The 2011 Australian Rally Championship is series of five rallying events held across Australia, including the World Rally Championship event, Rally Australia and Asia Pacific Rally Championship event, 2011 International Rally of Queensland. It is the 44th season in the history of the competition and the first in several decades to not feature any former champions.
Mitsubishi driver Justin Dowel leads the points race by 21 points over Toyota driver Ryan Smart. Both drivers broke through for their first Australian Rally Championship victories this season, Smart at the season opening Forest Rally, Dowell at the most recent event, Rally SA. The pair between them have won all Legs and Rallies. Mitsubishi driver Mark Pedder sits third in the points, 19 behind Smart, with a string of second placings contributing to the pointscore.
The Rallies
The 2011 season featured five rallies, each held in a different state.[1] Rally Australia returns to the calendar but Rally Tasmania and Coffs Coast Rally have been dropped.
| Round | Rally | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quit Forest Rally | 15–17 April |
| 2 | International Rally of Queensland | 13–15 May |
| 3 | Scouts Rally SA | 29–31 July |
| 4 | Rally Australia | 8–11 September |
| 5 | Rally Victoria | 11–12 November |
Teams & Drivers
The following are the competitors from the 2011 ARC season.[2]
| Team | Vehicle | Number | Driver | Co-driver | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Motorsport | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | 2 | Ryan Smart | John Allen | Group N P |
| Evans Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R | 3 | Eli Evans | Glen Weston | PRC |
| Activ Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4 | Justin Dowel | Matt Lee | ARC |
| GSA Wholesale Suspension | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 5 | Steven Shepheard | John McCarthy | ARC |
| Pedders Suspension | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 7 | Mark Pedder | Lee Tierney | ARC |
| Driver Skills Australia | Subaru Impreza WRX | 26 8 |
Mark Butcher | Warren Phillip-Clarke John Caldicott |
ARC |
| Wauchope Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 9 | Michael Boaden | Helen Cheers | ARC |
| Otech Australia | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | 10 | Simon Knowles | Margot Knowles | Group N P |
| Fullerton Financial Services | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 11 | Bruce Fullerton | Hugh Reardon-Smith | ARC |
| Trenk Contracting Pty Ltd | Holden VE Commodore SS | 15 | Jacob Bruinsma | Lisa White Adam Tillett |
PRC |
| MaxyRally.com | Ford Fiesta ST | 18 | Razvan Vlad | Daynom Nicoli | Group N P |
| Desitrol | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21 | John Goasdoue | Martin Darch | ARC |
| Rallyschool.com.au | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 22 | Charlie Drake | Ben Atkinson | PRC |
| Lake Mountain Ski Hire | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 25 | Derek Reynolds | Ray Baker Rian Calder |
PRC |
| BP / Citibank | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | 25 | Mike Bailey | Caitlin Earley Jeremy Browne |
PRC |
| Miles Landscaping | Subaru Impreza WRX | 27 28 |
Graeme Miles | Luke Goodman Greg Miles |
PRC |
| Repco Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 27 | Mick Patton | Kirrilee Gentleman | PRC |
| Difflam | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | 29 | Nigel Shellshear | Paul Fletcher | PRC |
| Cambray Sheep Cheese | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 30 | Tom Wilde | Nerralie Wilde | PRC |
| Berne Road Contractors | Subaru Impreza WRX | 30 | John Berne | Tony Best | PRC |
| Rally Power Motorsport | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 31 | James Rodda | Marcus Piristi | PRC |
| Rallyschool | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 32 | Charlie Drake | Matthew Harriott | PRC |
| Gunnawyn Logistics | Hyundai Getz | 32 | Tony Moore | Nikki Moore | PRC |
| Aero Fast Industrial Fastners | Mazda 323 | 38 | Mark Casper | Greg Bankin | PRC |
| Speedie Contractors | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 40 | Luke Page | Tiffany Baker-Schaefer | PRC |
Drivers Championship
Pointscore as follows.[3]
| Pos | Driver | Forest | Queensland | South Australia | Rally Australia | Victoria | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg1 | Leg2 | Leg1 | Leg2 | Overall | Leg1 | Leg2 | Leg1 | Leg2 | Overall | Leg1 | Leg2 | |||
| 1 | Justin Dowel | 30 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 32 | 40 | 41 | 208 | |||||
| 2 | Ryan Smart | 40 | 41 | 15 | 20 | 41 | Ret | 30 | 187 | |||||
| 3 | Mark Pedder | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 34 | Ret | 168 | |||||
| 4 | Mark Butcher | 18 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 97 | |||||
| 5 | Steven Shepheard | 8 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 26 | 30 | Ret | 90 | |||||
| 6 | Simon Knowles | 16 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 87 | |||||
| 7 | Eli Evans | 26 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 22 | 26 | 84 | |||||
| 7 | Derek Reynolds | 20 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 84 | |||||
| 9 | Michael Boaden | 11 | Ret | Ret | 26 | 34 | 71 | |||||||
| 10 | John Goasdoue | 8 | 11 | 22 | Ret | 22 | 63 | |||||||
| 11 | Charlie Drake | 14 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 20 | 58 | |||||
| 12 | Mick Patton | 6 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 57 | |||||||
| 13 | Razvan Vlad | 12 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 51 | |||||
| 14 | Tom Wilde | 22 | 26 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 15 | James Rodda | 7 | 22 | 18 | Ret | 47 | ||||||||
| 15 | Jacob Bruinsma | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 47 | |||||
| 17 | Luke Page | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 20 | 39 | |||||||
| 18 | Nigel Shellshear | 3 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 38 | |||||||
| 19 | John Berne | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | |||||||
| 20 | Graeme Miles | 10 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 24 | ||||||||
| 21 | Bruce Fullerton | 10 | 12 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Tony Moore | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | |||||||
| 23 | Mike Bailey | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | 13 | |||||||
| 24 | Mark Casper | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| 25 | Barry Kirk | Ret | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ "2011 Season Calendar". rally.com.au. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2001.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "2011 Australian Rally Champion ‐ Driver Pointscore ‐ Provisional" (PDF). Official website of the Australian Rally Championship. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.