2015 Australian Rally Championship

2015 Australian Rally season
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The 2015 East Coast Bullbars Australian Rally Championship is the 48th season of the Australian Rally Championship. The season began on the 27th of March at the Quit Forest Rally in Nannup, Western Australia and will end at the Scouts Rally in South Australia. The championship consists of five events including the two international events of Rally Australia and the International Rally of Queensland. The championship is divided into outright (2WD), 4WD Rally Series and Classic Rally Challenge classes. 2014 champion Scott Pedder will not be returning to defend his title after entering into the WRC-2 Championship.[1]

Calendar

The calendar has changed slightly from the 2014 season.[2]

Rnd. Dates Rally name Rally base
1 27–29 March Western Australia Quit Forest Rally Nannup, Western Australia
2 15–17 May Australian Capital Territory National Capital Rally Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
3 19–21 June Queensland International Rally of Queensland Sunshine Coast, Queensland
4 10–13 September New South Wales Rally Australia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
5 23–25 October South Australia Scouts Rally SA Barossa Valley, South Australia

Teams and drivers

Outright ARC Teams

Teams and drivers competing in the outright (2WD) ARC championship[3][4]

Team Vehicle Driver Co-Driver Class Rounds
Team Citroen Australia Citroen DS3 R3T Victoria (Australia) Eli Evans Queensland Glen Weston R3 1-3
Tankformers Honda Civic Type R Victoria (Australia) Simon Evans Western Australia Ben Searcy G2 1
Honda Jazz G2 2-3
Opti-Coat Rally Team Ford Fiesta ST Victoria (Australia) Steven Mackenzie Victoria (Australia) Brett Mackenzie G2 1-3
Innate Motorsport Citroen DS3 R3T Australian Capital Territory Adrian Coppin Queensland Erin Kelly R3 1-3
Australian Truck Performance Citroen DS3 R3T New South Wales Tony Sullens New South Wales Julia Barkley R3 1-3
Hi-Tec Oils Australia Renault Clio R3 New South Wales Molly Taylor Western Australia Bill Hayes G2 1-3
AJE Volkswagen Polo Vivo Victoria (Australia) Ashlea James South Australia Kathryn Catford G2 1
Australian Capital Territory Tim Batton 2-3

4WD Rally Series Teams

Teams and drivers competing in the 4WD ARC championship

Team Vehicle Driver Co-Driver Class Rounds
Activ Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Victoria (Australia) Justin Dowel Victoria (Australia) Matthew Lee P5U 1
Hyundai i20 Proto G4 2
NOTT Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX RS South Australia Henry Nott South Australia Daniel Young P5U 1
Pedders Suspension Rally Team Volkswagen Polo S2000 Victoria (Australia) Mark Pedder New South Wales Dale Moscatt S2000 1
Peugeot 208 Maxi AP4 2-3
DK Earthworks Subaru Impreza WRX Western Australia Dylan King Western Australia Lee Tierey P5U 1
S Technic Subaru Impreza WRX STi Western Australia Doug Tostevin Western Australia Tamara Adams P5U 1
Platinum Automotive Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Western Australia Robert Webber Western Australia Toni Feaver P5U 1
Maximum Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX STi Western Australia Brad Markovic Western Australia Glenn Macneall P5U 1
Repco Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Australian Capital Territory Mick Patton Australian Capital Territory Bernie Webb P5U 1-3
Maximum Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX STi Western Australia John O'Dowd Western Australia Philip Conneely P5U 1
S Technic Subaru Impreza WRX Western Australia Scott Mackenzie Western Australia Troy Maclean P6U 1
Shamrock Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX New South Wales Richie Dalton Queensland John Allen P5U 2
Marcus Walkem Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Tasmania Marcus Walkem Tasmania Scott Walkem P5U 2
BP Ultimate Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Queensland Michael Bailey Queensland Matt Harriott P5 2-3
Fibertech Medical Australia P/L Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX New South Wales Gerald Schofield Australian Capital Territory Ellie Yates P5U 2
Queensland Catriona Kelly 3
Kosciusko Automotive Subaru Impreza WRX New South Wales Andrew Penny New South Wales Jeffery Mathes P5U 2
Justin Hatton Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX New South Wales Justin Hatton New South Wales Tim Joas P5U 2
777 Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V South Australia Guy Tyler South Australia Steve Fisher P6U 2
Alliance Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX New South Wales Peter Dunn New South Wales Drew Smythe P6 2
iLAB Australia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Queensland Kent Lawrence Queensland James Wilson P5 3

Classic Rally Challenge Teams

Teams and drivers competing in the Classic ARC championship

Team Vehicle Driver Co-Driver Class Rounds
V-Sport Canberra Toyota Celica RA40 Australian Capital Territory Neal Bates New South Wales Coral Taylor C1 1-2
Baden Motorsport Toyota Celica RA40 Queensland Clay Badenoch Queensland Andrew Dunbar C1 1-3
SW Motorsport Nissan Stanza New South Wales Trevor Stilling Australian Capital Territory Col Trinder C1 1
Goodyear Autocare Fyshwick Queensland Catriona Kelly 2
Miles Landscaping Holden Commodore Western Australia Graeme Miles Western Australia Kathy Miles C1 1-2
Jandal Sport Nissan Bluebird Australian Capital Territory Brett Stephens New South Wales Tony Brandon C1 2
GAME OVER BMW M3 E30 Queensland Tony Quinn South Australia Kate Catford C2 2-3
RallyNSW Toyota Corolla GT New South Wales Charlie Drake Australian Capital Territory James Thornburn C1 2
Max Roberts Ford Escort MkII New South Wales Max Roberts New Zealand Dave Devonport C1 2
Brian Hilton Motorsport Toyota Corolla KE35 New South Wales Josh Hilton New South Wales Rodney Vanderpool C2 2
Triple C Motorsport Toyota Celica TA22 Queensland Chris Harbeck Queensland Tony Best C1 3

Rally summaries

Round 1 — Quit Forest Rally

ECB ARC Heat results [5][6]

Heat Podium finishers Statistics
Pos. Drivers Team Time Stages Length
1 1 New South Wales Molly Taylor
Western Australia Bill Hayes
Australia Hi-Tec Oils Australia
(Renault Clio R3)
1:07:54.1 10 102.02 km
2 Victoria (Australia) Eli Evans
Queensland Glen Weston
Australia Team Citroen Australia
(Citroen DS3 R3T)
1:08:09.6
3 Victoria (Australia) Simon Evans
Western Australia Ben Searcy
Australia Tankformers
(Honda Civic Type R)
1:10:10.7
Heat Podium finishers Statistics
Pos. Drivers Team Time Stages Length
2 1 Victoria (Australia) Eli Evans
Queensland Glen Weston
Australia Team Citroen Australia
(Citroen DS3 R3T)
1:11:08.8 9 113.14 km
2 Victoria (Australia) Simon Evans
Western Australia Ben Searcy
Australia Tankformers
(Honda Civic Type R)
1:11:55.5
3 New South Wales Molly Taylor
Western Australia Bill Hayes
Australia Hi-Tec Oils Australia
(Renault Clio R3)
1:12:08.8

ECB ARC Power Stage results [7]

Pos. Drivers Team Final Time Points
1 Victoria (Australia) Simon Evans
Western Australia Ben Searcy
Australia Tankformers
(Honda Civic Type R)
2:39.75 5
2 New South Wales Tony Sullens
New South Wales Julia Barkley
Australia Australian Truck Performance
(Citroen DS3 R3T)
2:41.00 3
3 Australian Capital Territory Adrian Coppin
Queensland Erin Kelly
Australia Innate Motorsport
(Citroen DS3 R3T)
2:41.26 1

Former champion Eli Evans began the season with a win at Quit Forest Rally after taking second in heat one and first in heat two. Molly Taylor made history becoming the first female driver to win a heat in the Australian Rally Championship taking heat one despite having to crawl through the final two stages with damaged steering.[8] Four time champion Simon Evans marked his return to the championship with a win in the power stage and third overall with a third and second in heat one and two respectively. Former team mates Adrian Coppin and Tony Sullens both rolled out of the lead in their Citroen DS3 R3T's in heat one before the cars were repaired for heat two.[9]

Round 2 — National Capital Rally


ECB ARC Heat results [10]

Heat Podium finishers Statistics
Pos. Drivers Team Time Stages Length
1 1 New South Wales Tony Sullens
New South Wales Julia Barkley
Australia Truck Performance
(Citroen DS3 R3T)
1:03:47.1 6 101.68 km
2 New South Wales Molly Taylor
Western Australia Bill Hayes
Australia Hi-Tec Oils Australia
(Renault Clio R3)
1:03:49.1
3 Australian Capital Territory Adrian Coppin
Queensland Erin Kelly
Australia Innate Motorsport
(Citroen DS3 R3T)
1:04:08.2
Heat Podium finishers Statistics
Pos. Drivers Team Time Stages Length
2 1 Victoria (Australia) Eli Evans
Queensland Glen Weston
Australia Team Citroen Australia
(Citroen DS3 R3T)
1:19:27.5 6 105.76 km
2 New South Wales Molly Taylor
Western Australia Bill Hayes
Australia Hi-Tec Oils Australia
(Renault Clio R3)
1:20:45.3
31 Australian Capital Territory Harry Bates
Queensland John McCarthy
Australia Neal Bates Motorsport
(Toyota Corolla)
1:22:06.5

ECB ARC Power Stage results [11]

Pos. Drivers Team Final Time Points
1 Victoria (Australia) Eli Evans
Queensland Glen Weston
Australia Team Citroen Australia
(Citroen DS3 R3T)
1:53.55 5
2 Victoria (Australia) Simon Evans
Western Australia Ben Searcy
Australia Tankformers
(Honda Jazz)
1:56.26 3
3 Australian Capital Territory Adrian Coppin
Queensland Erin Kelly
Australia Innate Motorsport
(Citroen DS3 R3T)
1:57.07 1

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Notes

Results and standings

Australian Rally Championship for Drivers

Points are awarded to the top twenty classified finishers. Bonus points are awarded to the top three in Power stage and winner of the most stages.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th 
Points 40 34 30 26 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Driver WA ACT QLD NSW SA Total
H1 H2 H1 H2 H1 H2 Ove. H1 H2 H3 Ove. H1 H2 H3
1 Victoria (Australia) Eli Evans 2 1 1 Ret 5 1 1 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 305
2 New South Wales Molly Taylor 1 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 1 274
3 Australian Capital Territory Adrian Coppin 7 1 5 3 1 4 2 3 2 4 4 4 4 229
4 Victoria (Australia) Steven Mackenzie 6 4 4 5 4 5 4 2 2 3 2 227
5 Victoria (Australia) Ashlea James 4 7 Ret Ret 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 142
6 New South Wales Tony Sullens 5 3 6 1 3 Ret 7 Ret 1 6 Ret Ret Ret 3 138
7 Victoria (Australia) Simon Evans 3 5 2 5 3 DNS Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 122
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Australian Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

Points are awarded to the top twenty classified finishers. Bonus points are awarded to the top three in Power stage and winner of the most stages.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th 
Points 40 34 30 26 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Driver WA ACT QLD NSW SA Total
H1 H2 H1 H2 H1 H2 Ove. H1 H2 H3 Ove. H1 H2 H3
1 Western Australia Bill Hayes 1 3 2 2 138
2 Queensland Glen Weston 2 1 1 Ret 5 1 1 121
3 New South Wales Julia Barkley 5 3 6 1 3 115
4 Queensland Erin Kelly 7 1 5 3 4 98
5 Western Australia Ben Searcy 3 5 2 5 3 DNS 94
6 Victoria (Australia) Brent Mackenzie 6 4 4 5 94
7 South Australia Kathryn Catford 4 7 44
Australian Capital Territory Tim Batton Ret Ret 0
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Australian 4WD Rally Series for Drivers

Points are awarded to the top twenty classified finishers. Bonus points are awarded to the top three in Power stage and winner of the most stages. The best three events go towards final championship points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th 
Points 40 34 30 26 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Driver WA ACT QLD NSW SA Total Best 3
H1 H2 H1 H2 H1 H2 Ove. H1 H2 H3 Ove. H1 H2 H3
1 Australian Capital Territory Mick Patton 2 1 1 2 148 148
2 Victoria (Australia) Justin Dowell 6 3 3 2 1 3 1 119 119
3 Tasmania Marcus Walkem 3 3 1 73 73
4 Western Australia Brad Markovic 1 5 62 62
5 Western Australia Doug Tostevin 7 5 2 1 58 58
6 South Australia Guy Tyler 4 4 52 52
7 Western Australia Robert Webber 3 6 50 50
8 Western Australia Scott McKenzie 5 4 48 48
9 New South Wales Justin Hatton 5 5 44 44
10 New South Wales Gerald Schofield 6 7 38 38
11 New South Wales Peter Dunn 7 6 38 38
12 Victoria (Australia) Mark Pedder 4 Ret Ret Ret 26 26
13 New South Wales Andrew Penny 8 Ret 16 16
14 Queensland Michael Bailey 9 14 14
15 New South Wales Richie Dalton Ret 5 DNS 5 5
16 Western Australia Dylan King Ret 1 DNS 1 1
Western Australia John O'Dowd Ret Ret 0 0
South Australia Henry Nott Ret DNS 0 0
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Australian 4WD Rally Series for Co-Drivers

Points are awarded to the top twenty classified finishers. Bonus points are awarded to the top three in Power stage and winner of the most stages. The best three events go towards final championship points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th 
Points 40 34 30 26 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Driver WA ACT QLD NSW SA Total Best 3
H1 H2 H1 H2 H1 H2 Ove. H1 H2 H3 Ove. H1 H2 H3
1 Australian Capital Territory Bernie Webb 2 1 1 2 148 148
2 Victoria (Australia) Matt Lee 6 3 3 2 1 3 1 119 119
3 Tasmania Scott Walkem 3 3 1 73 73
4 Western Australia Glenn Macneall 1 5 62 62
5 Western Australia Tamara Adams 7 5 2 1 58 58
6 South Australia Steve Fisher 4 4 52 52
7 Western Australia Toni Feaver 3 6 50 50
8 Western Australia Troy Maclean 5 4 48 48
9 New South Wales Tim Joas 5 5 44 44
10 Australian Capital Territory Ellie Yates 6 7 38 38
11 New South Wales Nicole Bryan 7 6 38 38
12 New South Wales Dale Moscatt 4 Ret Ret Ret 26 26
13 New South Wales Jeffery Mathes 8 Ret 16 16
14 Queensland Matt Harriott 9 DNS 16 16
15 Queensland John Allen Ret 5 DNS 5 5
16 Western Australia Lee Tierney Ret 1 DNS 1 1
Western Australia Philip Conneely Ret Ret 0 0
South Australia Daniel Young Ret DNS 0 0
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Australian Classic Rally Challenge for Drivers

Points are awarded to the top twenty classified finishers. A bonus point is awarded winner of the most stages during an event. The best three events go towards final championship points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th 
Points 40 34 30 26 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Driver WA ACT QLD NSW SA Total Best 3
H1 H2 H1 H2 H1 H2 Ove. H1 H2 H3 Ove. H1 H2 H3
1 Australian Capital Territory Neal Bates 1 1 1 1 1 1 162 162
2 Queensland Clay Badenoch 2 2 4 2 128 128
3 New South Wales Trevor Stilling 3 3 5 4 108 108
4 Western Australia Graeme Miles 4 4 7 6 90 90
5 Queensland Tony Quinn 3 3 60 60
6 New South Wales Max Roberts 6 5 42 42
7 Australian Capital Territory Brett Stephens 2 Ret 34 34
New South Wales Josh Hilton Ret DNS 0 0
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Australian Classic Rally Challenge for Co-Drivers

Points are awarded to the top twenty classified finishers. A bonus point is awarded winner of the most stages during an event. The best three events go towards final championship points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th 
Points 40 34 30 26 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Driver WA ACT QLD NSW SA Total Best 3
H1 H2 H1 H2 H1 H2 Ove. H1 H2 H3 Ove. H1 H2 H3
1 New South Wales Coral Taylor 1 1 1 1 1 1 162 162
2 Queensland Andrew Dunbar 2 2 4 2 128 128
3 Western Australia Kathy Miles 4 4 7 6 90 90
4 Australian Capital Territory Col Trinder 3 3 60 60
5 South Australia Kate Catford 3 3 60 60
6 Queensland Catriona Kelly 5 4 48 48
7 New Zealand Dave Devonport 6 5 42 42
8 New South Wales Tony Brandon 2 Ret 34 34
New South Wales Rodney Vanderpool Ret DNS 0 0
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References

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