With only one round to go in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, Tauranga's Phil Campbell still has the chance to take out this year's title.

However, he will have to rely not only on his driving skills, but also the motoring gods when he lines up for the final round at the Trusthouse Racetech Daybreaker Rally Wairarapa on October 3.

Phil Campbell and co-driver Venita Fabbro in action in their Mitsubishi. Photo: File.

Ben Hunt is the favourite to take the overall title, especially considering the form which has seen him build a 24-point lead.

However, Phil does have a mathematical chance of snatching victory. With a maximum of 30 points up for grabs in the final round, the competitors have to finish to make these points count.

So for Phil and co-driver Venita Fabbro, the equation is simple. Win the event and hope Hunt doesn't finish. A tough ask, but then again, stranger things have happened in motorsport before.

Equally, Phil will have to watch his back as he is only 18 points ahead of the next grouping of Lance Williams and Matt Summerfield. Both of these contenders have had a season of ups and downs, but their improvements over the last few rounds has been noticeable.

Williams and Summerfield are in another title fight of their own to be crowned Junior Rally Champion, with Williams leading Summerfield as well, but with a 22 point buffer it would require Williams not to finish to allow Summerfield top spot.

For those registered in Category 5 for the Rally Challenge Trophy, the fight is even closer. Only 13 points cover the top gour of Richard Bateman, Tyler Radovan, Darren Galbraith, and Hugh Spence.

Rather than hoping for others to fail, each of these competitors will have to drive at 10/10ths, where even the bonus points for the power stage could be the difference between 1st and 2nd.

Surprisingly, it is even closer in the fight to be the best Rookie Driver. Richard Bateman and Tyler Radovan are equal on points, with Justin Glavish and Jonathon Walker 3rd equal, just nine points adrift.

But don't worry about the points here – this will be a straight fight to the end. Whoever is fastest on the day will win the championship, and that could be sa simple as a spin, or a wrong tyre choice over this final 160km of competition.

As the NZ Rally Championship builds to an exciting finale, it will be the mighty roads of the Manawatu and the Wairarapa that will provide the testing ground.

Combining these areas into a one-day event will be a new challenge for these drivers, especially the need to adapt to the contrasting style of roads between the two areas.

The Daybreaker Rally Wairarapa will certainly be a rally event not to be missed, as the best in the country go head-to-head for the final battle of the 2015 championship.