Hiroki Arai
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Related to | Toshi Arai (father) | ||||||||||||||||
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Hiroki Arai (新井大輝, Arai Hiroki, born 2 August 1993) is a Japanese rally driver.
Biography[edit]
Hiroki Arai is the son of former Japanese rally driver Toshi Arai.[1] In 2015, He was selected by Toyota Gazoo Racing to join their Rally Challenge Program, alongside Takamoto Katsuta, and made his WRC debut in 2016.[2] After over two years of absence in WRC, he returned at the 2021 Croatia Rally.[3] In November 2023, Akai scored his first point in the WRC, after finishing 10th at the 2023 Rally Japan in a Peugeot 208 Rally4.[4]
Rally results[edit]
WRC results[edit]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
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2016 | Tommi Mäkinen Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL 42 | FIN Ret | GER | CHN C | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS | NC | 0 |
2017 | Tommi Mäkinen Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE 19 | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR Ret | ITA Ret | POL | FIN Ret | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | NC | 0 | |
2018 | Tommi Mäkinen Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE 20 | MEX | FRA 55 | ARG | POR 12 | ITA Ret | FIN 23 | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 | |
2021 | Hiroki Arai | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | MON | ARC | CRO Ret | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | BEL | GRE | FIN | ESP | MNZ | NC | 0 | ||
2022 | Ahead Japan Racing Team | Peugeot 208 Rally4 | MON | SWE | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | FIN | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP | JPN 15 | NC | 0 | |
2023 | Ahead Japan Racing Team | Peugeot 208 Rally4 | MON | SWE | MEX | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN 10 | 28th | 1 |
* Season still in progress.
References[edit]
- ^ "Hiroki Arai". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "ポルトガルの国内戦で新井大輝と勝田貴元が1-2フィニッシュ". rallyplus.net (in Japanese). 10 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Lindroos, Pontus (8 April 2023). "Hiroki Arai Returns to WRC with Stohl Racing". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Barry, Luke (2023-11-19). "Evans wins Rally Japan in Toyota 1-2-3". DirtFish. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hiroki Arai.
- Hiroki Arai's e-wrc profile