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| Harry Bates | |
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| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 8 March 1995 |
| Related to | Neal Bates (father) Lewis Bates (brother) Rick Bates (uncle) Zach Bates (cousin) |
| Australian Rally Championship | |
| Years active | 2015–2024 |
| Teams | Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia / Neal Bates Motorsport |
| Starts | 46 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 2023 2021 2019 | Australian Rally Championship Australian Rally Championship Australian Rally Championship Australian Rally Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2019 | Peter Brock Medal |
Harry 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.
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His father Neal Bates 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, his 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]
