2017 British Rally Championship

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The 2017 MSA British Rally Championship was the 58th season of the British Rally Championship. It featuredure eight classes:

* BRC 1 (R5, R4, Super 2000, Regional Rally Car)
* BRC Production Cup (N4)
* BRC 3 (R3)
* BRC 4 (R2)
* National Rally Cup (open class)
* Junior BRC (R2, drivers under 26 years old)
* Cadet Cup (R2, drivers under 25 years old)
* Ladies BRC Trophy

## Calendar[edit]

The 2017 championship was contested over seven rounds [1] For the first time, Ypres Rally, a Belgian event, was featured on the calendar.

Seven events were held on tarmac and gravel surfaces:[2]

Round  | Dates  | Event  | Rally HQ  | Surface  | Website

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1  | 17-18 March |  Border Counties Rally | Jedburgh | Gravel | (website)
2  | 29–30 April |  Pirelli Rally | Carlisle, Cumbria | Gravel | (website)
3  | 19–20 May |  RSAC Scottish Rally | Dumfries | Gravel | (website)
4  | 23–24 June |  Ypres Rally | Ypres | Tarmac | (website)
5  | 8–9 July |  Nicky Grist Stages | Builth Wells | Gravel | (website)
6  | 18–19 August |  Ulster Rally | Derry | Tarmac | (website)
7  | 14–16 September |  Rally Isle of Man | Douglas, Isle of Man | Tarmac | (website)

## Team and Drivers[edit]

BRC1 Entries
Constructor  | Car  | Team  | Driver  | Co Driver  | Rounds

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Škoda | Škoda Fabia R5 |  CA1 Sport Ltd  |  David Bogie |  Kevin Rae  | 1–4
Fredrik Åhlin |  Torstein Eriksen | All
Thomas Preston |  Andrew Roughead  | 2, 4
Stuart Loudon  | 5
Macsport Rally Team  |  Desi Henry |  Liam Moynihan  | 1–4, 6
Tiger Risk Rally Team  |  Martin McCormack |  David Moynihan  | 1–4, 6
Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 |  Dom Buckley Motorsport  |  Tom Cave |  James Morgan  | 1
Garry Pearson |  Paula Swinscoe  | 2
Barry Mckenna |  Leon Jordan  | 5
M-Sport World Rally Team |  Keith Cronin |  Mikie Galvin  | All
Alex Laffey |  Dai Roberts  | 1–2
Patrick Walsh  | 3–7
Spencer Sport  |  Osian Pryce |  Dale Furniss  | 1–6
Euan Thorburn Rally Team |  Euan Thorburn |  Paul Beaton  | 1, 3
CA1 Sport Ltd  |  Jamie Anderson |  Ross Whittock  | 1–5
Rhys Yates |  Andrew Roughead  | 7
Swift Group  |  Matt Edwards |  Darren Garrod  | All
Brettex Site Services  |  Rhys Yates |  Carl Williamson  | 1–5
Alex Lee  | 6
Autotek Motorsport  |  Eyvind Brynildsen |  Anders Fredriksson  | 2
Tiger Risk Rally Team  |  James Slaughter |  Niall Burns  | 2, 4–5
Martin McCormack |  David Moynihan  | 5
Citroën | Citroën DS3 R5 |  DGM Sport  |  Jonathan Greer |  Kirsty Riddick  | 1–4, 6
Hyundai | Hyundai i20 R5 |  BRC Racing Team |  Tom Cave |  James Morgan  | 2
Hyundai Motorsport | 3
Dom Buckley Motorsport  | 4

BRC Production Cup Entries
Constructor  | Car  | Team  | Driver  | Co Driver  | Rounds

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Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX STI |  SW Motorsport  |  Spencer Wilkinson |  Glyn Thomas  | 1–3

BRC4 Entries
Constructor  | Car  | Team  | Driver  | Co Driver  | Rounds

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Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T |  Atherton Racing |  Gee Atherton |  Keaton Williams  | 1, 3, 5, 7
Ford Fiesta R2 |  Two 4 Motorsport  |  David White |  Matthew White  | 1–2, 4–7

Junior BRC Entries
Constructor  | Car  | Team  | Driver  | Co Driver  | Rounds

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Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 |  Mc Connell Motorsport  |  Marty Gallagher |  Dean O'Sullivan  | All
Melvyn Evans Motorsport  |  Meirion Evans |  Jonathan Jackson  | All
Dean Raftery Rallying  |  Dean Raftery |  Tom Woodburn  | 1
Peugeot UK |  Cameron Davies |  Caron Tomlinson  | 1–4
Michael Gilbey  | 5
DGM Sport  |  William Creighton |  Liam Regan  | All
Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T |  MH Motorsport  |  Callum Devine |  Keith Moriarty  | 1–3
Oscar Solberg |  Patrik Barth  | All
Josh McErlean |  Aaron Johnston  | 5
Spencer Sport  |  James Williams |  Phil Hall  | 1
Dale Bowen  | 2
Dai Roberts  | 3–6
Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 |  Vauxhall Motorsport Junior Rally Team |  Arron Windus |  Aaron Johnston  | 1
Spencer Sport  |  James Williams |  Dai Roberts  | 7
Citroën | Citroën C2 R2 |  Macsport Rally Team  |  Josh McErlean |  Damien Duffin  | 1–2, 6
Aaron Johnston  | 3
Opel | Opel Adam R2 |  Opel Rallye Junior Team |  Chris Ingram |  Elliot Edmondson  | 4
Callum Devine Rallying  |  Callum Devine |  Keith Moriarty  | 4–7

Cadet Cup Entries
Constructor  | Car  | Team  | Driver  | Co Driver  | Rounds

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Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 |  Armstrong Motorsport  |  Fergus Barlow |  Max Freeman  | 1–3
MH Motorsport  |  Josh Cornwell |  Richard Bliss  | 1–5
Tom Woodburn  | 6
Alex Waterman |  Harry Thomas  | 1–2, 4–7
Tom Woodburn  | 3
Nabila Tejpar |  Charley Sayer  | 1–3
Steve McPhee  | 4–5
Richard Bliss  | 6–7
Tom Williams Rallying  |  Tom Williams |  Bryan Hull  | 1–5
Phil Hall  | 7
Ford Fiesta R2T |  Haper Adams Motorsport  |  James McDiarmid |  Max Haines  | 1–2, 4–7
Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam Cup |  Major Motorsport  |  Arron Windus |  Richard Crozier  | 2–3

Ladies BRC Trophy Entries
Constructor  | Car  | Team  | Driver  | Co Driver  | Rounds

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Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 |  MH Motorsport  |  Nabila Tejpar |  Charley Sayer  | 1–3
Steve McPhee  | 4–5
Richard Bliss  | 6–7

### Calendar changes[edit]

On 07 January, the British Rally Championship management team announced via a press release that the 2017 Mid Wales Stages Rally, usually the opening round of the championship and held in March, would not take place. The reason cited was that a deal had been reached with Natural Resources Wales \- the agency that runs Welsh government forests - over the fees payable to run a forest rally in Wales however a misunderstanding over the VAT payable meant that it would be unfeasible to run the 2017 event. The Border Counties Rally, based in Jedburgh and also round two of the Scottish Rally Championship was announced as a replacement event and the 2017 series opener.[3]

## 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  | Starters  | Finishers
1  |  Border Counties Rally
(17-18 March)  | 1  |  Fredrik Åhlin | Škoda Fabia R5 | 0:53:01.6  | 9  | 93.94 km  | 35  | 28
2  |  Tom Cave | Ford Fiesta R5 | 0:53:40.2
3  |  Osian Pryce | Ford Fiesta R5  | 0:54:09.0
2  |  Pirelli Rally
(29-30 April)  | 1  |  Fredrik Åhlin  | Škoda Fabia R5  | 1:29:28.0  | 8  | 159.61 km  | 43  | 30
2  |  Osian Pryce  | Ford Fiesta R5  | 1:30:07.4
3  |  Martin McCormack  | Škoda Fabia R5  | 1:30:17.5
3  |  RSAC Scottish Rally
(19-20 May)  | 1  |  David Bogie | Škoda Fabia R5  | 1:09:47.1  | 10  | 119.58 km  | 37  | 27
2  |  Osian Pryce  | Ford Fiesta R5  | 1:10:35.6
3  |  Martin McCormack  | Škoda Fabia R5  | 1:10:49.0
4  |  Ypres Rally
(23–24 June)  | 1  |  Keith Cronin | Ford Fiesta R5  | 2:25:00.3  | 20  | 259.35 km  | 123  | 90
2  |  Matt Edwards | Ford Fiesta R5  | 2:26:18.4
3  |  Osian Pryce | Ford Fiesta R5  | 2:27:30.2
5  |  Nicky Grist Stages
(8-9 July)  | 1  |  Fredrik Åhlin | Škoda Fabia R5  | 1:45:50.2  | 20  | 188.48 km  | 28  | 17
2  |  Matt Edwards  | Ford Fiesta R5  | 1:46:37.7
3  |  Rhys Yates  | Ford Fiesta R5  | 1:47:58.2
6  |  Ulster Rally
(18-19 August)  | 1  |  Keith Cronin | Ford Fiesta R5  | 2:06:03.8  | 14  | 214.83 km  | 33  | 22
2  |  Fredrik Åhlin | Škoda Fabia R5  | 2:06:59.2
3  |  Jonathan Greer | Citroën DS3 R5 | 2:08:11.8
7  |  Rally Isle of Man
(14-16 September)  | 1  |  Keith Cronin | Ford Fiesta R5  | 1:51:16.0  | 21  | 229.82km  | 23  | 17
2  |  Matt Edwards  | Ford Fiesta R5  | 1:51:38.6
3  |  Fredrik Åhlin | Škoda Fabia R5  | 1:52:29.2

## Drivers championship standings[edit]

Top 10 positions | Pos  | Driver  | BCR
| PIR
| SCO
| YPR
| NGS
| ULS
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|  Pts

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1  |  Keith Cronin | 4  | Ret  | 4  | 1  | Ret  | 1  | 1*  | 129
2  |  Fredrik Åhlin | 1  | 1*  | Ret  | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 128
3  |  Matt Edwards | 6  | 5  | Ret  | 2  | 2  | Ret  | 2*  | 94
4  |  Rhys Yates | 5  | 6  | Ret  | 5  | 3*  | Ret  | 4  | 70
5  |  Osian Pryce | 3  | 2  | 2  | 3  | Ret*  | Ret  | DNP  | 66
6  |  Martin McCormack | Ret  | 3  | 3  | Ret*  | 4  | 4  | DNP  | 57
7  |  Jamie Anderson | 7  | 8  | 7  | 4  | 5*  | DNP  | DNP  | 39
8  |  David Bogie | Ret*  | 4  | 1  | Ret  | DNP  | DNP  | DNP  | 37
9  |  Alex Laffey | Ret  | 9  | 8  | 8  | Ret*  | 5  | Ret  | 30
10  |  Callum Devine | 14  | 11  | 13  | 7  | 6  | Ret*  | 6  | 30
Pos  | Driver  | BCR
| PIR
| SCO
| YPR
| NGS
| ULS
| MAN
|  Pts
| Key

Colour | Result
Gold | Winner
Silver | 2nd place
Bronze | 3rd place
Green | Non-podium finish
Purple | Did not finish (Ret)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
Black | Excluded (EXC)
White | Did not start (DNS)
* | Joker played

Points are awarded in each class as follows: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. Competitors may nominate one event as their 'joker', on which they will score additional points: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Competitors six best scores will count towards their championship total, including the final round. The final round of the championship will be a double-header for points as the rally is split into two point scoring rounds.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Confirmed 2017 MSA British Rally Championship calendar - MSA British Rally Championship". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
2. ^ "SACC Events Calendar 2017 Calendar". SACC. SACC. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
3. ^ "British Rally Championship opener Mid Wales Stages cancelled". Autosport. Autosport. Retrieved 8 Jan 2017.

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