The Motorsport UK Cross Car Championship will launch for the 2025 season with the new event joining the British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy and the BTRDA Clubmans Rallycross Championship schedule.

The 12 round championship will kick off at Blyton Park on 30 March as part of the BTRDA season opener. The category will join the headline Supercar class and Junior division within 5 Nations BRX, with racing at all the rounds except for October’s visit to Mondello Park. The season will culminate at Lydden Hill in November as part of the annual 5 Nations BRX Fireworks Rallycross weekend.

The FIA-sanctioned single-seater buggy category is an accessible and affordable pathway within rallycross. A range of manufacturers have delivered a number of iterations of the vehicles that are fitted with motorcycle engines. Cross Car is rising in popularity globally and the launch of the new championship will give competitors added impetus to get behind the wheel.

FIA-sanctioned Cross Car machines were first introduced into UK rallycross in 2022, racing as part of the UK’s Nitro Rallycross Championship round at Lydden Hill, and within the BTRDA Clubmans Rallycross Championship. It became part of the 5 Nations BRX roster last year.

The BTRDA have offered the Turton Trophy which will be awarded the highest placed BTRDA member in the Motorsport UK Cross Car category and their Cooper Trophy will be awarded to the BTRDA XC Class Champion.

Given the extent of the schedule, competitors will count three dropped scores towards their final total.

Hugh Chambers, Motorsport UK CEO, commented, “Cross Car is rapidly growing in the UK, becoming a cost effective and accessible discipline open to all. The disciplines inclusion in the 5 Nations British Rallycross in 2024 highlighted its rapid expansion and as its popularity grows in the UK and internationally, we’re excited to launch a dedicated British championship for the Formula.”