Harry Bates (rally driver)

Harry Bates
Bates in 2024
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 30)
Related toNeal Bates (father)
Lewis Bates (brother)
Rick Bates (uncle)
Zach Bates (cousin)
Australian Rally Championship
Years active2015–2024
TeamsToyota Gazoo Racing Australia / Neal Bates Motorsport
Starts46
Wins22
Best finish1st in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
Championship titles
2024
2023
2021
2019		Australian Rally Championship
Australian Rally Championship
Australian Rally Championship
Australian Rally Championship
Awards
2019Peter Brock Medal

Harry Richard Bates (born 8 March 1995, Canberra, Australia)[1] is a professional rally driver. He drives for the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia team. He is a four-time Australian Rally Championship series winner, in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024.

Bates' father Neal was also an ARC-winning driver in the 1990s and 2000s, and his brother Lewis won the title in 2022.[2] All three work for the family-run rally team; Harry Bates has a role in commercial operations when not driving.[2]

For most of his rally career, Bates' co-driver was John McCarthy.[3] In 2023 and 2024, his co-driver was Coral Taylor, who also co-drove for Neal for their Australian Rally Championship wins.[4]

Harry Bates and Co-Driver Coral Taylor in the Toyota Gazroo Racing Yaris at the 2023 Rally of Canberra

Motorsports career results

Rally

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
2015Australian 4WD Championship11thNeal Bates MotorsportToyota Corolla TRD S2000
2016Australian Rally Championship3rdToyota Gazoo Racing AustraliaToyota Corolla TRD S2000
2017Australian Rally Championship2ndToyota Gazoo Racing AustraliaToyota Corolla TRD S2000
Toyota Yaris AP4
2018Australian Rally Championship2ndToyota Gazoo Racing AustraliaToyota Yaris AP4
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship17th
2019Australian Rally Championship1stToyota Gazoo Racing AustraliaToyota Yaris AP4
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship2nd
2021Australian Rally Championship1stToyota Gazoo Racing AustraliaToyota GR Yaris AP4
2022Australian Rally Championship2ndToyota Gazoo Racing AustraliaToyota GR Yaris AP4
World Rally Championship35thHarry BatesŠkoda Fabia R5/Rally2 evo
WRC2 Junior Championship15th
World Rally Championship-229th
2023Australian Rally Championship1stToyota Gazoo Racing AustraliaToyota GR Yaris AP4
2024Australian Rally Championship1stToyota Gazoo Racing AustraliaToyota GR Yaris AP4
Japanese Rally Championship8thToyota Gazoo Racing JapanToyota GR Yaris Rally2
2025Australian Rally Championship3rdToyota Gazoo Racing AustraliaToyota GR Yaris Rally2

Asia-Pacific Rally Championship results

YearSeriesCar12345Pos.Pts
2018Asia/PacificToyota Yaris AP4NZLAUS
5		MALJPNCHN17th19
2019Pacific CupToyota Yaris AP4OTAWHATAS
1		EUR
1		2nd77

World Rally Championship results

YearCar12345678910111213Pos.Pts
2022Škoda Fabia R5/Rally2 evoMONSWECROPORITAKENESTFINBELGRENZL
10		ESPJPN35th1

World Rally Championship-2 results

YearCar12345678910111213Pos.Pts
2022Škoda Fabia R5/Rally2 evoMONSWECROPORITAKENESTFINBELGRENZL
4		ESPJPN29th12

FIA WRC2 Junior Championship results

YearCar12345678910111213Pos.Pts
2022Škoda Fabia R5/Rally2 evoMONSWECROPORITAKENESTFINBELGRENZL
1		ESPJPN15th25

Circuit racing

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
2017Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series40thToyota 86Toyota Racing Australia
2018Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series49thToyota 86Toyota Racing Australia
2019Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series44thToyota 86Toyota Racing Australia
2020Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series– [a]Toyota 86Toyota Racing Australia
2021Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series– [b]Toyota 86Toyota Racing Australia
2022Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series41stToyota 86Toyota Racing Australia

Notes

  1. ^ Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
  2. ^ Not enough rounds were held to declare championship results.

References

  1. ^ "HOME". Harry Bates. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. ^ a b Gavel, Tim. "Canberra's Bates family continues to dominate Australian rallying". Riotact. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. ^ "McCarthy out as Bates brings in accomplished substitute". Australian Rally Championship. Motorsport Australia. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ^ Miles, Thomas. "Bates christens new Yaris perfectly". Auto Action. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  • Harry Bates at eWRC results
  • Harry Bates career summary at DriverDB.com
  • Harry Bates at Third Turn


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