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Three drivers enter the final round of the British Rallycross Championship at Silverstone this weekend separated by just five points.
The 2007 champion Ollie O’donovan leads by four points from five-time champion Julian Godfrey, with three-time British Rally champion Mark Higgins just a point adrift.
Fourteen Supercars are entered for the season finale. The two worst scores from each drivers’ first eight rounds are dropped, but the Silverstone scores have to count to the final tally.
With three wins to his name in 2018 so far, first or second will be good enough for O’donovan to claim his second crown, but if he is third with Godfrey, who also has a trio of victories or Higgins, who has twice been on the top step, taking victory, either challenger could take the title.
“It’s very close but we can’t get too wrapped up thinking about the points situation before the semi-finals,” said O’donovan. “I’m just going to go there and do the best I can, then see how things are looking. I would love to win a second title and that’s what we’ve been working really hard towards this year, that’s why we focused on this instead of going to Europe. But, this is rallycross, you can’t take anything for granted.”
A number of drivers could also mix up the order with strong results at Silverstone, including returning 2016 champion Dan Rooke, driving for O’donovan’s team, World RX driver Oliver Bennett, and Belgian GT racer, Enzo Ide, making his rallycross debut. “It’s been an interesting first season in rallycross and now it all comes down to Silverstone,” said Albatec Racing driver Higgins. “The team has given me a great car and it’s a shame that we are not in a stronger position going into the final round after some interesting luck and on-track incidents. It’s still very possible to win the championship and anything can happen.
“I hope we can have a fair, clean race, and with such a strong entry it will be very interesting to see the outcome of the final points.”