2013 Australian Rally Championship
# 2013 Australian Rally Championship

The 2013 East Coast Bullbars Australian Rally Championship is the 46th season of the Australian Rally Championship, one of the world's oldest continuously run rally championships. The season began 1 March at the newly revived National Capital Rally, and is scheduled to end 16 November at Rally Victoria, after six events.

The championship incorporates two international events, Round 5 is a World Rally Championship event, Rally Australia, while Round 4, the International Rally of Queensland is a round of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.

Each domestic rally is contested over two heats, with three or four components to the two international events.

With the championship now awarded specifically to two-wheel-drive cars exclusively has seen an influx of European and Asian Super 2000 and Super 1600 cars as well as a revival of older rear-wheel-drive performance cars. While most of the top drivers have moved out of the Mitsubishi Lancer and Subaru Impreza 4WD turbos, they remain competitive with reigning Western Australian rally champion Alex Stone winning a heat at the Forest Rally.

Between Honda Jazz driver Eli Evans and Renault Clio driver Scott Peddar have dominated the 2013 season, winning all bar one heat and taking eleven of the 18 top three positions. Evans leads the championship by 29 points over Peddar. Peddar's teammate Tom Wilde is 88 points behind Evans in third. Mazda 2 driver Brendan Reeves, who is also racing in the NACAM Rally Championship is fourth a distant 119 points from Peddar. Proving the flexibility of the new regulations, Jack Monkhouse is fifth in the championship driving a 1999 model Nissan Silvia.

## Race calendar and results

The 2013 Australian Rally Championship is as follows:

| Round | Rally name | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round | Rally name | Rally name | Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers |
| 1 | National Capital Rally | Heat 1 (1–2 March) | 1 | Scott Pedder | Renault Clio R3 | 47:58.0 | 6 | 96.06 km | 66 | 54 |
| 1 | National Capital Rally | Heat 1 (1–2 March) | 2 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 48:06.1 | 6 | 96.06 km | 66 | 54 |
| 1 | National Capital Rally | Heat 1 (1–2 March) | 3 | Tom Wilde | Renault Clio R3 | 48:48.5 | 6 | 96.06 km | 66 | 54 |
| 1 | National Capital Rally | Heat 2 (3 March) | 1 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 58:12.2 | 7 | 95.34 km | 65 | 47 |
| 1 | National Capital Rally | Heat 2 (3 March) | 2 | John Mitchell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 58:24.7 | 7 | 95.34 km | 65 | 47 |
| 1 | National Capital Rally | Heat 2 (3 March) | 3 | Scott Pedder | Renault Clio R3 | 58:45.3 | 7 | 95.34 km | 65 | 47 |
| 2 | Quit Forest Rally | Heat 1 (5–6 April) | 1 | Alex Stone | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 1:09:08.3 | 10 | 105.89 km | 47 | 35 |
| 2 | Quit Forest Rally | Heat 1 (5–6 April) | 2 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 1:10:47.2 | 10 | 105.89 km | 47 | 35 |
| 2 | Quit Forest Rally | Heat 1 (5–6 April) | 3 | Tom Wilde | Renault Clio R3 | 1:11:31.9 | 10 | 105.89 km | 47 | 35 |
| 2 | Quit Forest Rally | Heat 2 (7 April) | 1 | Scott Pedder | Renault Clio R3 | 1:04:42.5 | 9 | 104.17 km | 41 | 27 |
| 2 | Quit Forest Rally | Heat 2 (7 April) | 2 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 1:05:01.5 | 9 | 104.17 km | 41 | 27 |
| 2 | Quit Forest Rally | Heat 2 (7 April) | 3 | Leigh Hynes | Subaru Impreza WRX | 1:05:18.8 | 9 | 104.17 km | 41 | 27 |
| 3 | Scouts Rally SA | Heat 1 (24–25 May) | 1 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 57:53.6 | 11 | 117.05 km | 51 | 42 |
| 3 | Scouts Rally SA | Heat 1 (24–25 May) | 2 | Scott Pedder | Renault Clio R3 | 58:12.3 | 11 | 117.05 km | 51 | 42 |
| 3 | Scouts Rally SA | Heat 1 (24–25 May) | 3 | Declan Dwyer | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 58:13.3 | 11 | 117.05 km | 51 | 42 |
| 3 | Scouts Rally SA | Heat 2 (26 May) | 1 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 50:39.3 | 7 | 93.81 km | 44 | 36 |
| 3 | Scouts Rally SA | Heat 2 (26 May) | 2 | Scott Pedder | Renault Clio R3 | 50:57.2 | 7 | 93.81 km | 44 | 36 |
| 3 | Scouts Rally SA | Heat 2 (26 May) | 3 | Brendan Reeves | Mazda 2 | 51:13.4 | 7 | 93.81 km | 44 | 36 |
| 4 | International Rally of Queensland | Heat 1 (12–13 July) | 1 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 1:02:30.5 | 12 | 111.24 km | 74 | 53 |
| 4 | International Rally of Queensland | Heat 1 (12–13 July) | 2 | Scott Pedder | Renault Clio R3 | 1:02:54.8 | 12 | 111.24 km | 74 | 53 |
| 4 | International Rally of Queensland | Heat 1 (12–13 July) | 3 | Tom Wilde | Renault Clio R3 | 1:03:55.4 | 12 | 111.24 km | 74 | 53 |
| 4 | International Rally of Queensland | Heat 2 (14 July) | 1 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 1:05:20.5 | 9 | 102.82 km | 64 | 48 |
| 4 | International Rally of Queensland | Heat 2 (14 July) | 2 | Tom Wilde | Renault Clio R3 | 1:06:42.2 | 9 | 102.82 km | 64 | 48 |
| 4 | International Rally of Queensland | Heat 2 (14 July) | 3 | Steven Shepheard | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 1:07:06.7 | 9 | 102.82 km | 64 | 48 |
| 4 | International Rally of Queensland | Overall (12–14 July) | 1 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 2:07:51.0 | 21 | 214.06 km | 74 | 48 |
| 4 | International Rally of Queensland | Overall (12–14 July) | 2 | Tom Wilde | Renault Clio R3 | 2:10:37.6 | 21 | 214.06 km | 74 | 48 |
| 4 | International Rally of Queensland | Overall (12–14 July) | 3 | John Mitchell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:12:26.0 | 21 | 214.06 km | 74 | 48 |
| 5 | Rally Australia | Heat 1 (12–13 September) | 1 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 49:35.6 | 9 | 94.54 km | 69 | 64 |
| 5 | Rally Australia | Heat 1 (12–13 September) | 2 | Brendan Reeves | Mazda 2 | 50:06.1 | 9 | 94.54 km | 69 | 64 |
| 5 | Rally Australia | Heat 1 (12–13 September) | 3 | Tom Wilde | Renault Clio R3 | 50:19.8 | 9 | 94.54 km | 69 | 64 |
| 5 | Rally Australia | Heat 2 (14 September) | 1 | Brendan Reeves | Mazda 2 | 1:25:00.7 | 6 | 132.68 km | 66 | 57 |
| 5 | Rally Australia | Heat 2 (14 September) | 2 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 1:25:02.2 | 6 | 132.68 km | 66 | 57 |
| 5 | Rally Australia | Heat 2 (14 September) | 3 | Tom Wilde | Renault Clio R3 | 1:25:50.4 | 6 | 132.68 km | 66 | 57 |
| 5 | Rally Australia | Heat 3 (15 September) | 1 | Scott Pedder | Renault Clio R3 | 36:25.0 | 3 | 62.57 km | 62 | 47 |
| 5 | Rally Australia | Heat 3 (15 September) | 2 | Brendan Reeves | Mazda 2 | 36:34.7 | 3 | 62.57 km | 62 | 47 |
| 5 | Rally Australia | Heat 3 (15 September) | 3 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 36:47.6 | 3 | 62.57 km | 62 | 47 |
| 5 | Rally Australia | Overall (12–15 September) | 1 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 2:51:25.4 | 18 | 289.79 km | 69 | 47 |
| 5 | Rally Australia | Overall (12–15 September) | 2 | Brendan Reeves | Mazda 2 | 2:51:41.5 | 18 | 289.79 km | 69 | 47 |
| 5 | Rally Australia | Overall (12–15 September) | 3 | Tom Wilde | Renault Clio R3 | 2:53:45.2 | 18 | 289.79 km | 69 | 47 |
| 6 | Rally Victoria | Heat 1 (15 November) | 1 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 41:13.3 | 4 | 55.20 km | 37 | 34 |
| 6 | Rally Victoria | Heat 1 (15 November) | 2 | Brendan Reeves | Mazda 2 | 41:16.5 | 4 | 55.20 km | 37 | 34 |
| 6 | Rally Victoria | Heat 1 (15 November) | 3 | Richie Dalton | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 41:17.8 | 4 | 55.20 km | 37 | 34 |
| 6 | Rally Victoria | Heat 2 (16 November) | 1 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 1:36:13.3 | 7 | 143.20 km | 64 | 56 |
| 6 | Rally Victoria | Heat 2 (16 November) | 2 | John Mitchell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 1:36:40.1 | 7 | 143.20 km | 64 | 56 |
| 6 | Rally Victoria | Heat 2 (16 November) | 3 | Richie Dalton | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:36:46.0 | 7 | 143.20 km | 64 | 56 |

## Championship standings

The 2013 Australian Rally Championship points are as follows:

### Australian Championship

| Position | Driver | Vehicle | Capital | Capital | Forest | Forest | SA | SA | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | Australia | Australia | Australia | Australia | Victoria | Victoria | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Position | Driver | Vehicle | H1 | H2 | H1 | H2 | H1 | H2 | H1 | H2 | Overall | H1 | H2 | H3 | Overall | H1 | H2 | Total |
| 1 | Eli Evans | Honda Jazz | 2 | 1 $^4$ | 1 | 2 $^5$ | 1 | 1 $^6$ | 1 | 1 | 1 $^1$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 $^6$ | 1 | 1 $^6$ | 508 |
| 2 | Tom Wilde | Renault Clio R3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 $^1$ | 3 | 2 | 2 $^5$ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 326 |
| 3 | Scott Pedder | Renault Clio R3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 $^2$ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 $^1$ | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 $^1$ | Ret | Ret $^1$ | 326 |
| 4 | Brendan Reeves | Mazda 2 | Ret | 9 $^5$ | 4 | 6 $^3$ | 3 | 3 | 6 | Ret | Ret $^3$ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 293 |
| 5 | Mark Pedder | Honda Jazz | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 230 |
| 6 | Michael Patton | Volkswagen Polo | 8 | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 178 |
| 7 | Adrian Coppin | Ford Fiesta R2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | | | 152 |
| 8 | Nicholas Box | Holden VK Commodore Nissan 370Z | 11 | 10 | Ret | 5 | 14 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | | | 125 |
| 9 | Jack Monkhouse | Nissan Silvia | 5 | 3 $^1$ | 5 | 7 | 11 | Ret $^3$ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret $^3$ | | | 122 |
| 10 | Michael Boaden | Volkswagen Polo | Ret | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | 119 |
| 11 | Steven Mackenzie | Ford Fiesta ST | 7 | 6 | | | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 106 |
| 12 | Glen Raymond | Mazda RX-7 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 84 |
| 13 | Will Orders | Nissan Silvia | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 52 |

Key :

| Colour | Result |
| - | - |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Four wheel drive class

| Position | Driver | Vehicle | Capital | Capital | Forest | Forest | SA | SA | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | Australia | Australia | Australia | Australia | Victoria | Victoria | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Position | Driver | Vehicle | H1 | H2 | H1 | H2 | H1 | H2 | H1 | H2 | Overall | H1 | H2 | H3 | Overall | H1 | H2 | Total |
| 1 | John Mitchell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Ret | 1 $^1$ | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 $^1$ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 $^1$ | 2 | 1 | 253 |
| 2 | Ritchie Dalton | Subaru Impreza WRX STi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1 | 6 | | | | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 $^1$ | 212 |
| 3 | Michael Bailey | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3 | 4 | | | | | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 183 |
| 4 | Michael Harding | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2 | 2 | | | 8 | 2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | | | | | 4 | 6 | 160 |
| 5 | Gerald Schofield | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4 | 7 | | | | | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | 127 |
| 6 | Warren Lee | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 116 |
| 7 | Doug Tostevin | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | 98 |
| 8 | Peter Roberts | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | 86 |
| 9 | Brett Middleton | Subaru Forester | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 10 | | | 84 |
| 10 | Adrian Di Lallo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Ret | Ret | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 78 |
| 11 | John O'Dowd | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 70 |
| 11 | Graeme Miles | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | 4 | Ret | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 70 |
| 13 | Derek Reynolds | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Ret | 5 | | | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 56 |
| 14 | Bethany Cullen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | | | 55 |
| 15 | Justin Dowell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | | | | | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 54 |
| 16 | Joshua Doyle | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | | | | | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| 17 | James Rodda | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | | | | | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 48 |
| 18 | Stephen Mitchell | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | | | 42 |
| 19 | Leigh Hynes | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | Ret | 1 $^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 19 | Declan Dwyer | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | | | | | 1 | Ret $^1$ | | | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 21 | Stephen Mee | Mazda 323 4WD | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 22 | Mark Fawcett | Porsche Cayenne | | | | | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 38 |
| 22 | Cath Donohue | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 38 |
| 24 | Chris Jaques | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | | | 36 |
| 24 | Robert Webber | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 9 | 36 |
| 26 | John Keen | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | | | 33 |
| 27 | Andrew Penny | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 8 | 9 | | | 31 |
| 28 | Robert King | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 28 | Brad Till | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| 30 | Gerard McConkey | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ret | 6 | 11 | | | 28 |
| 31 | Peter Dunn | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | 12 | 12 | | | 19 |
| 32 | Marius Swart | Volkswagen Polo S2000 | | | | | | | Ret | 3 | Ret | | | | | | | 15 |
