The International Rally of Queensland, known previously as Rally Queensland, is a rallying event held in the Gympie Region of Queensland, Australia run by the Brisbane Sporting Car Club. The rally was based for most of its out of the state capital Brisbane but in more recent times has moved north along the coast to various centres in the Sunshine Coast area. The rally begins in Caloundra before moving inland to forest roads in near Imbil and Kandanga. The rally was first held in 1968 as part of the original Australian Rally Championship and has been part of the ARC ever since.
With the end of the Rally of Canberra in 2008 and the Western Australian government ceasing its funding of Rally Australia in 2006 both the World and Asia-Pacific Rally Championships were both looking for new venues. Rally Queensland was selected for APRC duties and became the International Rally of Queensland in 2009.
In 2013, a competitor died after his car crashed in the Imbil State Forest.
List of winners Sourced in part from:Rally of Queensland: Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 April 2015. YearWinnerCar 2000 Possum Bourne Subaru Impreza WRX 2001 Possum Bourne Subaru Impreza WRX 2002 Possum Bourne Subaru Impreza WRX 2003 Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX 2004 Chris Atkinson Subaru Impreza WRX 2005 Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2006 Simon Evans Toyota Corolla Sportivo 2007 Simon Evans Toyota Corolla Sportivo 2008 Neal Bates Toyota Corolla S2000 2009 Simon Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2010 Simon Evans Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2011 Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2012 Chris Atkinson Škoda Fabia S2000 2013 Eli Evans Honda Jazz 2014 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2015 Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia S2000
See also
Motorsport in Australia Sport in Queensland
References