2015 Australian Rally Championship season

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]

Team	Vehicle	Driver	Co-Driver	Class	Rounds
Team Citroen Australia	Citroen DS3 R3T	Eli Evans	Glen Weston	R3	1
Tankformers	Honda Civic Type R	Simon Evans	Ben Searcy	G2	1
Opti-Coat Rally Team	Ford Fiesta ST	Steven Mackenzie	Brett Mackenzie	G2	1
Innate Motorsport	Citroen DS3 R3T	Adrian Coppin	Erin Kelly	R3	1
Australian Truck Performance	Citroen DS3 R3T	Tony Sullens	Julia Barkley	R3	1
Hi-Tec Oils Australia	Renault Clio R3	Molly Taylor	Bill Hayes	G2	1
AJE	Volkswagen Polo Vivo	Ashlea James	Kathryn Catford	G2	1

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
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
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	N4	1
Maximum Motorsport	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	John O'Dowd	Philip Conneely	P5U	1
S Technic	Subaru Impreza WRX	Scott Mackenzie	Troy Maclean	P6U	1

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
Baden Motorsport	Toyota Celica RA40	Clay Badenoch	Andrew Dunbar	C1	1
SW Motorsport	Nissan Stanza	Trevor Stilling	Col Trinder	C1	1
Miles Landscaping	Holden Commodore	Graeme Miles	Kathy Miles	C1	1

Rally summaries

Round 1 — Quit Forest Rally

ECB ARC Heat results ^[4][5]

Heat	Podium finishers				Statistics		Heat	Podium finishers				Statistics
	Pos.	Drivers	Team	Time	Stages	Length		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	1	Eli Evans Glen Weston	Team Citroen Australia (Citroen DS3 R3T)	1:11:08.8	9	113.14 km
	2	Eli Evans Glen Weston	Team Citroen Australia (Citroen DS3 R3T)	1:08:09.6				2	Simon Evans Ben Searcy	Tankformers (Honda Civic Type R)	1:11:55.5
	3	Simon Evans Ben Searcy	Tankformers (Honda Civic Type R)	1:10:10.7				3	Molly Taylor Bill Hayes	Hi-Tec Oils Australia (Renault Clio R3)	1:12:08.8

ECB ARC Power Stage results ^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8]

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 75 2 Molly Taylor 1 3 70 3 Simon Evans 3 2 5 69 4 Steven Mackenzie 6 4 46 5 Tony Sullens 5 6 3 45 6 Ashlea James 4 7 44 7 Adrian Coppin 7 5 1 41

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) White Did not start (DNS) 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 Glen Weston 2 1 1 75 2 Bill Hayes 1 3 70 3 Ben Searcy 3 2 5 69 4 Brent Mackenzie 6 4 46 5 Julia Barkley 5 6 3 45 6 Kathryn Catford 4 7 44 7 Erin Kelly 7 5 1 41

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) White Did not start (DNS) 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 74 74 2 Brad Markovic 1 5 62 62 3 Doug Tostevin 7 2 6 58 58 4 Justin Dowell 6 3 3 53 53 5 Robert Webber 3 6 50 50 6 Scott McKenzie 5 4 48 48 7 Mark Pedder 4 Ret 26 26 8 Dylan King Ret Ret 1 1 1 Henry Nott Ret Ret 0 0 John O'Dowd Ret Ret 0 0

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) White Did not start (DNS) 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 74 74 2 Glenn Macneall 1 5 62 62 3 Tamara Adams 7 2 6 58 58 4 Matt Lee 6 3 3 53 53 5 Toni Feaver 3 6 50 50 6 Troy Maclean 5 4 48 48 7 Dale Moscatt 4 Ret 26 26 8 Lee Tierney Ret Ret 1 1 1 Daniel Young Ret Ret 0 0 Philip Conneely Ret Ret 0 0

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) White Did not start (DNS) 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 81 81 2 Clay Badenoch 2 2 68 68 3 Trevor Stilling 3 3 60 60 4 Graeme Miles 4 4 52 52

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) White Did not start (DNS) 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 81 81 2 Andrew Dunbar 2 2 68 68 3 Col Trinder 3 3 60 60 4 Kathy Miles 4 4 52 52

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) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References

External links

• Official website