Round 7: JLT Tempest 2 Rally, 7 November

Rhys Yates secured the 2015 MSA English Rally Championship title on the season-closing JLT Tempest 2 Rally.

Yates’ task was made easier when title rival David Bennett and his co-driver Alistair McNeill retired on the first stage with clutch failure. This gifted Yates and navigator Tom Woodburn a clear run to the championship.

Among other crews to do well were Dominic Hodge and Stefan Arndt, who took maximum points in Class E1 for standard production cars up to 1400cc.

Provisional championship standings1 Rhys Yates – 121 points (CHAMPION)2 David Bennett – 1193 Ryan Weston – 1054 James Hutchings – 1045 Nick Carr – 101