2008 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship

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The 2008 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season (APRC) was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was Australian driver Cody Crocker. [1] In winning the 2008 Malaysian Rally, Crocker successfully defended his title from the previous two years, to equal the record of three APRC titles set by Possum Bourne, Kenneth Eriksson and Karamjit Singh.

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Calendar

The 2008 APRC was as follows: [2]

RoundDateEventLocationWinner
1April 12–13 Rallye de Nouvelle Calédonie Flag of France.svg Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiko Taguchi
2May 10–11 Rally of Canberra Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cody Crocker
3June 7–8 Rally of Whangarei Flag of New Zealand.svg Whangarei, New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cody Crocker
4July 11–13 Rally Hokkaido Flag of Japan.svg Hokkaidō, Japan Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiko Taguchi
5August 22–24 Rally of Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Flag of India.svg Gaurav Singh Gill
6October 11–12 Malaysian Rally Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cody Crocker
7November 8–9 China Rally Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cody Crocker

Points

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

PositionDriverVehicleRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Total
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX 161689151579
2 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiko Taguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 162121312358
3 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Yanagisawa Subaru Impreza WRX 6412111346
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Herridge Subaru Impreza WRX 111056840
5 Flag of Indonesia.svg Rifat Sungkar Subaru Impreza WRX 53457428
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian Green Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7424320
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Peddar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2283419
8 Flag of India.svg Gaurav Gill Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 21517
9 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Kamada Subaru Impreza WRX 5510

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References

  1. ↑ "Asia Pacific Rally Championship for Drivers - Champions". RallyBase. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
  2. ↑ "FIA Asia-Pacific Rally C, championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  3. ↑ "2008 FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship Points Summary" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 2008-05-14.[ dead link ]
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