Neal Bates is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Throughout his career Bates has been associated with Toyota in the Australian Rally Championship

Australian Rally Championship

The Australian Rally Championship is a 6 Round National motorsport Championship run in forested countryside throughout Australia.-Current Competition:...

 and for 19 years his Neal Bates Motorsport outfit ran Toyota's official rally program in Australia. Bates claimed four drivers' titles in this time and helped Toyota win four manufacturers' crowns.

Bates' navigator/co-driver since 1993 has been Coral Taylor

Coral Taylor

Coral Taylor is an Australian female rally co-driver.She began her motorsport career at the age of 18, when she co-drove for her father, Norm Fritter, in the 1979 Repco Round Australia Trial, sparking a passion that lives to this day....

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Bates long-time partnership with Toyota also brought the first of many circuit racing opportunities, a drive in a star search program in Toyota's Australian Touring Car Championship

Australian Touring Car Championship

The Australian Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing award held in Australia since 1960. The series itself is no longer contested, but the title lives on, with the winner of the V8 Supercar Championship Series awarded the trophy and title of Australian Touring Car Champion.-History:The...

 team. This led to a number of touring car racing opportunities with the factory Toyota Corolla teams as well as V8 Supercar teams including Paul Weel Racing, Glenn Seton Racing

Glenn Seton Racing

Glenn Seton Racing was a V8 Supercar racing team that competed in the V8 Supercar series in Australia.Glenn Seton formed his own team in 1989, using Ford Sierras. Seton had been a protege of the works Nissan team, and took the Peter Jackson cigarette sponsorship of that team with him. Former F1...

 and Gibson Motor Sport

Gibson Motor Sport

Gibson Motor Sport was an Australian motor racing team. Originally established by Howard Marsden as the in-house factory Nissan motorsport operation, the team later passed into the ownership of Fred Gibson., who had won the 1967 Bathurst 500 as a driver, sharing with Harry Firth. In 1993 the team...

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Career results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
1991 1991 World Rally Championship season The 1991 World Rally Championship season was the 19th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Juha Kankkunen in a Lancia Delta Integrale 16V, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Didier...	World Rally Championship World Rally Championship The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...	56th	Toyota Celica GT-Four Toyota Celica GT-Four The Toyota Celica GT-Four is a high performance model of the Celica liftback, with a turbocharged 3S-GTE engine, and full-time AWD. It was created to compete in the World Rally Championship, whose regulations dictate that a manufacturer must build road-going versions of the vehicle in sufficient...	Neal Bates Motorsport
1991	Australian Rally Championship Australian Rally Championship The Australian Rally Championship is a 6 Round National motorsport Championship run in forested countryside throughout Australia.-Current Competition:...	2nd	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1992	Australian Rally Championship	4th	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1993	World Rally Championship	45th	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1993	Australian Rally Championship	1st	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1994	Australian Rally Championship	1st	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1995	World Rally Championship	27th	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1995	Australian Rally Championship	1st	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1996	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1997	World Rally Championship	26th	Toyota Corolla WRC	Neal Bates Motorsport
1997	Australian Rally Championship	3rd	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Neal Bates Motorsport
1998	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Corolla WRC	Neal Bates Motorsport
1999	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Corolla WRC	Neal Bates Motorsport
1999	V8 Supercar Championship Series V8 Supercar V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations...	31st	Ford AU Falcon Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia...	Ford Tickford Racing Glenn Seton Racing Glenn Seton Racing was a V8 Supercar racing team that competed in the V8 Supercar series in Australia.Glenn Seton formed his own team in 1989, using Ford Sierras. Seton had been a protege of the works Nissan team, and took the Peter Jackson cigarette sponsorship of that team with him. Former F1...
2000	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Corolla WRC	Neal Bates Motorsport
2001	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Corolla WRC	Neal Bates Motorsport
2002	V8 Supercar Championship Series	43rd	Ford AU Falcon Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia...	00 Motorsport Gibson Motor Sport Gibson Motor Sport was an Australian motor racing team. Originally established by Howard Marsden as the in-house factory Nissan motorsport operation, the team later passed into the ownership of Fred Gibson., who had won the 1967 Bathurst 500 as a driver, sharing with Harry Firth. In 1993 the team...
2003	Australian Rally Championship	8th	Toyota Corolla Sportivo Turbo Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...	Neal Bates Motorsport
2003 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series The 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series was a motor racing series for V8 Supercars. The series, which was the eighth V8 Supercar Championship Series, began on 22 March 2003 in Adelaide and ended on 30 November at Eastern Creek Raceway after 13 rounds...	V8 Supercar Championship Series	65th	Ford AU Falcon Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia...	ICS Team Ford
2004	Australian Rally Championship	6th	Toyota Corolla Sportivo Turbo Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...	Neal Bates Motorsport
2005	Australian Rally Championship	6th	Toyota Corolla Sportivo Turbo	Neal Bates Motorsport
2006	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Corolla Sportivo Turbo	Neal Bates Motorsport
2007	Australian Rally Championship	2nd	Toyota Corolla S2000 Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...	Neal Bates Motorsport
2008	Australian Rally Championship	1st	Toyota Corolla S2000	Neal Bates Motorsport
2009 2009 Australian Rally Championship The 2009 Australian Rally Championship season is the 42nd season in the history of the competition.It is also the first since the mid 1980s to take place with no significant manufacturer support after Toyota withdrew its support of the Bates Motor Sport rally team which has competed as Toyota Team...	Australian Rally Championship	3rd	Toyota Corolla S2000	Neal Bates Motorsport

External links

Neal Bates website