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| The Asia-Pacific Rally Championship is an FIA authorized
rally championship, in which Suzuki won 4 consecutive F2 drivers cup from 1995
to 1998, and also won manufactures cup in 1998. And in 2001, 6 events for the
Championship were held. Suzuki introduced a new machine “Suzuki Ignis Super
1600”to the Championship and tested the machine aiming for the upcoming WRC
challenge in Europe. |
| Achievement in the past |
| ´95 |
F2 champion |
Swift GT-i |
| ´96 |
F2 champion |
Swift GT-i |
| ´97 |
F2 champion |
Baleno Wagon Kit Car |
| ´98 |
F2 champion |
Baleno Wagon Kit Car |
| ´01 |
F2 & Super 1600 champion |
Ignis Super 1600 |
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| Australia's capital city Canberra is host to the first round
in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship, then the beautiful tropical island of
New Caledonia. After that the championship visits 'hot-water city' the thermal-wonderland
of Rotorua, New Zealand, a new event in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, the
mountain roads of Shaguan, China and finally the sandy beaches of Pattaya in Thailand. |
2002 schedule
As in the 2001, Suzuki will challenge the APRC as follows. From 2002, Japan Hokkaido
Rally will be newly included for the Championship. |
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Event |
Country |
Dates |
| Rd.1 |
Rally
of Canberra |
Australia |
May
3-5 |
| Rd.2 |
Rally
New Caledonia |
New
Caledonia |
May
31-June 2 |
| Rd.3 |
Rally
of Rotorua |
New
Zealand |
June
28-30 |
| Rd.4 |
Rally
Hokkaido |
Japan |
September
13-15 |
| Rd.5 |
China
Rally Shaoguan |
China |
October
25-57 |
| Rd.6 |
Rally
of Thailand |
Thailand |
November
29-December 1 |
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