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

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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

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R4 Class

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Team (sponsor) Car Driver Co-driver
PIRELLI TEG SPORT Subaru Impreza   Mark Higgins   Bryan Thomas
  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

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Round Rally name Podium finishers
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

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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
  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

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