Hiroki Arai | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | 2 August 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
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.
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]
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.