Rally of Indonesia

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Rally of Indonesia (also known as the Indonesia Rally) is the largest rallying event held in Indonesia. Currently part of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), it has twice been incorporated into the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar, in 1996 and 1997; a planned running in 1998 was cancelled due to political crisis that year.

This rally is mostly held in North Sumatra, although it was also held several times in South Sumatra and South Sulawesi. [1]

The APRC event on 25–26 September 2010 was to be observed by the FIA as a candidate event for an inclusion to the WRC 2012 calendar, although ultimately neither event were held; the rally returned as a national event in 2013.

After nine years of absence, it was announced that Indonesia would return to the APRC in 2019 as the Rally of Indonesia, which will be held at its traditional base in North Sumatra. [2]

List of previous winners

YearNameWinnerCo-DriverCarRally Classification
198611th Rally Indonesia / Trans Sumatra Rally Flag of Indonesia.svg Beng Soeswanto Flag of Indonesia.svg Adiguna Sutowo Ford Laser TX3 International
198712th Rally Indonesia Flag of the Netherlands.svg John Bosch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin Gormley Audi Quattro International
198813th Rally Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Beng Soeswanto Flag of Indonesia.svg Adiguna Sutowo Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR International
198914th Rally Indonesia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Dunkerton Flag of Indonesia.svg Mej Zainuddin Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 APRC
199015th Rally Indonesia Flag of Japan.svg Kenjiro Shinozuka Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Meadows Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 APRC
199116th Bank Utama Rally Indonesia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Dunkerton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Gocentas Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 APRC
199217th Bentoel Rally Indonesia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Dunkerton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Gocentas Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 APRC
199318th Bentoel Rally Indonesia Flag of New Zealand.svg Possum Bourne Flag of New Zealand.svg Rodger Freeth Subaru Legacy RS APRC
199419th Bentoel Rally Indonesia Flag of Sweden.svg Kenneth Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Staffan Parmander Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution II APRC & WRC candidate
199520th Bank Utama Rally Indonesia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Ringer Subaru Impreza 555 APRC & WRC candidate
1996 21st Bank Utama Rally Indonesia Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Flag of Spain.svg Luis Moya Ford Escort RS Cosworth WRC
1997 22nd Rally Indonesia Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Flag of Spain.svg Luis Moya Ford Escort WRC WRC
200023rd Gudang Garam International Rally Indonesia Flag of Malaysia.svg Karamjit Singh Flag of Malaysia.svg Allen Oh Proton PERT National
200124th Gudang Garam International Rally Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Chandra Alim Flag of Indonesia.svg Prihatim Kasiman Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI National
200225th Gudang Garam International Rally Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Rifat Sungkar Flag of Indonesia.svg Mohamad Herkusuma Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV National
200326th Gudang Garam International Rally Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Rifat Sungkar Flag of Indonesia.svg Karel Hailatu Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV National
200427th Gudang Garam International Rally Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Hery Agung Flag of Indonesia.svg Hade Mboi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI National
2005 28th Gudang Garam International Rally Indonesia Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Välimäki Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Kalliolepo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII APRC
2006 29th Gudang Garam International Rally Indonesia Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Sircombe Subaru Impreza WRX STi N12 APRC
2007 30th Gudang Garam International Rally Indonesia Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Välimäki Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Kalliolepo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX APRC
2008 31st Gudang Garam International Rally Indonesia Flag of India.svg Gaurav Singh Gill Flag of India.svg Jagder Singh Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX APRC
2009 32nd Gudang Garam International Rally Indonesia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cody Crocker Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Atkinson Subaru Impreza WRX STi N12 APRC
2013Indonesia Rally Flag of Indonesia.svg Rizal Sungkar Flag of Indonesia.svg Endrue Fasa Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X National
2014Indonesia Rally Flag of Indonesia.svg Subhan Aksa Flag of Indonesia.svg Hade Mboi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X National
2015Indonesia Rally Flag of Indonesia.svg Subhan Aksa Flag of Indonesia.svg Hade Mboi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X National
2019Rally of Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Subhan Aksa Flag of Indonesia.svg Mago Sarwono Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X APRC

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References

  1. "Rally Indonesia - eWRC-results.com". www.ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  2. "APRC Format Shakeup for 2019". FIA APRC. 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-09.