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JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion 2026

The JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion is a closed-road tarmac stage rally based in Aberystwyth, run from 4 to 6 September 2026 across Ceredigion and Powys. It was round six of the FIA European Rally Championship, a British Rally Championship double-header (rounds four and five after the Carlisle Stages cancellation) and, for the first time, a round of the FIA European Historic Rally Championship. Sixteen stages ran over about 196km, the 13.5-mile Cwm Elan the longest.

The event is complete. Kris Meeke won the ERC round in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2, while runner-up Teemu Suninen clinched the 2026 ERC title with a round to spare; Ville Vatanen sealed the ERC3 crown and Timo Schulz took a Junior ERC/ERC4 win double. In the British Rally Championship's double-header, Max McRae won round four (Friday and Saturday) and Meirion Evans won round five (Sunday), leaving McRae, Evans and Osian Pryce separated by two points ahead of the Cambrian Rally finale. The event drew a record 149-car entry.

Timeline

14 entries
6 Sep 2026
Alfie Hammond and co-driver Harry Walshaw sealed the National Rally Title with back-to-back wins across the Ceredigion double-header, taking the championship with one round still remaining. BRC report →
6 Sep 2026
Meirion Evans played his BRC Joker on Rali Ceredigion's Sunday round, collecting five bonus points to move into second in the drivers' standings, while Osian Pryce's round-five contest ended on the fourteenth stage when his Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 suffered a gearbox failure. The British title decider now comes down to the Lewis & Hunter Cambrian Rally. Wheels Within Wales report →
6 Sep 2026
Rally Wire's final-day report: Meeke's maiden ERC win, Suninen's title, Vatanen's ERC3 crown and Schulz's Junior ERC double. Rally Wire: finale →
6 Sep 2026
Kris Meeke won the ERC round by 38.6 seconds for his first European Rally Championship victory, with Teemu Suninen crowned 2026 champion after taking second and the Power Stage. Ville Vatanen secured the ERC3 title and Timo Schulz won Junior ERC and ERC4. Meirion Evans won the BRC's round five, sending the championship to the Cambrian Rally with McRae, Evans and Pryce split by two points. Final report →
6 Sep 2026
Rally Wire covered Saturday: Meeke led the ERC field by 20.5 seconds after the eighth stage, while McRae and Fair won the BRC round four contest to move into the championship lead. Rally Wire: day two →
5 Sep 2026
Rally Wire reported the BRC's Friday-and-Saturday contest, with McRae seizing the championship lead, Graffin dominant in BRC3 and England winning on his Junior BRC debut. Rally Wire: BRC →
5 Sep 2026
Max McRae and Cammy Fair won the BRC's round four contest, turning a 10-point deficit into a two-point lead over Osian Pryce ahead of Sunday's separate round. Kalum Graffin (BRC3), Oran England (Junior BRC) and Alfie Hammond (National) took the support-class wins. Round four report →
5 Sep 2026
Rally Wire covered the Friday-night leg: Suninen led Meeke by 0.9 seconds, while McRae held a two-second BRC advantage over Pryce. Rally Wire: day one →
4 Sep 2026
Friday's night stages: Teemu Suninen led the ERC field by 0.9 seconds overnight, while Max McRae headed the BRC runners by two seconds after the street-stage double-header and two dark tests. Overnight report →
3 Sep 2026
A record 149-car entry was reported for the sixth edition. Record entry →
2 Sep 2026
The BRC outlined the championship stakes: Osian Pryce led Max McRae by 10 points, with tickets to several class titles available at Ceredigion. Who can seal the crown →
28 Aug 2026
Rally Wire published its event preview, laying out the 4–6 September dates, the 16-stage route over about 196km, the BRC double-header scoring and the new FIA European Historic Rally Championship round. Rally Wire preview →
26 Aug 2026
Cambrian News previewed the event, which was set to bring Europe's best to Ceredigion for the sixth running of the rally. Cambrian News preview →
11 Jun 2026
The British Rally Championship confirmed Rali Ceredigion as a double-header — rounds four and five — after the cancellation of the Carlisle Stages, with points awarded once across Friday and Saturday and again over Sunday's stages after the clocks were reset. The best five of six scores count toward the title. Double-header confirmed →