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 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 ShinnorsMitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 Mark Higgins/ Bryan ThomasSubaru Impreza N11 3 Stuart Jones/ Andy BullMitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 Pirelli International Rally(17/18 April) 1 Keith Cronin/ Greg ShinnorsMitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 Mark Higgins/ Bryan ThomasSubaru Impreza N11 3 David Bogie/ Kevin RaeMitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 3 Jim Clark International Rally(22/23 May) 1 Mark Higgins/ Bryan ThomasSubaru Impreza N11 2 Keith Cronin/ Greg ShinnorsMitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 Adam Gould/ Sebastian MarshallSubaru Impreza N14 4 2009 Rally Isle of Man (10/11 July) 1 Mark Higgins/ Bryan ThomasSubaru Impreza N11 2 Keith Cronin/ Greg ShinnorsMitsubishi Evo 9 3 Alastair Fisher/ Rory KennedyMitsubishi Evo 9 5 Toddsleap.com Ulster International Rally(21/22 August) 1 Mark Higgins/ Bryan ThomasSubaru Impreza N11 2 Alastair Fisher/ Rory KennedyMitsubishi Evo 9 3 David Bogie/ Kevin RaeMitsubisho Evo 10 6 International Rally Yorkshire(26 September) 1 Keith Cronin/ Greg ShinnorsMitsubishi Evo 9 2 Stuart Jones/ Andy BullMitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 3 Jonny Greer/ 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 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 *NOTE: All finishers score points
References
External links Official Website