# 2016 British Rally Championship

The 2016 MSA British Rally Championship was the 57th season of the British Rally Championship after a one-year absence.
The championship featured eight classes:
* BRC 1 (R5, R4, Super 2000, Regional Rally Car)
* BRC 2 (N4)
* BRC 3 (R3)
* BRC 4 (R2)
* BRC 5 (R1)
* BRC GT (Porsche 911 RGT)
* National Rally Cup (open class)
* Junior BRC (R2, drivers under 26 years old)
For the first time since 2011, the BRC had four-wheel drive classes.

## Calendar

The 2016 championship was contested over seven rounds
| Round | Dates | Rally name | Surface |
| 1 | 5–6 March | Mid Wales Stages | Gravel |
| 2 | 8–9 April | Circuit of Ireland | Tarmac |
| 3 | 30 April–1 May | Pirelli Rally | Gravel |
| 4 | 25 June | RSAC Scottish Rally | Gravel |
| 5 | 9–10 July | Nicky Grist Stages | Mixed |
| 6 | 19–20 August | Ulster Rally | Tarmac |
| 7 | 15–17 September | Rally Isle of Man | Tarmac |

## Teams and Drivers
### BRC1 Entries

| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | DMACK British Rally Team | Elfyn Evans | Craig Parry | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | DMACK British Rally Team | Max Vatanen | Jacques-Julien Renucci | 1–3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Spencer Sport | Tom Cave | James Morgan | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | Fredrik Åhlin | Morten Erik Abrahamsen | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | Alex Laffey | Andrew Roughhead | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | MSL Motorsport | Jamie Anderson | Ross Whittock | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | MSL Motorsport | Rhys Yates | Tom Woodburn | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Combilift Rallying | Josh Moffett | John Rowan | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Combilift Rallying | Sam Moffett | Karl Atkinson | 1–2, 6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Dom Buckley Motorsport | Hugh Hunter | Andy Marchbank | 1–2 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Dom Buckley Motorsport | Robert Woodside | Allan Harryman | 1–2, 6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Tiger Risk Rally Team | James Slaughter | James Whitaker | 1–3, 5 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Tiger Risk Rally Team | James Slaughter | Patrick Walsh | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | M-Sport World Rally Team | Matthew Wilson | Stuart Loudon | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | The Sun WD-40 Rally Team | Rob Gill | Anders Howard | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Swift Group | Matt Edwards | Will Rogers | 6–7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta S2000 | Get Connected | Damian Cole | Paul Morris | 1–2, 5 |
| Citroën | Citroën DS3 R5 | DGM Sport | Keith Cronin | Mikie Galvin | 1–2, 6 |
| Citroën | Citroën DS3 R5 | DGM Sport | Jonathan Greer | Kirsty Riddick | All |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | David Bogie | Kevin Rae | 1–5 |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | David Bogie | James O'Reilly | 6–7 |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | Thomas Preston | Jack Morton | 3–5 |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | Thomas Preston | Carl Williamson | 7 |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | Macsport Rally Team | Desi Henry | Liam Moynihan | All |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | Simpsons Škoda Motorsport | Neil Simpson | Elliot Edmondson | 1–3 |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia S2000 | Tiger Risk Rally Team | Martin McCormack | David Moynihan | 1–3, 6 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | Euan Thorburn Rally Team | Euan Thorburn | Paul Beaton | 1–4 |
| Proton | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | Proton Motorsports | Oliver Mellors | Ian Windress | All |

### BRC2 Entries

| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Swift Group | Matt Edwards | Will Rogers | 1–5 |
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Mitsubishi Ralliart UK | Phillip Morrow | Jonny Hart | 1–2 |
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Patrick O'Brien Rallying | Patrick O'Brien | Stephen O'Brien | 2 |
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | Hyundai Genpower Rally Team | Roland Llewellin | Jack Morton | 1–2 |
| Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | SW Motorsport | Spencer Wilkinson | Glyn Thomas | 1, 3 |

### BRC3 Entries

| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
| Citroën | Citroën DS3 R3T | Chris Wheeler Rallying | Chris Wheeler | Yan Griffiths | 1, 3–5 |
| Toyota | Toyota GT86 CS-R3 | Toyota Motorsport | Chris Harris | Brynmor Pierce | 1 |
| Toyota | Toyota GT86 CS-R3 | Toyota Motorsport | Will Cory | Brynmor Pierce | 6–7 |

### BRC4 Entries

| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Amittrajit Ghosh | Ashwin Naik | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta ST | SIMS Rally Team | Tony Simpson | Ian Bevan | 1, 3–5, 7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Athreton Racing | Gee Atherton | Keaton Williams | 1, 3–4, 6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Roger Platt | Ian Davis | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Roger Platt | John Jarrett | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Roger Platt | Keegan Rees | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Mc Connell Motorsport | Marty Gallagher | Dean O'Sullivan | 2 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | Mc Connell Motorsport | Marty Gallagher | Dean O'Sullivan | 5–7 |
| Opel | Opel Adam R2 | Callum Devine Rallying | Callum Devine | Keith Moriarty | 2, 6 |

### Junior BRC Entries

| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
| Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 | Vauxhall Motorsport Junior Rally Team | Matthias Adielsson | Andreas Johansson | All |
| Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 | Vauxhall Motorsport Junior Rally Team | Robert Duggan | Gerard Conway | All |
| Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 | Vauxhall Motorsport Junior Rally Team | Aaron Windus | Rhianon Smyth | 1–3 |
| Renault | Renault Twingo RS R2 | Sindre Furuseth Rally | Sindre Furuseth | Gøril Undebakke | 1 |
| Renault | Renault Twingo RS R2 | Sindre Furuseth Rally | Sindre Furuseth | Roger Eilertson | 3 |
| Renault | Renault Twingo RS R2 | Sindre Furuseth Rally | Sindre Furuseth | Jim Hjerpe | 4–7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Gus Greensmith Rallying | Gus Greensmith | Alex Gelsomino | 1, 3, 5 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Meirion Evans | Jonathan Jackson | 1–5 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Ice Pol Racing Team | Guillaume de Mevius | Louis Louka | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Top Gear Motors | Adam Bustard | Aaron Johnston | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | MH Motorsport | Umberto Accornero | Andrew Edwards | 1–3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | MH Motorsport | Umberto Accornero | Nicola Arena | 4 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | MH Motorsport | Josh Cornwell | Phil Hall | 7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | BBR Rallying | Blair Brown | Richard Simmonds | 1–6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | BBR Rallying | Blair Brown | Steven Clark | 7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Two 4 Motorsport | Rhys Pinter | Mark Swallow | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Two 4 Motorsport | Rhys Pinter | Phil Hall | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Josh Cornwell | Dai Roberts | 1–5 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Nick Carr | Joe Sturdy | 1, 3–5 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Will Graham | Alex Kihurani | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Will Graham | Tim Sayer | 2, 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Nabila Tejpar | Fiona Scarrett | 1–2 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Nabila Tejpar | Tim Sayer | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Nabila Tejpar | Alister Crook | 4 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Nabila Tejpar | Andrew Edwards | 6–7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Major Motorsport | Guy Tyler | Steven Fisher | 1, 3–5 |

### BRC5 Entries

| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R1 | Major Motorsport | Tom Williams | Emma Morrison | 3 |

## Event results

Podium places and information on each event.
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers |
| 1 | Mid Wales Stages (5-6 March) | 1 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:08:14.3 | 6 | 114.26 km | 45 | 31 |
| 1 | Mid Wales Stages (5-6 March) | 2 | Fredrik Åhlin | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:08:31.4 | 6 | 114.26 km | 45 | 31 |
| 1 | Mid Wales Stages (5-6 March) | 3 | Tom Cave | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:09:41.1 | 6 | 114.26 km | 45 | 31 |
| 2 | Circuit of Ireland (8-9 April) | 1 | Josh Moffett | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:55:56.2 | 14 | 209.56 km | 70 | 44 |
| 2 | Circuit of Ireland (8-9 April) | 2 | Jonathan Greer | Citroën DS3 R5 | 1:56:23.1 | 14 | 209.56 km | 70 | 44 |
| 2 | Circuit of Ireland (8-9 April) | 3 | David Bogie | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:57:11.7 | 14 | 209.56 km | 70 | 44 |
| 3 | Pirelli Rally (30 April-1 May) | 1 | Fredrik Åhlin | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:05:15.6 | 7 | 118.77 km | 57 | 41 |
| 3 | Pirelli Rally (30 April-1 May) | 2 | Matthew Wilson | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:05:43.2 | 7 | 118.77 km | 57 | 41 |
| 3 | Pirelli Rally (30 April-1 May) | 3 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:05:46.7 | 7 | 118.77 km | 57 | 41 |
| 4 | RSAC Scottish Rally (25 June) | 1 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 51:02.4 | 8 | 99.88 km | 117 | 81 |
| 4 | RSAC Scottish Rally (25 June) | 2 | Tom Cave | Ford Fiesta R5 | 51:54.8 | 8 | 99.88 km | 117 | 81 |
| 4 | RSAC Scottish Rally (25 June) | 3 | Desi Henry | Škoda Fabia R5 | 53:16.8 | 8 | 99.88 km | 117 | 81 |
| 5 | Nicky Grist Stages (9-10 July) | 1 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:18:48.4 | 18 | 172.34 km | 41 | 33 |
| 5 | Nicky Grist Stages (9-10 July) | 2 | Tom Cave | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:19:59.8 | 18 | 172.34 km | 41 | 33 |
| 5 | Nicky Grist Stages (9-10 July) | 3 | Desi Henry | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:21:20.2 | 18 | 172.34 km | 41 | 33 |
| 6 | Ulster Rally (19-20 August) | 1 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:11:15.4 | 14 | 215.44 km | 41 | 31 |
| 6 | Ulster Rally (19-20 August) | 2 | Jonathan Greer | Citroën DS3 R5 | 2:12:40.8 | 14 | 215.44 km | 41 | 31 |
| 6 | Ulster Rally (19-20 August) | 3 | David Bogie | Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:13:15.8 | 14 | 215.44 km | 41 | 31 |
| 7 | Rally Isle of Man (15-17 September) | 1 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:06:14.3 | 20 | 270.37 km | 28 | 21 |
| 7 | Rally Isle of Man (15-17 September) | 2 | Tom Cave | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:07:36.6 | 20 | 270.37 km | 28 | 21 |
| 7 | Rally Isle of Man (15-17 September) | 3 | Desi Henry | Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:07:48.2 | 20 | 270.37 km | 28 | 21 |

## Drivers championship standings

| Pos | Driver | MWS | IRL | PIR | SCO | NGS | ULS | MAN | Pts |
| 1 | Elfyn Evans | 1* | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 185 |
| 2 | Tom Cave | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2* | 2 | 8 | 2 | 101 |
| 3 | Jonathan Greer | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2* | 5 | 78 |
| 4 | Fredrik Åhlin | 2 | Ret | 1* | Ret | 24 | 14 | Ret | 65 |
| 5 | Josh Moffett | 6 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 6 | - | 52 |
| 6 | Desi Henry | 10 | Ret | 7* | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 49 |
| 7 | David Bogie | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret* | 4 | 3 | 6 | 46 |
| 8 | Matt Edwards | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Martin McCormack | Ret | Ret | 5 | - | - | 6* | - | 18 |
| 10 | Rhys Yates | Ret | 6 | 11 | Ret | 7* | 7 | Ret | 17 |
| Pos | Driver | MWS | IRL | PIR | SCO | 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 will be awarded in each class as follows: 25, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. Competitors may nominate one event as their 'joker', on which they will score additional points. The final round of the championship was a double-header for points as the rally was split into two point scoring rounds. Competitors six best scores will count towards their championship total, including the final round.