The 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 2021 series was to begin on the forest tracks around Inverness on 6 March, with the season finale due to take place around Dalbeattie on 11 September.

2021 calendar

For season 2021 there was to be seven events held on both gravel and tarmac surfaces. The 2021 reserve event will be the Carlisle Stages Rally in October.[2]

Calendar Changes

The first three rounds of the series, the Snowman Rally, the Speyside Stages and the Jim Clark Reivers Rally have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

[5]

Round Dates Event Rally HQ Surface Website
1 25/26 JuneArgyll RallyDunoonTarmac(website)
2 24 JulyRSAC Scottish RallyLockerbieGravel(website)
3 14 AugGrampian Forest RallyBanchoryGravel(website)
4 11 SepGalloway Hills RallyDalbeattieGravel(website)
5 23 OctCarlisle Stages RallyCarlisleGravel(website)
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Original Date Event Rally HQ Surface Website
- 6 MarSnowman RallyInvernessGravel / Snow(website)
- 17 AprSpeyside Stages RallyElginGravel(website)
- 30 MayJim Clark Reivers RallyDunsTarmac(website)

2021 events podium

Round Rally name Scottish Rally Championship Podium finishers[6]
Placing Driver / Co-Driver Car Time /
Diff leader
- Snowman Rally
(Cancelled)		 1
2
3
- Speyside Stages Rally
(Cancelled)		 1
2
3
- Jim Clark Reivers Rally
(Cancelled)		 1
2
3
1 Argyll Rally
(26 June)		 1 Freddie Milne / Patrick Walsh Ford Fiesta R5 53:12
2 Jock Armstrong / Cameron Fair Ford Fiesta R2 +1:46
3 Richard Hill / Steffan Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +3:37
2 RSAC Scottish Rally
(24 July)		 1 David Bogie / John Rowan Mini John Cooper Works WRC 0:42:48
2 Jock Armstrong / Cameron Fair Ford Fiesta R2 +0:58
3 Garry Pearson / Niall Burns Škoda Fabia R5 +1:47
3 Grampian Forest Rally
(14 August)		 1 Garry Pearson / Niall Burns Škoda Fabia R5 40:17
2 Jock Armstrong / Cameron Fair Ford Fiesta R2 +0:25
3 Freddie Milne / Patrick Walsh Ford Fiesta R5 +1:55
4 Galloway Hills Rally
(11 September)		 1 David Bogie / John Rowan Mini John Cooper Works WRC 36:57
2 Garry Pearson / Niall Burns Skoda Fabia R5 +0:29
3 Scott Beattie / Paula Swinscoe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII +1:11
5 Carlisle Stages Rally
(23 October)		 1 Garry Pearson / Niall Burns Skoda Fabia R5 38:11
2 Scott Beattie / Paula Swinscoe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII +1:56
3 Michael Binnie / Claire Mole Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +2:12

Drivers Points Classification

Pos Driver Car SNO
 SSR
 JCR
 ARG
 SCO
 GFR
 GHR
 CSR
  Points[7]
1 Garry Pearson Ford Fiesta R5/Skoda Fabia R5 - - - DNF* 3 1 2 1 115
2 Jock Armstrong Ford Fiesta R5 - - - 2 2 2 7 DNF* 107
3 Scott Beattie Mitsubishi EVO 7 - - - DNS* 8 8 3 2 99
4 Ian Forgan Subaru Impreza/Ford Fiesta R5 - - - 6 6 6 5 6* 97
5 Mark McCulloch Ford Escort RS - - - 4 7 9 9 DNS* 92
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 4 scores out of the 5 events as his/her final overall Championship score.

References

  1. ↑ "SRC homepage". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "2021 Scottish Rally Championship calendar unveiled". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "2021 Snowman Rally cancelled". Press & Journal. Press & Journal. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Covid-19 claims Moray rally for second year running as McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages, the second round of the KNC Groundworks Scottish Rally Championship is cancelled". Grampian Online. Grampian Online. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rally - JCR cancelled". John Fife. John Fife. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Rally Results from Scotland & Beyond..." FlyingFinish.co.uk. Flying Finish. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Current Standings". SRC. Scottish Rally Championship. Retrieved 28 June 2021.


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