THE LEADING CLASSES

Your guide to the British Rally season ahead. By Jack Benyon BRC 1 BRC 2

The fastest cars in the BRC will compete in BRC 1, which includes homologated R5, S2000, RRC and VR4 cars. All manufacturers currently building R5s are represented in the series, while uptake has been slow on RRC and S2000 machines. The cars you’ll see: Ford Fiesta R5, Citroen DS 3 R5, Skoda Fabia R5, Peugeot 208 T16 R5, Skoda Fabia S2000 The likely contenders: Elfyn Evans/craig Parry (Fiesta R5), Tom Cave/james Morgan (Fiesta R5), David Bogie/kevin Rae (Skoda Fabia R5), Keith Cronin/ Mikie Galvin (DS 3 R5)