- New logo and event identity revealed ahead of Rally Scotland’s FIA World Rally Championship debut in autumn 2027
- Identity links the Scottish Saltire with the tread pattern of a World Rally Car tyre
- Reveal comes as the BBC announces a three-year agreement to broadcast the WRC across the UK from 2027 to 2029
Rally Scotland has revealed its new logo and event identity as preparations build for the FIA World Rally Championship’s return to the UK in 2027.
The new identity gives Scotland’s first full WRC round a clear and distinct look of its own, drawing on the country’s colours, symbols and rallying heritage. At its centre is a graphic device that connects the Scottish Saltire with the tread pattern of a World Rally Car tyre, bringing together national identity and the sport’s defining surface: gravel.
The main identity uses blue, white and purple, with further executions drawing on Scottish motifs including the thistle. The design has been created to work across the event’s digital channels, broadcast graphics, signage, merchandise, fan zones, volunteer materials and partner activity as Rally Scotland moves towards its autumn 2027 debut.
The new logo is now live across Rally Scotland’s website and social channels, with further applications to be rolled out as route, ticketing, volunteer and fan plans are announced.
Rally Scotland will be headquartered at The Event Complex Aberdeen, with Rally HQ and the Service Park based at the venue. The event will run on closed forest gravel roads across north-east Scotland, using a compact route built around proven rally territory, strong regional infrastructure and stages already praised by leading WRC crews.
The identity reveal comes on the same day that the BBC announced a major new three-year agreement to broadcast the FIA World Rally Championship across the UK from 2027 to 2029.
The BBC deal will include coverage of all 14 WRC rounds each season, with five live stages plus the Power Stage from each rally, 14 one-hour highlights programmes, digital clips and additional content across BBC platforms. Additionally, Rally Scotland will receive extensive live coverage across all four days of competition, giving UK audiences live, free-to-air access to the country’s first WRC round since 2019.
Hugh Chambers, CEO of Motorsport UK, the organisation behind Rally Scotland, said: “Rally Scotland already has the raw ingredients of a great World Rally Championship round: fast gravel roads, an incredibly supportive host city in Aberdeen, a strong base at TECA and a rally community that knows how to deliver.
“Today’s reveal of the new Rally Scotland logo and identity is another important step as we build towards 2027. The event now has a clear mark of its own: a stylised Saltire, shaped from the imprint of a rally car tyre and placed at the heart of the brand’s new identity. It gives Rally Scotland a look that feels rooted in the country, connected to the sport and ready for a major global event.
“It also comes on a significant day for the rally. The BBC agreement gives Rally Scotland and the wider WRC a national platform from 2027, helping us reach long-standing fans and bring new audiences into the sport. It is an exciting development as we build towards a rally that can make a real mark for Scotland and for British motorsport.”
Scotland’s Minister for Sport, Maree Todd, said: “The World Rally Championship is a prestigious event in the motorsports calendar – and I am delighted that Scotland will host a leg in Aberdeenshire from next year until 2029.
“This new event will be a chance to showcase a unique part of our beautiful country to a global audience and re-enforce Scotland’s credentials in hosting major events, following this year’s Summer of Sport, which has seen us host the Commonwealth Games and the Men’s and Women’s Scottish Opens.
“I hope the new Rally Scotland event will also help raise the profile of the sport in Scotland and attract new competitors and fans to a thrilling competition.”
Further details on Rally Scotland’s 2027 route, dates, ticketing, volunteer opportunities and fan plans will be announced in the coming months.
For event information, visit the Rally Scotland website here.