Zach Bates
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| Zach Bates | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 8 April 2004 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Related to | Rick Bates (father) Neal Bates (uncle) Harry Bates (cousin) |
| Super2 Series | |
| Years active | 2023–2024 |
| Teams | Walkinshaw Andretti United |
| Starts | 24 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019, 2021 2019 2021–2022 2022 | Australian Formula Ford Championship NSW Formula Ford Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series Australian National Trans-Am Series |
Zachary Bates (born 8 April 2004) is a racing driver from Australia who currently competes in the Super2 Series for Walkinshaw Andretti United.[1] The son of former rally driver Rick, Bates was runner-up in the 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series and the 2024 Super2 Series champion.[2][3][4][5][6]
Career results
[edit]Summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | N/A | Mygale–Ford SJ10A | Bates Advanced Driving |
| New South Wales Formula Ford Championship | 2nd | Mygale–Ford SJ10A | Bates Advanced Driving | |
| 2021 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | N/A | Mygale–Ford SJ10A | BF Racing |
| Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series | –[a] | Toyota 86 | N/A | |
| 2022 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series | 2nd | Toyota 86 | Bates Advanced Driving |
| Australian Trans-Am Series | 31st | Ford Mustang | MBSFM | |
| 2023 | Super2 Series | 5th | Holden Commodore ZB | Walkinshaw Andretti United |
| 2024 | Super2 Series | 1st | Holden Commodore ZB | Walkinshaw Andretti United |
| 2025 | Super2 Series | Holden Commodore ZB | Eggleston Motorsport |
Super2 Series results
[edit](key) (Race results only)
| Super2 Series results | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points |
| 2023 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | NEW 1 11 |
NEW 2 13 |
PER 1 10 |
PER 2 18 |
TSV 1 10 |
TSV 2 7 |
SAN 1 3 |
SAN 2 5 |
BAT 1 4 |
BAT 2 3 |
ADE 1 10 |
ADE 2 3 |
5th | 1143 |
| 2024 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | BAT1 1 3 |
BAT1 2 19 |
PER 1 3 |
PER 2 1 |
TSV 1 17 |
TSV 2 2 |
SAN 1 3 |
SAN 2 3 |
BAT2 1 5 |
BAT2 2 4 |
ADE 1 2 |
ADE 2 1 |
1st | 1425 |
| 2025 | Eggleston Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | ECK 1 |
ECK 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
TSV 1 |
TSV 2 |
IPS 1 |
IPS 2 |
BAT 1 |
BAT 2 |
ADE 1 |
ADE 2 |
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Not enough rounds were held to declare championship results.
References
[edit]- ^ "Zach Bates Bio". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "No stopping Zach when it comes to racing cars". Canberra City News. 22 June 2022.
- ^ "CRUNCH TIME AT BATHURST FOR ZACH BATES". Auto Action. 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Bates withstands pressure to win Super2 title". V8 Sleuth. 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Triple Eight welcomes Zach Bates to Supercheap Auto Racing". Triple Eight Race Engineering. 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Will Brown gaffe reveals big Super2 news". Speedcafe. 15 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Zach Bates career summary at DriverDB.com