Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
Country | Asia Oceania |
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Inaugural season | 1988 |
Drivers' champion | NZL Hayden Paddon |
Official website | fiaaprc.com |
Current season |
The Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) is an international
The championship was first held in 1988, created out of the successful expansion of the World Rally Championship into Asia and linking with the debut of Rally Australia and won by Japan's
The shift to Group N and away from WRC regulations assisted as only Subaru and Mitsubishi had eligible cars for Group N. By the mid-2000s the teams were all privateers. The growth of Super 2000 regulations saw manufacturer teams return led by Proton.
Since 2013 Skoda have used the championship to develop young European-based drivers, with Esapekka Lappi, Jan Kopecký, Pontus Tidemand and Ole Christian Veiby all going on to compete at WRC WRC-2 level.
The championship has also been a proving ground for regional talent, even when World Rally teams were competing regional drivers from Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Malaysian driver
Reflecting its roots as a subsidiary of the World Rally Championship it had class championships within the main championship for Group N cars and naturally aspirated Two Litre cars. In more modern times the sub-classes have been split geographically rather than technically, allowing competitors to compete for smaller portions of the series to bolster flagging entry numbers. The championships created were the Asia Cup, taking in Asian continent events in Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and China with Thailand joining in 2003. The Pacific Cup takes in Oceania events in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.
By taking victory at the 2009 Indonesian Rally, Australian Cody Crocker became the most successful driver in APRC history, winning his fourth consecutive title, all in Subarus. Four drivers have won three APRC titles each; New Zealander Possum Bourne, Kenneth Eriksson of Sweden, Malaysia's Karamjit Singh and India's Gaurav Gill.
The championship presently has events in New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Japan, China and India. In the past the championship has run events in New Caledonia, Thailand and Indonesia.
After a two-year hiatus due to
List of events
Event | Years Active |
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Rally New Zealand | 1988–2000 |
Malaysian Rally
|
1988–98, 2000–01, 2005–present |
Himalayan Rally | 1988–90 |
Rally Australia | 1988–98 |
Rally Indonesia
|
1989–1997, 2000, 2005–09 |
Thailand Rally | 1992–2003, 2005, 2013 |
Hong Kong Beijing Rally | 1994–96 |
China Rally
|
1997–2002, 2004–present |
Rally of Canberra
|
1999–2008, 2017 |
Rallye de Nouvelle-Calédonie | 2001–02, 2004–2016 |
Rally of Rotorua | 2001–06 |
Rally Hokkaido | 2002–present |
Rally India | 2003–04 |
International Rally of Whangarei | 2007–present |
International Rally of Queensland | 2009–2016 |
Rally of India | 2015–present |
International Rally of Otago | 2019–present |
APRC Champions
Asia Cup
Season | Champion | Car | Team |
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2008 | Cody Crocker | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Motor Image Rally Team |
2009 | Cody Crocker | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Motor Image Rally Team |
2010 | Yūya Sumiyama | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | |
2011 | Alister McRae | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | Proton Motorsport |
2012 | Yūya Sumiyama | Subaru Impreza WRX STi
|
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2013 | Michael Young | Toyota Vitz | Cusco Racing |
2014 | Yuya Sumiyama | Subaru Impreza WRX STi
|
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2015 | Hitoshi Takayama | Subaru Impreza WRX STi
|
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2016 | Gaurav Gill | Škoda Fabia R5 | MRF Racing |
2017 | Gaurav Gill | Škoda Fabia R5 | MRF Racing |
2018 | Yūya Sumiyama | Škoda Fabia R5 | Cusco Racing |
2019 | Michael Young | Toyota C-HR | Cusco Racing |
2020 | Not held | ||
2021 | Not held | ||
2022 | |||
2023 | H. Rahmat |
Pacific Cup
Season | Champion | Car | Team |
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2008 | Dean Herridge | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Cusco Racing |
2009 | Hayden Paddon | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
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Team Green |
2010 | Brendan Reeves | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | |
2011 | Chris Atkinson | Proton Satria Neo S2000
|
Proton Motorsport |
2012 | Chris Atkinson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MRF Racing |
2013 | Simon Knowles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | |
2014 | Jan Kopecký | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MRF Racing |
2015 | Pontus Tidemand | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MRF Racing |
2016 | Fabian Kreim | Škoda Fabia R5 | MRF Racing |
2017 | Ole Christian Veiby | Škoda Fabia R5 | MRF Racing |
2018 | Fabio Frisiero | Peugeot 208 AP4 | |
2019 | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 AP4
|
Paddon Rallysport |
Group N
Season | Champion | Car |
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1996 | Yoshihiro Kataoka | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III |
1997 | Karamjit Singh | Proton Wira |
1998 | Michael Guest | Subaru Impreza WRX
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1999 | Katsuhiko Taguchi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI |
2000 | Karamjit Singh | Proton Pert
|
2001 | Karamjit Singh | Proton Pert
|
2002 | Nico Caldarola | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII |
2003 | Armin Kremer | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII |
2 Litre
Manufacturers
Season | Manufacturer |
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1996 | Mitsubishi |
1997 | Subaru |
1998 | Toyota |
1999 | Mitsubishi |
2000 | Subaru |
2001 | Mitsubishi |
2002 | Proton
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2003 | Mitsubishi |
2004 | Proton
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2005 | Mitsubishi |
2006 | Subaru |
2007 | Subaru |
2008 | Subaru |
2009 | Subaru |
2010 | Mitsubishi |
2011 | Proton
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2012 | Škoda |
2013 | Škoda |
2014 | Škoda |
2015 | Škoda |
2016 | Škoda |
2017 | Škoda |
2018 | Škoda |
2019 | No Award |
See also
References
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ BruceMcK (27 November 2023). "Sungkar and Searcy win 2023 FIA APRC title". FIA APRC. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Motorsport Winners".
- ^ Shacki. "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "APRC History".
- ^ Shacki. "Top stats - eWRC-results". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 6 November 2023.