2026, in Numbers

Our first gravel season, reduced to the raw data. Every figure on this page is computed from the stage times and results we publish — it updates as the season does.

11

competitive rounds completed

8 still to come in 2026

9/11

finishes

2 retirements — both turbos, both on tarmac

29

stages with published times

full per-stage data on the event hubs

416 km

documented competitive distance

across the published stage tables

4h 39m

of flat-out stage time

in those documented stages alone

28

full stage onboards published

every documented stage has video

5/6

Narooma second passes faster

the pace notes bedding in, measurably

4,000 km

between driver and co-driver

Sydney ↔ Perth, every event

Round by round

RoundDateSurfaceResult
Mt Buller Sprint13 FebruarytarmacRetired — turbo
Rally of Bathurst14 Marchgravel26th outright
Mitta Mountain Rally21 Marchgravel16th outright
Great Alpine Rally28 MarchtarmacRetired — turbo
Shannons Rally Heartland24-26 Aprilgravel3rd in Classic 4WD, 8th in East Coast Classic
Bega Valley Rally6 Junegravel15th outright
Narooma Forest Rally27 Junegravel18th outright
Rally of the Bay25 Julygravel14th outright
Classic Queensland Rally15 Augustgravel2nd in Classic 4WD, 14th outright
Ada River Rally22 Augustgravel3rd in Classic 4WD, 15th outright
MSS Safety Rally Barossa29 Augustgravel2nd in P6, 6th outright

The pace notes paying rent

Narooma ran every stage twice — and it was our first event on pace notes we wrote ourselves. Here's what trusting your own notes is worth, stage by stage — every time links to the full in-car video of that pass on @shakewellracingpov.

StageFirst passSecond passChange
Damesa Defib9:00.5 8:27.4 −33.1s
Spaghetti Western6:22.1 6:15.7 −6.4s
Even Stephens10:25.7 10:33.2 +7.5s
Simply Music Management9:29.5 8:33.3 −56.2s
Gunda Gunda6:12.3 6:05.1 −7.2s
King Cobra6:35.5 6:34.8 −0.7s