# 2009 British Rally Championship

The 2009 MSA British Rally Championship season was the 51st season of the British Rally Championship. The season consisted of six rounds and began on 28 March with International Rally North Wales. The season ended on 26 September, at the International Rally Yorkshire. Irishman Keith Cronin won the title at his first attempt after a season-long battle with Mark Higgins.

## Calendar

The calendar still has six rounds in 2009. Last years season climax, Wales Rally GB is no longer a round of the BRC and is replaced with a new season opener, the Bulldog International Rally North Wales.
| Round | Dates | Location | Rally HQ | Surface |
| 1 | 28 March | Bulldog International Rally North Wales | Bala | Gravel |
| 2 | 17–18 April | Pirelli International Rally | Carlisle | Gravel |
| 3 | 22–23 May | Jim Clark International Rally | Duns | Asphalt |
| 4 | 10–11 July | Isle of Man International Rally | Douglas | Asphalt |
| 5 | 21–22 August | toddsleap.com Ulster International Rally | Antrim | Asphalt |
| 6 | 26 September | International Rally Yorkshire | Pickering | Gravel |

## Major Entries
### R4 Class

| Team (sponsor) | Car | Driver | Co-driver |
| PIRELLI TEG SPORT | Subaru Impreza | Mark Higgins | Bryan Thomas |
| PIRELLI TEG SPORT | Subaru Impreza | Adam Gould | Sebastian Marshall |
| TEAM JRM LICO | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | Stuart Jones | Andy Bull |
| TEAM JRM LICO | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | David Bogie | Kevin Rae |
| TEAM JRM LICO | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | Daniel Sigurdarson | Andy Bull |
| REVOLUTION WHEELS | Subaru Impreza | Euan Thorburn | Campbell Roy |
| REVOLUTION WHEELS | Subaru Impreza | Rob Swann | Darren Garrod |
| REVOLUTION WHEELS | Subaru Impreza | Geoff Jones | Sam Collis |
| Cronin Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | Keith Cronin | Greg Shinnors |
| PPG Protective & Marine Coatings | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | Alastair Fisher | Rory Kennedy |
| Ramsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | Dave Weston Jnr | Aled Davies |
| Mellors Elliott Motorsport | Proton Satria Neo | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh |

## Results

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Driver / Co-Driver | Car |
| 1 | Bulldog International Rally North Wales (28 March) | 1 | Keith Cronin/ Greg Shinnors | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo |
| 1 | Bulldog International Rally North Wales (28 March) | 2 | Mark Higgins/ Bryan Thomas | Subaru Impreza N11 |
| 1 | Bulldog International Rally North Wales (28 March) | 3 | Stuart Jones/ Andy Bull | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo |
| 2 | Pirelli International Rally (17/18 April) | 1 | Keith Cronin/ Greg Shinnors | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo |
| 2 | Pirelli International Rally (17/18 April) | 2 | Mark Higgins/ Bryan Thomas | Subaru Impreza N11 |
| 2 | Pirelli International Rally (17/18 April) | 3 | David Bogie/ Kevin Rae | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 |
| 3 | Jim Clark International Rally (22/23 May) | 1 | Mark Higgins/ Bryan Thomas | Subaru Impreza N11 |
| 3 | Jim Clark International Rally (22/23 May) | 2 | Keith Cronin/ Greg Shinnors | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo |
| 3 | Jim Clark International Rally (22/23 May) | 3 | Adam Gould/ Sebastian Marshall | Subaru Impreza N14 |
| 4 | 2009 Rally Isle of Man (10/11 July) | 1 | Mark Higgins/ Bryan Thomas | Subaru Impreza N11 |
| 4 | 2009 Rally Isle of Man (10/11 July) | 2 | Keith Cronin/ Greg Shinnors | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
| 4 | 2009 Rally Isle of Man (10/11 July) | 3 | Alastair Fisher/ Rory Kennedy | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
| 5 | Toddsleap.com Ulster International Rally (21/22 August) | 1 | Mark Higgins/ Bryan Thomas | Subaru Impreza N11 |
| 5 | Toddsleap.com Ulster International Rally (21/22 August) | 2 | Alastair Fisher/ Rory Kennedy | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
| 5 | Toddsleap.com Ulster International Rally (21/22 August) | 3 | David Bogie/ Kevin Rae | Mitsubisho Evo 10 |
| 6 | International Rally Yorkshire (26 September) | 1 | Keith Cronin/ Greg Shinnors | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
| 6 | International Rally Yorkshire (26 September) | 2 | Stuart Jones/ Andy Bull | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 |
| 6 | International Rally Yorkshire (26 September) | 3 | Jonny Greer/ Kirsty Riddick | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |

## Drivers' Championship standings

These results are based on overall positions in the rally, in which there may be entries which are not eligible for BRC points. Only the five best results from the six rallies count towards a driver's final score. (*) denotes the dropped score.
| Pos | Driver | BUL | PIR | JCR | IOM | ULS | YOR | Pts |
| 1 | Keith Cronin | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Ret* | 1 | 106 |
| 2 | Mark Higgins | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Ret* | 96 |
| 3 | Alastair Fisher | 7* | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 82.5 |
| 4 | Dave Weston Jnr | 6 | 6 | Ret* | 6 | 14 | 5 | 75 |
| 5 | Jonathan Greer | 8 | 5 | 11 | Ret* | Ret | 3 | 62 |
| 6 | Adam Gould | 4 | Ret* | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 53.5 |
| 7 | Martin McCormack | 14 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 12 | | 53 |
| 8 | Chris Firth | 13 | 8 | 23 | Ret* | 26 | 11 | 49.5 |
| 9 | David Bogie | 5 | 3 | Ret* | 20 | 11 | Ret | 49 |
| 10 | Euan Thorburn | Ret* | Ret | 9 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 48 |
| 11 | Stuart Jones | 3 | | | | | 2 | 43 |
| 12 | Jason Pritchard | 11 | 30 | 17 | 8 | Ret* | 15 | 41 |
| 13 | Craig Breen | 10 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 17 | | 32 |
| 14 | Tom Walster | 9 | 21 | 16 | 9 | | | 31 |
| 15 | Luke Pinder | 25 | Ret* | 25 | 12 | 40 | 13 | 29 |
| 16 | Gordon Nichol | 28* | 23 | 24 | 17 | 32 | 16 | 26.5 |
| 17 | Nick Everard | Ret* | 25 | Ret | 18 | 37 | 14 | 23.5 |
| 18 | Richard Sykes | Ret* | 29 | 27 | Ret | 30 | 9 | 20 |
| 19 | David Harrison | Ret | 22 | Ret | 13 | 31 | | 17 |
| 20 | Andrew Hockridge | 26 | | 26 | Ret | 20 | | 14 |
| 21 | Mark Donnelly | 16 | Ret | | Ret | 27 | | 14 |
| 22 | Daniel Siguardason | | 7 | | | | | 12 |
| 22 | Geoff Jones | | | 12 | | | | 12 |
| 24 | Matti Rantanen | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | | 11 |
| 25 | Mark Gamble | 21 | 18 | 18 | Ret | | Ret | 11 |
| 26 | Kris Hall | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 |
| 27 | Kyle Orr | 17 | 13 | Ret | | Ret | | 10 |
| 28 | Stevie Brown | 23 | | 20 | | 39 | | 10 |
| 29 | Molly Taylor | 24 | 20 | 28 | Ret | 36 | Ret | 9 |
| 30 | Rob Swann | Ret | 12 | | | | | 8 |
| 31 | Joseph McGonigle | 27 | 24 | Ret | 16 | Ret | | 8 |
| 32 | Steve Graham | 31 | 28 | Ret | 21 | 38 | | 8 |
| 33 | Harry Hunt | | | | 15 | Ret | | 7 |
| 34 | Martyn Jones | 32 | 14 | | | | | 7 |
| 35 | Stefan Davis | 30 | | 21 | Ret | | | 6 |
| 36 | Peter Stephenson | | 15 | | | | | 5 |
| 37 | Barry Greer | Ret | 16 | | | Ret | | 4 |
| 38 | Ross Forde | 22 | 17 | | | | | 4 |
| 39 | Finn McCaul | Ret | 27 | Ret | 22 | | | 2 |
| 40 | Patrick Malley | Ret | 19 | | | | | 1 |
| 41 | Rory Hall | 20 | | | | | | 1 |
| 42 | Andreas Sjolander | Ret | 26 | | | | | 1 |
| | Guy Wilks | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Phillip Morrow | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Thomas Watson | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Daniel Barry | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | BUL | PIR | JCR | IOM | ULS | YOR | 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 |