Toshi Arai

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extra=born December 25, 1966 is a Japanese Rallying driver and team owner. He is the first Japanese FIA world champion. 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 to 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. RallyBase He scored class victories in Turkey, Rally Japan and Rally Australia on his way to the title.

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

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Career results

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WRC results

1997 ! nowrap

Subaru Rally Team Japan ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza 555

MON

SWE

KEN

POR

ESP

FRA

ARG

GRE

NZL

FIN

IDN

ITA

AUS 16

GBR

! NC ! 0

1998 ! nowrap

Subaru Rally Team Japan !rowspan=2 nowrap

Subaru Impreza WRX

MON

SWE

KEN

POR

ESP

FRA

ARG

GRE

EX

FIN

ITA

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0

1999 ! nowrap

Subaru Allstars Endless Sport ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza WRC 98

MON

SWE

KEN

POR Ret

ESP 21

FRA 16

ARG

GRE 9

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0

2000 !rowspan=2 nowrap

Spike Subaru Team ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza WRC 99

MON

SWE

KEN 6

POR

ESP 16

ARG

GRE 4

NZL Ret

FIN

CYP 9

FRA

ITA

GBR Ret

!rowspan=2 13th !rowspan=2

4

2001 ! nowrap

Subaru World Rally Team ! nowrap

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 ! nowrap

Toshihiro Arai ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza 555

MON

SWE 25

FRA

ESP

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0

2003 ! nowrap

Subaru Production Rally Team ! nowrap

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 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

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 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

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 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

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 !rowspan=2

25th !rowspan=2

3

2007 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

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 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

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 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

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 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

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 ! nowrap

Toshi Arai ! nowrap

Citroën C3 Rally2

MON

SWE

CRO

POR

ITA

KEN

EST

FIN

BEL

GRE

NZL

ESP

JPN Ret

! NC ! 0

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PWRC results

2002 ! nowrap

Toshihiro Arai ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza 555

SWE 2

FRA

!rowspan=2 4th !rowspan=2

22

2003 ! nowrap

Subaru Production Rally Team ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza WRX

SWE Ret

NZL 1

ARG 1

CYP 1

GER

AUS Ret

FRA 2

2nd

38

2004 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza WRX STi

SWE 6

MEX 2

NZL 5

ARG Ret

GER 4

FRA

AUS 2

2nd

30

2005 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza WRX STi

SWE 1

NZL 2

CYP 7

TUR 1

ARG

GBR

JPN 1

AUS 1

1st

50

2006 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza WRX STi

MON

MEX 1

ARG 8

GRE 5

JPN

CYP 6

AUS Ret

NZL 9

! 6th ! 18

2007 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza WRX STi

SWE 6

MEX 2

ARG 2

GRE 1

NZL 1

JPN 10

IRE

GBR

1st

39

2008 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza STi N14

SWE 6

ARG Ret

GRE Ret

TUR Ret

FIN

NZL Ret

JPN 3

GBR

! 12th ! 9

2009 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza STi N14

NOR Ret

CYP 4

POR

ARG 3

ITA

GRE 3

AUS Ret

GBR 2

! 5th ! 25

2010 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza STi N15

SWE

MEX 2

JOR

NZL 4

FIN

GER 6

JPN Ret

FRA 3

GBR 9 ! 5th ! 55

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IRC results

2010 ! nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza STi N15

MON

BRA

ARG

CAN

ITA

YPR Ret

AZO

MAD

ZLI

ITA

SCO

CYP

! NC ! 0

2011 ! nowrap

Stohl Racing ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza STi R4

MON

CAN

COR 13

UKR

YPR

AZO Ret

ZLI

MEC 18

SAN

SCO 9

CYP 7

! 17th ! 15

2012 !rowspan=2 nowrap

Subaru Team Arai ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza STi R4

AZO

CAN

IRL

COR 14

ITA

YPR

SMR Ret

ROM

ZLI 11

YAL

SLI

Rallye Sanremo

!rowspan=2 10th !rowspan=2

30

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European Rally Championship results

2013 ! nowrap

Manfred Stohl ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza

JÄN

LIE

CAN

AZO

COR

YPR

ROM 38

ZLÍ Ret

POL 13

CRO

Rallye Sanremo 19

VAL ! 21st ! 23

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Complete World Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

2011 ! nowrap

RML Group ! nowrap

Chevrolet Cruze

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

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Complete Global Rallycross results

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Supercar

2016 ! nowrap

Subaru Rally Team USA ! nowrap

Subaru Impreza WRX STi

PHO1

PHO2

DAL

DAY1

DAY2

MCAS1

MCAS2

DC

AC

SEA

LA1 13

LA2 13 ! 19th ! 4

Race cancelled.

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External links

• Profile at World Rally Archive
• Profile and results at Rallybase

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