| 2009 Rally Scotland | ||
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Round 11 of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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 Rally Scotland Logo | ||
| Host country |  United Kingdom | |
| Rally base | Perth and Stirling | |
| Dates run | November 19 – 21 2010 | |
| Stages | 13 (204.50 km; 127.07 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Gravel | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 34 at start, 20 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner | Guy Wilks Phillip Pugh | |
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.
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]
- ^ Heavy rain and gales 18–20 November 2009 Met Office website 2009-11-23 Retrieved 2009-11-30
- ^ Stage times Archived 2009-11-22 at the Wayback Machine Rally Scotland website Retrieved 2009-11-30
- ^ Stewards Decision[permanent dead link] Rally Scotland website 2009-11-26 Retrieved 2009-11-30
- ^ Rally Scotland Result 2009 Archived September 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine IRC website Retrieved 2009-11-30
- ^ Skoda pleased to pick up Scotland win Autosport website 2009-11-26 Retrieved 2009-11-30