When Britain lost its place on the World Rallying stage with the demise of Wales Rally GB after its final running in 2019, British fans were left initially in disbelief, which was soon followed by them feeling rather hurt that such an iconic event and Britain’s place in the WRC could be taken from them. An awful lot of resentment was floating about, and following a number of failed attempts from across the Irish sea, it seemed that there was to be no way back for our nation’s hand in our beloved sport to return to the top tier level of rallying once again.
The Probite British Rally Championship arrived at its most northerly stop for round four of the 2025 season, returning to the gravel at the Voly Grampian Forest Rally.
The 2025 British Rally Championship was reawakened for the second round of the season, the much-anticipated Kielder Carlisle Stages, which made their triumphant return to the BRC calendar for the first time since 2019.
The Probite British Rally Championship and the Protyres Asphalt Rally Championship both kicked off their 2025 seasons on the fast, flowing tarmac of East Yorkshire with the East Riding Stages, an event often dubbed the “English Ypres” for its tight lanes, open cuts, and unforgiving ditches. Based around the historic market town of Beverley, the rally has grown in stature in recent years, earning praise for its slick organisation and strong local support.
2024 saw a raft of changes for the Probite British Rally Championship, a different look to the calendar, a new title sponsor, highlights programmes on ITV & ITVX and a highly competitive field of competitors.
M-Sport will return to the Probite British Rally Championship in 2025 with a sensational lineup, recruiting FIA Junior WRC champion Romet Jürgenson and BRC front-runner Garry Pearson to drive a pair of M-Sport Ford Fiesta Rally2 examples.
After a grueling Grampian gravel affair in Scotland, the 2024 Probite British Rally Championship saw the crews descend on Aberystwyth, Wales for its penultimate round on the Asphalt and a doubleheader points-scoring opportunity.
The Motorsport UK, Probite British Rally Championship has reached the halfway point in its 2024 season. As the crews descended on the Scottish town of Stonehaven for Round 4, The Voyonic Grampian Forest Rally (9th & 10th August) the race for the title would heat up.
Returning to the Asphalt for the third round of the 2024 Motorsport UK, Probite British Rally Championship, the Beatson’s Building Supplies Jim Clark Rally (May 24/25) would provide 87 competitive stage miles, over 14 stages and across two days.
From the Scottish border town of Duns, Berwickshire, the Jim Clark Rally has been a mainstay in the British Rally Championship since it first joined the series in the late nineteen nineties. It has always delivered ample drama and has proved to be a challenge for the competitors time and time again, this year was no exception.
Organised by the Midland Manner Motor Club, the 2024 edition of the Severn Valley Stages rally would host the second round of the Motorsport UK ProBite British Rally Championship for the first time in its long-standing history.
