Thailand Rally

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The Thailand Rally, also known as the Rally of Thailand, is an international rallying event based in Bangkok, Thailand. The event is a round of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship Asia Cup, the Tri-Nations Rally series and the Thailand Rally Championship.

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The centrepiece of the Thailand Rally Championship, the rally was first in 1989 and joined the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) in 1992. It remained a long-running component of the championship, frequently as the first or last round. It ran through the APRC's heyday when it was seen as a junior series for future World Rally Championship stars and was won by drivers like Tommi Makinen and Colin McRae. Malaysian driver Karamjit Singh has had the most success with three victories. The rally was dropped from the APRC after the 2003 event, returned for 2005 and was dropped again. In 2013 the rally returned to the APRC as a candidate round and also a final round of the APRC Asia Cup, although it will not count for overall APRC points. [1]

List of winners

Sourced in part from: [2] [3]

YearWinnerCar
1989 Flag of Thailand.svg Pornsawan Siriwattanakul Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1990 Flag of Japan.svg Kenjiro Shinozuka Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1991 Flag of Malaysia.svg Henry Yap Proton Saga
1992 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Dunkerton Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1993 Flag of New Zealand.svg Possum Bourne Subaru Legacy RS
1994 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenneth Eriksson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
1995 Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Makinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
1996 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Subaru Impreza WRX
1997 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Rui Madeira Subaru Impreza WRX
1998 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihiro Kataoka Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
1999 Flag of Malaysia.svg Karamjit Singh Ford Escort WRC
2000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Karamjit Singh Proton Pert
2001 Flag of Italy.svg Nico Caldarola Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
2002 Flag of Italy.svg Nico Caldarola Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
2003 Flag of Malaysia.svg Karamjit Singh Proton Pert
2004 Flag of Thailand.svg Narasak Ithiritphong Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
2005 Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Valimaki Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
2006 Flag of Malaysia.svg Saladin Mazlan Subaru Impreza WRX
2007 Flag of New Zealand.svg Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2008 Flag of Finland.svg Jouni Arolainen Ford Focus RS WRC
2009 Flag of Finland.svg Jouni Arolainen Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2010 Flag of Thailand.svg Wittaya Ruegchan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2011 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian Green Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2012 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Cave Proton Satria Neo S2000
2013 Flag of France.svg Daniel Palau Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2014 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuhiro Kunisawa Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2015 Flag of Thailand.svg Wittaya Ruegchan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2016 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuhiro Kunisawa Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2017 Flag of Thailand.svg Wittaya Ruegchan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2018 Flag of Indonesia.svg H. Rachmat Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII

References

  1. ↑ "Home". 15 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Motorsport Winners".
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-07-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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