The Motorsport UK British Rally Championship 2023 will have new look as it announced an exciting new opening round and potentially dramatic conclusion in North Wales. In a revised roster, Britain’s premier rallying series will feature seven events across the four home nations, with rallies in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and two in Wales. It will also return to mainland Europe as … [Read more...]
Welshman on verge of British Rally Championship victory
The Motorsport UK British Rally Championship makes a return to the iconic Dalby Forest next weekend, as the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire 23-24 September hosts the penultimate, and potentially title-deciding round of the 2022 season. The blisteringly fast English forest stages are well-known across the decades for witnessing epic battles when the World Rally Championship visited the region and now … [Read more...]
Hirst favourite for weekend Nicky Grist Stages
Matthew Hirst will be targeting his fourth straight 2022 Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship win when he contests the Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday 9 July in his Pirelli-shod Delta Salvage Ford Fiesta R5+. Co-driven by Declan Dear, Matthew became the first driver since Callum Black in 2017 to win three Welsh Championship rallies in a row when he won the Plains Rally last time … [Read more...]
Hamilton & Moss honoured at British Grand Prix
Sir Lewis Hamilton has been presented with the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy for an 11th time, extending his record-breaking run in the history of the prestigious award. The Hawthorn Memorial Trophy is awarded annually by Motorsport UK to the most successful British or Commonwealth driver in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. It was first presented by the Hawthorn family in memory of Mike … [Read more...]
British Motorsport Day Westminster presentation
Motorsport UK and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Motorsport yesterday presented Our Eclectic Future at British Motorsport Day in the Palace of Westminster to showcase the vision of a world powered by a range of use-appropriate systems and fuels. Fossil-fuels will continue to power existing vehicles around the world for quite some time, and therefore solutions are needed to shift to … [Read more...]
StreetCar desire to meet need for motor-sport
Some of the earliest forms of motorsport will be given a new lease of life. Motorsport UK, the national governing body, has launched StreetCar to encourage more people to get behind the wheel and enjoy the sport; overturning the age-old perception that it is out of reach for most people. StreetCar will showcase the existing vibrant grassroots motorsport scene, and demonstrate that the sport is … [Read more...]
Triple bid by Hirst this weekend in Wales
Matthew Hirst will be targeting an unblemished hat-trick of wins in the 2022 Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship when he contests the Plains Rally on Saturday. Hirst and co-driver Declan Dear have made the perfect Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Championship start by winning both the WKD Trained Dogs Rally North Wales and Rallynuts Stages in their Pirelli-shod Delta Salvage Ford Fiesta … [Read more...]
Motorsport bodies ban Russia and Belarus from competitions
Russian and Belarus competitors, teams and officials will be suspended from motor sport events in Britain in the wake of the Ukraine invasion. Welsh-born David Richards CBE, Chair of Motorsport UK, along with the Board of the organisation, have considered the appropriate response to the ongoing acts of war and aggression conducted in Ukraine by Russia and Belarus. Richards said, “The entire … [Read more...]
Lighting up UK circuit safety
Motorsport UK, the British Motor Sports Training Trust and the UK’s largest race circuit owners are proud to announce that there will be a rollout of FIA High-Tech Light Panels across the top Motorsport UK licensed race circuits from this spring. Motorsport UK, the BMSTT and the UK circuit owners have agreed to work with leading motorsport safety solutions provider EM Motorsport, a principal … [Read more...]
Welsh rally series gets boost for 2022
Ravenol UK becomes joint title sponsor of the Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship and increases incentives for clubmen in the Ravenol Welsh Challenge Ravenol UK will enhance its involvement within Welsh motorsport this year by becoming joint title sponsor of the 2022 Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship and increasing its support of the popular Ravenol Welsh … [Read more...]