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	Nat.	Rally name	Rally base
1	27–29 March		Quit Forest Rally	Nannup, Western Australia
2	15–17 May		National Capital Rally	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
3	19–21 June		International Rally of Queensland	Sunshine Coast, Queensland
4	10–13 September		Rally Australia	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
5	23–25 October		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	Eli Evans	Glen Weston	R3	1-3
Tankformers	Honda Civic Type R	Simon Evans	Ben Searcy	G2	1
	Honda Jazz			G2	2-3
Opti-Coat Rally Team	Ford Fiesta ST	Steven Mackenzie	Brett Mackenzie	G2	1-3
Innate Motorsport	Citroen DS3 R3T	Adrian Coppin	Erin Kelly	R3	1-3
Australian Truck Performance	Citroen DS3 R3T	Tony Sullens	Julia Barkley	R3	1-3
Hi-Tec Oils Australia	Renault Clio R3	Molly Taylor	Bill Hayes	G2	1-3
AJE	Volkswagen Polo Vivo	Ashlea James	Kathryn Catford	G2	1
			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	Justin Dowel	Matthew Lee	P5U	1
	Hyundai i20 Proto			G4	2
NOTT Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX RS	Henry Nott	Daniel Young	P5U	1
Pedders Suspension Rally Team	Volkswagen Polo S2000	Mark Pedder	Dale Moscatt	S2000	1
	Peugeot 208 Maxi			AP4	2-3
DK Earthworks	Subaru Impreza WRX	Dylan King	Lee Tierey	P5U	1
S Technic	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	Doug Tostevin	Tamara Adams	P5U	1
Platinum Automotive	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	Robert Webber	Toni Feaver	P5U	1
Maximum Motorsport	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	Brad Markovic	Glenn Macneall	P5U	1
Repco Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	Mick Patton	Bernie Webb	P5U	1-3
Maximum Motorsport	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	John O'Dowd	Philip Conneely	P5U	1
S Technic	Subaru Impreza WRX	Scott Mackenzie	Troy Maclean	P6U	1
Shamrock Motorsport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	Richie Dalton	John Allen	P5U	2
Marcus Walkem	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	Marcus Walkem	Scott Walkem	P5U	2
BP Ultimate Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	Michael Bailey	Matt Harriott	P5	2-3
Fibertech Medical Australia P/L	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	Gerald Schofield	Ellie Yates	P5U	2
			Catriona Kelly		3
Kosciusko Automotive	Subaru Impreza WRX	Andrew Penny	Jeffery Mathes	P5U	2
Justin Hatton	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	Justin Hatton	Tim Joas	P5U	2
777 Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Guy Tyler	Steve Fisher	P6U	2
Alliance Motorsport	Subaru Impreza WRX	Peter Dunn	Drew Smythe	P6	2
iLAB Australia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	Kent Lawrence	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	Neal Bates	Coral Taylor	C1	1-2
Baden Motorsport	Toyota Celica RA40	Clay Badenoch	Andrew Dunbar	C1	1-3
SW Motorsport	Nissan Stanza	Trevor Stilling	Col Trinder	C1	1
Goodyear Autocare Fyshwick			Catriona Kelly		2
Miles Landscaping	Holden Commodore	Graeme Miles	Kathy Miles	C1	1-2
Jandal Sport	Nissan Bluebird	Brett Stephens	Tony Brandon	C1	2
GAME OVER	BMW M3 E30	Tony Quinn	Kate Catford	C2	2-3
RallyNSW	Toyota Corolla GT	Charlie Drake	James Thornburn	C1	2
Max Roberts	Ford Escort MkII	Max Roberts	Dave Devonport	C1	2
Brian Hilton Motorsport	Toyota Corolla KE35	Josh Hilton	Rodney Vanderpool	C2	2
Triple C Motorsport	Toyota Celica TA22	Chris Harbeck	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 Molly Taylor Bill Hayes Hi-Tec Oils Australia (Renault Clio R3) 1:07:54.1 10 102.02 km 2 Eli Evans Glen Weston Team Citroen Australia (Citroen DS3 R3T) 1:08:09.6 3 Simon Evans Ben Searcy Tankformers (Honda Civic Type R) 1:10:10.7

Heat Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Drivers Team Time Stages Length 2 1 Eli Evans Glen Weston Team Citroen Australia (Citroen DS3 R3T) 1:11:08.8 9 113.14 km 2 Simon Evans Ben Searcy Tankformers (Honda Civic Type R) 1:11:55.5 3 Molly Taylor Bill Hayes Hi-Tec Oils Australia (Renault Clio R3) 1:12:08.8

ECB ARC Power Stage results ^[7]

Pos.	Drivers	Team	Final Time	Points
1	Simon Evans Ben Searcy	Tankformers (Honda Civic Type R)	2:39.75	5
2	Tony Sullens Julia Barkley	Australian Truck Performance (Citroen DS3 R3T)	2:41.00	3
3	Adrian Coppin Erin Kelly	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 Tony Sullens Julia Barkley Truck Performance (Citroen DS3 R3T) 1:03:47.1 6 101.68 km 2 Molly Taylor Bill Hayes Hi-Tec Oils Australia (Renault Clio R3) 1:03:49.1 3 Adrian Coppin Erin Kelly Innate Motorsport (Citroen DS3 R3T) 1:04:08.2

Heat Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Drivers Team Time Stages Length 2 1 Eli Evans Glen Weston Team Citroen Australia (Citroen DS3 R3T) 1:19:27.5 6 105.76 km 2 Molly Taylor Bill Hayes Hi-Tec Oils Australia (Renault Clio R3) 1:20:45.3 3^1 Harry Bates John McCarthy Neal Bates Motorsport (Toyota Corolla) 1:22:06.5

ECB ARC Power Stage results ^[11]

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

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Notes

• ^1  – Harry Bates was ineligible for championship points ^[12]

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 Eli Evans 2 1 ^1 Ret ^5 1 ^1 1 2 1 ^6 1 1 1 1 ^1 305 2 Molly Taylor 1 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 ^1 274 3 Adrian Coppin 7 ^1 5 3 ^1 4 2 3 2 4 4 4 4 229 4 Steven Mackenzie 6 4 4 5 4 5 4 2 2 3 2 227 5 Ashlea James 4 7 Ret Ret 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 142 6 Tony Sullens 5 ^3 6 1 3 Ret 7 Ret ^1 6 Ret Ret Ret ^3 138 7 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 (DNF) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) 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 Bill Hayes 1 3 2 2 138 2 Glen Weston 2 1 ^1 Ret ^5 1 ^1 121 3 Julia Barkley 5 ^3 6 1 3 115 4 Erin Kelly 7 ^1 5 3 4 98 5 Ben Searcy 3 ^5 2 5 ^3 DNS 94 6 Brent Mackenzie 6 4 4 5 94 7 Kathryn Catford 4 7 44 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 (DNF) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) 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 Mick Patton 2 1 1 2 148 148 2 Justin Dowell 6 ^3 3 2 ^1 3 ^1 119 119 3 Marcus Walkem 3 ^3 1 73 73 4 Brad Markovic 1 5 62 62 5 Doug Tostevin 7 ^5 2 ^1 58 58 6 Guy Tyler 4 4 52 52 7 Robert Webber 3 6 50 50 8 Scott McKenzie 5 4 48 48 9 Justin Hatton 5 5 44 44 10 Gerald Schofield 6 7 38 38 11 Peter Dunn 7 6 38 38 12 Mark Pedder 4 Ret Ret Ret 26 26 13 Andrew Penny 8 Ret 16 16 14 Michael Bailey 9 14 14 15 Richie Dalton Ret ^5 DNS 5 5 16 Dylan King Ret ^1 DNS 1 1 John O'Dowd Ret Ret 0 0 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 (DNF) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) 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 Bernie Webb 2 1 1 2 148 148 2 Matt Lee 6 ^3 3 2 ^1 3 ^1 119 119 3 Scott Walkem 3 ^3 1 73 73 4 Glenn Macneall 1 5 62 62 5 Tamara Adams 7 ^5 2 ^1 58 58 6 Steve Fisher 4 4 52 52 7 Toni Feaver 3 6 50 50 8 Troy Maclean 5 4 48 48 9 Tim Joas 5 5 44 44 10 Ellie Yates 6 7 38 38 11 Nicole Bryan 7 6 38 38 12 Dale Moscatt 4 Ret Ret Ret 26 26 13 Jeffery Mathes 8 Ret 16 16 14 Matt Harriott 9 DNS 16 16 15 John Allen Ret ^5 DNS 5 5 16 Lee Tierney Ret ^1 DNS 1 1 Philip Conneely Ret Ret 0 0 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 (DNF) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) 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 Neal Bates 1 1 ^1 1 1 ^1 162 162 2 Clay Badenoch 2 2 4 2 128 128 3 Trevor Stilling 3 3 5 4 108 108 4 Graeme Miles 4 4 7 6 90 90 5 Tony Quinn 3 3 60 60 6 Max Roberts 6 5 42 42 7 Brett Stephens 2 Ret 34 34 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 (DNF) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) 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 Coral Taylor 1 1 ^1 1 1 ^1 162 162 2 Andrew Dunbar 2 2 4 2 128 128 3 Kathy Miles 4 4 7 6 90 90 4 Col Trinder 3 3 60 60 5 Kate Catford 3 3 60 60 6 Catriona Kelly 5 4 48 48 7 Dave Devonport 6 5 42 42 8 Tony Brandon 2 Ret 34 34 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 (DNF) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References

1. http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/02/12/scott-pedder-take-wrc2-plunge/
2. http://www.rally.com.au/calendar/2015-season-calendar
3. http://rally.redsourcemedia.netdna-cdn.com/images/stories/2015_QFR_Entry_List_FINAL.pdf
4. http://rally.redsourcemedia.netdna-cdn.com/images/stories/2015_Nat_Cap_Entry_Listv4.pdf
5. http://www.rallyresults.com.au/arc/2015/WA/StageSummary_Heat1_ARC.pdf
6. http://www.rallyresults.com.au/arc/2015/WA/StageSummary_Heat2_ARC.pdf
7. http://www.rallyresults.com.au/arc/2015/WA/Powerstage.pdf
8. http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/03/28/molly-taylor-takes-historic-arc-heat-win/
9. http://www.rally.com.au/arc-news/heat-one-molly-steers-clear-of-trouble-for-win
10. http://www.rallyresults.com.au/arc/2015/ACT/Stage_Summary_Heat1_ARC.pdf
11. http://www.rallyresults.com.au/arc/2015/ACT/Powerstage.pdf
12. http://rally.redsourcemedia.netdna-cdn.com/images/stories/2015_Nat_Cap_Entry_Listv4.pdf

External links

• Official website