The British Rally Championship was a rallying series run over the course of a year, that comprised seven tarmac and gravel surface events. 2023 was the 65th season of the series. The season began in Cumbria on 11 March and was 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.
2023 calendar For season 2023 there were seven events, four on gravel and three on closed road tarmac surfaces.
Round Dates Event Rally HQ Surface Website 1 11 March Malcolm Wilson Rally Cockermouth Gravel (website) 2 26/27 May Jim Clark Rally Duns Tarmac (website) 3 23/24 June Ypres Rally Belgium Ypres, Belgium Tarmac (website) 4 18/19 August Ulster Rally Newry Gravel (website) 5 2/3 September Rali Bae Ceredigion Aberystwyth Tarmac (website) 6 22/23 September Trackrod Rally Yorkshire Filey Gravel (website) 7 27/28 October Cambrian Rally Llandudno Gravel (website)
2023 events podium
Round Rally name Podium finishers Placing Driver / Co-Driver Car Time /Diff leader 1Malcolm Wilson Rally(11 March)1 Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria Ford Fiesta Rally2 42:16.02 Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 + 00:53.53 Elliot Payne / Tom Woodburn Ford Fiesta Rally2 + 01:22.1 2Jim Clark Rally (26/27 May)1 Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria Ford Fiesta Rally2 0:57:41.02 Keith Cronin / Mikie Galvin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 + 0:00:29.03 Callum Black / Jack Morton Ford Fiesta Rally2 + 0:03:04.7 3Ypres Rally Belgium (23/24 June)1 Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:02:44.12 Dany Vanneste / Kris D'alleine Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +01:34.33 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 1:35:30.92 Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +04:57.53 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 1:25:02.32 Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +03:16.73 Kyle White / Sean Topping Peugeot 208 Rally4 +08:45.5 6 Trackrod Rally (22/23 September1 Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria Ford Fiesta Rally2 54:18.32 Garry Pearson / Daniel Barritt Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 +0:44.63 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 43:46.02 Kyle Mcbride / Liam McIntyre Ford Fiesta Rally4 +1:11.53 Kyle White / Sean Topping Peugeot 208 Rally4 +9:12.3
2023 British Rally Championship for Drivers
Scoring system
Points were awarded as follows: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. Drivers were allowed to 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 were doubled (Joker points were not be doubled.) Competitors' five best scores would count towards their championship total.
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoints251815121086421Joker Points54321
2023 BRC Championship for Drivers
Pos Driver MWR JCR YPR ULS RBC TRA CAM Points 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
2023 BRC Championship for Co-Drivers
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
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