The British Rally Championship has long been a proving ground for some of the best rally teams and drivers in the UK and beyond. With a legacy of fierce competition, the championship has seen the BRC Teams challenge go from strength to strength and in 2025 welcomes two new Teams entries into the mix, Race & Rally Citroen Racing and Race & Rally4.
The motorsport outfit, known for its sales of competition equipment, is also the UK & Ireland importer for the Citroen Racing and Stellantis Motorsport brands. It will now field two teams in the series in a bid to secure a BRC title.
Race & Rally Citroen Racing will aim to go head to head with the powerhouses of M-Sport and the MEM Rally team, and has recruited two Citroen C3 Rally2 drivers for its bid.
Four-time BRC champion Keith Cronin has a long-lasting relationship with the Citroen Racing brand and returns to the French manufacturer for his 2025 campaign. Cronin heads up the team and will be joined by the rapid James Ford who returns to the BRC this season after over a decade away; also in a Citroen C3 Rally2.
A formidable force in the Junior BRC and BRC4 fight, the Peugeot 208 Rally4 and Opel Corsa Rally4 are the weapon of choice – and with both coming under the Stellantis umbrella, will see three points scorers for the team for the opener.
North West Stages Junior BRC winner Kalum Graffin will score for the squad, as will Stellantis Motorsport Rally Cup IRE & UK contenders Kyle Mc Bride and Keelan Grogan; all in Peugeot 208 Rally4’s.
Both Race & Rally teams will need to hit the ground running to contend for victories. The arrival of Race & Rally in the BRC adds an extra layer of excitement to an already intense competition within the BRC Teams fight. One thing is for sure—the British Rally Championship just got even more exciting.
