2009 British Rally Championship

2009 British Rally Championship 2008 2010 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 GBR Mark Higgins GBR Bryan Thomas GBR Adam Gould GBR Sebastian Marshall TEAM JRM LICO Mitsubishi Lancer Evo GBR Stuart Jones GBR Andy Bull GBR David Bogie GBR Kevin Rae ISL Daniel Sigurdarson GBR Andy Bull REVOLUTION WHEELS Subaru Impreza GBR Euan Thorburn GBR Campbell Roy GBR Rob Swann GBR Darren Garrod GBR Geoff Jones GBR Sam Collis Cronin Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IRL Keith Cronin IRL Greg Shinnors PPG Protective & Marine Coatings Mitsubishi Lancer Evo GBR Alastair Fisher IRL Rory Kennedy Ramsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo GBR Dave Weston Jnr GBR Aled Davies Mellors Elliott Motorsport Proton Satria Neo GBR Guy Wilks GBR Phil Pugh Results Round Rally name Podium finishers Rank Driver / Co-Driver Car 1 Bulldog International Rally North Wales(28 March) 1IRE Keith Cronin/Ireland Greg ShinnorsMitsubishi Lancer Evo 2GBR Mark Higgins/GBR Bryan ThomasSubaru Impreza N11 3GBR Stuart Jones/GBR Andy BullMitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 Pirelli International Rally(17/18 April) 1IRE Keith Cronin/Ireland Greg ShinnorsMitsubishi Lancer Evo 2GBR Mark Higgins/GBR Bryan ThomasSubaru Impreza N11 3 GBR David Bogie/GBR Kevin RaeMitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 3 Jim Clark International Rally(22/23 May) 1GBR Mark Higgins/GBR Bryan ThomasSubaru Impreza N11 2IRE Keith Cronin/Ireland Greg ShinnorsMitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 GBR Adam Gould/GBR Sebastian MarshallSubaru Impreza N14 4 2009 Rally Isle of Man (10/11 July) 1GBR Mark Higgins/GBR Bryan ThomasSubaru Impreza N11 2IRE Keith Cronin/Ireland Greg ShinnorsMitsubishi Evo 9 3GBR Alastair Fisher/Ireland Rory KennedyMitsubishi Evo 9 5 Toddsleap.com Ulster International Rally(21/22 August) 1GBR Mark Higgins/GBR Bryan ThomasSubaru Impreza N11 2GBR Alastair Fisher/Ireland Rory KennedyMitsubishi Evo 9 3GBR David Bogie/GBR Kevin RaeMitsubisho Evo 10 6 International Rally Yorkshire(26 September) 1IRE Keith Cronin/Ireland Greg ShinnorsMitsubishi Evo 9 2GBR Stuart Jones/GBR Andy BullMitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 3GBR Jonny Greer/GBR Kirsty RiddickMitsubishi 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 IRL Keith Cronin 1 1 7 2 Ret* 1 106 2 GBR Mark Higgins 2 2 6 1 4 Ret* 96 3 GBR Alastair Fisher 7* 4 10 3 6 6 82.5 4 GBR Dave Weston Jnr 6 6 Ret* 6 14 5 75 5 GBR Jonathan Greer 8 5 11 Ret* Ret 3 62 6 GBR Adam Gould 4 Ret* 8 Ret Ret 4 53.5 7 GBR Martin McCormack 14 11 15 7 12 53 8 GBR Chris Firth 13 8 23 Ret* 26 11 49.5 9 GBR David Bogie 5 3 Ret* 20 11 Ret 49 10 GBR Euan Thorburn Ret* Ret 9 5 Ret 7 48 11 GBR Stuart Jones 3 2 43 12 GBR Jason Pritchard 11 30 17 8 Ret* 15 41 13 IRL Craig Breen 10 10 Ret Ret 17 32 14 GBR Tom Walster 9 21 16 9 31 15 GBR Luke Pinder 25 Ret* 25 12 40 13 29 16 GBR Gordon Nichol 28* 23 24 17 32 16 26.5 17 GBR Nick Everard Ret* 25 Ret 18 37 14 23.5 18 GBR Richard Sykes Ret* 29 27 Ret 30 9 20 19 GBR David Harrison Ret 22 Ret 13 31 17 20 GBR Andrew Hockridge 26 26 Ret 20 14 21 GBR Mark Donnelly 16 Ret Ret 27 14 22 ISL Daniel Siguardason 7 12 GBR Geoff Jones 12 12 24 FIN Matti Rantanen Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 11 25 GBR Mark Gamble 21 18 18 Ret Ret 11 26 GBR Kris Hall Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 10 27 GBR Kyle Orr 17 13 Ret Ret 10 28 GBR Stevie Brown 23 20 39 10 29 AUS Molly Taylor 24 20 28 Ret 36 Ret 9 30 GBR Rob Swann Ret 12 8 31 IRL Joseph McGonigle 27 24 Ret 16 Ret 8 32 GBR Steve Graham 31 28 Ret 21 38 8 33 GBR Harry Hunt 15 Ret 7 34 GBR Martyn Jones 32 14 7 35 GBR Stefan Davis 30 21 Ret 6 36 GBR Peter Stephenson 15 5 37 GBR Barry Greer Ret 16 Ret 4 38 IRL Ross Forde 22 17 4 39 IRL Finn McCaul Ret 27 Ret 22 2 40 NZL Patrick Malley Ret 19 1 41 GBR Rory Hall 20 1 42 SWE Andreas Sjolander Ret 26 1 GBR Guy Wilks Ret 0 GBR Phillip Morrow Ret 0 GBR Thomas Watson Ret 0 IRL Daniel Barry Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver BUL PIR JCR IOM ULS YOR  Pts *NOTE: All finishers score points References External links Official Website Category:British Rally Championship seasons Rally Championship British Rally Championship