Toshi Arai

is a Japanese rally driver and team owner. He is the first Japanese FIA world champion. 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 to 2000 and 2002–2003, and in the Group A Championship in 2000–2001.

In 2004, Arai 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. He scored class victories in Turkey, Japan and Australia on his way to the title.

Arai 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 Pts 1997 Subaru Rally Team Japan Subaru Impreza 555 MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN IDN ITA AUS16 GBR NC 0 1998 Subaru Rally Team Japan Subaru Impreza WRX MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZLEX FIN ITA NC 0 Toshihiro Arai AUSRet GBRRet 1999 Subaru Allstars Endless Sport Subaru Impreza WRC 98 MON SWE KEN PORRet ESP21 FRA16 ARG GRE9 NC 0 Subaru Rally Team Japan Subaru Impreza WRX NZL13 FIN STi Club Rally Team CHN7 ITA Subaru Rally Team Japan Subaru Impreza 555 AUS8 GBR 2000 Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRC 99 MON SWE KEN6 POR ESP16 ARG GRE4 NZLRet FIN CYP9 FRA ITA GBRRet 13th 4 Subaru Impreza 555 AUS13 2001 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 01 MON SWE PORRet ESP ARG8 CYP4 GRERet KENRet FIN NZL14 ITARet FRARet AUSRet GBR10 18th 3 2002 Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza 555 MON SWE25 FRA ESP NC 0 Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX CYPRet ARG11 KENRet FIN NZLRet AUS14 GBR 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 02 GRE13 GERRet ITA 2003 Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX MON SWERet TUR NZL11 ARG9 GRE CYP9 GER FIN AUSRet ITA FRA17 ESP GBR NC 0 2004 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE26 MEX13 NZL15 CYP GRE TUR ARGRet FIN GER18 JPN9 GBR ITA FRA ESP AUS8 30th 1 2005 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE17 MEX NZL14 ITA CYP21 TUR14 GRE ARG FIN GER GBR JPN12 FRA ESP AUS9 NC 0 2006 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE MEX9 ESP FRA ARG30 ITA GRE21 GER FIN CYP22 TUR AUSRet NZL30 GBR 25th 3 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 06 JPN6 2007 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE23 NOR MEX11 POR ARG10 ITA GRE15 FIN GER NZL13 ESP FRA JPN29 IRE GBR NC 0 2008 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N14 MON SWE15 MEX ARGRet JOR ITA GRERet TURRet FIN GER NZLRet ESP FRA JPN12 GBR NC 0 2009 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N14 IRL NORRet CYP13 POR ARG12 ITA GRE10 POL FIN AUSRet ESP GBR13 NC 0 2010 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N15 SWE MEX11 JOR TUR NZL26 POR BUL FIN GER34 JPNRet FRA23 ESP GBR30 NC 0 2022 Toshi Arai Citroën C3 Rally2 MON SWE CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP JPNRet NC 0

PWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Points 2002 Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza 555 SWE2 FRA 4th 22 Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX CYPRet ARG2 KENRet FIN NZLRet AUS1 2003 Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX SWERet NZL1 ARG1 CYP1 GER AUSRet FRA2 2nd 38 2004 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi SWE6 MEX2 NZL5 ARGRet GER4 FRA AUS2 2nd 30 2005 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi SWE1 NZL2 CYP7 TUR1 ARG GBR JPN1 AUS1 1st 50 2006 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON MEX1 ARG8 GRE5 JPN CYP6 AUSRet NZL9 6th 18 2007 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi SWE6 MEX2 ARG2 GRE1 NZL1 JPN10 IRE GBR 1st 39 2008 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N14 SWE6 ARGRet GRERet TURRet FIN NZLRet JPN3 GBR 12th 9 2009 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N14 NORRet CYP4 POR ARG3 ITA GRE3 AUSRet GBR2 5th 25 2010 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N15 SWE MEX2 JOR NZL4 FIN GER6 JPNRet FRA3 GBR9 5th 55

IRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points 2010 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N15 MON BRA ARG CAN ITA YPRRet AZO MAD ZLI ITA SCO CYP NC 0 2011 Stohl Racing Subaru Impreza STi R4 MON CAN COR13 UKR YPR AZORet ZLI MEC18 SAN SCO9 CYP7 17th 15 2012 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi R4 AZO CAN IRL COR14 ITA YPR SMRRet ROM ZLI11 YAL SLI SAN 10th 30 Subaru Impreza TMR R4 CYP3

European Rally Championship results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points 2013 Stohl Racing Subaru Impreza STi R4 JÄN LIE CAN AZO COR YPR ROM38 ZLÍRet POL13 CRO SAN19 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 BRA1 BRA2 BEL1 BEL2 ITA1 ITA2 HUN1 HUN2 CZE1 CZE2 POR1 POR2 GBR1 GBR2 GER1 GER2 ESP1 ESP2 JPN113 JPN215 CHN1 CHN2 MAC1 MAC2 NC 0

Complete Global Rallycross results 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 SEALA113LA213 19th 4 Race cancelled.