Toshi Arai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Toshi Arai

Japanese rally driver

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1966

Place of Birth: Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Profession: rally driver

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Toshi Arai

  • Toshihiro 'Toshi' Arai (????, Arai Toshihiro, born December 25, 1966) is a Japanese rally driver and team owner.
  • He is the first Japanese FIA world champion.Arai was born in Isesaki, Gunma.
  • He made his debut in 1987 and drove for the Subaru World Rally Team in the Group N World Rally Championship from 1997–2000 and 2002–2003, and in the Group A Championship in 2000–2001. In 2004 he established his own team, Subaru Team Arai, and won the FIA Production Car World Rally Championship for Drivers in 2005 and 2007 driving a Subaru Impreza WRX STI, which made him the first Japanese FIA world champion.
  • He scored class victories in Turkey, Japan and Australia on his way to the title. He was also the winner of the short-lived FIA Teams' Cup in 2000.

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