| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 19 March 1965 Canberra, Australia |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1997, 1999 |
| Teams | Daihatsu Australia |
| Rallies | 2 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 0 |
| First rally | 1997 Rally Australia |
| Last rally | 1999 China Rally |
Rick Bates (born 19 March 1965) is an Australian rally driver. He is the twin brother of the rally and racing driver, Neal Bates. Whilst Neal has achieved more success in the Australian Rally Championship, winning it four times, Rick has won two major cross country events in a nine-year span. The first was Panama-Alaska in 1997 and the next win was the Carrera Sudamericana in 2006.
He has, on at least one occasion, competed directly against his twin brother.
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Career
In 1997, Bates won the Panama to Alaska rally driving a Porsche 911 with his co-driver Jenny Brittan. He has also appeared in two events of the World Rally Championship. First, he drove to 30th place at Rally Australia 1997 in a Daihatsu Charade GTi. Then, he drove at China Rally 1999, this time in a Volkswagen Jetta GTX, but he retired on the fifth special stage.
In both occasions, he was co-driven by Jenny Brittan with whom he won the Panama to Alaska rally in 1997. The former event saw him race with his twin brother Neal who scored points with an eighth-place finish.
In 2000, he was third in the London-Sydney Marathon, finishing behind Stig Blomqvist and Michele Mouton.
In 2006, Bates and Brittan also won the Carrera Sudamericana in Argentina.
Results
Complete V8 Supercars Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Colorscan Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | PHI | BAR | ADE | ECR | HID | CAN | QLD | WIN 28 |
ORA DNF |
CAL 30 |
QLD 18 |
SAN 20 |
BAT 15 |
39th | 100 | |
| 2001 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | PHI | ADE | ECR | HID | CAN | BAR | CAL | ORA | QLD 19 |
WIN | BAT 10 |
PUK | SAN | 42nd | 388 | |
| 2002 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VX Commodore | ADE | PHI | ECR | HID | CAN | BAR | ORA | WIN | QLD Ret |
BAT 10 |
SUR | PUK | SAN | 54th | 56 | |
| 2003 | ICS Team Ford | Ford AU Falcon | ADE | PHI | ECR | WIN | BAR | HID | QLD | ORA | SAN 25 |
BAT Ret |
SUR | PUK | PUK | SAN | 65th | 100 |
WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Daihatsu Australia | Daihatsu Charade GTi | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | IDN | ITA | AUS 30 |
GBR | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | Volkswagen FRD Rally Team | Volkswagen Jetta GTX | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN Ret |
ITA | AUS | GBR | NC | 0 |
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Car# | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 | Search for a Champion |  Peter Gazzard
|
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1 | 57 | DNF | DNF |
| 1991 | 70 | Toyota Team Australia | Neal Bates
|
Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 3 | 76 | DNF | DNF |
| 1992 | 70 | Toyota Team Australia | Neal Bates
|
Toyota Corolla FX-GT | B | 125 | 24th | 3rd |
| 1993 | 6 | Caltex CXT Racing Team | John Smith
|
Toyota Corolla Seca | B | 113 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 | 22 | Colourscan Racing | Brett Peters
|
Ford AU Falcon | – | 157 | 15th | 15th |
| 2001 | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Cameron McConville
|
Holden VX Commodore | – | 160 | 10th | 10th |
| 2002 | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | John Faulkner
|
Holden VX Commodore | – | 160 | 10th | 10th |
| 2003 | 23 | ICS Team Ford | Neal Bates
|
Ford AU Falcon | – | 62 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Sandown endurance results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Bob Hughes Special Vehicles | Bob Hughes
|
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VI | A | 150 | 6th | 1st |
| 2003 | ICS Team Ford | Neal Bates
|
Ford AU Falcon | – | 136 | 25th | 25th |
External links
- WRC Results (eWRC)
- Rick Bates career summary at DriverDB.com
This page was last edited on 26 October 2023, at 23:15