30 March - 01 April
28 - 29 April
26 - 27 May
14 - 15 July
15 - 16 September
26 - 28 October
Leading from the very first stage Scotland's Alister McRae and co-driver Bill Hayes drove an exceptional event to win the China Rally and win the Asia Pacific Rally Championship drivers and co-drivers title.
It was a clean sweep of trophies for Proton as the Malaysian manufacturer won the manufacturers championship, the Teams Trophy, the Asia and Pacific Cup.
The 2011 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) moves to Longyou County of China’s Zhejiang Province for the season-ending stop from November 4-6, after intense competitions in Malaysia, Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Japan.
FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship 2012
(6 events)
1. International Rally of Whangarei - New Zealand
2. Rallye de Nouvelle Caledonie
3. International Rally of Queensland - Australia
4. Malaysian Rally
5. Rally Hokkaido - Japan
6. China Rally
Australian Chris Atkinson is the first international driver to win the International Rally of Whangarei, taking victory in the two-day event by 12.4 seconds from Kiwi star Hayden Paddon. Masterton’s Richard Mason finished third overall.
The Asia Pacific Rally Championship’s Junior cup is one of the best options in 2012 for young drivers who want to gain international experience and media exposure more...
PROTON Motorsports dominated the opening round of the 2012 FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship, winning 12 of 18 Rallye Monte-Carlo stages, before P-G Andersson retired after a day-four fire aboard his Satria-Neo S2000. more...
After three full days and of the 2012 Monte Carlo Rally - Proton's first event back in the world rally championship - PG Andersson's Satria is holding ninth overall, is the top S2000 car, leads the SWRC class and is ahead of five WRC cars. more...