2009 British Rally Championship season

2009 British Rally Championship season
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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 March 28, with International Rally North Wales. The season ended on September 26, at the International Rally Yorkshire. Irishman Keith Cronin won the title at his fist attempt after a season-long battle with Mark Higgins.

Contents

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 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

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
(Aug 21/22)		 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
(Sept 26)		 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

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 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Non-podium finish
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not participate

*NOTE: All finishers score points

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