Scottish Rally Championship
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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 1968 |
| Drivers | Varies from event to event |
| Tyre suppliers | open |
| Drivers' champion |  Euan Thorburn |
| Official website | scottishrallychampionship.co.uk/ |
 Current season | |
The Scottish Rally Championship is a rallying series run throughout Scotland over the course of a year, that comprises both gravel and closed surface rallies.[1]
Points are awarded to the top placed drivers and the driver scoring the highest number of points over the season is declared Champion. The championship has always been a breeding ground for many World Rally Championship drivers, including Colin & Alister McRae, Robbie Head and Barry Clark.
Notable previous champions have included Mitsubishi Ralliart founder Andrew Cowan, who won the championship in 1976 in a Colt Lancer, and former World Rally Champion, Colin McRae who performed a giant killing act when he took the series crown in 1988 in his humble Vauxhall Nova.
Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally 2008
[edit]The 2008 season finale, the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally saw an enhanced entry list of 'rally legends' in honour of Colin who died in 2007. The impressive entry list included ex-World Championship drivers Hannu Mikkola, Ari Vatanen (partnered by his 1981 WRC winning co-driver David Richards), Björn Waldegård, Malcolm Wilson, Russell Brookes, Jimmy McRae, Andrew Cowan and Louise Aitken-Walker, many competing in their original cars. A handful of current WRC drivers also took part including Matthew Wilson and Travis Pastrana. The event was deemed a great success, attracting record spectator numbers to the Perthshire forests. Outright winner was Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team driver Matthew Wilson in a Ford Focus WRC, with Colin's brother Alister winning the "legends" portion of the rally.
Champions
[edit]| Season | Driver | Co-Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Euan Thorburn | Keir Beaton | Volkswagen Polo R5 |
| 2023 | David Henderson | Chris Lees | Ford Fiesta Rally2 |
| 2022 | David Bogie | Cameron Fair & Claire Mole (joint) | Mini John Cooper Works WRC/Ford Fiesta Rally2 |
| 2021 | Garry Pearson | Niall Burns | Skoda Fabia R5 |
| 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2019 | Euan Thorburn | Paul Beaton | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2018 | Andrew Gallacher | Jane Nicol | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2017 | Euan Thorburn | Paul Beaton | Ford Fiesta R5 |
| 2016 | Jock Armstrong | Robbie Mitchell | Subaru Impreza |
| 2015 | Jock Armstrong | Paula Swinscoe | Subaru Impreza |
| 2014 | Euan Thorburn | Paul Beaton | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2013 | David Bogie | Kevin Rae | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2012 | David Bogie | Kevin Rae | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9, Metro 6R4 |
| 2011 | David Bogie | Kevin Rae | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9, Metro 6R4 |
| 2010 | David Bogie | Kevin Rae | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9, Ford Focus RS WRC |
| 2009 | David Bogie | Kevin Rae | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9, Toyota Corolla WRC |
| 2008 | Jimmy Girvan | Kirsty Riddick | Subaru Impreza |
| 2007 | Gary Adam | Gordon Adam | Subaru Impreza |
| 2006 | Dave Weston | Steven Clark | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2005 | Barry Johnson | Stewart Merry | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2004 | Raymond Munro | Stewart Merry | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2003 | Raymond Munro | Neil Ewing | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2002 | Barry Johnson | Gordon Adam | Subaru Impreza |
| 2001 | cancelled due to outbreak of Foot-and-mouth disease | ||
| 2000 | Andrew Wood | Ann Parker | Audi 90 |
| 1999 | Jon Burn | Stan Quirk | MG Metro 6R4 |
| 1998 | Jimmy Paterson | Fred Bell | Subaru Impreza |
| 1997 | Brian Lyall | John Bennie | Subaru Impreza |
| 1996 | Jimmy Christie | Murdo Campbell | MG Metro 6R4 |
| 1995 | David Gillanders | Martin Forrest | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| 1994 | Michael Horne | Monty Pearson | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
| 1993 | Murray Grierson | Stewart Merry | MG Metro 6R4 |
| 1992 | Raymond Munro | Neil Ewing | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
| 1991 | Donald Milne | Bob Wilson | Nissan Engined Metro 6R4 |
| 1990 | Jimmy Girvan | Campbell Roy | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 |
| 1989 | Andrew Wood | Campbell Roy | Vauxhall Astra |
| 1988 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Vauxhall Nova, Nissan 240RS, Peugeot 205 RWD, Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
| 1987 | Murray Grierson | Roger Anderson | Opel Kadett 400 |
| 1986 | Ken Wood | Peter Brown | MG Metro 6R4 |
| 1985 | George Marshall | Roger Anderson | Nissan 240RS |
| 1984 | Ken Wood | Peter Brown | Rover Vitesse SD1 |
| 1983 | Jimmy Fleming | Robin Cunningham | Toyota Celica |
| 1982 | Ken Wood | Peter Brown | Triumph TR7 V8 |
| 1981 | Donald Heggie | Ian Mungall | Ford Escort RS1800 |
| 1980 | Drew Gallacher | John Eyres | Vauxhall Chevette |
| 1979 | Drew Gallacher | David McHarg | Ford Escort |
| 1978 | Drew Gallacher | David McHarg | Ford Escort |
| 1977 | Charles Samson | Alec Samson | Ford Escort |
| 1976 | Andrew Cowan | Hugh McNeill | Colt Lancer |
| 1975 | Charles Samson | Alec Samson | Ford Escort |
| 1974 | Arthur Jasper | Bill Crabb | Ford Escort |
| 1973 | Drew Gallacher | Ian Muir | Ford Escort RS1600 |
| 1972 | James Rae | Michael Malcolm | Ford Escort RS1600 |
| 1971 | Bob Watson | Hugh McNeil | Ford Escort Twin Cam |
| 1970 | James Rae | Michael Malcolm | Ford Escort 1300 GT |
| 1969 | Donald Heggie | George Deans | Escort Twin Cam |
| 1968 | Mike Hibbert | Ian Withers | Ford Escort |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://www.scottishrallychampionship.co.uk/ SRC Homepage
External links
[edit]- Scottish Rally Championship Homepage
- RSAC Scottish Rally Homepage
- 'Jaggy Bunnet' extensive SRC info site
- Flying Finish, SRC live results page
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