The 2009 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA.
Australian Subaru driver Cody Crocker won his fourth successive title, the first driver to do so. Crocker's co-driver, Ben Atkinson likewise wrapped up the co-drivers title. Crocker scored 94 out of a possible 96 points to completely dominate the season.
The Pacific Cup, decided over the first three rallies in the season was won by New Zealand pairing, Hayden Paddon and John Kennard. Crocker won the Asia Cup, held over the later four rallies of the season. Crocker's team mate, New Zealand driver Emma Gilmour finished second in the championship, moving past former champion Katsuhiko Taguchi at the final round to become the first woman to finish in the series top three positions. Subaru won the Manufacturers Cup.
Calendar The 2009 APRC was as follows: Round Date Event Location Winner 1 April 10–12 Rallye de Nouvelle Calédonie Nouméa, New Caledonia no registered competitors finished 2 May 9–10 Rally Queensland Imbil, Australia Cody Crocker 3 June 5–7 Rally of Whangārei Whangārei, New Zealand Cody Crocker 4 July 11–12 Rally Hokkaido Hokkaidō, Japan Cody Crocker 5 August 15–16 Malaysian Rally Malaysia Cody Crocker 6 October 3–4 Rally Indonesia Indonesia Cody Crocker 7 November 14–15 China Rally China Cody Crocker
Points The 2009 APRC for Drivers points was as follows: Position Driver Vehicle Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total 1 Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX 16 16 15 16 15 1694 2 Emma Gilmour Subaru Impreza WRX 7 9 7 11 7 1253 3 Katsuhiko Taguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 12 11 13 1147 4 Gaurav Gill Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 1 2 312 5 Brian Green Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 59
References
External links Official website APRC Live Podcast APRC News and Video FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship