Harry Bates (rally driver)

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Harry Bates
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 29)
Related to Neal Bates (father)
Lewis Bates (brother)
Rick Bates (uncle)
Zach Bates (cousin)
Australian Rally Championship
Years active2015–2024
TeamsToyota Gazoo Racing Australia / Neal Bates Motorsport
Best finish1st in 2019, 2021, 2023
Championship titles
2023
2021
2019
Australian Rally Championship

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 three-time Australian Rally Championship series winner, in 2019, 2021, and 2023.

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 logistics when not driving. [2]

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

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References

  1. "HOME". Harry Bates. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. 1 2 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. Motosport Australia . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. Miles, Thomas. "Bates christens new Yaris perfectly". Auto Action. Retrieved 8 April 2024.