Toshi Arai

Toshihiro 'Toshi' Arai (新井敏弘, Arai Toshihiro, born December 25, 1966) is a Japanese rally driver and team owner. He is the first Japanese FIA world champion.[1]

Toshi Arai
Arai with a Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 at the 2006 Rally Japan.
Personal information
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1966-12-25) December 25, 1966
World Rally Championship record
Active years1997–2010, 2022
TeamsPrivateer, Subaru
Rallies87
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points11
First rally1997 Rally Australia
Last rally2022 Rally Japan
Arai driving for Chevrolet at Suzuka during the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season.

Arai was born in Isesaki, Gunma. He made his debut in 1987 and drove for the Subaru World Rally Team in the Group N World Rally Championship from 1997–2000 and 2002–2003, and in the Group A Championship in 2000–2001.

In 2004 he established his own team, Subaru Team Arai, and won the FIA Production Car World Rally Championship for Drivers in 2005 and 2007 driving a Subaru Impreza WRX STI, which made him the first Japanese FIA world champion.[2] He scored class victories in Turkey, Japan and Australia on his way to the title.

He was also the winner of the short-lived FIA Teams' Cup in 2000.

Career results

WRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Pts
1997 Subaru Rally Team Japan Subaru Impreza 555 MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN IDN ITA AUS
16		 GBR NC 0
1998 Subaru Rally Team Japan Subaru Impreza WRX MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL
EX		 FIN ITA NC 0
Toshihiro Arai AUS
Ret		 GBR
Ret
1999 Subaru Allstars Endless Sport Subaru Impreza WRC 98 MON SWE KEN POR
Ret		 ESP
21		 FRA
16		 ARG GRE
9		 NC 0
Subaru Rally Team Japan Subaru Impreza WRX NZL
13		 FIN
STi Club Rally Team CHN
7		 ITA
Subaru Rally Team Japan Subaru Impreza 555 AUS
8		 GBR
2000 Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRC 99 MON SWE KEN
6		 POR ESP
16		 ARG GRE
4		 NZL
Ret		 FIN CYP
9		 FRA ITA GBR
Ret		 13th 4
Subaru Impreza 555 AUS
13
2001 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 01 MON SWE POR
Ret		 ESP ARG
8		 CYP
4		 GRE
Ret		 KEN
Ret		 FIN NZL
14		 ITA
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 AUS
Ret		 GBR
10		 18th 3
2002 Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza 555 MON SWE
25		 FRA ESP NC 0
Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX CYP
Ret		 ARG
11		 KEN
Ret		 FIN NZL
Ret		 AUS
14		 GBR
555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 02 GRE
13		 GER
Ret		 ITA
2003 Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX MON SWE
Ret		 TUR NZL
11		 ARG
9		 GRE CYP
9		 GER FIN AUS
Ret		 ITA FRA
17		 ESP GBR NC 0
2004 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE
26		 MEX
13		 NZL
15		 CYP GRE TUR ARG
Ret		 FIN GER
18		 JPN
9		 GBR ITA FRA ESP AUS
8		 30th 1
2005 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE
17		 MEX NZL
14		 ITA CYP
21		 TUR
14		 GRE ARG FIN GER GBR JPN
12		 FRA ESP AUS
9		 NC 0
2006 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE MEX
9		 ESP FRA ARG
30		 ITA GRE
21		 GER FIN CYP
22		 TUR AUS
Ret		 NZL
30		 GBR 25th 3
Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 06 JPN
6
2007 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE
23		 NOR MEX
11		 POR ARG
10		 ITA GRE
15		 FIN GER NZL
13		 ESP FRA JPN
29		 IRE GBR NC 0
2008 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N14 MON SWE
15		 MEX ARG
Ret		 JOR ITA GRE
Ret		 TUR
Ret		 FIN GER NZL
Ret		 ESP FRA JPN
12		 GBR NC 0
2009 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N14 IRL NOR
Ret		 CYP
13		 POR ARG
12		 ITA GRE
10		 POL FIN AUS
Ret		 ESP GBR
13		 NC 0
2010 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N15 SWE MEX
11		 JOR TUR NZL
26		 POR BUL FIN GER
34		 JPN
Ret		 FRA
23		 ESP GBR
30		 NC 0
2022 Toshi Arai Citroën C3 Rally2 MON SWE CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN
Ret		 NC 0

PWRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos. Points
2002 Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza 555 SWE
2		 FRA 4th 22
Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX CYP
Ret		 ARG
2		 KEN
Ret		 FIN NZL
Ret		 AUS
1
2003 Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX SWE
Ret		 NZL
1		 ARG
1		 CYP
1		 GER AUS
Ret		 FRA
2		 2nd 38
2004 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi SWE
6		 MEX
2		 NZL
5		 ARG
Ret		 GER
4		 FRA AUS
2		 2nd 30
2005 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi SWE
1		 NZL
2		 CYP
7		 TUR
1		 ARG GBR JPN
1		 AUS
1		 1st 50
2006 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON MEX
1		 ARG
8		 GRE
5		 JPN CYP
6		 AUS
Ret		 NZL
9		 6th 18
2007 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi SWE
6		 MEX
2		 ARG
2		 GRE
1		 NZL
1		 JPN
10		 IRE GBR 1st 39
2008 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N14 SWE
6		 ARG
Ret		 GRE
Ret		 TUR
Ret		 FIN NZL
Ret		 JPN
3		 GBR 12th 9
2009 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N14 NOR
Ret		 CYP
4		 POR ARG
3		 ITA GRE
3		 AUS
Ret		 GBR
2		 5th 25
2010 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N15 SWE MEX
2		 JOR NZL
4		 FIN GER
6		 JPN
Ret		 FRA
3		 GBR
9		 5th 55

IRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Points
2010 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N15 MON BRA ARG CAN ITA YPR
Ret		 AZO MAD ZLI ITA SCO CYP NC 0
2011 Stohl Racing[3][4] Subaru Impreza STi R4 MON CAN COR
13		 UKR YPR AZO
Ret		 ZLI MEC
18		 SAN SCO
9		 CYP
7		 17th 15
2012 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi R4 AZO CAN IRL COR
14		 ITA YPR SMR
Ret		 ROM ZLI
11		 YAL SLI SAN 10th 30
Subaru Impreza TMR R4 CYP
3

European Rally Championship results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2013 Stohl Racing Subaru Impreza STi R4 JÄN LIE CAN AZO COR YPR ROM
38		 ZLÍ
Ret		 POL
13		 CRO SAN
19		 VAL 21st 23

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2011 Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T BRA
1
 BRA
2
 BEL
1
 BEL
2
 ITA
1
 ITA
2
 HUN
1
 HUN
2
 CZE
1
 CZE
2
 POR
1
 POR
2
GBR
1
 GBR
2
 GER
1
 GER
2
 ESP
1
 ESP
2
 JPN
1
13		 JPN
2
15		 CHN
1
 CHN
2
 MAC
1
 MAC
2
 NC 0

Supercar
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 GRC Points
2016 Subaru Rally Team USA Subaru Impreza WRX STi PHO1
 PHO2
 DAL
 DAY1
 DAY2
 MCAS1
 MCAS2† DC
 AC
 SEA
 LA1
13		 LA2
13		 19th 4

†Race cancelled.

References
  1. CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "THE HISTORY OF WRC -Toyota has challenged to a great many roads in the world- | 2018 | SPECIAL | WRC". TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  2. RallyBase
  3. "IRC: Korsika-Rallye". 11 May 2011.
  4. "IRC: Korsika-Rallye". 5 May 2011.
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