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[edit]

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[edit]

R4 Class[edit]

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
		David Bogie	Kevin Rae
		Daniel Sigurdarson	Andy Bull
REVOLUTION WHEELS	Subaru Impreza	Euan Thorburn	Campbell Roy
		Rob Swann	Darren Garrod
		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[edit]

Round	Rally name	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
		2	Mark Higgins/ Bryan Thomas	Subaru Impreza N11
		3	Stuart Jones/ Andy Bull	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo

2	Pirelli International Rally (17/18 April)	1	Keith Cronin/ Greg Shinnors	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
		2	Mark Higgins/ Bryan Thomas	Subaru Impreza N11
		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
		2	Keith Cronin/ Greg Shinnors	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
		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
		2	Keith Cronin/ Greg Shinnors	Mitsubishi Evo 9
		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
		2	Alastair Fisher/ Rory Kennedy	Mitsubishi Evo 9
		3	David Bogie/ Kevin Rae	Mitsubisho Evo 10

6	International Rally Yorkshire (26 September)	1	Keith Cronin/ Greg Shinnors	Mitsubishi Evo 9
		2	Stuart Jones/ Andy Bull	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10
		3	Jonny Greer/ Kirsty Riddick	Mitsubishi Evo 9

Drivers' Championship standings[edit]

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

*NOTE: All finishers score points

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Official Website