The British Rally Championship, Called Probite British Rally Championship due to sponsorships reasons, is a rallying series run over the course of a year, that comprises six tarmac and gravel surface events. 2026 will be the 68th season of the series. The championship will have three events in Wales, two in Scotland and a single visit to Carlisle in England.
2026 calendar For season 2026 there will be six events, three on gravel and three on closed road tarmac surfaces.
In mid-May 2026 the organisers announced the cancellation of the third round of the series, the Carlisle Stages which was originally scheduled for 5 June 2026. A low number of entries was cited as the reason. Championship organisers will provide further information as it develops.
Round Dates Event Rally HQ Surface Website 1 11 April Severn Valley Stages Builth Wells Gravel (website)2 22–23 May Jim Clark Rally Duns Tarmac (website)- Cancelled Kielder Carlisle Stages Carlisle Gravel (website)3 7–8 August Grampian Forest Rally Banchory Gravel (website)4 4–6 September Rali Ceredigion Aberystwyth Tarmac (website) 5 24 October Cambrian Rally Llandudno Gravel (website)
Results
Round Rally name Podium finishers Placing Driver / Co-Driver Car Time /Diff leader 1Severn Valley Stages(11 April)1 Osian Pryce / James Morgan Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 48:26.92 Merion Evans / Dale Furniss Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 + 0:19.03 Garry Pearson / Hannah McKillop Ford Fiesta Rally2 + 1:07.9 2Jim Clark Rally(22 May)1 Max McRae / Cameron Fair Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:13:35.12 Merion Evans / Dale Furniss Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 + 0:30.03 Osian Pryce / James Morgan Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 + 1:02.6 3Carlisle Stages Rally (5 June) Cancelled1 - - -2 - - -3 - - - 4 Grampian Forest Rally (7 August)1 Osian Pryce / James Morgan Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 52:59.22 Max McRae / Cameron Fair Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 + 0:26.13 Merion Evans / Dale Furniss Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 + 0:27.4 5Rali Ceredigion (4September)1 Max McRae / Cameron Fair Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:31:29.12 Merion Evans / Dale Furniss Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 + 0:07.43 Kalum Graffin / Rhodri Evans Ford Fiesta Rally3 + 7:05.3 6Cambrian Rally (24 October)1 2 3
Championship standings
Scoring system Source:
Top finishing crews score points as follows: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2.
Drivers may nominate one event as their 'joker', on which if they finish in the top five they will score additional points: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoints251815121086421Joker Points54321
For the final round the points total for that rally will be multiplied by 1.5. Joker points will not be effected by this multiplier Following the cancellation of the 'Carlisle Stages', 'Rali Ceredigion' will become a double-header in 2026, offering two points-scoring opportunities.
Competitors five best scores will count towards their championship total.
2026 BRC Championship Standings Drivers Pos Driver SEV JCR CSR GFR RCD1 RCD2 CAM Points 1 Max McRae 12 25 c 18 30 * 18 103 2 Osian Pryce 25 15 c 25 18 Ret 96 3 Meirion Evans 18 18 c 15 15 30 * 834 Garry Pearson 15 10 c 14 * DNS DNS 395 Aoife Raftery 6 0 c 10 11 * 12 39 Pos Driver SEV JCR CSR GFR RCD1 RCD2 CAM Pts
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