Category | Tarmac Rally |
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Country | Tasmania, Australia |
Inaugural event | 2009 |
winning driver | |
winning co-driver | |
winning car | Lamborghini Gallardo |
Official Website | www.targawrestpoint.com.au |
Targa Wrest Point is a tarmac-based rally event held on the island state of Tasmania, Australia, annually. The inaugural event was 2009. The event has a short course design by Stuart Benson of approximately 200 competitive kilometres covered in two days over sixteen closed road competitive rally stages.
Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 km (150 mi) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated by Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands. The state has a population of around 526,700 as of March 2018. Just over forty percent of the population resides in the Greater Hobart precinct, which forms the metropolitan area of the state capital and largest city, Hobart.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
The event is held south of Hobart in the greater Huon Valley area and visits the Tahune Airwalk on the first day of competition.
Pelverata is a town in Tasmania, Australia, to the east of Huonville.
Year | Driver | Navigator | Vehicle |
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2009 | Porsche 911 GT3 RS | ||
2010 | Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera | ||
2011 | Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera | ||
2012 | Lamborghini Gallardo Supper Trofeo Stradale | ||
Year | Driver | Navigator | Vehicle | Margin |
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2010 | 1969 Datsun 2000 Sports | |||
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