Zach Bates

Zach Bates
Nationality Australian
BornZachary Richard Bates
(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 22)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
RelativesRick Bates (father)
Neal Bates (uncle)
Harry Bates (cousin)
Supercars Championship career
Debut season2025 Supercars Championship
Current teamMatt Stone Racing
Car number10
Former teamsTriple Eight Race Engineering
Starts35
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles1
Best finish33rd in 2025
Previous series
2019,2021
2019
2021–2022
2022,2024		Dunlop Super2 Series
Australian Formula Ford Championship
NSW Formula Ford Championship
Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series
Australian National Trans-Am Series
Championship titles
2024Super2 Series

Zachary Richard Bates (born 8 April 2004) is an Australian racing driver who competes in the Supercars Championship for Matt Stone Racing. He is the son of former rally driver and V8 Supercars regular Rick, Bates was runner-up in the 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series and the 2024 Super2 Series champion. Zach is the nephew of four-time Australian Rally Champion Neal Bates. He is also the cousin of three-time Australian Rally Champion Harry Bates, and cousin of Lewis Bates, also an Australian Rally Champion.

Bates made his debut in the 2025 Supercars Championship in wildcard entries for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He raced the full 2026 Supercars Championship season for Matt Stone Racing. He qualified in pole position for the 2026 Bathurst 1000 and finished third with codriver Aaron Seton.

Career results

Summary

Season Series Position Car Team
2019 Australian Formula Ford Series N/A Mygale–Ford SJ10A Bates Advanced Driving
New South Wales Formula Ford Championship 2nd Mygale–Ford SJ10A
2021 Australian Formula Ford Championship N/A Mygale–Ford SJ10A BF Racing
Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series – Toyota 86 N/A
2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series 2nd Toyota 86 Bates Advanced Driving
Australian National 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 11th Holden Commodore ZB Eggleston Motorsport
Supercars Championship 26th* Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Triple Eight Race Engineering

Super2 Series results

(key) (Race results only)

Super2 Series results
Year Team No. Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Position Points
2023 Walkinshaw Andretti United 25 Holden Commodore ZB NEW
R1
11		 NEW
R2
13		 BAR
R3
10		 BAR
R4
18		 TOW
R5
10		 TOW
R6
7		 SAN
R7
3		 SAN
R8
5		 BAT
R9
4		 BAT
R10
3		 ADE
R11
10		 ADE
R12
3		 5th 1143
2024 BAT1
R1
3		 BAT1
R2
19		 BAR
R3
3		 BAR
R4
1		 TOW
R5
17		 TOW
R6
2		 SAN
R7
3		 SAN
R8
3		 BAT2
R9
5		 BAT2
R10
4		 ADE
R11
2		 ADE
R12
1		 1st 1425
2025 Eggleston Motorsport 1 Holden Commodore ZB SMP
R1
9		 SMP
R2
5		 SYM
R3
14		 SYM
R4
2		 TOW
R5
13		 TOW
R6
10		 QLD
R7
8		 QLD
R8
Ret		 BAT
R9
14		 BAT
R10
8		 ADE
R11
2		 ADE
R12
Ret		 11th 921

Supercars Championship results

Bathurst 1000 results

Year Team Car Co-drivers Pos Laps
2025 Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Australia Craig Lowndes 10th 161
2026 Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Australia Aaron Seton 3rd 161

Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2024 Australia Osborne Motorsport Australia Colin Osborne
Australia Rick Bates		 Renault Mégane RS265 C 0 DNS DNS
2026 Australia Cachet Homes Australia Josh Muggleton
Australia Chris Lillis		 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS A2 114 3rd 2nd

Notes

  1. ↑ Not enough rounds were held to declare championship results.

References

  1. ↑ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (7 November 2025). "MSR confirms Zach Bates' Supercars graduation". Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "No stopping Zach when it comes to racing cars". Canberra City News. 22 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "CRUNCH TIME AT BATHURST FOR ZACH BATES". Auto Action. 3 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bates withstands pressure to win Super2 title". V8 Sleuth. 17 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Triple Eight welcomes Zach Bates to Supercheap Auto Racing". Triple Eight Race Engineering. 5 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Will Brown gaffe reveals big Super2 news". Speedcafe. 15 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Zach Bates". Supercars. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  8. ↑ Whitehouse, Annabel (13 October 2026). "Canberra's V8 Supercars rookie Zach Bates 'put everything on the line' for Bathurst 1000". ABC News. Retrieved 22 October 2026.