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| Harry Bates | |
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 Bates in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | Harry Richard Bates 8 March 1995 |
| Relatives | Neal Bates (father) Lewis Bates (brother) Rick Bates (uncle) Zach Bates (cousin) |
| Australian Rally Championship | |
| Years active | 2015–2026 |
| Teams | Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia / Neal Bates Motorsport |
| Starts | 46 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 2023 2021 2019 | Australian Rally Championship Australian Rally Championship Australian Rally Championship Australian Rally Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2019 | Peter Brock Medal |
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 Rally Championship wins.
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