2017 British Rally Championship
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 | ![]() |
Jedburgh | Gravel | (website) |
2 | 29–30 April | ![]() |
Carlisle, Cumbria | Gravel | (website) |
3 | 19–20 May | ![]() |
Dumfries | Gravel | (website) |
4 | 23–24 June | ![]() |
Ypres | Tarmac | (website) |
5 | 8–9 July | ![]() |
Builth Wells | Gravel | (website) |
6 | 18–19 August | ![]() |
Derry | Tarmac | (website) |
7 | 14–16 September | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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5 | ||||
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Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | ![]() |
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5 | |||
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All | ||
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1–5 | ||
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7 | |||
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All | ||
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1–5 | ||
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6 | ||||
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2 | ||
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2, 4–5 | ||
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5 | |||
Citroën | Citroën DS3 R5 | ![]() |
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1–4, 6 |
Hyundai | Hyundai i20 R5 | ![]() |
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2 |
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4 |
- BRC Production Cup Entries
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | ![]() |
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- BRC4 Entries
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | ![]() |
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1, 3, 5, 7 |
Ford Fiesta R2 | ![]() |
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1–2, 4–7 |
- Junior BRC Entries
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | ![]() |
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All |
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1 | ||
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5 | ||||
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All | ||
Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | ![]() |
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5 | |||
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Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 | ![]() |
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1 |
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7 | ||
Citroën | Citroën C2 R2 | ![]() |
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1–2, 6 |
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3 | ||||
Opel | Opel Adam R2 | ![]() |
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4 |
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4–7 |
- Cadet Cup Entries
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | ![]() |
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3 | ||||
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1–5 | ||
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7 | ||||
Ford Fiesta R2T | ![]() |
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Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam Cup | ![]() |
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2–3 |
- Ladies BRC Trophy Entries
Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
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Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | ![]() |
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6–7 |
Calendar changes
[edit]On 7 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 | ![]() (17-18 March) |
1 | ![]() |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 0:53:01.6 | 9 | 93.94 km | 35 | 28 | ||
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 0:53:40.2 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 0:54:09.0 | ||||||||
2 | ![]() (29-30 April) |
1 | ![]() |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:29:28.0 | 8 | 159.61 km | 43 | 30 | ||
2 | ![]() |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:30:07.4 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:30:17.5 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() (19-20 May) |
1 | ![]() |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:09:47.1 | 10 | 119.58 km | 37 | 27 | ||
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:10:35.6 | ||||||||
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:10:49.0 | ||||||||
4 | ![]() (23–24 June) |
1 | ![]() |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:25:00.3 | 20 | 259.35 km | 123 | 90 | ||
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:26:18.4 | ||||||||
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:27:30.2 | ||||||||
5 | ![]() (8-9 July) |
1 | ![]() |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:45:50.2 | 20 | 188.48 km | 28 | 17 | ||
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:46:37.7 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:47:58.2 | ||||||||
6 | ![]() (18-19 August) |
1 | ![]() |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:06:03.8 | 14 | 214.83 km | 33 | 22 | ||
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:06:59.2 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() |
Citroën DS3 R5 | 2:08:11.8 | ||||||||
7 | ![]() (14-16 September) |
1 | ![]() |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:51:16.0 | 21 | 229.82 km | 23 | 17 | ||
2 | ![]() |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:51:38.6 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:52:29.2 |
Drivers championship standings
[edit]Top 10 positions
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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]- ^ "Confirmed 2017 MSA British Rally Championship calendar - MSA British Rally Championship". Msabrc.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- ^ "SACC Events Calendar 2017 Calendar". SACC. SACC. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "British Rally Championship opener Mid Wales Stages cancelled". Autosport. Autosport. Retrieved 8 Jan 2017.