2023 Scottish Rally Championship

The Motorsport UK Scottish Rally Championship is a rallying series run throughout Scotland over the course of a year that comprises both gravel and tarmac surface rallies.[1] The 2023 series will commence on the forest tracks around Inverness on 4 March with the season finale due to take place in Kielder Forest, Northumberland on 21 October. The championship will be sponsored by KNC Groundworks for the fifth year in succession.

Folowing the Carlisle Stages Rally in October David Henderson and regular co-driver Chris Lees were declared 2023 champions having won four of the eight events in their Ford Fiesta Rally2.

2023 calendar

For season 2023 there will be eight events held on both gravel and tarmac surfaces.[2]

Round Dates Event Rally HQ Surface Website
1 4 MarchSnowman RallyInvernessGravel / Snow(website)
2 21–22 AprilSpeyside Stages RallyElginGravel(website)
3 28 MayJim Clark Reivers RallyDunsTarmac(website)
4 23–24 JuneArgyll RallyDunoonTarmac(website)
5 22 JulyRSAC Scottish RallyMoffatGravel(website)
6 12 AugustGrampian Forest RallyBanchoryGravel(website)
7 16 SeptemberGalloway Hills RallyCastle DouglasGravel(website)
8 21 OctoberCarlisle Stages RallyKielderGravel(website)

2023 events podium
Round Rally name Podium finishers[3]
Placing Driver / Co-Driver Car Time /
Diff leader
1 Snowman Rally
(4 March)		 1 Jock Armstrong / Hannah McKillop Subaru Impreza 43:46
2 John Wink / Neil Shanks Hyundai i20 R5 +0:09
3 Michael Binnie / Claire Mole Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +0:15
2 Speyside Stages Rally
(21 / 22 April)		 1 Finlay Retson / Paul Beaton Ford Fiesta R5 50:40
2 Jock Armstrong / Hannah Mckillop Subaru Impreza +0:29
3 John Wink / Neil Shanks Hyundai i20 R5 +0:34
3 Jim Clark Reivers Rally
(28 May)		 1 David Henderson / Chris Lees Ford Fiesta Rally2 34:50.5
2 Hugh Brunton / Drew Sturrock Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 +00:51.3
3 Rory Young / Allan Cathers Citroën DS3 Rally 2 +01:01.1
4 Argyll Rally
(23 / 24 June)		 1 Rory Young / Allan Cathers Citroën DS3 Rally 2 57:53
2 Mark McCulloch / Michael Hendry Proton Satria EVO +00:27
3 Michael Binnie / Claire Mole Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +01:32
5 RSAC Scottish Rally
(22 July)		 1 Jock Armstrong / Hannah McKillop Subaru Impreza 43:09
2 Michael Binnie / Claire Mole Ford Fiesta R5 +0:05
3 David Henderson / Chris Lees Ford Fiesta Rally2 +0:57
6 Grampian Forest Rally
(12 August)		 1 David Henderson / Chris Lees Ford Fiesta Rally2 45:52
2 Mark McCulloch / Michael Hendry Proton Satria EVO +0:03
3 Jock Armstrong / Hannah McKillop Subaru Impreza +0:05
7 Galloway Hills Rally
(16 September)		 1 David Henderson / Chris Lees Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:00:10
2 Jock Armstrong / Hannah McKillop Subaru Impreza +0:22
3 Barry Groundwater/ Charlotte McDowall Subaru Impreza WRC +3:24
8 Carlisle Stages Rally
(21 October)		 1 David Henderson / Chris Lees Ford Fiesta Rally2 40:27
2 John Wink / Neil Shanks Hyundai i20 R5 +0:07
3 Mark McCulloch / Michael Hendry Proton Satria EVO +0:41

Drivers Points Classification
Pos Driver Car SNO
 SSR
 JCR
 ARG
 SCO
 GFR
 GHR
 CSR
  Points[4]
1 Jock Armstrong Subaru Impreza 30 28 24 25 30 27 28 143
2 David Henderson Ford Fiesta Rally2 Ret 25 30 Ret 27 30 30 142
3 John Wink Hyundai i20 R5 28 27 23 26 26 25 27 134
4 Michael Binnie Ford Fiesta R5 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 27 26 Ret 27 28 Ret 26 134
5 Mark McCulloch Proton Satria Evo S2000 17 23 26 28 DNS 28 11 122
Pos Driver Car SNO
 SSR
 JCR
 ARG
 SCO
 GFR
 GHR
 CSR
  Pts 
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 driver on each event as follows: 30, 28, 27, 26, and so on down to 1 point. At the end of the Championship, competitors will count their best 5 scores out of the 8 events as his/her final overall Championship score.

References
  1. "SRC homepage". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. "2023 Dates Confirmed as KNC Groundworks Extend Title Sponsorship". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. "Rally Results from Scotland & Beyond..." FlyingFinish.co.uk. Flying Finish. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. "Current Standings". SRC. Scottish Rally Championship. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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