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 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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  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.
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