# Rick Bates

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

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

| 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 |
| 2000 | London-Sydney Marathon | 3rd | Porsche 911 | Rick Bates/Jenny Brittan |
| 2006 | Carrera Sudamericana Rally | 1st | Honda Integra Type-R | Rick Bates/Jenny Brittan |
| 2006 | Australian Rally Championship | 23rd | Ford Focus | Team Pirtek |

### 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 |

## Circuit results

| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
| 2000 | Shell Supercars Championship Series | 39th | Ford AU Falcon | Colorscan Motorsport |
| 2001 | Australian GT Production Car Championship - Class E | 5th | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Motor Corp |
| 2001 | Shell Supercars Championship Series | 42nd | Holden VX Commodore | Lansvale Racing Team |
| 2002 | Australian GT Production Car Championship | 8th | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Motor Corp |
| 2002 | Australian GT Production Car Championship - Class E | 3rd | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Motor Corp |
| 2002 | V8 Supercars Championship | 54th | Holden VX Commodore | John Faulkner Racing |
| 2003 | Australian Production Car Championship | 11th | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Motor Corp |
| 2003 | Australian Production Car Championship - Class D | 5th | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Motor Corp |
| 2003 | V8 Supercars Championship | 65th | Ford AU Falcon | ICS Team Ford |
| 2004 | Australian Production Car Championship | 10th | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Motor Corp |
| 2004 | Australian Production Car Championship - Class D | 3rd | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Motor Corp |
| 2005 | Australian Production Car Championship | 21st | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | Novocastrian Motorsport |
| 2010 | Australian Production Car Championship | 31st | Mazda 3 MPS | Osborne Motorsport |
| 2012 | Australian Production Car Championship - Class C | 15th | Mazda 3 MPS | Osborne Motorsport |
| 2014 | Australian Production Car Championship - Class C | 11th | Mazda 3 MPS | Osborne Motorsport |
| 2015 | Australian Production Car Championship | 4th | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution X | Pro-Duct Motorsport |
| 2016 | Australian Production Car Championship | 8th | Renault Megane RS275 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution X | Osborne Motorsport Pro-Duct Motorsport |
| 2017 | Australian Production Car Championship | 6th | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution X | Pro-Duct Motorsport |
| 2018 | Australian Production Car Championship | 8th | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution X | Pro-Duct Motorsport |

### Supercars Championship results

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Supercars results :
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | Position | Points |
| 2000 | Colorscan Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | PHI R1 | PHI R2 | BAR R3 | BAR R4 | BAR R5 | ADE R6 | ADE R7 | EAS R8 | EAS R9 | EAS R10 | HDV R11 | HDV R12 | HDV R13 | CAN R14 | CAN R15 | CAN R16 | QLD R17 | QLD R18 | QLD R19 | WIN R20 24 | WIN R21 22 | WIN R22 24 | ORA R23 27 | ORA R24 23 | ORA R25 Ret | CAL R26 30 | CAL R27 23 | CAL R28 26 | QLD R29 18 | SAN R30 21 | SAN R31 15 | SAN R32 18 | BAT R33 15 | 39th | 100 |
| 2001 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VX Commodore | PHI R1 | PHI R2 | ADE R3 | ADE R4 | EAS R5 | EAS R6 | HDV R7 | HDV R8 | HDV R9 | CAN R10 | CAN R11 | CAN R12 | BAR R13 | BAR R14 | BAR R15 | CAL R16 | CAL R17 | CAL R18 | ORA R19 | ORA R20 | QLD R21 19 | WIN R22 | WIN R23 | BAT R24 10 | PUK R25 | PUK R26 | PUK R27 | SAN R28 | SAN R29 | SAN R30 | | | | 42nd | 388 |
| 2002 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VX Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | PHI R3 | PHI R4 | EAS R5 | EAS R6 | EAS R7 | HDV R8 | HDV R9 | HDV R10 | CAN R11 | CAN R12 | CAN R13 | BAR R14 | BAR R15 | BAR R16 | ORA R17 | ORA R18 | WIN R19 | WIN R20 | QLD R21 Ret | BAT R22 10 | SUR R23 | SUR R24 | PUK R25 | PUK R26 | PUK R27 | SAN R28 | SAN R29 | | | | | 54th | 56 |
| 2003 | ICS Team Ford | Ford AU Falcon | ADE R1 | ADE R1 | PHI R3 | EAS R4 | WIN R5 | BAR R6 | BAR R7 | BAR R8 | HDV R9 | HDV R10 | HDV R11 | QLD R12 | ORA R13 | SAN R14 25 | BAT R15 Ret | SUR R16 | SUR R17 | PUK R18 | PUK R19 | PUK R20 | EAS R21 | EAS R22 | | | | | | | | | | | | 65th | 100 |

### 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 |

### Complete Bathurst/Eastern Creek 12 Hour results

| 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

| 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 |