Route announced for Rally GB 2020!

[the sniper]

The route for this year’s Rally GB has been announced.

1. leg
SS1 Gwydyr --- 7.76km --- 29. 11. 18:05
SS2 Penmachno --- 20.76 km --- 18:38
SS3 Clocaenog --- 31.98 km --- 20:02

Flexi Service A - Deeside - 45 min --- 21:31

Leg total --- 60.50 km

2. leg
Service B - Deeside - 15 min --- 30. 11. 06:30

SS4 Dyfnant --- 20.34 km --- 08:56
SS5 Gartheiniog 1 --- 12.61 km --- 10:11
SS6 Dyfi 1 --- 21.86 km --- 10:40
SS7 Hafren Sweet Lamb 1 --- 17.83 km --- 11:50

Tyre Fitting Zone - Newtown - 15 min

SS8 Myherin --- 17.13 km --- 14:58
SS9 Taliesin --- 10.12 km --- 15:56

Light Fitting Zone - Machynlleth

SS10 Gartheiniog 2 --- 12.61 km --- 17:22
SS11 Dyfi 2 --- 21.86 km --- 17:51
SS12 Hafren Sweet Lamb 2 --- 17.83 km --- 19:01

Flexi Service C - Deeside - 45 Min --- 22:03

Leg total --- 152.19 km

3. leg
Service D - Deeside - 15 min --- 31. 11. 06:30

SS13 Grizedale East --- 7.20 km --- 09:41
SS14 Grizedale West --- 27.90 km --- 10:04
SS15 Comb --- 8.70 km --- 12:03
SS16 Kershope --- 27.36km 15:05

Tyre & Light Fitting Zone - Kielder - 15 min

SS17 Bewshaugh --- 28.44 km --- 17:22
SS18 Pundershaw --- 39.88 km --- 18:06

Flexi Service E - Gateshead - 45 Min 20:32

Leg total --- 139.48 km

4. leg
Service D - Gateshead - 15 min --- 01. 11. 06:15

SS19 Hamsterley --- 20.43 km --- 08:17
SS20 Gale Rigg --- 10.34 km --- 11:13
SS21 Cropton [Power Stage] --- 15.73 km --- 12:18

Leg total --- 46.50 km

Event total --- 398.67km


What an amazing surprise, it looks great! From out of nowhere they’ve announced that the RAC have come onboard as principal sponsor, this has allowed them to produce an itinerary more befitting the great history of this event. Seemingly the main service park ‘homes’ infrastructure will stay in Deeside thoughout the event, but with a kind of ‘super remote service’ in Gateshead (next to central Newcastle) hosting service on Saturday night/Sunday morning. The start and finish will be in Chester. There’ll also be a regroup in central Carlisle on Saturday afternoon.

Ian Campbell, Clerk of the Course says “We’d like to thank the RAC for becoming Rally GB’s principle sponsor, this has allowed us to create a route that I’m sure all fans will recognise as a huge challenge and fantastic opportunity to go ‘Back to the Future’ with our sport. I look forward seeing fans across Britain out on the stages later this year. I’d also like to thank the FIA and WRC Promoter for supporting our plans to create a more challenging event.”