Harry Bates (rally driver)
Appearance
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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 |
Best finish | 1st 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, 2023, and 2024.
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]
References
[edit]- ^ "HOME". Harry Bates. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ a b Gavel, Tim. "Canberra's Bates family continues to dominate Australian rallying". Riotact. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "McCarthy out as Bates brings in accomplished substitute". Australian Rally Championship. Motorsport Australia. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Miles, Thomas. "Bates christens new Yaris perfectly". Auto Action. Retrieved 8 April 2024.