Hiroki Arai
{{Short description|Japanese rally driver}}
{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|新井大輝|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Hiroki Arai
| image = 2019 Rally Poland - Hiroki Arai 02.jpg
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| caption = Hiroki Arai at the 2019 Rally Poland
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|8|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gunma, Japan
| related to = Toshi Arai (father)
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{{Infobox WRC driver
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| Years = {{WRC|2016}}–{{WRC|2018}}, {{WRC|2021}}–present
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| Races = 15
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Stagewins = 0
| First race = 2016 Rally Finland
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{{nihongo|Hiroki Arai|新井大輝|Arai Hiroki|extra=born 2 August 1993}} is a Japanese rally driver.
Biography
Hiroki Arai is the son of former Japanese rally driver Toshi Arai.{{cite web|title=Hiroki Arai|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/57063-hiroki-arai/|website=eWRC-results.com|access-date=19 November 2023}} In 2015, He was selected by Toyota Gazoo Racing to join their Rally Challenge Program, alongside Takamoto Katsuta, and made his WRC debut in {{WRC|2016}}.{{cite news|title=ポルトガルの国内戦で新井大輝と勝田貴元が1-2フィニッシュ|url=https://www.rallyplus.net/35364|website=rallyplus.net|language=Japanese|date=10 May 2017|access-date=19 November 2023}} After over two years of absence in WRC, he returned at the 2021 Croatia Rally.{{cite news|first=Pontus|last=Lindroos|title=Hiroki Arai Returns to WRC with Stohl Racing|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2021/04/hiroki-arai-returns-to-wrc-with-stohl-racing/|website=thecheckeredflag.co.uk|date=8 April 2023|access-date=19 November 2023}} In November 2023, Akai scored his first point in the WRC, after finishing 10th at the 2023 Rally Japan in a Peugeot 208 Rally4.{{Cite web |last=Barry |first=Luke |date=2023-11-19 |title=Evans wins Rally Japan in Toyota 1-2-3 |url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/evans-wins-rally-japan-in-toyota-1-2-3/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=DirtFish |language=en-US}}
Rally results
=WRC results=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! Entrant ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! WDC ! Points |
| {{WRC|2016}}
| MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | style="background:#CFCFFF"| POL |style="background:#EFCFFF"| FIN | GER |style="background:#FFFFFF"| CHN | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS ! NC ! 0 |
| {{WRC|2017}}
| MON |style="background:#CFCFFF"| SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG |style="background:#EFCFFF"| POR |style="background:#EFCFFF"| ITA | POL |style="background:#EFCFFF"| FIN | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | ! NC ! 0 |
| {{WRC|2018}}
| MON |style="background:#CFCFFF"| SWE | MEX |style="background:#CFCFFF"| FRA | ARG |style="background:#CFCFFF"| POR |style="background:#EFCFFF"| ITA |style="background:#CFCFFF"| FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | ! NC ! 0 |
| {{WRC|2021}}
! Hiroki Arai | MON | ARC |style="background:#EFCFFF"| CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | BEL | GRE | FIN | ESP | MNZ | | ! NC ! 0 |
| {{WRC|2022}}
! Ahead Japan Racing Team | MON | SWE | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | FIN | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP |style="background:#CFCFFF"| JPN | ! NC ! 0 |
| {{WRC|2023}}
! Ahead Japan Racing Team | MON | SWE | MEX | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR |style="background:#DFFFDF"| JPN | ! 28th ! 1 |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/57063-hiroki-arai/ Hiroki Arai]'s e-wrc profile
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