Rick Bates
| Rick Bates | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 19 March 1965 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Related to | Neal Bates (twin brother) Zach Bates (son) Harry Bates (nephew) |
| 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 |
Richard Glen 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.
Career
[edit]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 1997 he won the Australian Formula 2 Rally Championship driving a Daihatsu Charade GTi.
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.
Rally results
[edit]| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Australian Formula 2 Rally Championship | 1st | Daihatsu Charade GTi | Daihatsu Motor Corp |
| 1996 | Bulldog Midland Rally | 36th | Porsche 911 | Rick Bates/Jenny Brittan |
| 1997 | Panama - Alaska Rally | 1st | Porsche 911 | Rick Bates/Jenny Brittan |
| 1998 | Shield of Africa Rally | 11th | Porsche 911 | Rick Bates/Jenny Brittan |
| 2006 | Carrera Sudamericana Rally | 1st | Honda Integra Type-R | Rick Bates/Jenny Brittan |
| Australian Rally Championship | 23rd | Ford Focus | Team Pirtek |
WRC results
[edit]| 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 |
Circuit results
[edit]Supercars Championship results
[edit](Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 |
Complete Bathurst/Eastern Creek 12 Hour results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Neal Bates Motorsport
|
Neal Bates Geoff Morgan
|
Toyota Celica | B | 214 | 17th | 1st |
| 1992 | John Smith
|
Geoff Morgan Keith Carling
|
Toyota MR2 | S | 243 | 7th | 1st |
| 1993 | Neal Bates Motorsport
|
 Juan Manuel Fangio II Peter McKay
|
Toyota MR2 | S | 245 | 6th | 1st |
| 1994 | Neal Bates Motorsport
|
Juan Manuel Fangio II Neal Bates
|
Toyota MR2 | S | 249 | 4th | 1st |
| 1995 | Neal Bates Motorsport
|
Phil Alexander Warren Rush
|
Toyota MR2 | S | 235 | DNF | DNF |
| 2007 | Scott's Transport
|
Peter Gazzard Bob Hughes
|
Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution VIII | S | 253 | 3rd | 2nd |
| 2010 | Osborne Motorsport
|
Colin Osborne
|
Mazda 3 MPS | C | 15 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Osborne Motorsport
|
Colin Osborne
|
Renault Mégane RS265 | C | 0 | DNS | DNS |
| 2022 | Osborne Motorsport
|
Colin Osborne
|
Renault Mégane RS265 | C | 110 | 40th | 5th |
| 2024 | Osborne Motorsport
|
Colin Osborne Zach Bates
|
Renault Mégane RS265 | C | 0 | DNS | DNS |
External links
[edit]- WRC Results (eWRC)
- Rick Bates career summary at DriverDB.com