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

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event based in

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. The event is a round of the

Asia-Pacific Rally Championship The Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) is an international rally championship organized by the FIA encompassing rounds in Asia and Oceania. Group N cars dominated the championship for many years but in recent years cars built to R5 and S20 ...

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

(APRC) 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

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and

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. Malaysian driver

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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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References

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External links

Official websiteAsia Pacific Championship
Rally competitions in Thailand

1989 establishments in Thailand Recurring sporting events established in 1989