Victorian Rally Championship

The Victorian Rally Championship was the evolution series of car rallies in Victoria, Australia. Prior to 1972, car rallies/trials relied heavily on the ability of a navigator to read a map and direct their driver over a planned course covering shire roads and forest tracks at night.

In 1972 the series evolved in line with the improvement of forest tracks, and the population of properties along Shire roads – into a more driver-oriented event.

Route instructions became comprehensive, making it easier for a crew to avoid getting lost, and results were effectively determined by how fast the drivers drove on the generally narrow forest roads.

Since 1990, many of these events have been held during daylight hours – making the competition more attractive to spectators.

Victorian Rally Champions

Winners of the Victorian Rally Championship and the preceding Victorian Trials Championship are as follows:

YearDriverNavigator/Co-Driver
1961Geoff RussellMartin Hartigan
1962Geoff RussellR.H.Collingwood
1963Harry Firth Graham Hoinville
1963 Frank KilfoyleMike Flanagan
1964Frank KilfoyleRoger Abraham
1965Harry FirthGraham Hoinville
1966Tony RobertsPeter Haas
1967Reg Lunn*Roger Vaughan *
1968Bob WatsonJim McAuliffe
1969Bob WatsonJim McAuliffe
1970Bob WatsonJim McAuliffe
1971Mal McPhersonPeter Haas
1972**Gil DavisRoger Bonhomme
1973Bob WatsonJeff Beaumont
1974Garrie HarrowfieldGeoff Boyd
1975David BondIan Richards
1976Bob WaterhousePaul Paterson
1977Gil DavisDavid Long
1978Warwick SmithPaul Paterson
1979Warwick SmithPaul Paterson
1980Chris BrownSimon Brown
1981Geoff PortmanRoss Runnalls
1982Chris BrownNoel Richards
1983David OfficerKate Hobson
1984Peter A Thompson*Anthony Sartory*
1985Brian SmithJohn Birrell
1986Geoff PortmanPeter Gale
1987Geoff PortmanPeter Gale
1988David GreigPaul Tirant
1989Greg HoinvilleMichael Cains
1990David GreigPaul Tirant
1991Peter FyfeGerry Bashford
1992Peter FyfeGerry Bashford
1993Graeme WiseHelen Wylie
1994Graeme WiseHelen Wylie
1995Graeme Wise*Greg Foletta*
1996Graeme WiseRob Beekman
1997Mike ReevesRobin Smalley
1998Craig MorrisJenny Cole
1999Scott PedderPaul Humm
2000Scott PedderPaul Humm
2001David StannusPeter Campbell
2002Brett ThompsonRob Vanderee
2003Mike ReevesRobin Smalley
2004 Peter MontgomeryChris Montgomery
2005 Justin DowelMatt Lee
2006Justin DowelMatt Lee
2007 Justin DowelMatt Lee
2008 Mark Fawcett Simon Ellis
2009 Mark Fawcett Carrie Morris
2010 Nathan Reeves Scott Spedding
2011 Warren Lee David Lethlean
2012 Stephen Raymond Glen Raymond
2013 Tristan Penhall Jolie Middleton
2014 Justin Dowel Scott Spedding

* Driver and navigator were not from the same crew. ** Victorian Rally Championship introduced; previously, this was known as the Victorian Trials Championship.

Since 2003, there has been a separate Two Wheel Drive Championship contested as part of the Annual Championships. Winners of the Victorian 2WD Rally Championship are as follows:

YearDriverNavigator/Co-Driver
2003Andrew VibertDavid Gallacher
2004 Ben FawcettTony Boyd
2005 Brian SemmensDavid Leoncini
2006Brian SemmensDavid Leoncini
2007 Brian SemmensDavid Leoncini
2008 Andrew Taylor Robin Smalley
2009 Brian SemmensDavid Leoncini
2010 Alan Friend Robin Smalley
2011 Brian SemmensDan Parry
2012 Brian SemmensDan Parry
2013 Brian SemmensDan Parry
2014 Justin WalkerBianca Lowe
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