2021 British Rally Championship
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
[edit]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.
Round | Dates | Event | Rally HQ | Surface | Website |
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1 | 31 May | Neil Howard Stages | Oulton Park | Tarmac | (website) |
2 | 10 July | Nicky Grist Stages Rally | Builth Wells | Gravel | (website) |
3 | 14 Aug | Grampian Forest Rally | Banchory | Gravel | (website) |
4 | 24/25 September | Trackrod Rally Yorkshire | Scarborough | Gravel | (website) |
5 | 8/9 October | Mull Rally | Isle of Mull | Tarmac | (website) |
6 | 30 October | Cambrian Rally | Llandudno | Gravel | (website) |
7 | 20 November | Ulster Rally | Newry | Tarmac | (website) |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
Original Date | Event | Rally HQ | Surface | Website | |
- | 2/3 Apr | Circuit of Ireland Rally | Belfast | Tarmac | (website) |
- | 24/25 April | Rally Tendring & Clacton | Clacton | Tarmac | (website) |
- | 28/29 May | Jim Clark Rally | Duns | Tarmac | (website) |
Event results
[edit]Podium places and information on each event.
Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||
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Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length - km | Starters | Finishers | ||
1 | Neil Howard Stages, England 31 May |
1 | Sam Moffett | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 49:32 | 8 | 80.86 | 143 | 119 |
2 | Rhys Yates | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 49:33 | ||||||
3 | Osian Pryce | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 49:40 | ||||||
2 | Nicky Grist Stages, Wales 10 July |
1 | Matt Edwards | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 42:30 | 8 | 70.86 | 170 | 128 |
2 | Tom Cave | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 42:35 | ||||||
3 | Osian Pryce | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 42:42 | ||||||
3 | Grampian Forest Rally, Scotland 14 August |
1 | Matthew Wilson | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 38:49 | 6 | 69.94 | 115 | 90 |
2 | Osian Pryce | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 39:09 | ||||||
3 | Rhys Yates | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 39:27 | ||||||
4 | Trackrod Rally, England 24-25 September |
1 | Matt Edwards | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 53:17.0 | 6 | 90.47 | 86 | 64 |
2 | Osian Pryce | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 53:49.8 | ||||||
3 | Matthew Wilson | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 53:50.6 | ||||||
5 | Mull Rally, Scotland 8-10 October |
1 | Osian Pryce | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:21:17.6 | 17 | 238.54 | 151 | 101 |
2 | Matt Edwards | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:28:44.6 | ||||||
3 | William Creighton | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | 2:30:48.3 | ||||||
6 | Cambrian Rally, Wales 30 October |
1 | Osian Pryce | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 45:23.4 | 7 | 71.52 | 136 | 106 |
2 | Seb Perez | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 47:43.3 | ||||||
3 | Matt Edwards | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 49:32.0 | ||||||
7 | Ulster Rally, Northern Ireland 20 November |
1 | Matt Edwards | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 1:28:24.4 | 9 | 150.93 | 100 | 60 |
2 | Jonathan Greer | Citroën C3 R5 | 1:30:56.2 | ||||||
3 | Callum Devine | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 1:31:11.4 | ||||||
2021 British Rally Championship for Drivers
[edit]Scoring system
[edit]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.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Joker Points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2021 British Rally Championship". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "2021 British Rally Championship calendar announced". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Current Standings". BRC. British Rally Championship. Retrieved 12 July 2021.