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.

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

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

References

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  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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