Cronin salvages second place finish on British Rally Championship opening weekend 

Ballylickey driver Keith Cronin is bidding for a record-equalling fifth title.

TOUGH CONDITIONS: Keith Cronin/Mikie Galvin (Volkswagen Polo GTi R5) finished second in the Malcolm Wilson Rally, round one of the British Rally Championship. Pic: Jakob Ebrey Photography.

Four times British rally champion Keith Cronin salvaged a second place finish on the Malcolm Wilson Rally in Cockermouth that marked the beginning of this year’s British Rally Championship where the Ballylickey driver is bidding for a record-equalling fifth title.

He wasn’t the only one on a rescue mission after the event organisers were forced to scrap three stages that fell victim to heavy snowfall. As expected M-Sport factory driver Adrien Fourmaux took his Ford Fiesta Rally2 to victory 53.5 seconds ahead of Cronin, who was co-driven by Killarney’s Mikie Galvin.