| Zach Bates | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | Zachary Richard Bates (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 |
| Relatives | Rick Bates (father) Neal Bates (uncle) Harry Bates (cousin) |
| Super2 Series | |
| Years active | 2023–2025 |
| Teams | Eggleston Motorsport |
| Car number | 1 |
| Former teams | Walkinshaw Andretti United |
| Starts | 36 |
| Championships | 1 (2024) |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 13 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019,2021 2019 2021–2022 2022,2024 | Australian Formula Ford Championship NSW Formula Ford Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series Australian National Trans-Am Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 | Super2 Series |
Zachary Richard Bates (born 8 April 2004) is an Australian racing driver who competes in the Supercars Championship for Matt Stone Racing.1 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.23456
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 | –a | 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
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| 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 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | Position | Points | |||
| 2025 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 | SYD R1 |
SYD R2 |
SYD R3 |
MEL R4 |
MEL R5 |
MEL R6 |
MEL R7 |
TAU R8 |
TAU R9 |
TAU R10 |
SYM R11 |
SYM R12 |
SYM R13 |
BAR R14 |
BAR R15 |
BAR R16 |
HID R17 |
HID R18 |
HID R19 |
TOW R20 |
TOW R21 |
TOW R22 |
QLD R23 16 |
QLD R24 17 |
QLD R25 20 |
BEN R26 16 |
BAT R27 10 |
SUR R28 |
SUR R29 |
SAN R30 |
SAN R31 |
ADE R32 |
ADE R33 |
ADE R34 |
33rd | 301 | ||||||
| 2026 | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 | SMP R1 14 |
SMP R2 17 |
SMP R3 13 |
MEL R4 19 |
MEL R5 17 |
MEL R6 14 |
MEL R7 Ret |
TAU R8 17 |
TAU R9 17 |
CHR R10 9 |
CHR R11 10 |
CHR R12 14 |
CHR R13 15 |
SYM R14 11 |
SYM R15 13 |
SYM R16 20 |
BAR R17 |
BAR R18 |
BAR R19 |
HID R20 |
HID R21 |
HID R22 |
TOW R23 |
TOW R24 |
TOW R25 |
QLD R26 |
QLD R27 |
QLD R28 |
BEN R28 |
BAT R30 |
SUR R31 |
SUR R32 |
SAN R33 |
SAN R34 |
ADE R35 |
ADE R36 |
ADE R37 |
17th* | 451* | |||
Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-drivers | Pos | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | Craig Lowndes
|
10th | 161 |
Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Osborne Motorsport
|
Colin Osborne Rick Bates
|
Renault Mégane RS265 | C | 0 | DNS | DNS |
| 2026 | Cachet Homes
|
Josh Muggleton Chris Lillis
|
Chevrolet Camaro 2SS | A2 | 114 | 3rd | 2nd |
Notes
Notes
- Not enough rounds were held to declare championship results.
References
References
- Bartholomaeus, Stefan (7 November 2025). "MSR confirms Zach Bates' Supercars graduation". Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- "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
External links
- Official website
- Zach Bates career summary at DriverDB.com
- Zach Bates at Third Turn