The Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Rally (formerly the Pirelli International Rally) is a

rallying Rally is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (often called ''rally racing),'' navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed time or average speed. ...

race organised by the Cumberland Sporting Car Club that takes place in

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

since 1992. Based in the

Kielder Forest Kielder Forest is a large forestry plantation in Northumberland, England, surrounding Kielder village and the Kielder Water reservoir. It is the largest man-made woodland in England with three-quarters of its covered by forest. The majority ...

complex near

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...

, it features a mixture of fast open sprints across farmland and twisty forest tracks.

Features of the event

*New Saturday / Sunday format *Saturday morning scrutineering option *More compact route than previous years *Option for Challengers to enter an event that will run on Sunday

Brief description

Using the infamous Kielder Forest complex, the event begins in

town centre at mid-day on Saturday running into the evening, restarting on Sunday morning with a mid-day finish at the Racecourse. The event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winners

External links

RBF Pirelli Rally Official websiteBritish Rally Championship Official website
{{rally-stub British Rally Championship Sport in Cumbria