2024 Scottish Rally Championship

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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 2024 series will commence on the forest tracks around Inverness on 2 March with the season finale due to take place in the Forests, around Castle Douglas on 14 September.

The title sponsor for 2024 is Asset Alliance Group who have committed to sponsoring the championship for three years.

Following the Grampian Forest Rally in August, Euan Thorburn was declared champion having won three out of the five events thus far. Keir Beaton was declared Co-Driver champion following the Snowman Rally in October.

2024 calendar

For season 2024 there will be seven events held on both gravel and tarmac surfaces. [2]

On 4 January the organisers announced that the series opener, the Snowman Rally, usually held in early March, would not take place. The reason given was the expiry of the previous agreement to use forestry land. Discussions quickly took place between the organisers and Forestry and Land Scotland to resolve the issue and a rescheduled date was announced in October. [3]

On 24 July organisers announced the cancellation of the 2024 Galloway Hills Rally. Due to take place on 14 September, the reason given for cancellation was the failure to agree a new deal with Forestry and Land Scotland for use of the forestry roads on the event. [4]

The reserve event, the Anglo Caledonian Rally, held in November will count towards the 2024 Motorsport UK Scottish Rally Championship.


RoundDatesEventRally HQSurfaceWebsite
120 AprilSpeyside Stages Rally Elgin Gravel (website)
226 May Jim Clark Reivers Rally Duns Tarmac (website)
321–22 JuneArgyll Rally Dunoon Tarmac (website)
420 JulyRSAC Scottish Rally Dalbeattie Gravel (website)
59–10 AugustGrampian Forest Rally Banchory Gravel (website)
-CancelledGalloway Hills Rally Castle Douglas Gravel (website)
619 OctoberSnowman Rally Inverness Gravel (website)
724 NovemberAnglo Caledonian Rally Carlisle Gravel (website)

2024 events podium

RoundRally namePodium finishers [5]
PlacingDriver / Co-DriverCarTime /
Diff leader
1Speyside Stages
(20 April)
1 David Bogie / John Rowan Volkswagen Polo R5 38:14
2Finlay Retson / Paul Beaton Volkswagen Polo R5 + 0:19
3 Euan Thorburn / Keir Beaton Volkswagen Polo R5 + 0:29
2Jim Clark Reivers Rally
(26 May)
1 Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton Volkswagen Polo R5 50:35.3
2David Henderson / Chris Williams Ford Fiesta Rally2 + 00:04.0
3Mark McCulloch / Michael Hendry Proton Satria Evo + 01:37.3
3Argyll Rally
(21-22 June)
1 Euan Thorburn / Keir Beaton Volkswagen Polo R5 1:02:57
2Finlay Retson / Paul Beaton Volkswagen Polo R5 + 0:51
3Michael Binnie / Claire Mole Ford Fiesta R5 + 1:05
4RSAC Scottish Rally
(20 July)
1 David Bogie / Kirsty Riddick Volkswagen Polo R5 43:50
2 Euan Thorburn / Keir Beaton Volkswagen Polo R5 + 0:36
3Finlay Retson / Paul Beaton Volkswagen Polo R5 + 0:37
5Grampian Forest Rally
(9-10 August)
1 Euan Thorburn / Keir Beaton Volkswagen Polo R5 54:20.3
2Scott Beattie / Peredur Davies Ford Fiesta R5 +00:26
3Hugh Brunton / Terry Mallin Škoda Fabia Rally2 +01:04
-Galloway Hills Rally
(14 September)
CANCELLED
1-
2-
3-
6Snowman Rally
(19 October)
1John Wink / Neil Shanks Hyundai i20 R5 40:11
2Scott Beattie / Emily Easton-Page Ford Fiesta R5 +0:09
3 Jock Armstrong / Owen Paterson Škoda Fabia Proto +0:22
7Anglo Caledonian Rally
(24 November)
1
2
3

Competitors Points Classification

Points are awarded to the highest placed registered competitor on each event as follows: 30, 28, 27, 26, and so on down to 1 point. Every finisher will receive at least 1 point. At the end of the Championship, competitors will count their best 5 scores out of the 7 events as their final overall Championship score.

Driver Overall

PosDriverCar (s)SSR
JCR
ARG
SCO
GFR
GHR
SNO
ACR
 Points
1 Euan Thorburn Volkswagen Polo R5 2730302830-DNS145
2Mark McCulloch Proton Satria EVO S2000 2327242326-26126
3Ian Forgan Ford Fiesta Rally2
Ford Fiesta R5
20162522Ret-22105
4John Wink Hyundai i20 R5 Ret242325Ret-30102
5 Jock Armstrong Škoda Fabia Proto
Subaru Impreza
2623DNSRet23-2799
PosDriverCar (s)SSR
JCR
ARG
SCO
GFR
GHR
SNO
ACR
 Pts 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenNon-podium finish
PurpleDid not finish (DNF)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
BlankDid not start (DNS)
BlueNominated dropped points

Co-Driver Overall

PosDriverSSR
JCR
ARG
SCO
GFR
GHR
SNO
ACR
 Points
1Keir Beaton2726232830-25136
2Michael Hendry2327242327-27128
3Paul Beaton28303027Ret-0115
4Owen Paterson26249Ret24-28111
5Chris Lees20172522Ret-24108
PosDriverSSR
JCR
ARG
SCO
GFR
GHR
SNO
ACR
 Pts 

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