2022 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] 2022 is to be the 64th season of the series. The season begins in Clacton, Essex on 23/24 April and is due to conclude on 29 October in the Welsh forests.
At the end of the season Osian Pryce and regular co-driver Noel O'Sullivan were declared 2022 champion driver and co-driver having won 4 out of the 7 events.
2022 calendar
For season 2022 there will be seven events, four on gravel and three on closed road tarmac surfaces.[2] Reserve event for 2022 will take place at Oulton Park circuit in November.
| Round | Dates | Event | Rally HQ | Surface | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23/24 April | Rally Tendring & Clacton | Clacton | Tarmac | (website) |
| 2 | 27/28 May | Jim Clark Rally | Duns | Tarmac | (website) |
| 3 | 9 July | Nicky Grist Stages | Builth Wells | Gravel | (website) |
| 4 | 13 August | Grampian Forest Stages | Banchory | Gravel | (website) |
| 5 | 3/4 September | Rali Bae Ceredigion | Aberystwyth | Tarmac | (website) |
| 6 | 23/24 September | Trackrod Rally Yorkshire | Filey | Gravel | (website) |
| 7 | 29 October | Cambrian Rally | Llandudno | Gravel | (website) |
| Reserve | 5 November | Oulton Park Stages | Oulton Park | Tarmac | (website) |
Entrants
BRC1
| Rally2/R5 Entries | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car | Entrant / Team | Driver | Co-Driver | Rounds |
| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Osian Pryce | Noel O'Sullivan | 1–6 |
| Jason Pritchard | Phil Clarke | 1–5 | ||
| Meirion Evans | Jonathan Jackson | 2, 5 | ||
| Tom Gahan Motorsport | Keith Cronin | Mikie Galvin | 1–5 | |
| Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | 7 | |
| Škoda Fabia R5 | Inspira Rally Team | Ruairi Bell | Max Freeman | All |
| Dylan Davies Rallying | Garry Pearson | Dale Furniss | 6–7 | |
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | NPL Rally Hire | Garry Pearson | Dale Furniss | 1–5 |
| DMG Motorsport | Elliot Payne | Tom Woodburn | 1 | |
| Patrick Walsh | 2–5 | |||
| Ford Fiesta R5 | Andy Davies Rallying | Andy Davies | Robert Fagg | 1 |
| Michael Gilbey | 3–5 | |||
| Hyundai i20 R5 | Macsport Rally Team | James Williams | Dai Roberts | All |
| Sources: Official rally entry lists:[3][4] | ||||
BRC Junior
| Rally4/R2 entries | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car | Entrant / Team | Driver | Co-Driver | Rounds |
| Ford Fiesta Rally4 | Donagh Kelly | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | 1-2 |
| Ola Nore Jr | Ola Nore Jr | Jack Morton | 1 | |
| Fraser Anderson | Fraser Anderson | Sinclair Young | 1 | |
| DGM Sport | Johnnie Mulholland | Eoin Treacy | 1-2 | |
| Ford Fiesta R2T | Kyle McBride | Kyle McBride | Kenny Bustard | 1 |
| Liam McIntyre | 2 | |||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | Kyle White | Kyle White | Sean Topping | 1-2 |
| West Wales Rally Spares | Ioan Lloyd | Sion Williams | 1-2 | |
| Sources: Official rally entry lists:[3][4] | ||||
2022 events podium
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placing | Driver / Co-Driver | Car | Time / Diff leader | ||
| 1 | Rally Tendring & Clacton (23/24 April) |
1 | Osian Pryce / Noel O'Sullivan | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 42:38.4 |
| 2 | Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | + 00:05.4 | ||
| 3 | James Williams / Dai Roberts | Hyundai i20 R5 | + 00:21.2 | ||
| 2 | Jim Clark Rally (27/28 May) |
1 | Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 49:48.9 |
| 2 | James Williams / Dai Roberts | Hyundai i20 R5 | + 00:36.2 | ||
| 3 | Garry Pearson / Dale Furniss | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | + 00:58.3 | ||
| 3 | Nicky Grist Stages (9 July) |
1 | Osian Pryce / Noel O'Sullivan | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 45:03.4 |
| 2 | Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | +00:14.9 | ||
| 3 | Jason Pritchard / Phil Clarke | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | +00:24.4 | ||
| 4 | Grampian Forest Rally (13 August) |
1 | Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 39:12 |
| 2 | Osian Pryce / Noel O'Sullivan | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | +0:21 | ||
| 3 | Ruairi Bell / Max Freeman | Skoda Fabia R5 | +0:29 | ||
| 5 | Rali Bae Ceredigion (3/4 September) |
1 | Osian Pryce / Noel O'Sullivan | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 1:20:34.7 |
| 2 | James Williams / Dai Roberts | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | +1:25.3 | ||
| 3 | Ruairi Bell / Max Freeman | Skoda Fabia R5 | +3:18.4 | ||
| 6 | Trackrod Rally (23/24 September |
1 | Osian Pryce / Noel O'Sullivan | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 0:54:12.7 |
| 2 | Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin | Volkswagen Polo | +0:20.4 | ||
| 3 | Ruairi Bell / Max Freeman | Škoda Fabia R5 | +0:26.6 | ||
| 7 | Cambrian Rally (29 October) |
1 | Ruairi Bell / Max Freeman | Škoda Fabia R5 | +01:51.8 |
| 2 | Eamonn Kelly / Conor Mohan | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | +03:00.5 | ||
| 3 | James Williams / Dai Roberts | Hyundai i20 R5 | +05:50.1 | ||
2022 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.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Joker Points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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References
- ^ "2022 calendar announced". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "2022 British Rally Championship calendar announced". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Entry list: 2022 Corbeau Seats Rally Tendring & Clacton".
- ^ a b "Entry list: 2022 Beatson's Building Supplies Jim Clark Rally".
- ^ "British Rally Championship for Drivers". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Current Standings". BRC. British Rally Championship. Retrieved 2 May 2022.