Name: Dean Herridge

Nationality – Australian (Lives Perth, Western Australia)

Occupation – Professional Rally Driver

Age – 32 (DOB: 23rd August 1976)

Marital Status – Married to Natalie, 2 Children – Olivia (4), Amber (2)

Rally History

• Contracted to Subaru Australia
• Competes for Subaru Rally Team China in China Rally Championship
• Competes for Maximum Motorsport in tarmac and gravel rally events
• 2008 FIA Pacific Cup Champion
• 3rd Outright 2008 Targa Tasmania
• 2007 and 2006 Australian Rally Championship, 3rd Outright, 1st Privateer
• 2006 Rally Australia – Rd 14 WRC, 8th Outright, 3rd PWRC, 1st Australian
• 1st Outright 2006 Australian Rally Championship Round 4 – Tasmania
• 2nd Outright 2006 Rally Tasmania Tarmac Rally (Winner Jim Richards)
• FIA B Seeded driver for 2005
• Winner 2004 International Rally of Canberra (APRC Round 1)
• 9th Outright and Winner of Group N 2004 Rally New Zealand (WRC Round 4)
• 2007, 2006, 2001 and 2000 Australian Privateer Rally Champion
• Contracted to Subaru Rally Team Australia, 2002-2005
• 2005 Australian Rally Championship Runner Up
• Competed in 49 international events (by the end of 2008), in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Japan China and New Caledonia.

Championship Titles

• FIA Pacific Cup Champion: 2008
• Australian Privateer Rally Champion: 2000, 2001, 2006 & 2007
• Australian 2 Litre Champion: 1997, 1998
• Western Australian Rallysprint Champion: 1995, 1996
• Western Australian Clubman Champion: 1994

2010

This year Dean will fight for the inaugural Australian Tarmac Championship title.

Tarmac Events

• 2nd Targa Wrest Point
• 3rd Mt Buller Sprint (run in 2009 as part of the 2010 Australian Tarmac Championship)

2009

2009 will again see Dean traveling throughout the Asia-Pacific region, another full season in the Chinese Rally Championship and selected tarmac events in Australia.

Chinese Rally Championship

• 4th Rally Shaowu
• 1st Rally China, Longyou (2nd Outright)
• 4th Rally Fogang
• DNS (Quarantine) Rally Beijing
• DNF (Off road) Rally Nanjing

Australian Rally Championship

• 6th Quit Forest Rally
• 6th Rally Tasmania

Tarmac Events

• 3rd Mt Buller Sprint (part of the 2010 Australian Tarmac Championship)
• 2nd Quit Targa West
• 6th Targa Tasmania
• 5th Outright Targa Wrest Point

Past Seasons

The International Driver: 2008
The Next Steps: 2006-2007
The Factory Man: 2002-2005
Moving Up The Ranks: 2000-2001
Starting Out: 1994-1999