# 2023 Scottish Rally Championship

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. The 2023 series will commence on the forest tracks around Inverness on 4 March with the season finale due to take place in Kielder Forest, Northumberland on 21 October. The championship will be sponsored by KNC Groundworks for the fifth year in succession.
Following the Carlisle Stages Rally in October David Henderson and regular co-driver Chris Lees were declared 2023 champions having won four of the eight events in their Ford Fiesta Rally2.

## 2023 calendar

For season 2023 there will be eight events held on both gravel and tarmac surfaces.
| Round | Dates | Event | Rally HQ | Surface | Website |
| 1 | 4 March | Snowman Rally | Inverness | Gravel / Snow | (website) |
| 2 | 21–22 April | Speyside Stages Rally | Elgin | Gravel | (website) |
| 3 | 28 May | Jim Clark Reivers Rally | Duns | Tarmac | (website) |
| 4 | 23–24 June | Argyll Rally | Dunoon | Tarmac | (website) |
| 5 | 22 July | RSAC Scottish Rally | Moffat | Gravel | (website) |
| 6 | 12 August | Grampian Forest Rally | Banchory | Gravel | (website) |
| 7 | 16 September | Galloway Hills Rally | Castle Douglas | Gravel | (website) |
| 8 | 21 October | Carlisle Stages Rally | Kielder | Gravel | (website) |

## 2023 events podium

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
| Round | Rally name | Placing | Driver / Co-Driver | Car | Time / Diff leader |
| 1 | Snowman Rally (4 March) | 1 | Jock Armstrong / Hannah McKillop | Subaru Impreza | 43:46 |
| 1 | Snowman Rally (4 March) | 2 | John Wink / Neil Shanks | Hyundai i20 R5 | +0:09 |
| 1 | Snowman Rally (4 March) | 3 | Michael Binnie / Claire Mole | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +0:15 |
| 2 | Speyside Stages Rally (21 / 22 April) | 1 | Finlay Retson / Paul Beaton | Ford Fiesta R5 | 50:40 |
| 2 | Speyside Stages Rally (21 / 22 April) | 2 | Jock Armstrong / Hannah Mckillop | Subaru Impreza | +0:29 |
| 2 | Speyside Stages Rally (21 / 22 April) | 3 | John Wink / Neil Shanks | Hyundai i20 R5 | +0:34 |
| 3 | Jim Clark Reivers Rally (28 May) | 1 | David Henderson / Chris Lees | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 34:50.5 |
| 3 | Jim Clark Reivers Rally (28 May) | 2 | Hugh Brunton / Drew Sturrock | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | +00:51.3 |
| 3 | Jim Clark Reivers Rally (28 May) | 3 | Rory Young / Allan Cathers | Citroën DS3 Rally 2 | +01:01.1 |
| 4 | Argyll Rally (23 / 24 June) | 1 | Rory Young / Allan Cathers | Citroën DS3 Rally 2 | 57:53 |
| 4 | Argyll Rally (23 / 24 June) | 2 | Mark McCulloch / Michael Hendry | Proton Satria EVO | +00:27 |
| 4 | Argyll Rally (23 / 24 June) | 3 | Michael Binnie / Claire Mole | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +01:32 |
| 5 | RSAC Scottish Rally (22 July) | 1 | Jock Armstrong / Hannah McKillop | Subaru Impreza | 43:09 |
| 5 | RSAC Scottish Rally (22 July) | 2 | Michael Binnie / Claire Mole | Ford Fiesta R5 | +0:05 |
| 5 | RSAC Scottish Rally (22 July) | 3 | David Henderson / Chris Lees | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | +0:57 |
| 6 | Grampian Forest Rally (12 August) | 1 | David Henderson / Chris Lees | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 45:52 |
| 6 | Grampian Forest Rally (12 August) | 2 | Mark McCulloch / Michael Hendry | Proton Satria EVO | +0:03 |
| 6 | Grampian Forest Rally (12 August) | 3 | Jock Armstrong / Hannah McKillop | Subaru Impreza | +0:05 |
| 7 | Galloway Hills Rally (16 September) | 1 | David Henderson / Chris Lees | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 1:00:10 |
| 7 | Galloway Hills Rally (16 September) | 2 | Jock Armstrong / Hannah McKillop | Subaru Impreza | +0:22 |
| 7 | Galloway Hills Rally (16 September) | 3 | Barry Groundwater/ Charlotte McDowall | Subaru Impreza WRC | +3:24 |
| 8 | Carlisle Stages Rally (21 October) | 1 | David Henderson / Chris Lees | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 40:27 |
| 8 | Carlisle Stages Rally (21 October) | 2 | John Wink / Neil Shanks | Hyundai i20 R5 | +0:07 |
| 8 | Carlisle Stages Rally (21 October) | 3 | Mark McCulloch / Michael Hendry | Proton Satria EVO | +0:41 |

## 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. At the end of the Championship, competitors will count their best 5 scores out of the 8 events as their final overall Championship score.
Driver Overall
| Pos | Driver | Car | SNO | SSR | JCR | ARG | SCO | GFR | GHR | CSR | Points |
| 1 | David Henderson | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Ret | 25 | 30 | Ret | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 147 |
| 2 | Jock Armstrong | Subaru Impreza | 30 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 143 |
| 3 | John Wink | Hyundai i20 R5 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 136 |
| 4 | Michael Binnie | Ford Fiesta R5 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | 27 | 26 | Ret | 27 | 28 | Ret | 26 | Ret | 134 |
| 5 | Mark McCulloch | Proton Satria Evo S2000 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 28 | DNS | 28 | 11 | 27 | 132 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | SNO | SSR | JCR | ARG | SCO | GFR | GHR | CSR | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Non-podium finish |
| Purple | Did not finish (DNF) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Blank | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blue | Nominated dropped points |
Co-Driver Overall
| Pos | Co-Driver | SNO | SSR | JCR | ARG | SCO | GFR | GHR | CSR | Points |
| 1 | Chris Lees | Ret | 26 | 28 | Ret | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 145 |
| 2 | Hannah McKillop | 30 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 143 |
| 3 | Neil Shanks | 28 | DNS | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 135 |
| 4 | Michael Hendry | 17 | 24 | 24 | 28 | DNS | 28 | 17 | 27 | 131 |
| 5 | Michael Wilkinson | 23 | 21 | 23 | DNS | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 123 |
| Pos | Co-Driver | SNO | SSR | JCR | ARG | SCO | GFR | GHR | CSR | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Non-podium finish |
| Purple | Did not finish (DNF) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Blank | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blue | Nominated dropped points |