Thailand Rally


The Thailand Rally, also known as the Rally of Thailand, is an international rally racing 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 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.

List of winners

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YearWinnerCar
1989 Pornsawan SiriwattanakulMitsubishi Galant VR-4
1990 Kenjiro ShinozukaMitsubishi Galant VR-4
1991 Henry YapProton Saga
1992 Ross DunkertonMitsubishi Galant VR-4
1993 Possum BourneSubaru Legacy RS
1994 Kenneth ErikssonMitsubishi Lancer Evo II
1995 Tommi MakinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo III
1996 Colin McRaeSubaru Impreza WRX
1997 Rui MadeiraSubaru Impreza WRX
1998 Yoshihiro KataokaMitsubishi Lancer Evo III
1999 Karamjit SinghProton Pert
2000 Karamjit SinghProton Pert
2001 Nico CaldarolaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
2002 Nico CaldarolaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
2003 Karamjit SinghProton Pert
2004 Narasak IthiritphongMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
2005 Jussi ValimakiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
2006 Saladin MazlanSubaru Impreza WRX
2007 Reece JonesMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2008 Jouni ArolainenFord Focus RS WRC
2009 Jouni ArolainenSubaru Impreza WRX STi
2010 Wittaya RuegchanMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2011 Brian GreenSubaru Impreza WRX STi
2012 Tom CaveProton Satria Neo S2000
2013 Daniel PalauSubaru Impreza WRX STi
2014 Mitsuhiro KunisawaSubaru Impreza WRX STi
2015 Wittaya RuegchanMitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2016 Mitsuhiro KunisawaSubaru Impreza WRX STi
2017 Wittaya RuegchanMitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2018 H. RachmatMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII