The China Rally is the largest rally racing event held in Guangdong, China. The first event was run in 1997, and was introduced to the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar for 1999, but was replaced the following year. Since then it has been part of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC). "Force majeure because of government", according to the organisers, led to the cancellation of the event in 2003.
Year | Name | Dates | Winner | Car | Rally Classification |
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1997 | 1st China Rally | 11–13 July | Colin McRae | Subaru Impreza WRC | WRC Candidate Rally |
1998 | 2nd China Rally | 2–4 October | Yoshio Fujimoto | Toyota Celica GT-Four | WRC Candidate Rally |
1999 | 3rd China Rally | 17–19 September | Didier Auriol | Toyota Corolla WRC | WRC |
2000 | 4th 555 China Rally | 7–9 November | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | Subaru Impreza WRX | APRC |
2001 | 5th Rally of China Shaoguan | 20–22 October | Nico Caldarola | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | APRC |
2002 | 6th Rally of China Shaoguan | 19–21 October | Karamjit Singh | Proton Pert | APRC |
2004 | 7th TCL China Rally Huizhou | 22–24 October | Katsuhiko Taguchi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII | APRC |
2005 | 8th China Rally Shaoguan | 26–28 November | Jussi Välimäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII | APRC |
2006 | 9th China Rally Shaoguan | 24–26 November | Cody Crocker | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | APRC |
2007 | 10th China Rally Shaoguan | 09-11 November | Cody Crocker | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | APRC |
2008 | 11th China Rally Shaoguan | 08-9 November | Cody Crocker | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | APRC |
2009 | 12th China Rally | 14–15 November | Cody Crocker | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | APRC |
2010 | 13th China Rally | 6–7 November | Yuya Sumiyama | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | APRC |
2011 | 14th China Rally | 4–6 November | Alister McRae | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | APRC |
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