2011 Australian Rally Championship

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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.

RoundRallyDate
1Quit Forest Rally15–17 April
2International Rally of Queensland13–15 May
3 Scouts Rally SA 29–31 July
4 Rally Australia 8–11 September
5Rally Victoria11–12 November

Teams & Drivers

The following are the competitors from the 2011 ARC season. [2]

TeamVehicleNumberDriverCo-driverClass
Smart Motorsport Toyota Corolla Sportivo 2Ryan SmartJohn Allen Group N P
Evans Motorsport Honda Civic Type R 3Eli EvansGlen WestonPRC
Activ Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4Justin DowelMatt LeeARC
GSA Wholesale Suspension Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5Steven ShepheardJohn McCarthyARC
Pedders Suspension Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 7Mark PedderLee TierneyARC
Driver Skills Australia Subaru Impreza WRX 26
8		Mark ButcherWarren Phillip-Clarke
John Caldicott		ARC
Wauchope Motors Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 9Michael BoadenHelen CheersARC
Otech Australia Toyota Corolla Sportivo 10Simon KnowlesMargot Knowles Group N P
Fullerton Financial Services Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 11Bruce FullertonHugh Reardon-SmithARC
Trenk Contracting Pty Ltd Holden VE Commodore SS 15Jacob BruinsmaLisa White
Adam Tillett		PRC
MaxyRally.com Ford Fiesta ST 18Razvan VladDaynom Nicoli Group N P
Desitrol Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21John GoasdoueMartin DarchARC
Rallyschool.com.au Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 22Charlie DrakeBen AtkinsonPRC
Lake Mountain Ski Hire Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 25Derek ReynoldsRay Baker
Rian Calder		PRC
BP / Citibank Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 25Mike BaileyCaitlin Earley
Jeremy Browne		PRC
Miles Landscaping Subaru Impreza WRX 27
28		Graeme MilesLuke Goodman
Greg Miles		PRC
Repco Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STi 27Mick PattonKirrilee GentlemanPRC
Difflam Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 29Nigel ShellshearPaul FletcherPRC
Cambray Sheep Cheese Subaru Impreza WRX STi 30Tom WildeNerralie WildePRC
Berne Road Contractors Subaru Impreza WRX 30John BerneTony BestPRC
Rally Power Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX STi 31James RoddaMarcus PiristiPRC
Rallyschool Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 32Charlie DrakeMatthew HarriottPRC
Gunnawyn Logistics Hyundai Getz 32Tony MooreNikki MoorePRC
Aero Fast Industrial Fastners Mazda 323 38Mark CasperGreg BankinPRC
Speedie Contractors Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 40Luke PageTiffany Baker-SchaeferPRC

Drivers Championship

Pointscore as follows. [3]

PosDriverForestQueensland South Australia Rally Australia VictoriaTotal
Leg1Leg2Leg1Leg2OverallLeg1Leg2Leg1Leg2OverallLeg1Leg2
1 Justin Dowel 30302015324041208
2 Ryan Smart 4041152041Ret30187
3 Mark Pedder 343417173234Ret168
4 Mark Butcher 18145814201897
5 Steven Shepheard 8Ret13132630Ret90
6 Simon Knowles 1618791891087
7 Eli Evans 2610RetRetRet222684
7 Derek Reynolds 20204366484
9 Michael Boaden 11RetRet263471
10 John Goasdoue 81122Ret2263
11 Charlie Drake 14Ret10RetRet142058
12 Mick Patton 6716121657
13 Razvan Vlad 12164366451
14 Tom Wilde 222648
15 James Rodda 72218Ret47
15 Jacob Bruinsma 9123593647
17 Luke Page RetRet9102039
18 Nigel Shellshear 36128938
19 John Berne 25104526
20 Graeme Miles 10Ret7724
21 Bruce Fullerton 101222
22 Tony Moore 2482319
23 Mike Bailey RetRetRet5813
24 Mark Casper 1451112
25 Barry Kirk Ret22

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Season Calendar". rally.com.au. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2001.
  2. ↑ "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)
  3. ↑ "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.
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