O’Sullivan denied championship glory despite dominant season with Devine
Killarney’s Noel O’Sullivan guided Claudy’s Callum Devine to a sensational second Irish Tarmac Rally Championship Drivers’ title but the Kerry man cannot be crowned co-drivers’ champion as he did not register for the series at the start of the season.
The pair proved unbeatable once they appeared on the championship trail, winning the Rally of the Lakes, the Circuit of Ireland, the Donegal International, and the Ulster Rally.
Their Ulster triumph sealed Devine’s drivers’ title, but the championship rules mean O’Sullivan scores no points.
At the beginning of the year, O’Sullivan believed the crew would not commit to a full campaign, so he did not submit his registration
Ironically, once they joined the series in Killarney, they never lost a rally.
That leaves the co-drivers’ championship wide open. It will be decided between Patrick Walsh and Andy Hayes at the final round in Cork this October.
For O’Sullivan, it is a bittersweet outcome: he was in the co-driver’s seat for the most dominant run of wins in recent Irish Tarmac history but the rules mean he walks away without a title to show for it.
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