2024 Scottish Rally Championship Explained

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.

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 April Speyside Stages Rally Gravel (website)
226 May Jim Clark Reivers Rally Tarmac (website)
321–22 June Argyll Rally Tarmac (website)
420 July Gravel (website)
59–10 August Grampian Forest Rally Gravel (website)
style="background:#FF0000;"-Cancelled Galloway Hills RallyGravel (website)
619 October Snowman Rally Gravel (website)
724 November Anglo Caledonian Rally Gravel (website)

2024 events podium

RoundRally namePodium finishers[5]
PlacingDriver / Co-DriverCarTime /
Diff leader
1Speyside Stages
(20 April)
1David Bogie / John RowanVolkswagen Polo R538:14
2Finlay Retson / Paul BeatonVolkswagen Polo R5+ 0:19
3Euan Thorburn / Keir BeatonVolkswagen Polo R5+ 0:29
2Jim Clark Reivers Rally
(26 May)
1Euan Thorburn / Paul BeatonVolkswagen Polo R550:35.3
2David Henderson / Chris WilliamsFord Fiesta Rally2+ 00:04.0
3Mark McCulloch / Michael HendryProton Satria Evo+ 01:37.3
3Argyll Rally
(21-22 June)
1Euan Thorburn / Keir BeatonVolkswagen Polo R51:02:57
2Finlay Retson / Paul BeatonVolkswagen Polo R5+ 0:51
3Michael Binnie / Claire MoleFord Fiesta R5+ 1:05
4RSAC Scottish Rally
(20 July)
1David Bogie / Kirsty RiddickVolkswagen Polo R543:50
2Euan Thorburn / Keir BeatonVolkswagen Polo R5+ 0:36
3Finlay Retson / Paul BeatonVolkswagen Polo R5+ 0:37
5Grampian Forest Rally
(9-10 August)
1Euan Thorburn / Keir BeatonVolkswagen Polo R554:20.3
2Scott Beattie / Peredur DaviesFord Fiesta R5+00:26
3Hugh Brunton / Terry MallinŠkoda Fabia Rally2+01:04
rowspan=4 align=center-Galloway Hills Rally
(14 September)
CANCELLED
1-
2-
3-
6Snowman Rally
(19 October)
1
2
3
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
1Euan ThorburnVolkswagen Polo R52730302830-145
2Mark McCullochProton Satria EVO S20002327242326-123
3Ian ForganFord Fiesta Rally2
Ford Fiesta R5
20162522Ret-83
4David BogieVolkswagen Polo R5
Ford Escort Mk2
3022DNS30DNS-82
5Finlay RetsonVolkswagen Polo R5
Ford Fiesta Rally2
2826DNS27Ret-81
PosDriverCar (s)SSR
JCR
ARG
SCO
GFR
GHR
SNO
ACR
 Pts 

Co-Driver Overall

PosDriverSSR
JCR
ARG
SCO
GFR
GHR
SNO
ACR
 Points
1Keir Beaton2726232830-134
2Michael Hendry2327242327-124
3Paul Beaton28303027Ret-115
4Chris Lees20172522Ret-84
5Owen Paterson26249Ret24-83
PosDriverSSR
JCR
ARG
SCO
GFR
GHR
SNO
ACR
 Pts 

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SRC homepage. SRC. SRC. 12 November 2023.
  2. Web site: 2024 Provisional Scottish Rally Championship Calendar. SRC. SRC. 12 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Snowman Rally saved as new date confirmed for event to take place in 2024. Ross-Shire Journal. Ross-Shire Journal. 12 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Statement From the Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally. Galloway Hills Rally. Galloway Hills Rally. 24 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Live Results. Rallies.info. Rallies.info. 20 April 2024.