Harry Bates (rally driver)

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Harry Richard Bates (born 8 March 1995, Canberra, Australia) is a professional rally driver. He drives for the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia team. He is a four-time Australian Rally Championship series winner, in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024. Bates' father Neal was also an ARC-winning driver in the 1990s and 2000s, and his brother Lewis won the title in 2022. Bates' came to prominence in 2015 when he achieved a podium finish on his Australian Rally Championship debut at the 2015 National Capital Rally, in his hometown of Canberra. He went on to achieve a series of youngest-ever records in the ARC including youngest heat winner, youngest event winner and youngest championship winner. In 2026, Bates broke the all-time record for number of ARC heat wins, claiming his 46th heat win at the 2026 Toyota Gazoo Racing Narooma Forest Rally. For most of his rally career, Bates' co-driver was John McCarthy. From 2023, his co-driver has been Coral Taylor, who also co-drove for Neal for their Australian...

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