# 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. 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. 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 | 1-2 |
| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Jason Pritchard | Phil Clarke | 1-2 |
| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Meirion Evans | Jonathan Jackson | 2 |
| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Keith Cronin | Keith Cronin | Mikie Galvin | 1-2 |
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | NPL Rally Hire | Garry Pearson | Dale Furniss | 1-2 |
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | DMG Motorsport | Elliot Payne | Tom Woodburn | 1 |
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | DMG Motorsport | Elliot Payne | Patrick Walsh | 2 |
| Ford Fiesta R5 | Andy Davies Rallying | Andy Davies | Robert Fagg | 1 |
| Hyundai i20 R5 | Macsport Rally | James Williams | Dai Roberts | 1-2 |
| Skoda Fabia R5 | Ruairi Bell | Ruairi Bell | Max Freeman | 1-2 |
| Sources: Official rally entry lists: |||||

### BRC Junior

Rally4/R2 entries :
| Car | Entrant / Team | Driver | Co-Driver | Rounds |
| Ford Fiesta Rally4 | Donagh Kelly | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | 1-2 |
| Ford Fiesta Rally4 | Ola Nore Jr | Ola Nore Jr | Jack Morton | 1 |
| Ford Fiesta Rally4 | Fraser Anderson | Fraser Anderson | Sinclair Young | 1 |
| Ford Fiesta Rally4 | DGM Sport | Johnnie Mulholland | Eoin Treacy | 1-2 |
| Ford Fiesta R2T | Kyle McBride | Kyle McBride | Kenny Bustard | 1 |
| Ford Fiesta R2T | Kyle McBride | Kyle McBride | Liam McIntyre | 2 |
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | Kyle White | Kyle White | Sean Topping | 1-2 |
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | West Wales Rally Spares | Ioan Lloyd | Sion Williams | 1-2 |
| Sources: Official rally entry lists: |||||

## 2022 events podium

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
| Round | Rally name | 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 |
| 1 | Rally Tendring & Clacton (23/24 April) | 2 | Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | + 00:05.4 |
| 1 | Rally Tendring & Clacton (23/24 April) | 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 | Jim Clark Rally (27/28 May) | 2 | James Williams / Dai Roberts | Hyundai i20 R5 | + 00:36.2 |
| 2 | Jim Clark Rally (27/28 May) | 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 |
| 3 | Nicky Grist Stages (9 July) | 2 | Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | +00:14.9 |
| 3 | Nicky Grist Stages (9 July) | 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 |
| 4 | Grampian Forest Rally (13 August) | 2 | Osian Pryce / Noel O'Sullivan | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | +0:21 |
| 4 | Grampian Forest Rally (13 August) | 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 |
| 5 | Rali Bae Ceredigion (3/4 September) | 2 | James Williams / Dai Roberts | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | +1:25.3 |
| 5 | Rali Bae Ceredigion (3/4 September) | 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 |
| 6 | Trackrod Rally (23/24 September | 2 | Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin | Volkswagen Polo | +0:20.4 |
| 6 | Trackrod Rally (23/24 September | 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 |
| 7 | Cambrian Rally (29 October) | 2 | Eamonn Kelly / Conor Mohan | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | +03:00.5 |
| 7 | Cambrian Rally (29 October) | 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 |
| Pos | Co-Driver | RTC | JCR | NGS | GFR | RBC | TRA | CAM | Points |
| 1 | Osian Pryce | 25 | EXC | 25 | 18 | 25 | 25 * | DNS | 123 |
| 2 | Keith Cronin | 18 | 25 | 18 | 25 | Ret | 18 | DNS | 104 |
| 3 | James Williams | 15 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 18 | 12 | 18 * | 81 |
| 4 | Ruairi Bell | Ret | 8 | Ret * | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 78 |
| 5 | Garry Pearson | Ret | 18 * | 12 | Ret | 12 | 10 | Ret | 52 |
| Pos | Co-Driver | RTC | JCR | NGS | GFR | RBC | TRA | CAM | 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 |