2015 Australian Rally Championship

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 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]

TeamVehicleDriverCo-driverClassRounds
Team Citroen AustraliaCitroen DS3 R3TVictoria (state) Eli EvansQueensland Glen WestonR31-3
TankformersHonda Civic Type RVictoria (state) Simon EvansWestern Australia Ben SearcyG21
Honda JazzG22-3
Opti-Coat Rally TeamFord Fiesta STVictoria (state) Steven MackenzieVictoria (state) Brett MackenzieG21-3
Innate MotorsportCitroen DS3 R3TAustralian Capital Territory Adrian CoppinQueensland Erin KellyR31-3
Australian Truck PerformanceCitroen DS3 R3TNew South Wales Tony SullensNew South Wales Julia BarkleyR31-3
Hi-Tec Oils AustraliaRenault Clio R3New South Wales Molly TaylorWestern Australia Bill HayesG21-3
AJEVolkswagen Polo VivoVictoria (state) Ashlea JamesSouth Australia Kathryn CatfordG21
Australian Capital Territory Tim Batton2-3

4WD Rally Series Teams

Teams and drivers competing in the 4WD ARC championship

TeamVehicleDriverCo-driverClassRounds
Activ RallysportMitsubishi Lancer Evo XVictoria (state) Justin DowelVictoria (state) Matthew LeeP5U1
Hyundai i20 ProtoG42
NOTT RacingMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX RSSouth Australia Henry NottSouth Australia Daniel YoungP5U1
Pedders Suspension Rally TeamVolkswagen Polo S2000Victoria (state) Mark PedderNew South Wales Dale MoscattS20001
Peugeot 208 MaxiAP42-3
DK EarthworksSubaru Impreza WRXWestern Australia Dylan KingWestern Australia Lee TiereyP5U1
S TechnicSubaru Impreza WRX STiWestern Australia Doug TostevinWestern Australia Tamara AdamsP5U1
Platinum AutomotiveMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXWestern Australia Robert WebberWestern Australia Toni FeaverP5U1
Maximum MotorsportSubaru Impreza WRX STiWestern Australia Brad MarkovicWestern Australia Glenn MacneallP5U1
Repco Rally TeamMitsubishi Lancer Evo XAustralian Capital Territory Mick PattonAustralian Capital Territory Bernie WebbP5U1-3
Maximum MotorsportSubaru Impreza WRX STiWestern Australia John O'DowdWestern Australia Philip ConneelyP5U1
S TechnicSubaru Impreza WRXWestern Australia Scott MackenzieWestern Australia Troy MacleanP6U1
Shamrock MotorsportMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXNew South Wales Richie DaltonQueensland John AllenP5U2
Marcus WalkemMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXTasmania Marcus WalkemTasmania Scott WalkemP5U2
BP Ultimate RacingMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXQueensland Michael BaileyQueensland Matt HarriottP52-3
Fibertech Medical Australia P/LMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXNew South Wales Gerald SchofieldAustralian Capital Territory Ellie YatesP5U2
Queensland Catriona Kelly3
Kosciusko AutomotiveSubaru Impreza WRXNew South Wales Andrew PennyNew South Wales Jeffery MathesP5U2
Justin HattonMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXNew South Wales Justin HattonNew South Wales Tim JoasP5U2
777 RallysportMitsubishi Lancer Evo VSouth Australia Guy TylerSouth Australia Steve FisherP6U2
Alliance MotorsportSubaru Impreza WRXNew South Wales Peter DunnNew South Wales Drew SmytheP62
iLAB AustraliaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIIIQueensland Kent LawrenceQueensland James WilsonP53

Classic Rally Challenge Teams

Teams and drivers competing in the Classic ARC championship

TeamVehicleDriverCo-driverClassRounds
V-Sport CanberraToyota Celica RA40Australian Capital Territory Neal BatesNew South Wales Coral TaylorC11-2
Baden MotorsportToyota Celica RA40Queensland Clay BadenochQueensland Andrew DunbarC11-3
SW MotorsportNissan StanzaNew South Wales Trevor StillingAustralian Capital Territory Col TrinderC11
Goodyear Autocare FyshwickQueensland Catriona Kelly2
Miles LandscapingHolden CommodoreWestern Australia Graeme MilesWestern Australia Kathy MilesC11-2
Jandal SportNissan BluebirdAustralian Capital Territory Brett StephensNew South Wales Tony BrandonC12
GAME OVERBMW M3 E30Queensland Tony QuinnSouth Australia Kate CatfordC22-3
RallyNSWToyota Corolla GTNew South Wales Charlie DrakeAustralian Capital Territory James ThornburnC12
Max RobertsFord Escort MkIINew South Wales Max RobertsNew Zealand Dave DevonportC12
Brian Hilton MotorsportToyota Corolla KE35New South Wales Josh HiltonNew South Wales Rodney VanderpoolC22
Triple C MotorsportToyota Celica TA22Queensland Chris HarbeckQueensland Tony BestC13

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 (state) Eli Evans
Queensland Glen Weston		 Australia Team Citroen Australia
(Citroen DS3 R3T)		 1:08:09.6
3 Victoria (state) 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 (state) Eli Evans
Queensland Glen Weston		 Australia Team Citroen Australia
(Citroen DS3 R3T)		 1:11:08.8 9 113.14 km
2 Victoria (state) 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 (state) 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 (state) 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 (state) Eli Evans
Queensland Glen Weston		 Australia Team Citroen Australia
(Citroen DS3 R3T)		 1:53.55 5
2 Victoria (state) 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
  • ^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 Victoria (state) 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 (state) Steven Mackenzie 6 4 4 5 4 5 4 2 2 3 2 227
5 Victoria (state) 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 (state) 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

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 (state) 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

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 (state) 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 (state) 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

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 (state) 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

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

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)

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