2017 Scottish Rally Championship
The Scottish Rally Championship is a rallying series run throughout Scotland over the course of a year, that comprises seven gravel surface events.[1]
The 2017 season begins in the snow-covered forest tracks around Inverness on 18 February, with the season finale taking place around Castle Douglas on 9 September. Driver Jock Armstrong and regular co-driver Paula Swinscoe will start the season as defending champions having won the 2016 Championship.[2]
Aberdeen based haulage company ARR Craib will sponsor the series for the fifth year in a row.
2017 calendar
For season 2017 there is to be seven events held predominantly on gravel surfaces.[3]
| Round | Dates | Event | Rally HQ | Surface | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Feb | The Snowman Rally | Inverness | Gravel / Snow | (website) |
| 2 | 18 Mar | Border Counties Rally | Jedburgh | Gravel | (website) |
| 3 | 22 Apr | Speyside Stages Rally | Elgin | Gravel | (website) |
| 4 | 25 May | RSAC Scottish Rally | Dumfries | Gravel | (website) |
| 5 | 24 Jun | Argyll Stages Rally | Dunoon | Gravel | (website) |
| 6 | 12 Aug | Grampian Stages Rally | Banchory | Gravel | (website) |
| 7 | 9 Sep | Galloway Hills Rally | Castle Douglas | Gravel | (website) |
Calendar changes
Due to calendar changes within the British Rally Championship, the Scottish Rally, usually held in June will be brought forward to May. June, meanwhile will see a new event added to the calendar, the Argyll Stages Rally will see a return to the forests of Cowal after an absence of 14 years.
2017 events podium
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placing | Driver / Co-Driver | Car | Time / Diff leader | ||
| 1 | Snowman Rally (18 February) |
1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 2 | Border Counties Rally (18 March) |
1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 3 | Speyside Stages (22 April) |
1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | RSAC Scottish Rally (25 May) |
1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 5 | Argyll Stages Rally (24 June) |
1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 5 | Grampian Stages Rally (12 August) |
1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 6 | Galloway Hills Rally (9 September) |
1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
- Notes
Drivers' championship standings
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Points are awarded to the highest placed registered drivers on each event as follows: 30, 28, 27, 26, and so on down to 1 point. At the end of the season, competitors nominate their best 5 scores out of the 6 events as their final overall Championship score.
References
- ^ "Rally - Diary dates". John Fife. John Fife. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Armstrong takes second title as rallying gods curse Pearson". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "SACC Events Calendar 2017 Calendar". SACC. SACC. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Rally Results from Scotland & Beyond..." FlyingFinish.co.uk. Flying Finish. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Current Standings". SRC. Scottish Rally Championship. Retrieved 28 November 2016.