Teams & Drivers
Officially, this season, there will be only one factory-built team competing in the competition. This will be the TTR (Toyota Team Racing) Team. They win the Manufacturer's title for the 3rd consecutive season by default, this is due to the Ford-based Focus RS team of last season pulling out and instead deciding to field a Subaru and changed their Name to PIRTEK LWR Rally Team.
There are other manufacturers competing as Privateer teams which don't represent the manufacturer unlike the TTR team which represents Toyota, such as the Evans Motorsport Team which uses a Subaru but isn't backed by the manufacturer. All in all, there will be over 50 drivers competing across numerous classes. The Super 2000 class will once again be the Top-Category which is followed by the Group N and the Privateers competition which sees privately owned teams competing.
| Team | Manufacturer | Number | Driver | Co-Driver | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTR | Toyota | 1 | Simon Evans | Sue Evans | Super 2000 |
| 2 | Neal Bates | Coral Taylor | Super 2000 | ||
| Simon Evans Motorsport | Subaru | 3 | Eli Evans | Chris Murphy | Group N |
| Pirtek LWR Rally Team | Subaru | 4 | Michael Guest | David Green | Group N |
| Japanese Wholesales Spares | Ford | 5 | Darren Windus | Jon Mortimer | Super 2000 |
| Access Hardware | Mitsubishi | 6 | Spencer Lowndes | Chris Randall | Group N |
| Raymond Partner Accountants | Toyota | 7 | Glen Raymond | Matt Raymond | Group NP |
| Daikin Motorsport | Mitsubishi | Nathan Quinn | Craig Jones | Privateers | |
| Driver Skills Australia | Subaru | 15 | Mark Butcher | Lisa White | Privateers |
| Fusion Motorsport | Subaru | Mitchell Hall | Privateers | ||
| Dennis Dunlop Racing | Mitsubishi | Dennis Dunlop | Jacqueline Dunlop | Privateers | |
| Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Molly Taylor | Privateers | ||
| Activ Rallyesport | Mitsubishi | 10 | Justin Dowel | Lisa White | Privateers |
| KME Rally Sport | Mitsubishi | Brendon Kaitler | Vivek Samy | Privateers | |
| Kipling's Bakery Point Wakefield | Mitsubishi | Brett Kipling | Darren Masters | Privateers | |
| Fullerton Financial Services | Mitsubishi | 11 | Bruce Fullerton | Hugh Reardon-Smith | Privateers |
| 12 | Ryan Smart | Rebbecca Smart | Privateers | ||
| Australian Plastic Profiles | Mitsubishi | David Hills | David Callaghan | Privateers | |
| Secure Glass Racing | Subaru | Roman Watkins | Toni Feaver | Privateers | |
| GSA Motorsport | Mitsubishi | Steven Stepheard | Tom Smith | Privateers | |
| Redline Oil | Subaru | 17 | Alex Stone | Dianna Madlener | Privateers |
| RMS Service Centre | Subaru | 19 | Leigh Hynes | Stuart Percival | Privateers |
| Oz2000 Rallyesport | Volkswagen S2000 | Marius Swart | Gerard McConkey | Privateers | |
| Barry Kirk Rallying | Mazda | 14 | Barry Kirk | Jahmeil Taylor | F16 |
| Molly Taylor Rallysport | Mitsubishi | 22 | Molly Taylor | F16 | |
| SR Automotive | Toyota | Stewart Reid | John Allen | Privateers | |
| Rally Power Motorsport | Peugeot | James Rodda | Naomi Tillet | F16 | |
| Marlin Australia | Holden | John Murray Senior | Jeffrey Stevens | Aussie Cup | |
| Cullen Motorsport | Ford | Ben Cullen | Mathew Cullen | F16 | |
| Houghton Team Racing | Subaru | Richard Houghton | Andrew Houghton | Privateers |
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