2018 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 2018 series began in the snow-covered forest tracks around Inverness on 10 February, with the season finale taking place around Castle Douglas on 8 September.

Aberdeen based haulage company ARR Craib were the championship sponsors for the sixth year in a row. [2]

Driver Euan Thorburn and regular co-driver Paul Beaton who won the 2017 championship [3] did not contest the 2018 championship.

Following the Galloway Hills Rally in September, driver Andrew Gallacher and co-driver Jane Nicol were declared 2018 champions in their Ford Focus WRC. [4]

2018 calendar

For season 2018 there was to be seven events held predominantly on gravel surfaces. [5]

Border Counties Rally: On 2 March it was announced by press release that the 2018 event would be postponed. This was due to severe winter weather in the area on the weekend prior to the expected date of 10 March that would impede the stage preparation. [6] Organisers were in talks with the SRC to make alternative arrangements however no date could be agreed and the event was abandoned for 2018.

RoundDatesEventRally HQSurfaceWebsite
110 FebSnowman Rally Inverness Gravel / Snow (website)
-CancelledBorder Counties Rally Jedburgh Gravel (website)
221 AprSpeyside Stages Rally Elgin Gravel (website)
319 MayRSAC Scottish Rally Dumfries Gravel (website)
423 JunArgyll Rally Dunoon Gravel (website)
511 AugGrampian Stages Rally Banchory Gravel (website)
68 SepGalloway Hills Rally Castle Douglas Gravel (website)

2018 events podium

RoundRally namePodium finishers [7]
PlacingDriver / Co-DriverCarTime /
Diff leader
1Snowman Rally
(10 February)
1 Andrew Gallacher / Jane Nicol Ford Focus WRC 46:28
2Quintin Milne / Sean Donnelly Subaru Impreza WRC +0:06
3Donnie Macdonald / Andrew Falconer Ford Fiesta R5 +0:20
-Border Counties Rally
(Cancelled)
1
2
3
2Speyside Stages
(21 April)
1 David Bogie / John Rowan Skoda Fabia R5 38:34
2 Jock Armstrong / Cameron Fair Subaru Impreza +1:16
3Freddie Milne / Patrick Walsh Subaru Impreza WRC +2:00
3RSAC Scottish Rally
(19 May)
1David Bogie / Kevin RaeSkoda Fabia R542:38
2Mark McCulloch / Michael HendryFord Fiesta R5+1:11
3Rory Young / Paul BeatonFord Fiesta R5+1:30
4Argyll Rally
(23 June)
1Andrew Gallacher / Jane NicolFord Focus WRC41:16
2Donnie Macdonald / Jamie EdwardsFord Fiesta R5+0:05
3Bruce McCombie / Michael CouttsMitsubishi Lancer EVO IX+0:32
5Grampian Stages Rally
(11 August)
1Barry McKenna / Arthur Kierans [N 1] Ford Fiesta R541:30
2Jock Armstrong / Cameron FairSubaru Impreza+0:56
3 Garry Pearson / Dale BowenFord Fiesta R5+1:11
6Galloway Hills Rally
(8 September)
1David Bogie / John RowanSkoda Fabia R538:04
2Garry Pearson / Dale BowenFord Fiesta R5+0:45
3Jonny Greer / Liam Regan [N 1] Ford Fiesta R5+0:51
  1. 1 2 Crew was not registered to score points towards the Scottish Rally Championship.

Drivers Points Classification

PosDriverCarSNO
BCR
SSR
SCO
ARG
GSR
GHR
 Points [8]
1Andrew Gallacher Ford Focus WRC 1-8*7147134
2Donnie Macdonald Ford Fiesta R5 3-6526Ret*128
3John Wink Hyundai i20 R5 6-39*4583124
4Bruce McCombie Mitsubishi Evo IX 7-7635DNS*122
5Mark McCulloch Ford Fiesta R5/Subaru Impreza 12-42Ret*96118
PosDriverCarSNO
BCR
SSR
SCO
ARG
GSR
GHR
 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 6 events as his/her final overall Championship score.

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