uk/
Current season

The Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship is a yearly rallying series based in the United Kingdom. It consists of six rounds throughout the British Isles. The first championship was run in 1958 and it is licensed by the MSA Motor Sports Association since 1999. The current British Rally Champion is Keith Cronin.

2008 saw the 50th anniversary celebration of the Championship with a special BRC rally show at the Chatsworth Rally Show where many of the former Champions attended to celebrate.

The 2009 season had a new opening round, International Rally of North Wales which displaced Rally GB. It saw six representative rallies, one from each of the countries in the British Isles, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.

The 2010 season calendar will mirror that of 2009 with International Rally North Wales kicking off the year on the 27th March. Control tyres and fuel must be used by all competitors. For 2010, all entrants must use Pirelli tyres and Sunoco Race Fuel.

Championship organisers are delighted to announce that Dulux Trade is the title sponsor of the championship for two years beginning 2010.

The championship is open to cars in four classes:

• Rally 4 (R4) - All four wheel drive Group N4 and Super 2000 cars
• Rally 3 (R3) - Super 1600 Cars and cars homologated to Rally 3, including Group N4 Diesel cars
• Rally 2 (R2) - Groups N3, A6 and cars homologated to Rally 2
• Rally 1 (R1) - Groups N1, N2 and cars homologated to Rally 1

Pirelli Star Driver

The Competition is designed to find future rallying talent by selecting one candidate finalist from each round of the 2010 Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship. The addition of the Fiesta SportTrophy, Citroen Racing Trophy and Swift Sport Cup Junior one-make Champions means the competition offers nine drivers a chance to compete in an end of season shoot-out competition; the winner of which will win Pirelli support with a fully funded drive in the 2011 BRC. 2009 winner Keith Cronin will driving a TEG Sport Subaru Impreza N15 in the 2010 Dulux Trade BRC.

BRC Challenge

The championship also runs a support series called the BRC Challenge. The championship is designed to act as a feeder to the main championship and provides competitors with a taster of the main championship. 2009 BRCC Champion Neil Matthews plans to move up to the British Rally Championship in 2010 in the Swift Sport Cup, taking advantage of his prize of free entries on all six events.

2010 calendar

• Bulldog International Rally North Wales - Welshpool, Powys - 27 March. (website)
• Pirelli International Rally - Carlisle - 23/24 April. (website)
• Jim Clark International Rally - Kelso - 28/29 May. (website)
• International Rally Isle of Man - Douglas - 9/10 July. (website)
• International Rally N.I.- Antrim - 20/21 August. (website)
• International Rally Yorkshire - North Yorkshire - 25 September. (website)

2009 BRC Results

Champions

RAC British Rally Championship

RACMSA British Open Rally Championship

RACMSA British Rally Championship

MSA British Rally Championship

• In 2000, Ipatti used both Kari Kajala and Teppo Leino as co-drivers during the season. Hence, runner-up Mark Higgins' co-driver Bryan Thomas was awarded the co-drivers title. A similar situation occurred in 2008, with Wilks using both Phil Pugh and David Moynihan as co-drivers during the season. Again, runner-up Mark Higgins' co-driver Rory Kennedy was awarded the co-drivers title.

See also

• World Rally Championship
• Scottish Rally Championship

References

External links

• British Rally Championship Official website