2017 Scottish Rally Championship

2017 Scottish Rally Championship
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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

    Pos Driver Car TSR
    		 BCR
    		 SSR
    		 SCO
    		 ASR
    		 GSR
    		 GHR
    		  Points[5]
    1 -
    2 -
    3 -
    4 -
    5 -
    Pos Driver Car TSR
    		 BCR
    		 SSR
    		 SCO
    		 ASR
    		 GSR
    		 GHR
    		  Points 
    Colour Result
    Gold Winner
    Silver 2nd place
    Bronze 3rd place
    Green Non-podium finish
    Purple Did not finish (Ret)
    Black Disqualified (DSQ)
    Blank Did not participate (DNP)
    * Nominated 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. ↑ "Rally - Diary dates". John Fife. John Fife. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
    2. ↑ "Armstrong takes second title as rallying gods curse Pearson". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
    3. ↑ "SACC Events Calendar 2017 Calendar". SACC. SACC. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
    4. ↑ "Rally Results from Scotland & Beyond....". FlyingFinish.co.uk. Flying Finish. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
    5. ↑ "Current Standings". SRC. Scottish Rally Championship. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

    External links

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