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About Dean

Name: Dean Herridge

Nationality – Australian (Lives in Perth, Western Australia)

Occupation – Professional Rally Driver

DOB – 23rd August 1976

Marital Status – Married to Natalie, 3 Children – Olivia, Amber and Hannah.

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
  • 2011 Australian Targa Champion
  • 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

  • Australian Targa Championship: 2011
  • 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

2014

Production Car Events

  • 4th (Class D) Bathurst 12 Hour

2013

Production Car Events

  • DNF (Crash) Bathurst 12 Hour

Western Australian Rally Championship

  • 3rd Experts Cup

2012

Tarmac Events

  • DNF (Engine) Targa Tasmania

Production Car Events

  • 2nd (Class D) Bathurst 12 Hour

2011

2011 again sees Dean fighting for the prized Australian Targa Championship

Tarmac Events

  • 1st Australian Targa Championship
  • 2nd Targa Tasmania
  • 4th Targa Wrest Point
  • 4th Targa High Country (run in 2010 as part of the 2011 Australian Targa Championship)

Production Car Events

  • 19th Bathurst 12 Hour

2010

2010 saw Dean in a fight for the inaugural Australian Tarmac Championship title.

Tarmac Events

  • 3rd Australian Tarmac Championship
  • 7th Targa Tasmania
  • 2nd Targa Wrest Point
  • 3rd Mt Buller Sprint (run in 2009 as part of the 2010 Australian Tarmac Championship)

2009

2009 saw Dean travelling 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

Newsletter

Dean's Tweets

RT @MotorsportARC: 🎥 First service reactions after the opening two stages of the 2021 Netier National Capital Rally. 🎤: @Dean_Herridge #A…
- Saturday Apr 10 - 6:26am

RT @MotorsportARC: Welcome back to the ARC fam @Dean_Herridge! 🥳 #ARC21 #NatCapRally @7SportAU @Jessica_Dane https://t.co/A41639XZNH
- Friday Apr 9 - 12:41pm

RT @docnims: Great to chat to @dean_herridge for a preview of this weekend's @MotorsportARC #NatCapRally, and have a laugh as well! Hear D…
- Thursday Apr 8 - 11:38am

RT @RallySportMag: Listen 🎧 as @peterjwhitten and @dean_herridge discuss the first round of the @MotorsportARC 👉 https://t.co/oyWuDMJaUq…
- Wednesday Apr 7 - 2:08pm

Great news for the @MotorsportARC and I can’t wait to be back out in the forests of Canberra next weekend to help b… https://t.co/z3m4qMP8RR
- Monday Mar 15 - 3:30pm

Likewise Pete! Enjoyed looking back on an amazing event! Good times. https://t.co/P9IGXBPduH
- Tuesday Feb 16 - 1:41pm

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