is a Japanese rally driver.
Biography Arai is the son of former Japanese rally driver Toshi Arai. In 2015, he was selected by Toyota Gazoo Racing to join their Rally Challenge Program, alongside Takamoto Katsuta, and made his WRC debut in . After over two years of absence in WRC, he returned at the 2021 Croatia Rally. In November 2023, Arai scored his first point in the WRC, after finishing 10th at the 2023 Rally Japan in a Peugeot 208 Rally4.
Rally results WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER CHN FRA ESP GBR AUS NC 0 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS NC 0 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS NC 0 Hiroki Arai Ford Fiesta Rally2 MON ARC CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ NC 0 Ahead Japan Racing Team Peugeot 208 Rally4 MON SWE CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN NC 0 Ahead Japan Racing Team Peugeot 208 Rally4 MON SWE MEX CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 28th 1 * Season still in progress.
References
External links
Hiroki Arai's e-wrc profile