Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
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The Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) 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 Group A
world champion Kenneth Eriksson
of Sweden. The reigning champion is Japanese driver Katsuhiko Taguchi
. In winning the 2009 Indonesian Rally, Crocker successfully defended his title to become the first driver to win the title four times.
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...
championship organized by the FIA. The championship was first held in 1988 and won by Japan's Kenjiro Shinozuka
Kenjiro Shinozuka
is a Japanese rally driver. Since his debut in 1967, his greatest successes have been as a works driver for Mitsubishi Motors. Behind the wheel of a Galant VR-4 he won the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship in 1988 and scored consecutive victories in the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama in 1991 and 1992,...
in a Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
The Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 was the range-topping version of Mitsubishi Motors' Galant model, available in the sixth , seventh and eighth generations of the vehicle...
. Other winners include the two-time World Rally Champion
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...
Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz Cenamor is a Spanish rally driver. He won the World Rally Championship drivers' title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992, and finished runner-up four times...
of Spain and the 1986 Group A
Group A
In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, the Group A referred to production-derived vehicles limited in terms of power, weight, allowed...
world champion Kenneth Eriksson
Kenneth Eriksson
Kenneth Eriksson is a now retired World Rally Championship rally driver. He drove for several manufacturer teams, including the Subaru World Rally Team, Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Škoda...
of Sweden. The reigning champion is Japanese driver Katsuhiko Taguchi
Katsuhiko Taguchi
is a Japanese rally driver.-Career:Taguchi began rallying in 1994. He based most of his rallying in Australia and New Zealand, competing in his first World Rally Championship event on Rally New Zealand in 1995. In 1999 he won the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship . In 2001 he competed on the Cyprus...
. In winning the 2009 Indonesian Rally, Crocker successfully defended his title to become the first driver to win the title four times.
Champions
| Season | Champion | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  Kenjiro ShinozukaKenjiro Shinozuka is a Japanese rally driver. Since his debut in 1967, his greatest successes have been as a works driver for Mitsubishi Motors. Behind the wheel of a Galant VR-4 he won the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship in 1988 and scored consecutive victories in the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama in 1991 and 1992,... |
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 The Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 was the range-topping version of Mitsubishi Motors' Galant model, available in the sixth , seventh and eighth generations of the vehicle... |
| 1989 |  Rod MillenRod Millen Rodney K. "Rod" Millen is a racing competitor, vehicle designer, and business owner. He has competed in numerous genres of motorsports, including rally racing, off-road racing, hillclimbing, drifting, and super touring.-Personal life:... |
Mazda 323 4WD |
| 1990 |  Carlos SainzCarlos Sainz Carlos Sainz Cenamor is a Spanish rally driver. He won the World Rally Championship drivers' title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992, and finished runner-up four times... |
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 |
| 1991 |  Ross DunkertonRoss Dunkerton Ross Dunkerton is considered Australia's most successful rally driver to date, originating in Perth, Western Australia. He was previously a councillor for the Town of Bassendean, but moved with his family to Cairns in Far North Queensland in late 2007.Ross is married to his wife Lisa has two... |
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 The Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 was the range-topping version of Mitsubishi Motors' Galant model, available in the sixth , seventh and eighth generations of the vehicle... |
| 1992 | Ross Dunkerton Ross Dunkerton Ross Dunkerton is considered Australia's most successful rally driver to date, originating in Perth, Western Australia. He was previously a councillor for the Town of Bassendean, but moved with his family to Cairns in Far North Queensland in late 2007.Ross is married to his wife Lisa has two... |
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 The Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 was the range-topping version of Mitsubishi Motors' Galant model, available in the sixth , seventh and eighth generations of the vehicle... |
| 1993 | Possum Bourne |
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| 1994 | Possum Bourne |
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| 1995 |  Kenneth ErikssonKenneth Eriksson Kenneth Eriksson is a now retired World Rally Championship rally driver. He drove for several manufacturer teams, including the Subaru World Rally Team, Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Škoda... |
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| 1996 | Kenneth Eriksson Kenneth Eriksson Kenneth Eriksson is a now retired World Rally Championship rally driver. He drove for several manufacturer teams, including the Subaru World Rally Team, Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Škoda... |
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| 1997 | Kenneth Eriksson Kenneth Eriksson Kenneth Eriksson is a now retired World Rally Championship rally driver. He drove for several manufacturer teams, including the Subaru World Rally Team, Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Škoda... |
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| 1998 | Yoshio Fujimoto |
Toyota Corolla WRC |
| 1999 | Katsuhiko Taguchi Katsuhiko Taguchi is a Japanese rally driver.-Career:Taguchi began rallying in 1994. He based most of his rallying in Australia and New Zealand, competing in his first World Rally Championship event on Rally New Zealand in 1995. In 1999 he won the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship . In 2001 he competed on the Cyprus... |
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| 2000 2000 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season The 2000 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was New Zealand driver Possum Bourne.-Calendar:-External links:*... |
Possum Bourne |
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| 2001 2001 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season The 2001 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was Malaysian driver Karamjit Singh.-Calendar:-Points:-External links:**... |
 Karamjit SinghKaramjit Singh Karamjit Singh , also known as the Flying Sikh, is a Malaysian professional race driver in rallying, and was the first Asian driver to win the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Production Car World Championship for Drivers, doing so on his first try. He has been rallying professionally... |
Proton Pert |
| 2002 2002 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season The 2002 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was Malaysian driver Karamjit Singh.-Calendar:-Points:-External links:**... |
Karamjit Singh Karamjit Singh Karamjit Singh , also known as the Flying Sikh, is a Malaysian professional race driver in rallying, and was the first Asian driver to win the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Production Car World Championship for Drivers, doing so on his first try. He has been rallying professionally... |
Proton Pert |
| 2003 2003 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season The 2003 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was German driver Armin Kremer.-Calendar:-Points:-External links:**... |
 Armin Kremer |
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| 2004 2004 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season The 2004 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was Malaysian driver Karamjit Singh.-Calendar:-Points:-External links:**... |
Karamjit Singh Karamjit Singh Karamjit Singh , also known as the Flying Sikh, is a Malaysian professional race driver in rallying, and was the first Asian driver to win the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Production Car World Championship for Drivers, doing so on his first try. He has been rallying professionally... |
Proton Pert |
| 2005 2005 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season The 2005 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was Finnish driver Jussi Valimaki.-Calendar:-Points:-External links:**... |
 Jussi VälimäkiJussi Välimäki Jussi Välimäki is a Finnish rally driver, who scored eight World Rally Championship points during his career, with a best finish of fifth on the 2006 Rally d'Italia Sardegna.-Career:... |
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| 2006 2006 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season The 2006 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was Australian driver Cody Crocker.-Calendar:-Points:-External links:**... |
Cody Crocker Cody Crocker Cody Crocker is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Crocker has won seven titles in the last seven years and with 24 wins and four consecutive championships is the most successful driver in the history of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.Crocker was discovered in the mid 1990s, winning a... |
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| 2007 2007 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season The 2007 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was Australian driver Cody Crocker.-Calendar:-Points:-External links:**... |
Cody Crocker Cody Crocker Cody Crocker is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Crocker has won seven titles in the last seven years and with 24 wins and four consecutive championships is the most successful driver in the history of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.Crocker was discovered in the mid 1990s, winning a... |
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| 2008 2008 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season The 2008 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was Australian driver Cody Crocker. In winning the 2008 Malaysian Rally, Crocker successfully defended his title.-Calendar:... |
Cody Crocker Cody Crocker Cody Crocker is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Crocker has won seven titles in the last seven years and with 24 wins and four consecutive championships is the most successful driver in the history of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.Crocker was discovered in the mid 1990s, winning a... |
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| 2009 2009 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season The 2009 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA.Australian Subaru driver Cody Crocker won his fourth successive title, the first driver to do so. Crocker's co-driver, Ben Atkinson likewise wrapped up the co-drivers title... |
Cody Crocker Cody Crocker Cody Crocker is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Crocker has won seven titles in the last seven years and with 24 wins and four consecutive championships is the most successful driver in the history of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.Crocker was discovered in the mid 1990s, winning a... |
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| 2010 2010 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season The 2010 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season is an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA.With four-time champion Cody Crocker no longer contesting the series, it was expected to be a more open championship, and so it has proven. After five rounds of the series 1999 champion... |
Katsuhiko Taguchi Katsuhiko Taguchi is a Japanese rally driver.-Career:Taguchi began rallying in 1994. He based most of his rallying in Australia and New Zealand, competing in his first World Rally Championship event on Rally New Zealand in 1995. In 1999 he won the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship . In 2001 he competed on the Cyprus... |
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| 2011 2011 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season The 2011 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season is an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship is contested by a combination of regulations with Group N competing directly against Super 2000 cars for points... |
 Alister McRaeAlister McRae Alister McRae is a Scottish rally driver, who competed in the World Rally Championship. He is the son of the five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and the younger brother of the late 1995 World Rally Champion, Colin McRae... |
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