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2015 Australian Rally Championship

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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 27 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

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

Rnd. Dates Nat. 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

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Outright ARC Teams

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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 Eli Evans  Queensland Glen Weston R3 1–3
Tankformers Honda Civic Type R  Victoria Simon Evans  Western Australia Ben Searcy G2 1
Honda Jazz G2 2–3
Opti-Coat Rally Team Ford Fiesta ST  Victoria Steven Mackenzie  Victoria 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 Ashlea James  South Australia Kathryn Catford G2 1
 Australian Capital Territory Tim Batton 2–3

4WD Rally Series Teams

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Teams and drivers competing in the 4WD ARC championship

Team Vehicle Driver Co-driver Class Rounds
Activ Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X  Victoria Justin Dowel  Victoria 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 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

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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

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Round 1 — Quit Forest Rally

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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
 AUS Hi-Tec Oils Australia
(Renault Clio R3)
1:07:54.1 10 102.02 km
2  Victoria Eli Evans
 Queensland Glen Weston
 AUS Team Citroen Australia
(Citroen DS3 R3T)
1:08:09.6
3  Victoria Simon Evans
 Western Australia Ben Searcy
 AUS Tankformers
(Honda Civic Type R)
1:10:10.7
Heat Podium finishers Statistics
Pos. Drivers Team Time Stages Length
2 1  Victoria Eli Evans
 Queensland Glen Weston
 AUS Team Citroen Australia
(Citroen DS3 R3T)
1:11:08.8 9 113.14 km
2  Victoria Simon Evans
 Western Australia Ben Searcy
 AUS Tankformers
(Honda Civic Type R)
1:11:55.5
3  New South Wales Molly Taylor
 Western Australia Bill Hayes
 AUS 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 Simon Evans
 Western Australia Ben Searcy
 AUS Tankformers
(Honda Civic Type R)
2:39.75 5
2  New South Wales Tony Sullens
 New South Wales Julia Barkley
 AUS Australian Truck Performance
(Citroen DS3 R3T)
2:41.00 3
3  Australian Capital Territory Adrian Coppin
 Queensland Erin Kelly
 AUS 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 teammates 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

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

ECB ARC Power Stage results[11]

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

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Australian Rally Championship for Drivers

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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 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 Steven Mackenzie 6 4 4 5 4 5 4 2 2 3 2 227
5  Victoria 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 Simon Evans 3 5 2 5 3 DNS Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 122
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Australian Rally Championship for Co-drivers

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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 Brent Mackenzie 6 4 4 5 94
7  South Australia Kathryn Catford 4 7 44
 Australian Capital Territory Tim Batton Ret Ret 0
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Australian 4WD Rally Series for Drivers

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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 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 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
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Australian 4WD Rally Series for Co-drivers

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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 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
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Australian Classic Rally Challenge for Drivers

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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
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Australian Classic Rally Challenge for Co-drivers

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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
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References

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  1. ^ "Scott Pedder to take WRC2 plunge". 12 February 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Season Calendar | Calendar Australian Rally Championship". Archived from the original on 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
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  4. ^ http://rally.redsourcemedia.netdna-cdn.com/images/stories/2015_Nat_Cap_Entry_Listv4.pdf[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "2015 Quit Forest Rally - ARC Stage Times Summary Heat 1" (PDF). Australian Rally Championship. 2015-03-29.
  6. ^ "2015 Quit Forest Rally - ARC Stage Times Summary Heat 2" (PDF). Australian Rally Championship. 2015-03-29.
  7. ^ "2015 Quit Forest Rally Powerstage" (PDF). Australian Rally Championship.
  8. ^ "Molly Taylor takes historic ARC heat win". 28 March 2015.
  9. ^ "[HEAT ONE] Molly Steers Clear Of Trouble For Win | ARC News Australian Rally Championship". Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  10. ^ "2015 National Capital Rally - ARC Stage Times Summary Heat 1" (PDF). Australian Rally Championship. 2015-05-17.
  11. ^ "2015 National Capital Rally Powerstage" (PDF). Australian Rally Championship.
  12. ^ http://rally.redsourcemedia.netdna-cdn.com/images/stories/2015_Nat_Cap_Entry_Listv4.pdf[permanent dead link]
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