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.
8
competitive rounds completed
11 still to come in 2026
6/8
finishes
2 retirements — both turbos, both on tarmac
20
stages with published times
full per-stage data on the event hubs
283 km
documented competitive distance
across the published stage tables
3h 12m
of flat-out stage time
in those documented stages alone
20
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
| Round | Date | Surface | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Buller Sprint | 13 February | tarmac | Retired — turbo |
| Rally of Bathurst | 14 March | gravel | 26th outright |
| Mitta Mountain Rally | 21 March | gravel | 16th outright |
| Great Alpine Rally | 28 March | tarmac | Retired — turbo |
| Shannons Rally Heartland | 24-26 April | gravel | 8th in East Coast Classic |
| Bega Valley Rally | 6 June | gravel | 15th outright |
| Narooma Forest Rally | 27 June | gravel | 18th outright |
| Rally of the Bay | 25 July | gravel | 14th 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.
| Stage | First pass | Second pass | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damesa Defib | 9:00.5 | 8:27.4 | −33.1s |
| Spaghetti Western | 6:22.1 | 6:15.7 | −6.4s |
| Even Stephens | 10:25.7 | 10:33.2 | +7.5s |
| Simply Music Management | 9:29.5 | 8:33.3 | −56.2s |
| Gunda Gunda | 6:12.3 | 6:05.1 | −7.2s |
| King Cobra | 6:35.5 | 6:34.8 | −0.7s |