2009 Rally Scotland

The 2009 Rally Scotland was the 11th and final round of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, and the first edition of the Rally Scotland/ The event was held between 19–21 November during some of the wettest weather seen in the UK.[1] The rally was officially started at the historic site of Scone Palace on Thursday 19th and concluded with a ceremonial finish at Stirling Castle on Saturday 21st. The first ten cars were flagged away at the start by the First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond and Jackie Stewart.

2009 Rally Scotland
Round 11 of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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Rally Scotland Logo
Host country United Kingdom
Rally basePerth and Stirling
Dates runNovember 19 – 21 2010
Stages13 (204.50 km; 127.07 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Results
Overall winnerGuy Wilks
Phillip Pugh
Crews34 at start, 20 at finish

The weather and the battle between Kris Meeke and Guy Wilks dominated the weekend with Meeke winning the rally on the road.[2] However, due to a technical infringement involving the front subframe of Meeke's car, Meeke was excluded giving the rally win to Wilks.[3] This was the first IRC win for Guy Wilks.[4][5]

Results
Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
1. Guy Wilks Phillip Pugh Škoda Fabia S2000 2:17:07.5 0.0 10
2. Alister McRae Billy Hayes Proton Satria Neo 2:19:54.8 2:47.3 8
3. Jonathan Greer Dai Roberts Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:22:29.3 5:21.8 6
4. Jock Armstrong Kirsty Riddick Subaru Impreza 2:23:48.4 6:40.9 5
5. Kaspar Koitla Andres Ots Honda Civic Type R 2:30:58.6 13:51.1 4
6. Eamonn Boland Mick Morrissey Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:31:56.3 14:48.8 3
7. Sebastien Rousseaux Serge Legars Subaru Impreza 2:34:06.8 16:59.3 2
8. Tom Cave Craig Parry Ford Fiesta 2:34:15.2 17:07.7 1

Special stages
Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
1
(19 Nov)		 SS1 20:11 Scone Palace 1 1.53 km Kris Meeke 1:09.6 79.14 km/h Kris Meeke
SS2 20:26 Scone Palace 2 1.53 km Kris Meeke 1:08.8 80.06 km/h
2
(20 Nov)		 SS3 08:50 Craigvinean 1 17.34 km Kris Meeke 11:09.4 93.25 km/h Kris Meeke
SS4 10:03 Blackcraig 11.50 km Guy Wilks 6:47.4 101.62 km/h
SS5 12:12 Errochy 21.56 km Kris Meeke 13:09.4 98.32 km/h
SS6 13:23 Drummond Hill 18.66 km Guy Wilks 11:41.2 95.80 km/h
SS7 16:05 Craigvinean 2 17.34 km Kris Meeke 11:21.0 91.67 km/h
3
(21 Nov)		 SS8 08:00 Achray 1 16.41 km Guy Wilks 10:59.2 89.62 km/h Kris Meeke
SS9 08:34 Fairy Knowe 1 7.59 km Kris Meeke 5:14.4 86.91 km/h
SS10 09:10 Loch Ard 1 33.52 km Kris Meeke 22:02.9 91.22 km/h
SS11 12:56 Achray 2 16.41 km Guy Wilks 11:13.2 87.75 km/h
SS12 13:30 Fairy Knowe 2 7.59 km Guy Wilks 5:18.6 85.76 km/h
SS13 14:06 Loch Ard 2 33.52 km Jock Armstrong 23:53.2 84.20 km/h
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References
  1. Heavy rain and gales 18–20 November 2009 Met Office website 2009-11-23 Retrieved 2009-11-30
  2. Stage times Archived 2009-11-22 at the Wayback Machine Rally Scotland website Retrieved 2009-11-30
  3. Stewards Decision Rally Scotland website 2009-11-26 Retrieved 2009-11-30
  4. Rally Scotland Result 2009 Archived September 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine IRC website Retrieved 2009-11-30
  5. Skoda pleased to pick up Scotland win Autosport website 2009-11-26 Retrieved 2009-11-30
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