The Scottish Rally Championship is a rallying series run throughout Scotland over the course of a year, that comprises seven gravel surface events.[1][2]

The 2016 season begins in the snow-covered forest tracks around Inverness on 20 February, with the season finale taking place around Castle Douglas on 10 September. Driver Jock Armstrong and regular co-driver Paula Swinscoe will start the season as defending champions having won the 2015 Championship.[3]

Aberdeen based haulage company ARR Craib will sponsor the series for the fourth year in a row.[4]

Alongside the main championship, 2016 will see a number of initiatives run over the course of the year including the following:

  • Scottish 2WD Rally Championship - Open to registered 2 Wheel drive cars
  • SRC Juniors - Open to registered young drivers and co-drivers
  • SRC Ladies - Open to registered female crews
  • SRC Subaru cup - Open to registered Subaru cars
  • SRC 205 Cup - Open to registered Peugeot 205 and Citroen C2 cars

2016 calendar

For season 2016 there is to be seven events held predominantly on gravel surfaces.[5]

Round Dates Event Rally HQ Surface Website
1 20 FebThe Snowman RallyInvernessGravel / Snow(website)
2 19 MarBorder Counties RallyJedburghGravel(website)
3 23 AprSpeyside Stages RallyElginGravel(website)
- 5 JunJim Clark Reivers RallyKelsoGravel(website)
4 25 JunRSAC Scottish RallyDumfriesGravel(website)
5 13 AugGrampian Stages RallyAberdeenGravel(website)
6 10 SepGalloway Hills RallyCastle DouglasGravel(website)

Calendar changes

On 24 May, the Jim Clark Reivers Forest Rally Rally management team announced via a press release that the 2016 event – usually round 4 of the championship and held in June, would not take place. Insufficient entries was cited as the reason.[6]

2016 events podium

Round Rally name Podium finishers[7]
Placing Driver / Co-Driver Car Time /
Diff leader
1 Snowman Rally
(20 February)		 1 Donnie Macdonald / Andrew Falconer Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 50:15
2 Dale Robertson / Stuart Louden Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +0:07
3 Quintin Milne / Sean Donnelly [N 1] Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +0:30
2 Border Counties Rally
(19 March)		 1 Jock Armstrong / Paula Swinscoe Subaru Impreza 41:17
2 Garry Pearson / Robbie Mitchell Ford Fiesta R5 +0:00 [N 2]
3 Shaun Sinclair / Kirsty Riddick Ford Focus WRC +0:07
3 Speyside Stages
(23 April)		 1 Garry Pearson / Robbie Mitchell Ford Fiesta R5 42:32
2 Jock Armstrong / Paula Swinscoe Subaru Impreza +0:08
3 Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX +0:41
 – Jim Clark Reivers Rally
(5 June)		 1 Rally cancelled [8]
2
3
4 RSAC Scottish Rally
(25 June)		 1 Garry Pearson / Robbie Mitchell Ford Fiesta R5 54:07.4
2 Jock Armstrong / Paula Swinscoe Subaru Impreza +0:12.9
3 Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX +0:13.8
5 Grampian Stages Rally
(13 August)		 1 Dave Weston Jnr / Aled Davies [N 1] Subaru Impreza WRC 42:47
2 John MacCrone / Rhianon Gelsomino Ford Fiesta R5 +0:06
3 Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton [N 1] Peugeot 208 R5 +0:21
6 Galloway Hills Rally
(10 September)		 1 Jock Armstrong / Paula Swinscoe Subaru Impreza 38:39
2 Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX +0:57
3 Mark McCulloch / Michael Hendry Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX +1:28
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Crew was not registered to score points towards the Scottish Rally Championship.
  2. ↑ Per the championship's sporting regulations, Armstrong was awarded victory over Pearson after recording a faster time on the first stage

Drivers' championship standings

Pos Driver Car TSR
 BCR
 SSR
 JCR
 SCO
 GSR
 GHR
  Points[9]
1 Jock Armstrong Subaru Impreza 11 1 2  – 2 3 1 143
2 Garry Pearson Ford Fiesta R5 4 2 1  – 1 2 Ret 142
3 Mike Faulkner Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9 12 4 3  – 3 7 2 131
4 Mark McCulloch Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9 3 5 7  – 4 4 3 131
5 Bruce McCombie Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 6 6 5  – 6 5 4 124
6 Barry Groundwater Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X 9 9 10  – 7 6 DNS 109
7 Scott McCombie Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9 7 13 Ret  – 8 8 9 105
8 Alasdair S Graham Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 22 12 14  – 11 12 7 94
9 Donnie MacDonald Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9 1 8 11  – 10 DNS DNS 91
10 Iain Wilson Subaru Impreza N12 15 18 17  – 13 9 6 90
Pos Driver Car TSR
 BCR
 SSR
 JCR
 SCO
 GSR
 GHR
  Points 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenNon-podium finish
PurpleDid not finish (DNF)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
BlankDid not start (DNS)
BlueNominated dropped points

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

  1. ↑ "2016 ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship Calendar confirmed". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jim Clark Rally returns to forests". Jim Clark Rally. Jim Clark Rally. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "New SRC Champions crowned". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "2016 ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship Calendar confirmed". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "2016 SRC Calendar". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Scottish Rally Championship – Jim Clark Reivers Forest Rally". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rally Results from Scotland & Beyond..." FlyingFinish.co.uk. Flying Finish. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Home". jimclarkrally.org.
  9. ↑ "Current Standings". SRC. Scottish Rally Championship. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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