2012 British Rally Championship season

2012 British Rally Championship season
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The MSA British Rally Championship is a yearly rallying series based in the United Kingdom. It comprises six events throughout the British Isles. The first championship was run in 1958 and it has been licensed by the MSA Motor Sports Association since 1999.

The 2012 MSA British Rally Championship season is the 54th season of the British Rally Championship. The season begins on February 24, in Bournemouth and ends on September 29, in Yorkshire.

Season Summary

The 2012 season will start without a defending champion as last years winner David Bogie announced in February that he will not contest the BRC series this year. Instead he intends to concentrate on the Scottish Rally Championship.[1]

Calendar

The 2012 calendar consists of six rounds.[2]

Round Dates Location Rally HQ Surface Winner
1 24/25 February England Rallye Sunseeker International Bournemouth Gravel Northern Ireland Mark Donnelly
2 23/24 March Wales Bulldog International Rally North Wales Welshpool Gravel Wales Tom Cave
3 27/28 April England Pirelli International Rally Carlisle Gravel Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin
4 1/3 June Scotland Jim Clark International Rally Kelso Asphalt Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin
5 17/18 August Northern Ireland International Rally Northern Ireland Antrim Asphalt Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin
6 28/29 September England International Rally Yorkshire Scarborough Gravel Wales Tom Cave

Drivers championship standings

Top 10 positions
Pos Driver SUN
England
BUL
Wales
PIR
England
JCR
Scotland
ULS
Northern Ireland
YOR
England
 Pts 
1 Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin Ret 2 1 1 1 3 102
2 Wales Tom Cave 12 1 9 2 6 1 94
3 Wales Osian Pryce 4 4 Ret 5 3 2 87
4 Wales Elfyn Evans 3 5 4 4 2 78
5 Northern Ireland Jonathan Greer 6 10 3 4 12 65
6 Northern Ireland Matthew Cathcart 8 13 Ret 8 7 7 61
7 Republic of Ireland Desi Henry 2 8 16 15 Ret 4 59.5
8 Finland Jukka Korhonen Ret 7 6 7 Ret 5 58
9 Northern Ireland Mark Donnelly 1 Ret 3 6 Ret 49
10 England Callum Black Ret 9 8 6 41.5
Pos Driver SUN
England
BUL
Wales
PIR
England
JCR
Scotland
ULS
Northern Ireland
YOR
England
 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

Points are awarded to the highest placed registered driver on each event as follows: 20, 18, 16, 15, and so on deleting one point per placing down to one single point for all finishers.

References

  1. John Fife – Snowman Rally Tales
  2. "2012 MSA British Rally Championship Events Calendar". rallybrc.co.uk (BRC). 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2011-11-13.

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