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 Australian driver Cody Crocker.[1]

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[edit] 2008 Season

[edit] Calendar

The 2008 APRC is as follows:[2]

Date Event Location Winner
April 12-13 Rallye de Nouvelle Calédonie Flag of France Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of Japan Katsuhiko Taguchi
May 10-11 Rally of Canberra Flag of Australia Canberra, Australia Flag of Australia Cody Crocker
June 7-8 Rally of Whangarei Flag of New Zealand Whangarei, New Zealand
July 11-13 Rally Hokkaido Flag of Japan Hokkaidō, Japan
August 22-24 Rally of Indonesia Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
October 11-12 Malaysian Rally Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
November 8-9 China Rally Flag of the People's Republic of China China

[edit] Points

The 2008 APRC for Drivers points is as follows:[3]

Position Driver Vehicle Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
1 Flag of Australia Dean Herridge Subaru Impreza WRX 11 10 21
2 Flag of Japan Katsuhiko Taguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 16 2 18
3 Flag of Australia Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX 16 16
4 Flag of New Zealand Brian Green Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7 4 11
5 Flag of Japan Hiroshi Yanagisawa Subaru Impreza WRX 6 6
6 Flag of Indonesia Rifat Sungkar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 5
7 Flag of Australia Scott Peddar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 2 4


[edit] Champions

Year Driver Car
2007 Flag of Australia Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2006 Flag of Australia Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2005 Flag of Finland Jussi Välimäki Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 8
2004 Flag of Malaysia Karamjit Singh Proton Pert
2003 Flag of Germany Armin Kremer Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 7
2002 Flag of Malaysia Karamjit Singh Proton Pert
2001 Flag of Malaysia Karamjit Singh Proton Pert
2000 Flag of New Zealand Possum Bourne Subaru Impreza WRX
1999 Flag of Japan Katsuhiko Taguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6
1998 Flag of Japan Yoshio Fujimoto Toyota Corolla WRC
1997 Flag of Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Subaru Impreza WRC
1996 Flag of Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Subaru Impreza 555
1995 Flag of Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3
1994 Flag of New Zealand Possum Bourne Subaru Impreza 555
1993 Flag of New Zealand Possum Bourne Subaru Legacy RS
1992 Flag of Australia Ross Dunkerton Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1991 Flag of Australia Ross Dunkerton Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1990 Flag of Spain Carlos Sainz Toyota Celica GT-Four
1989 Flag of New Zealand Rod Millen Mazda 323 4WD
1988 Flag of Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka Mitsubishi Galant VR-4

[edit] References

  1. ^ Asia Pacific Rally Championship for Drivers - Champions. RallyBase. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
  2. ^ FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
  3. ^ 2008 FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship Points Summary. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.

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