DAE Castle Combe Circuit Stage Rally 2026
The DAE Castle Combe Circuit Stage Rally is a two-day single-venue stage rally at Castle Combe Circuit in Wiltshire, organised by Bath Motor Club for 7 and 8 November 2026. Nine sealed-surface stages totalling around 50 miles use the circuit and its outer perimeter roads, and the last stage of Saturday runs in darkness. It is the event's third running and a qualifying round of five championships.
- DateSat 7 – Sun 8 Nov 2026
- Championships ASWMC Stage Rally ChampionshipACSMC Stage Rally ChampionshipTCS Plant Rally ChallengeCeltic Micra ChampionshipJunior Formula 1000 Rally Championship
- VenueCastle Combe Circuit, Chippenham, Wiltshire
- SurfaceTarmac
- Entries 78 paid entries of 90 max; seeding closes 20:00 on 30 Oct Entries →
- Results Rally hasn't run yet
- Route Nine stages, 50 stage miles; four Saturday, five Sunday
- Spectators Viewing areas round the circuit; paddock is the service area Spectators →
- Regulations 2026 supplementary regulations published (PDF) Regulations →
- Marshals Registration through the Bath Motor Club form Marshals →
The event returns for a third year with David Appleby Engineering as title sponsor, supported by Yellowbox Solutions and Castle Combe Circuit. Bath Motor Club opened entries at 20:00 on 2 October with the fee set at £385, a maximum field of 90 cars and a minimum of 50; entries close for seeding at 20:00 on 30 October, withdrawals are refunded less £30 up to that point, and final instructions are due by midday on 2 November. The organisers' unseeded list currently shows 78 paid and accepted entries. Documentation and scrutineering run on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning ahead of a 12:31 start on Saturday, when the Junior field leads away four stages of about 5.5 miles each, the last of them in darkness. Sunday resumes at 08:45 with five more stages and the first car due to finish from 15:20, with awards in the Strawford Centre once results are declared final.