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.
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.
Four-time British Rally Champ, Keith Cronin has put his name down for the 2025 British Rally Championship season opener, the East Riding Stages Rally – 23/02/25.