The 2026 Motorsport UK Cross Car Esports Cup has been officially launched — a brand new championship beginning in February 2026, offering sim racers a clear and direct pathway into real world motorsport, within the Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy.
As the Super Retro and Retro Rallycross Championships within the Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy roster continue to grow, a number of changes have been introduced to the regulations for 2026 in an effort to maintain the Retro momentum.
The Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy and BTRDA Clubmans Rallycross Championship are delighted to reveal the 2026 UK rallycross calendar, with a continuation of the collaboration between the two series.
Lydden Hill local Matt Cake completed an undefeated run through the 2025 Swift Sport Rallycross Championship at his home circuit with a pair of wins to wrap up the title in style.
Inseparable throughout the Super Retro Rallycross Championship in 2025, it was once again Charlie French (Ford Escort) and Alan Crockett (Opel Kadett) who battled at the head of the Super Retro division through the weekend at Lydden Hill, French ultimately prevailing to defend his category crown.
David Kane (Speedcar Wonder) doubled-up at Lydden Hill in the final weekend of the first-ever Motorsport UK Cross Car Championship to continue a run of five successive wins, but another consistent performance from Max Weatherly (LifeLive TN11) was enough for the former Swift Sport title-winner to seal the crown.
Having never finished lower than second through the Motorsport UK Junior Rallycross Championship season leading up to the show-down at Lydden Hill, Teddie Macpherson entered the Lydden Hill weekend with the points lead and sealed the deal on Sunday afternoon to join a growing list of young stars to have claimed the crown.
In front of a sell-out crowd at the annual fireworks rallycross weekend, Irishman Derek Tohill claimed a second career Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy title at Lydden Hill [November 8-9].
Former Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy title-winners Derek Tohill and Patrick O’Donovan enter the final rounds of the campaign at the Lydden Hill finale this weekend locked in battle for the 2025 crown [November 8-9], with a huge crowd expected for the annual fireworks event.
