2014 British Rally Championship

The 2014 MSA British Rally Championship was the 56th season of the British Rally Championship. The season began on 3 May in Carlisle with the Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Rally and ended on 13 September in Douglas with the Rally Isle of Man powered by Microgaming.

The championship was won by the Irish crew of Daniel McKenna and Arthur Kierans,^[1] who won four of the season's six rallies, to win the championship by eleven points ahead of Osian Pryce and Dale Furniss; Pryce and Furniss won the other two events to be held.

Event calendar and results

The 2014 calendar consisted of six rounds at five events with a double header held at the Rally Isle of Man.^[2] A seventh event, Rallye Dorset, was cancelled in July.^[3]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Pirelli Carlisle RB Foundation Rally (4–5 May)^[4]	1	Osian Pryce	Citroën DS3 R3T	1:25:26.4	10	137.18 km	14	11
		2	Daniel McKenna	Citroën DS3 R3T	1:26:12.4
		3	David Carney	Citroën DS3 R3T	1:31:02.6

2	Jim Clark Rally (30–31 May)^[5]	1	Daniel McKenna	Citroën DS3 R3T	1:47:20.0	16	195.81 km	19	10
		2	Osian Pryce	Citroën DS3 R3T	1:47:36.0
		3	Callum Black	Citroën DS3 R3T	1:52:21.1

3	RSAC Scottish Rally (27–28 June)^[6]	1	Daniel McKenna	Citroën DS3 R3T	1:08:58.8	10	117.14 km	46	18
		2	Callum Black	Citroën DS3 R3T	1:11:08.3
		3	Dean Raftery	Ford Fiesta R2	1:11:30.2

4	Todds Leap Ulster Rally (15–16 August)^{[N 1]}	1	Daniel McKenna	Citroën DS3 R3T	29:00.6	3	51.13 km	6	5
		2	Osian Pryce	Citroën DS3 R3T	29:31.9
		3	Dean Raftery	Ford Fiesta R2	29:50.6

5	Rally Isle of Man powered by Microgaming Leg 1 (11–12 September)	1	Osian Pryce	Citroën DS3 R3T	49:50.6	9	86.24 km	6	5
		2	Calvin Beattie	Ford Fiesta R2	57:03.5
		3	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R1	58:10.2

6	Rally Isle of Man powered by Microgaming Leg 2 (12–13 September)	1	Daniel McKenna	Citroën DS3 R3T	1:16:46.5	13	133.11 km	5	5
		2	Dean Raferty	Ford Fiesta R2	1:21:01.8
		3	Calvin Beattie	Ford Fiesta R2	1:21:20.9

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

A driver's best five scores counted towards the final championship standings.^[3] Points were 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. The second leg of the Rally Isle of Man awarded points at a coefficient of 1.5; thus 30 points were awarded to its winner.^[8]

Pos	Driver	Vehicle	PIR	JCR	SCO	ULS	RIM		Pts
1	Daniel McKenna	Citroën DS3 R3T	2	1	1	1	4	1	108
2	Osian Pryce	Citroën DS3 R3T	1	2	Ret	2	1	5	97
3	Dean Raftery	Ford Fiesta R2	4		3	3	5	2	87
4	Calvin Beattie	Ford Fiesta R2	5	5		4	2	3	85
5	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R1	8	9	6	5	3	4	76.5
6	Callum Black	Citroën DS3 R3T	Ret	3	2				34
7	Garry Pearson	Peugeot 208 VTi R2	Ret	4	4				30
8	Jonathan Jones	Ford Fiesta R1	10	10	7				30
9	David Carney	Citroën DS3 R3T	3	Ret					16
10	Rene Dias Torcato	Citroën C2 R2 Max			5				14
11	Timothy Cathcart	Citroën DS3 R3T	6	Ret	Ret	Ret			13
12	Cameron Davies	Ford Fiesta R2		6					13
13	Aaron McClure	Ford Fiesta R2	7	Ret	Ret				12
14	Chris Wheeler	Ford Fiesta MS1		7			Ret	DNS	12
15	Harry Threlfall	Renault Twingo RS R1		8					11
16	Kim Baker	Renault Twingo RS R1	9	Ret					10
Pos	Driver	Vehicle	PIR	JCR	SCO	ULS	RIM		Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Non-podium finish
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
Black	Excluded (EXC)
White	Did not start (DNS)
*	Joker played

Notes

^ The event was cancelled after the death of competitor Timothy Cathcart on SS3. Event results were taken at the end of SS3.^[7]

References

^ "McKenna and Kierans are 2014 BRC champions". British Rally Championship. UK Rally Limited. 13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
^ "2014 Calendar". rallybrc.co.uk. UK Rally Limited. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ a b "2014 Rallye Dorset postponed, statement by the Southern Car Club". British Rally Championship. UK Rally Limited. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
^ "Timothy Cathcart death: Tributes paid to rally crash victim". BBC Northern Ireland. BBC News. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ "BRC's Isle of Man finale". British Rally Championship. UK Rally Limited. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

External links

Official website

[8] The event was cancelled after the death of competitor Timothy Cathcart on SS3. Event results were taken at the end of SS3.^[7]

[1] "McKenna and Kierans are 2014 BRC champions". British Rally Championship. UK Rally Limited. 13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

[2] "2014 Calendar". rallybrc.co.uk. UK Rally Limited. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[Dorset-3] "2014 Rallye Dorset postponed, statement by the Southern Car Club". British Rally Championship. UK Rally Limited. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[4] "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.

[5] "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.

[6] "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.

[7] "Timothy Cathcart death: Tributes paid to rally crash victim". BBC Northern Ireland. BBC News. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[9] "BRC's Isle of Man finale". British Rally Championship. UK Rally Limited. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.