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[edit]

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

Rnd.	Dates	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[edit]

Outright ARC Teams[edit]

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
Tankformers	Honda Jazz	Simon Evans	Ben Searcy	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
AJE	Volkswagen Polo Vivo	Ashlea James	Tim Batton	G2	2–3

4WD Rally Series Teams[edit]

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
Activ Rallysport	Hyundai i20 Proto	Justin Dowel	Matthew Lee	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
Pedders Suspension Rally Team	Peugeot 208 Maxi	Mark Pedder	Dale Moscatt	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
Fibertech Medical Australia P/L	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	Gerald Schofield	Catriona Kelly	P5U	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[edit]

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	Nissan Stanza	Trevor Stilling	Catriona Kelly	C1	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[edit]

Round 1 — Quit Forest Rally[edit]

ECB ARC Heat results^[5]^[6]

Heat	Podium finishers				Statistics
Heat	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
Heat	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 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[edit]

ECB ARC Heat results^[10]

Heat	Podium finishers				Statistics
Heat	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
Heat	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
	3¹	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[edit]

Australian Rally Championship for Drivers[edit]

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
Pos.	Driver	H1	H2	H1	H2	H1	H2	Ove.	H1	H2	H3	Ove.	H1	H2	H3	Total
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

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

Australian Rally Championship for Co-drivers[edit]

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
Pos.	Driver	H1	H2	H1	H2	H1	H2	Ove.	H1	H2	H3	Ove.	H1	H2	H3	Total
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

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

Australian 4WD Rally Series for Drivers[edit]

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
Pos.	Driver	H1	H2	H1	H2	H1	H2	Ove.	H1	H2	H3	Ove.	H1	H2	H3	Total	Best 3
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

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

Australian 4WD Rally Series for Co-drivers[edit]

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
Pos.	Driver	H1	H2	H1	H2	H1	H2	Ove.	H1	H2	H3	Ove.	H1	H2	H3	Total	Best 3
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

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

Australian Classic Rally Challenge for Drivers[edit]

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
Pos.	Driver	H1	H2	H1	H2	H1	H2	Ove.	H1	H2	H3	Ove.	H1	H2	H3	Total	Best 3
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

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

Australian Classic Rally Challenge for Co-drivers[edit]

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
Pos.	Driver	H1	H2	H1	H2	H1	H2	Ove.	H1	H2	H3	Ove.	H1	H2	H3	Total	Best 3
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

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

References[edit]

^ "Scott Pedder to take WRC2 plunge". 12 February 2015.
^ "2015 Season Calendar | Calendar Australian Rally Championship". Archived from the original on 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ http://rally.redsourcemedia.netdna-cdn.com/images/stories/2015_QFR_Entry_List_FINAL.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://rally.redsourcemedia.netdna-cdn.com/images/stories/2015_Nat_Cap_Entry_Listv4.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2015 Quit Forest Rally - ARC Stage Times Summary Heat 1" (PDF). Australian Rally Championship. 2015-03-29.
^ "2015 Quit Forest Rally - ARC Stage Times Summary Heat 2" (PDF). Australian Rally Championship. 2015-03-29.
^ "2015 Quit Forest Rally Powerstage" (PDF). Australian Rally Championship.
^ "Molly Taylor takes historic ARC heat win". 28 March 2015.
^ "[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.
^ "2015 National Capital Rally - ARC Stage Times Summary Heat 1" (PDF). Australian Rally Championship. 2015-05-17.
^ "2015 National Capital Rally Powerstage" (PDF). Australian Rally Championship.
^ http://rally.redsourcemedia.netdna-cdn.com/images/stories/2015_Nat_Cap_Entry_Listv4.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[edit]

Official website

[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.

[3] ttp://rally.redsourcemedia.netdna-cdn.com/images/stories/2015_QFR_Entry_List_FINAL.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] ttp://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] ttp://rally.redsourcemedia.netdna-cdn.com/images/stories/2015_Nat_Cap_Entry_Listv4.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}

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