2019 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
# 2019 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship

The 2019 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. It was the 32nd championship and underwent a major format change. For the first time the two Cups, the Asian Cup and the Pacific Cup, acted as qualifying events for a "Grand Final" at the China Rally Longyou where the highest qualified winner becomes the Asia-Pacific champion.

The championship was contested by a combination of regulations with Group R competing directly against Super 2000 cars.

The Pacific Cup began in New Zealand on 12 April and finished in Australia on 25 August after four rallies. The Asia Cup began in Japan on 6 June and finished on 27 October in China.

New Zealanders won both Cups, Hyundai driver Hayden Paddon won the Pacific Cup while Toyota driver Mike Young won the Asia Cup. Young raced for the Asia-Pacific title and Paddon did not. A mechanical problem delayed Young on the first day of the deciding rally. Taiwanese Subaru driver Dewei Lin won the rally and the championship ahead of another New Zealander, Mazda driver Andrew Hawkeswood and Japanese Citroën driver, Suguru Kawana.

## Event calendar and results

### Pacific Cup

The 2019 APRC Pacific Cup was as follows:

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers |
| 1 | Rally of Otago (12–14 April) | 1 | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 AP4 | 2:25:54.3 | 15 | 272.53 km | 127 | 75 |
| 1 | Rally of Otago (12–14 April) | 2 | Ben Hunt | Subaru WRX STI | 2:33:11.2 | 15 | 272.53 km | 127 | 75 |
| 1 | Rally of Otago (12–14 April) | 3 | Dylan Turner | Audi S1 AP4 | 2:34:19.3 | 15 | 272.53 km | 127 | 75 |
| 2 | ENEOS International Rally of Whangarei (3–5 May) | 1 | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 AP4 | 2:39:48.5 | 18 | 264.30 km | 68 | 29 |
| 2 | ENEOS International Rally of Whangarei (3–5 May) | 2 | Ben Hunt | Subaru WRX STI | 2:44:45.2 | 18 | 264.30 km | 68 | 29 |
| 2 | ENEOS International Rally of Whangarei (3–5 May) | 3 | David Holder | Holden Barina AP4 | 2:45:09.3 | 18 | 264.30 km | 68 | 29 |
| 3 | Subaru Rally Tasmania (21–23 June) | 1 | Harry Bates | Toyota Yaris AP4 | 2:09:42.9 | 17 | 222.10 km | 29 | 7 |
| 3 | Subaru Rally Tasmania (21–23 June) | 2 | Molly Taylor | Subaru WRX STI | 2:12:30.6 | 17 | 222.10 km | 29 | 7 |
| 3 | Subaru Rally Tasmania (21–23 June) | 3 | Lewis Bates | Toyota Yaris AP4 | 2:13:15.3 | 17 | 222.10 km | 29 | 7 |
| 4 | Pedders Eureka Rush (24–25 August) | 1 | Harry Bates | Toyota Yaris AP4 | 1:11:32.1 | 10 | 120.36 km | 37 | 26 |
| 4 | Pedders Eureka Rush (24–25 August) | 2 | Lewis Bates | Toyota Yaris AP4 | 1:14:23.7 | 10 | 120.36 km | 37 | 26 |
| 4 | Pedders Eureka Rush (24–25 August) | 3 | Arron Windus | Subaru Impreza | 1:15:12.6 | 10 | 120.36 km | 37 | 26 |

### Asia Cup

The 2019 APRC Asia Cup was as follows:

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers |
| 1 | Montre (6–9 June) | 1 | Shigeyuki Konishi | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 1:21:15.8 | 18 | 102.02 km | 9 | 7 |
| 1 | Montre (6–9 June) | 2 | Suguru Kawana | Citroën DS3 R3T | 1:23:25.5 | 18 | 102.02 km | 9 | 7 |
| 1 | Montre (6–9 June) | 3 | Atsushi Masumura | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 1:23:47.5 | 18 | 102.02 km | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Rally of Indonesia (26–28 July) | 1 | H. Rihan Variza | Mazda 2 AP4 | 2:06:39.0 | 10 | 169.53 km | 61 | |
| 2 | Rally of Indonesia (26–28 July) | 2 | Priamanaya Djan | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:19:38.2 | 10 | 169.53 km | 61 | |
| 2 | Rally of Indonesia (26–28 July) | 3 | Aldrian Suwardi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:19:45.2 | 10 | 169.53 km | 61 | |
| 3 | Rally Hokkaido (14–16 September) | 1 | Mike Young | Toyota C-HR | 2:04:11.2 | 16 | 202.36 km | 20 | 16 |
| 3 | Rally Hokkaido (14–16 September) | 2 | Atsushi Masumura | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:11:29.4 | 16 | 202.36 km | 20 | 16 |
| 3 | Rally Hokkaido (14–16 September) | 3 | Eiichi Iwashita | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 2:12:05.8 | 16 | 202.36 km | 20 | 16 |
| 4 | China Rally Longyou (26-27 October) | 1 | Dewei Lin | Subaru XV | 2:14:44.0 | 13 | 220.82 km | | |
| 4 | China Rally Longyou (26-27 October) | 2 | Andrew Hawkeswood | Mazda 2 | 2:20:29.5 | 13 | 220.82 km | | |
| 4 | China Rally Longyou (26-27 October) | 3 | Suguru Kawana | Citroën DS3 R3T | 2:21:02.5 | 13 | 220.82 km | | |

## Championship standings

### Pacific Cup

The 2019 APRC Pacific Cup for Drivers points was as follows:

| Pos. | Driver | Vehicle | OTA | WHA | TAS | EUR | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 R5 | 1 $^{14}$ | 1 $^{14}$ | | 3 $^7$ | 100 |
| 2 | Harry Bates | Toyota Yaris AP4 | | | 1 $^{14}$ | 1 $^{13}$ | 77 |
| 3 | Lewis Bates | Toyota Yaris AP4 | | | 3 $^{11}$ | 2 $^{11}$ | 55 |
| 3 | Andrew Hawkeswood | Mazda 2 AP4 | 2 $^{12}$ | 3 $^{10}$ | | | 55 |
| 5 | Molly Taylor | Subaru WRX STI | | | 2 $^{11}$ | 4 $^4$ | 45 |
| 6 | Jack Hawkeswood | Mazda 2 AP4 | 3 $^{10}$ | 5 $^7$ | | | 42 |
| 7 | David Holder | Holden Barina AP4 | Ret | 2 $^{12}$ | | | 30 |
| 8 | Marcus Walkem | Hyundai i20 R5 | | | 4 $^8$ | 9 | 20 |
| 9 | Michael Young | Toyota Yaris AP4 | | 4 $^7$ | | | 19 |
| 10 | Suguru Kawana | Toyota Vitz | | 6 $^4$ | | | 12 |

Key :

| Colour | Result |
| - | - |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Asia Cup

The 2019 APRC Asia Cup for Drivers points was as follows:

| Pos. | Driver | Vehicle | MON | IND | HOK | LON | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Michael Young | Toyota Yaris AP4 Toyota C-HR | 4 $^{11}$ | | 1 $^{14}$ | 3 $^7$ | 87 |
| 2 | Suguru Kawana | Citroën DS3 R3T | 1 $^{13}$ | | | 2 $^{10}$ | 66 |
| 3 | Atsushi Masumura | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2 $^{11}$ | | 2 $^{12}$ | | 59 |
| 4 | Dewei Lin | Subaru XV | | | 8 $^3$ | 1 $^{13}$ | 45 |
| 5 | H. Rihan Variza | Mazda 2 AP4 | | 1 $^{13}$ | | | 38 |
| 6 | Yuki Kohama | Toyota GT86 Toyota Yaris AP4 | 4 $^9$ | | 6 $^4$ | Ret | 33 |
| 7 | Priamanaya Djan | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | | 2 $^{11}$ | | | 29 |
| 8 | Fuyuhiko Takahashi | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | | | 3 $^{10}$ | | 25 |
| 9 | Mitsuhiro Aoki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | Ret | | 4 $^8$ | | 30 |
| 10 | Aldrian Suwardi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | | 3 $^4$ | | | 19 |
| 10 | Fabio Frisiero | Peugeot 208 AP4 | | 4 $^7$ | | | 19 |
| 12 | Nao Otake | Toyota Vitz III RS | Ret | | 5 $^4$ | Ret | 14 |
| 13 | Tomohide Hasegawa | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | | | 6 $^1$ | | 7 |

Key :

| Colour | Result |
| - | - |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |
