International Rally of Queensland


The International Rally of Queensland, known previously as Rally Queensland, is a rally racing 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

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YearWinnerCar
2000 Possum BourneSubaru Impreza WRX
2001 Possum BourneSubaru Impreza WRX
2002 Possum BourneSubaru Impreza WRX
2003 Cody CrockerSubaru Impreza WRX
2004 Chris AtkinsonSubaru Impreza WRX
2005 Cody CrockerSubaru Impreza WRX STi
2006 Simon EvansToyota Corolla Sportivo
2007 Simon EvansToyota Corolla Sportivo
2008 Neal BatesToyota Corolla S2000
2009 Simon EvansMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2010 Simon EvansSubaru Impreza WRX STi
2011 Mark HigginsMitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2012 Chris AtkinsonŠkoda Fabia S2000
2013 Eli EvansHonda Jazz
2014 Jan KopeckýŠkoda Fabia S2000
2015 Pontus TidemandŠkoda Fabia S2000