Dean Herridge
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Dean Herridge is an Australia
n rally
driver. He finished eighth on the 2006 Rally Australia
, scoring one World Rally Championship
point.
event the following year on Rally Australia
in a Hyundai Lantra, retiring from the rally. In 1996 he contested three rounds of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
for Kia
, finishing 15th overall on Rally Indonesia
, a WRC round. He then drove for Hyundai
in 1997 and 1998, winning the Australian 2 litre championship in both years.
Driving a Subaru
, Herridge won the Privateer Cup in the Australian Rally Championship
in 2000 and 2001. This earnt him a factory driver with Subaru Rally Team Australia in 2002. He remained with the team until the end of 2005. He won the Group N
category on Rally New Zealand
in 2004, and was Australian championship runner-up in 2005.
As a privateer he finished third overall in the 2006 and 2007 Australian championships, winning the Privateer title in both years. On 2006 Rally Australia
he finished eighth overall and third in the PWRC category. In 2008 he contested the Chinese Rally Championship for Subaru China, also claiming the FIA Pacific Cup title. In 2011 he won the Australian Targa Championship.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rally
Rallying
Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
driver. He finished eighth on the 2006 Rally Australia
2006 Rally Australia
The 2006 Telstra Rally Australia was the fourteenth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between 26–29 October 2006.- Results :-Special Stages:...
, scoring one World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
point.
Career
Herridge began rallying in 1994. He contested his first World Rally ChampionshipWorld Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
event the following year on Rally Australia
Rally Australia
Rally Australia is an automobile rally event which was held in and around Perth, Western Australia from 1988 until 2006, when that state's tourism commission severed its collaboration with the event. The rally was part of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship in 1988 and the World Rally Championship...
in a Hyundai Lantra, retiring from the rally. In 1996 he contested three rounds of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
The Asia-Pacific Rally Championship is an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The championship was first held in 1988 and won by Japan's Kenjiro Shinozuka in a Mitsubishi Galant VR-4. Other winners include the two-time World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz of Spain and the 1986...
for Kia
KIA
-People:* Kia Abdullah , British-Asian author and journalist* Kia Asamiya , Japanese manga artist* Kia Byers , Canadian canoeist* Kia Corthron , American playwright, activist, and television writer...
, finishing 15th overall on Rally Indonesia
Rally Indonesia
Rally Indonesia is the largest rallying event held in Indonesia. Currently part of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship , it has twice been incorporated into the World Rally Championship calendar, in 1996 and 1997...
, a WRC round. He then drove for Hyundai
Hyundai
Hyundai ) is a global conglomerate company, part of the Korean chaebol, that was founded in South Korea by one of the most famous businessmen in Korean history: Chung Ju-yung...
in 1997 and 1998, winning the Australian 2 litre championship in both years.
Driving a Subaru
Subaru
; is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries .Subaru is internationally known for their use of the boxer engine layout popularized in cars by the Volkswagen Beetle and Porsche 911, in most of their vehicles above 1500 cc as well as...
, Herridge won the Privateer Cup in the Australian Rally Championship
Australian Rally Championship
The Australian Rally Championship is a 6 Round National motorsport Championship run in forested countryside throughout Australia.-Current Competition:...
in 2000 and 2001. This earnt him a factory driver with Subaru Rally Team Australia in 2002. He remained with the team until the end of 2005. He won the Group N
Group N
In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to a set of regulations providing 'standard' production vehicles for competition, often referred to as the "Showroom Class"....
category on Rally New Zealand
Rally New Zealand
The Rally New Zealand was first held in Taupo in 1969, and was subsequently staged in Canterbury, before moving back to the North Island in 1971.The rally was included as a round of the World Championship in 1977...
in 2004, and was Australian championship runner-up in 2005.
As a privateer he finished third overall in the 2006 and 2007 Australian championships, winning the Privateer title in both years. On 2006 Rally Australia
2006 Rally Australia
The 2006 Telstra Rally Australia was the fourteenth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between 26–29 October 2006.- Results :-Special Stages:...
he finished eighth overall and third in the PWRC category. In 2008 he contested the Chinese Rally Championship for Subaru China, also claiming the FIA Pacific Cup title. In 2011 he won the Australian Targa Championship.