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2000 British Rally Championship
The 2000 Mobil 1 British Rally Championship was won by Finland's Marko Ipatti in a Group N Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 ahead of Vauxhall drivers Mark Higgins (driver), Mark Higgins and Neil Wearden. The 1600cc category championship was won by Proton's Mats Andersson with the Group N title going to Gavin Cox. This was the last year that the championship ran to the F2 regulations. Calendar Driver Changes Mark Higgins moved from Volkswagen to Vauxhall SEAT, Ford and Renault had withdrawn from the BRC Gwyndaf Evans left the series to concentrate on testing and development work for SEAT WRC team Hyundai entered the series with Vauxhall refugee Jarmo Kytolehto and Australian Andrew Pinker driving for the team David Higgins moved from a production Subaru to the works Peugeot team Reigning champion Tapio Laukkanen moved to Volkswagen as their solo driver Martin Rowe only made a one-off appearance for Ford in the new Puma rally car after Renault's withdrawal Leading Entries Driv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Rally Championship
The British Rally Championship is a rallying series based in the United Kingdom. The first championship was run in 1958 and it has been licensed by the Motor Sports Association (MSA) since 1999. MSA has opted not to run the series in 2015, instead giving its promotion to its own subsidiary (IMS) for 2016. Champions British Rally Championship *In 2000, Ipatti used both Kari Kajala and Teppo Leino as co-drivers during the season. Hence, runner-up Mark Higgins' co-driver Bryan Thomas was awarded the co-drivers title. Two similar situations occurred in 2004 & 2008. In 2004 David Higgins used Chris Wood, Craig Thorley & Daniel Barritt as co-drivers during the season. Hence, runner-up Austin MacHale' co-driver Brian Murphy was awarded the co-drivers title. In 2008,Wilks used both Phil Pugh and David Moynihan as co-drivers during the season. Again, runner-up Mark Higgins' co-driver Rory Kennedy was awarded the co-drivers title. RACMSA British Rally Championship RACMSA British O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
