2023 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.[1] 2023 is to be the 65th season of the series. The season begins in Cumbria on 11 March and is due to conclude on 27/28 October in the Welsh forests.

Following the Trackrod Rally event in September, French driver Adrien Fourmaux and regular co-driver Alexandre Coria were declared champions having won 5 of the 6 events thus far.[2]

2023 calendar

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For season 2023 there will be seven events, four on gravel and three on closed road tarmac surfaces.[3]


Round Dates Event Rally HQ Surface Website
1 11 March England Malcolm Wilson Rally Cockermouth Gravel (website)
2 26/27 May Scotland Jim Clark Rally Duns Tarmac (website)
3 23/24 June Belgium Ypres Rally Belgium Ypres, Belgium Tarmac (website)
4 18/19 August Northern Ireland Ulster Rally Newry Gravel (website)
5 2/3 September Wales Rali Bae Ceredigion Aberystwyth Tarmac (website)
6 22/23 September England Trackrod Rally Yorkshire Filey Gravel (website)
7 27/28 October Wales Cambrian Rally Llandudno Gravel (website)

2023 events podium

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Round Rally name Podium finishers[4]
Placing Driver / Co-Driver Car Time /
Diff leader
1 Malcolm Wilson Rally
(11 March)
1 Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria Ford Fiesta Rally2 42:16.0
2 Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 + 00:53.5
3 Elliot Payne / Tom Woodburn Ford Fiesta Rally2 + 01:22.1
2 Jim Clark Rally
(26/27 May)
1 Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria Ford Fiesta Rally2 0:57:41.0
2 Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 + 0:00:29.0
3 Callum Black / Jack Morton Ford Fiesta Rally2 + 0:03:04.7
3 Ypres Rally Belgium
(23/24 June)
1 Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:02:44.1
2 Dany Vanneste / Kris D'alleine Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +01:34.3
3 Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +07:36.0
4 Ulster Rally
(18/19 August)
1 Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:35:30.9
2 Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +04:57.5
3 Kyle White / Sean Topping Peugeot 208 Rally4 +11:18.0
5 Rali Bae Ceredigion
(2/3 September)
1 James Williams / Dai Roberts Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:25:02.3
2 Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +03:16.7
3 Kyle White / Sean Topping Peugeot 208 Rally4 +08:45.5
6 Trackrod Rally
(22/23 September
1 Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria Ford Fiesta Rally2 54:18.3
2 Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +0:44.6
3 Stephen Petch / Michael Wilkinson Škoda Fabia Rally2 Evo +2:23.5
7 Cambrian Rally
(27/28 October)
1 Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 43:46.0
2 Kyle Mcbride / Liam McIntyre Ford Fiesta Rally4 +1:11.5
3 Kyle White / Sean Topping Peugeot 208 Rally4 +9:12.3

2023 British Rally Championship for Drivers

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Scoring system

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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. For the final round of the Championship, the points total for that rally will be doubled (Joker points will not be doubled.) 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

2023 BRC Championship for Drivers

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Pos Driver MWR
JCR
YPR
ULS
RBC
TRA
CAM
 Points[5]
1 Adrien Fourmaux 30* 25 25 25 DNS 25 DNS 130
2 Garry Pearson 8 Ret 15 22* 18 18 50 123
3 Kyle White 1 10 6 15 15 DNS 33* 79
4 Kyle McBride Ret 2 8 12 Ret 10 36 68
5 James Williams 12 Ret 12 DNS 30* DNS DNS 54
Pos Driver MWR
JCR
YPR
ULS
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

2023 BRC Championship for Co-Drivers

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Pos Co-Driver MWR
JCR
YPR
ULS
RBC
TRA
CAM
 Points
1 Alexandre Coria 25 25 25 25 DNS 25 DNS 125
2 Sean Topping 1 10 6 15 15 DNS 30 76
3 Daniel Barritt DNS Ret 15 18 18 18 DNS 69
4 Liam McIntyre Ret 2 8 12 Ret 10 36 68
5 Hannah McKillop 8 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 50 58
Pos Co-Driver MWR
JCR
YPR
ULS
RBC
TRA
CAM
 Pts 

References

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  1. ^ "British Rally Championship revamps calendar for 2023". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Fourmaux crowned British Rally Champion". Dirtfish. Dirtfish. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 British Rally Championship calendar announced". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. ^ "British Rally Championship for Drivers". BRC. BRC. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Current Standings". BRC. British Rally Championship. Retrieved 2 November 2023.