
The Riponian Stages Rally
7-8 February 2026
Rally regulations and entries
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Competitor Info
This year's Riponian Stages rally was the opening round of the 2025 Fuchs Lubricants Motorsport UK British Historic Rally Championship and took place on 9th February 2025.
The 2026 rally will be held on the 7th & 8th February.

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- Sat 07 Feb
Event Winners
From the first Riponian Rally, held as a road rally event in November 1969, the present-day event has evolved into a 45 mile stage rally event, using forest roads linked by closed roads. The winners of the 50th event were Matt Edwards and John Millington in Pete Smith's M-Sport Ford Fiesta R5+
2026
It could be you....
2025
Elliot Payne/ Patrick Walsh (Interclub)
Dan Mennell / John H Roberts (National BHRC)
2024
George Lepley/Dale Bowen (National BHRC)
Elliot Payne/ Patrick Walsh (Interclub)
2023
Roger Chilman/Patrick Walsh (National BHRC)
Elliott Payne/Tom Woodburn (Interclub)
2022
Matthew Robinson/Sam Collis (National BHRC)
Ollie Mellors/Max Freeman (Interclub)
2021
Cancelled (coronavirus)
2020
Cancelled (high winds)
2019
Matt Edwards/John Millington
Ford Fiesta R5+
2018
Cancelled (lost venue)
2017
Stephen Petch/Michael Wilkinson
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2016
Charlie Payne/Carl Williamson
Ford Fiesta S2000 Turbo
2015
Charlie Payne/Andrew Roughead Ford Fiesta S2000 Turbo
2014
Peter Stephenson/Ian Windress Ford Escort Cosworth
2013
Charlie Payne/Craig Thorley Ford Focus WRC
2012
Charlie Payne/Craig Thorley Ford Focus WRC
2011
Charlie Payne/Craig Thorley Ford Focus WRC
2010
Paul Bird/Kirsty Riddick Ford Focus WRC
2009
Charlie Payne/Craig Thorley Mitsubishi Lancer WRC
2008
Tim Pearcey/Sebastian Marshall Mitsubishi Lancer GpN
2006
Kevin Proctor/Mike Gilby Subaru Impreza
2005
Barry Johnson/Stuart Merry Subaru Impreza
2004
Kevin Proctor/Mike Gilby Subaru Impreza
2002
Mike Perrott/Gary Mansell Ford Escort WRC
2001
Charlie Payne/Craig Thorley Mitsubishi Lancer
2000
Charlie Payne/Craig Thorley Mitsubishi Lancer
1999
Matt Yeadon/Richard Shores Ford Escort Cosworth
1998
Graham Middleton/'Plug' Pulleyn Ford Escort
1997
Brian Lyall/John Bennie Subaru Legacy
1996
Cancelled (snow)
1995
Steve Smith/Brian Hughes Lancia Integrale Evo
1994
Sean Garner/Dave Prattley Ford Escort Cosworth
1993
Charlie Payne/Hugh Edwards Ford Sierra Cosworth
1992
Charlie Payne/A Hall Ford Sierra Cosworth
1988
Steve Smith/Christine Coward Ford Escort
1981
Pete Smith/Dave Jobling Ford Escort
1980
Bob Bean/Alan Greenwood Ford Escort
1977
Dennis Pelling/Dave Jobling Ford Escort
1976
Steve Smith/Adrian Dixon Ford Escort
1975
Geoff Birkett/Dave Orrick Opel Kadett
1974
Cancelled (fuel crisis)
1973
John Ellis/Dennis Trowbridge Ford Escort TC
1972
Jack Tordoff/Brian Marchant SAAB
1971
Jack Tordoff/Brian Marchant SAAB
1969 Keith Bickerdyke/Tony Viles Ford Escort
Rally Stats
Over the 50 years the event has run, the Club has had to cancel the rally five times, twice because of extreme weather conditions (in 1996 and 2020) and three times due to extreme circumstances, first the fuel crisis of 1974, then losing the venue in 2018 and finally the coronavirus pandemic in 2021.
The Riponian was run nine times as a road rally from it's inception in 1969.
Winners
1981
Pete Smith/Dave Jobling
Ford Escort
1980
Bob Bean/Alan Greenwood
Ford Escort
1977
Dennis Pelling/Dave Jobling
Ford Escort
1976
Steve Smith/Adrian Dixon
Ford Escort
1975
Geoff Birkett/Dave Orrick
Opel Kadett
1973
John Ellis/Dennis Trowbridge
Ford Escort TC
1972
Jack Tordoff/Brian Marchant
SAAB
1971
Jack Tordoff/Brian Marchant
SAAB
1969
Keith Bickerdyke/Tony Viles
Ford Escort
Most successful manufacturer: Ford 22 wins in 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2002, 1999, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1998, 1988, 1981, 1980, 1977, 1976, 1973 and 1969
Ford has been far and away the most successful manufacturer on the Riponian, with wins for the marque in early Escorts, Escort and Sierra Cosworths and a variety of WRC, S2000 and R5 machinery.
2019
Matt Edwards/John Millington Ford Fiesta R5+
2017
Stephen Petch/Michael Wilkinson Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2016
Charlie Payne/Carl Williamson Ford Fiesta S2000 Turbo
2015
Charlie Payne/Andrew Roughead Ford Fiesta S2000 Turbo
2014
Peter Stephenson/Ian Windress Ford Escort Cosworth
2013
Charlie Payne/Craig Thorley Ford Focus WRC
2012
Charlie Payne/Craig Thorley Ford Focus WRC
2011
Charlie Payne/Craig Thorley Ford Focus WRC
2010
Paul Bird/Kirsty Riddick Ford Focus WRC
2002
Mike Perrott/Gary Mansell Ford Escort WRC
1999
Matt Yeadon/Richard Shores Ford Escort Cosworth
1998
Graham Middleton/'Plug' Pulleyn Ford Escort
1994
Sean Garner/Dave Prattley Ford Escort Cosworth
1993
Charlie Payne/Hugh Edwards Ford Sierra Cosworth
1992
Charlie Payne/A Hall Ford Sierra Cosworth
1988
Steve Smith/Christine Coward Ford Escort
1981
Pete Smith/Dave Jobling Ford Escort
1980
Bob Bean/Alan Greenwood Ford Escort
1977
Dennis Pelling/Dave Jobling Ford Escort
1976
Steve Smith/Adrian Dixon Ford Escort
1973
John Ellis/Dennis Trowbridge Ford Escort TC
1969
Keith Bickerdyke/Tony Viles Ford Escort