International Rally of Johor

The Malaysian Rally, known previously as Rally Malaysia and Rally of Malaysia, is a rally racing event held in the state of Johor, at the southern tip of Peninsular Malaysia. The rally is based out of the state capital Johor Bahru.[1]

An earlier version of the Malaysian Rally was called "The South Malaysia Rally". organized by the Singapore Motor Club, the first event was held in 1964. Records on hand do not include the inaugural event but the South Malaysian Rally was held at least through 1969. The SMC was closely involved with the Forces Driving Club in Singapore, and many of the rallies were jointly produced, with competitors from both clubs. Records on hand record the following winners:

  • 1965 and 1966 - John & Audrey Piggott, Saab 99
  • 1967 - "Dickie" Arblaster & Charles Green, Austin 1800
  • 1968 - Joe Minto & Derek Pattinson, Toyota Corona
  • 1969 - Derek Minto & David Appleyard, Opel Kadett

The rally was first held in the mid-1970s, a legacy of British colonial influence in Malaysia and has been a long running part of the Malaysian Rally Championship and the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship. The long history of rallying in the region has seen Malaysian drivers emerge with Karamjit Singh winning the rally in 2001 before going on to become a three-time Asia-Pacific champion. Malaysian manufacturer Proton Cars has also used the rally to show off its products, both the badge-engineered Proton Pert and its own design the Proton Satria. The rally has proven to be a happy hunting ground for Australians with both Ross Dunkerton and Cody Crocker winning the rally four years running.

List of winners

Sourced in part from:[2]

YearWinnerCar
1988 Lasse Lampi Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1989 Ross Dunkerton Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1990 Ross Dunkerton Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1991 Ross Dunkerton Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1992 Ross Dunkerton Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1993 Colin McRae Subaru Legacy RS
1994 Possum Bourne Subaru Impreza WRX
1995 Kenneth Eriksson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
1996 Kenneth Eriksson Subaru Impreza WRX
1997 Yoshio Fujimoto Toyota Celica GT-Four
1998 Yoshio Fujimoto Toyota Corolla WRC
1999
2000 Possum Bourne Subaru Impreza WRX
2001 Karamjit Singh Proton Pert
2002
2003 Brian Green Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2004
2005 Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2006 Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2007 Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2008 Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2009 Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2010 Katsuhiko Taguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2011 Chris Atkinson Proton Satria Neo S2000
2012 Alister McRae Proton Satria Neo S2000
2013 Fan Fan Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
2014 Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia S2000
2015 Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia S2000

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-07-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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