2016 British Rally Championship
The 2016 MSA British Rally Championship was the 57th season of the British Rally Championship after a one-year absence.
The championship featured eight classes:
- BRC 1
- BRC 2
- BRC 3
- BRC 4
- BRC 5
- BRC GT
- National Rally Cup
- Junior BRC
Calendar
The 2016 championship was contested over seven rounds| Round | Dates | Rally name | |
| 1 | 5–6 March |  Mid Wales Stages | Gravel |
| 2 | 8–9 April |  Circuit of Ireland | Tarmac |
| 3 | 30 April–1 May |  Pirelli Rally | Gravel |
| 4 | 25 June |  RSAC Scottish Rally | Gravel |
| 5 | 9–10 July | Nicky Grist Stages | |
| 6 | 19–20 August | Ulster Rally | Tarmac |
| 7 | 15–17 September |  Rally Isle of Man | Tarmac |
Teams and Drivers
;BRC1 Entries| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 |  DMACK British Rally Team | Elfyn Evans | Craig Parry | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | DMACK British Rally Team |  Max Vatanen |  Jacques-Julien Renucci | 1–3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Spencer Sport | Tom Cave | James Morgan | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd |  Fredrik Åhlin |  Morten Erik Abrahamsen | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | Alex Laffey | Andrew Roughhead | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | MSL Motorsport | Jamie Anderson | Ross Whittock | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | MSL Motorsport | Rhys Yates | Tom Woodburn | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 |  Combilift Rallying | Josh Moffett | John Rowan | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Combilift Rallying | Sam Moffett | Karl Atkinson | 1–2, 6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Dom Buckley Motorsport | Hugh Hunter | Andy Marchbank | 1–2 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Dom Buckley Motorsport | Robert Woodside | Allan Harryman | 1–2, 6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Tiger Risk Rally Team | James Slaughter | James Whitaker | 1–3, 5 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Tiger Risk Rally Team | James Slaughter | Patrick Walsh | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | M-Sport World Rally Team | Matthew Wilson | Stuart Loudon | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | The Sun WD-40 Rally Team | Rob Gill | Anders Howard | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R5 | Swift Group | Matt Edwards | Will Rogers | 6–7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta S2000 | Get Connected | Damian Cole | Paul Morris | 1–2, 5 |
| Citroën | Citroën DS3 R5 | DGM Sport | Keith Cronin | Mikie Galvin | 1–2, 6 |
| Citroën | Citroën DS3 R5 | DGM Sport | Jonathan Greer | Kirsty Riddick | All |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | David Bogie | Kevin Rae | 1–5 |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | David Bogie | James O'Reilly | 6–7 |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | Thomas Preston | Jack Morton | 3–5 |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | CA1 Sport Ltd | Thomas Preston | Carl Williamson | 7 |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | Macsport Rally Team | Desi Henry | Liam Moynihan | All |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia R5 | Simpsons Škoda Motorsport | Neil Simpson | Elliot Edmondson | 1–3 |
| Skoda | Škoda Fabia S2000 | Tiger Risk Rally Team | Martin McCormack | David Moynihan | 1–3, 6 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | Euan Thorburn Rally Team | Euan Thorburn | Paul Beaton | 1–4 |
| Proton | Proton Satria Neo S2000 |  Proton Motorsports | Oliver Mellors | Ian Windress | All |
;BRC2 Entries
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Swift Group | Matt Edwards | Will Rogers | 1–5 |
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Mitsubishi Ralliart UK | Phillip Morrow | Jonny Hart | 1–2 |
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Patrick O'Brien Rallying | Patrick O'Brien | Stephen O'Brien | 2 |
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | Hyundai Genpower Rally Team | Roland Llewellin | Jack Morton | 1–2 |
| Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | SW Motorsport | Spencer Wilkinson | Glyn Thomas | 1, 3 |
;BRC3 Entries
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
| Citroën | Citroën DS3 R3T | Chris Wheeler Rallying | Chris Wheeler | Yan Griffiths | 1, 3–5 |
| Toyota | Toyota GT86 CS-R3 |  Toyota Motorsport | Chris Harris | Brynmor Pierce | 1 |
| Toyota | Toyota GT86 CS-R3 | Toyota Motorsport | Will Cory | Brynmor Pierce | 6–7 |
;BRC4 Entries
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Melvyn Evans Motorsport |  Amittrajit Ghosh | Ashwin Naik | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta ST | SIMS Rally Team | Tony Simpson | Ian Bevan | 1, 3–5, 7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Athreton Racing | Gee Atherton | Keaton Williams | 1, 3–4, 6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Roger Platt | Ian Davis | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Roger Platt | John Jarrett | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Roger Platt | Keegan Rees | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Mc Connell Motorsport | Marty Gallagher | Dean O'Sullivan | 2 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | Mc Connell Motorsport | Marty Gallagher | Dean O'Sullivan | 5–7 |
| Opel | Opel Adam R2 | Callum Devine Rallying | Callum Devine | Keith Moriarty | 2, 6 |
;Junior BRC Entries
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
| Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 | Vauxhall Motorsport Junior Rally Team | Matthias Adielsson | Andreas Johansson | All |
| Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 | Vauxhall Motorsport Junior Rally Team | Robert Duggan | Gerard Conway | All |
| Vauxhall | Vauxhall Adam R2 | Vauxhall Motorsport Junior Rally Team |  Aaron Windus | Rhianon Smyth | 1–3 |
| Renault | Renault Twingo RS R2 | Sindre Furuseth Rally | Sindre Furuseth | Gøril Undebakke | 1 |
| Renault | Renault Twingo RS R2 | Sindre Furuseth Rally | Sindre Furuseth | Roger Eilertson | 3 |
| Renault | Renault Twingo RS R2 | Sindre Furuseth Rally | Sindre Furuseth | Jim Hjerpe | 4–7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Gus Greensmith Rallying | Gus Greensmith |  Alex Gelsomino | 1, 3, 5 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Melvyn Evans Motorsport | Meirion Evans | Jonathan Jackson | 1–5 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T |  Ice Pol Racing Team | Guillaume de Mevius | Louis Louka | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Top Gear Motors | Adam Bustard | Aaron Johnston | All |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | MH Motorsport | Umberto Accornero | Andrew Edwards | 1–3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | MH Motorsport | Umberto Accornero | Nicola Arena | 4 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | MH Motorsport | Josh Cornwell | Phil Hall | 7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | BBR Rallying | Blair Brown | Richard Simmonds | 1–6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | BBR Rallying | Blair Brown | Steven Clark | 7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Two 4 Motorsport | Rhys Pinter | Mark Swallow | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Two 4 Motorsport | Rhys Pinter | Phil Hall | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Josh Cornwell | Dai Roberts | 1–5 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Nick Carr | Joe Sturdy | 1, 3–5 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Will Graham |  Alex Kihurani | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Will Graham | Tim Sayer | 2, 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Nabila Tejpar | Fiona Scarrett | 1–2 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Nabila Tejpar | Tim Sayer | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Nabila Tejpar | Alister Crook | 4 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | Nabila Tejpar | Andrew Edwards | 6–7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Major Motorsport | Guy Tyler | Steven Fisher | 1, 3–5 |
;BRC5 Entries
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co Driver | Rounds |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R1 | Major Motorsport | Tom Williams | Emma Morrison | 3 |
Event results
Podium places and information on each event.Drivers championship standings
Points will be awarded in each class as follows: 25, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. Competitors may nominate one event as their 'joker', on which they will score additional points. The final round of the championship was a double-header for points as the rally was split into two point scoring rounds.Competitors six best scores will count towards their championship total, including the final round.