2016 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] [2]

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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:

2016 calendar

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

RoundDatesEventRally HQSurfaceWebsite
120 FebThe Snowman Rally Inverness Gravel / Snow (website)
219 MarBorder Counties Rally Jedburgh Gravel (website)
323 AprSpeyside Stages Rally Elgin Gravel (website)
-5 Jun Jim Clark Reivers Rally Kelso Gravel (website)
425 JunRSAC Scottish Rally Dumfries Gravel (website)
513 AugGrampian Stages Rally Aberdeen Gravel (website)
610 SepGalloway Hills Rally Castle Douglas Gravel (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

RoundRally namePodium finishers [7]
PlacingDriver / Co-DriverCarTime /
Diff leader
1Snowman Rally
(20 February)		1Donnie Macdonald / Andrew Falconer Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 50:15
2Dale Robertson / Stuart LoudenMitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9+0:07
3Quintin Milne / Sean Donnelly [N 1] Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9+0:30
2Border 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]
3Shaun Sinclair / Kirsty Riddick Ford Focus WRC +0:07
3Speyside Stages
(23 April)		1Garry Pearson / Robbie MitchellFord Fiesta R542:32
2Jock Armstrong / Paula SwinscoeSubaru Impreza+0:08
3Mike Faulkner / Peter FoyMitsubishi Lancer EVO IX+0:41
 – Jim Clark Reivers Rally
(5 June)		1Rally cancelled [8]
2
3
4RSAC Scottish Rally
(25 June)		1Garry Pearson / Robbie MitchellFord Fiesta R554:07.4
2Jock Armstrong / Paula SwinscoeSubaru Impreza+0:12.9
3Mike Faulkner / Peter FoyMitsubishi Lancer EVO IX+0:13.8
5Grampian Stages Rally
(13 August)		1Dave Weston Jnr / Aled Davies [N 1] Subaru Impreza WRC42:47
2John MacCrone / Rhianon GelsominoFord Fiesta R5+0:06
3Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton [N 1] Peugeot 208 R5+0:21
6Galloway Hills Rally
(10 September)		1Jock Armstrong / Paula SwinscoeSubaru Impreza38:39
2Mike Faulkner / Peter FoyMitsubishi Lancer EVO IX+0:57
3Mark McCulloch / Michael HendryMitsubishi 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

PosDriverCarTSR
BCR
SSR
JCR
SCO
GSR
GHR
 Points [9]
1Jock Armstrong Subaru Impreza 1112 –231143
2Garry Pearson Ford Fiesta R5 421 –12Ret142
3Mike FaulknerMitsubishi Lancer EVO 91243 –372131
4Mark McCullochMitsubishi Lancer EVO 9357 –443131
5Bruce McCombieMitsubishi Lancer EVO665 –654124
6Barry GroundwaterMitsubishi Lancer EVO X9910 –76DNS109
7Scott McCombieMitsubishi Lancer EVO 9713Ret –889105
8Alasdair S GrahamMitsubishi Lancer EVO221214 –1112794
9Donnie MacDonaldMitsubishi Lancer EVO 91811 –10DNSDNS91
10Iain WilsonSubaru Impreza N12151817 –139690
PosDriverCarTSR
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.

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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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