# Toshi Arai

Toshihiro 'Toshi' Arai (新井敏弘, 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 to 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.

## Career results
### WRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
| 1997 | Subaru Rally Team Japan | Subaru Impreza 555 | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | IDN | ITA | AUS 16 | GBR | | | NC | 0 |
| 1998 | Subaru Rally Team Japan | Subaru Impreza WRX | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL EX | FIN | ITA | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1998 | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | | | | | | | | | | AUS Ret | GBR Ret | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | Subaru Allstars Endless Sport | Subaru Impreza WRC 98 | MON | SWE | KEN | POR Ret | ESP 21 | FRA 16 | ARG | GRE 9 | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | Subaru Rally Team Japan | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | | | | | | | NZL 13 | FIN | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | STi Club Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | | | | | | | | | CHN 7 | ITA | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | Subaru Rally Team Japan | Subaru Impreza 555 | | | | | | | | | | | | | AUS 8 | GBR | | | NC | 0 |
| 2000 | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza WRC 99 | MON | SWE | KEN 6 | POR | ESP 16 | ARG | GRE 4 | NZL Ret | FIN | CYP 9 | FRA | ITA | | GBR Ret | | | 13th | 4 |
| 2000 | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza 555 | | | | | | | | | | | | | AUS 13 | | | | 13th | 4 |
| 2001 | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRC 01 | MON | SWE | POR Ret | ESP | ARG 8 | CYP 4 | GRE Ret | KEN Ret | FIN | NZL 14 | ITA Ret | FRA Ret | AUS Ret | GBR 10 | | | 18th | 3 |
| 2002 | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza 555 | MON | SWE 25 | FRA | ESP | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2002 | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | | | CYP Ret | ARG 11 | | KEN Ret | FIN | | | NZL Ret | AUS 14 | GBR | | | NC | 0 |
| 2002 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRC 02 | | | | | | | GRE 13 | | | GER Ret | ITA | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2003 | Subaru Production Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX | MON | SWE Ret | TUR | NZL 11 | ARG 9 | GRE | CYP 9 | GER | FIN | AUS Ret | ITA | FRA 17 | ESP | GBR | | | NC | 0 |
| 2004 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE 26 | MEX 13 | NZL 15 | CYP | GRE | TUR | ARG Ret | FIN | GER 18 | JPN 9 | GBR | ITA | FRA | ESP | AUS 8 | 30th | 1 |
| 2005 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE 17 | MEX | NZL 14 | ITA | CYP 21 | TUR 14 | GRE | ARG | FIN | GER | GBR | JPN 12 | FRA | ESP | AUS 9 | NC | 0 |
| 2006 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE | MEX 9 | ESP | FRA | ARG 30 | ITA | GRE 21 | GER | FIN | | CYP 22 | TUR | AUS Ret | NZL 30 | GBR | 25th | 3 |
| 2006 | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | | | | | | | | | | | JPN 6 | | | | | | 25th | 3 |
| 2007 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE 23 | NOR | MEX 11 | POR | ARG 10 | ITA | GRE 15 | FIN | GER | NZL 13 | ESP | FRA | JPN 29 | IRE | GBR | NC | 0 |
| 2008 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STi N14 | MON | SWE 15 | MEX | ARG Ret | JOR | ITA | GRE Ret | TUR Ret | FIN | GER | NZL Ret | ESP | FRA | JPN 12 | GBR | | NC | 0 |
| 2009 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STi N14 | IRL | NOR Ret | CYP 13 | POR | ARG 12 | ITA | GRE 10 | POL | FIN | AUS Ret | ESP | GBR 13 | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2010 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STi N15 | SWE | MEX 11 | JOR | TUR | NZL 26 | POR | BUL | FIN | GER 34 | JPN Ret | FRA 23 | ESP | GBR 30 | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2022 | Toshi Arai | Citroën C3 Rally2 | MON | SWE | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | FIN | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP | JPN Ret | | | | NC | 0 |

### PWRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Points |
| 2002 | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza 555 | SWE 2 | FRA | | | | | | | | 4th | 22 |
| 2002 | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | CYP Ret | ARG 2 | KEN Ret | FIN | NZL Ret | AUS 1 | | 4th | 22 |
| 2003 | Subaru Production Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX | SWE Ret | NZL 1 | ARG 1 | CYP 1 | GER | AUS Ret | FRA 2 | | | 2nd | 38 |
| 2004 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | SWE 6 | MEX 2 | NZL 5 | ARG Ret | GER 4 | FRA | AUS 2 | | | 2nd | 30 |
| 2005 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | SWE 1 | NZL 2 | CYP 7 | TUR 1 | ARG | GBR | JPN 1 | AUS 1 | | 1st | 50 |
| 2006 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | MEX 1 | ARG 8 | GRE 5 | JPN | CYP 6 | AUS Ret | NZL 9 | | 6th | 18 |
| 2007 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | SWE 6 | MEX 2 | ARG 2 | GRE 1 | NZL 1 | JPN 10 | IRE | GBR | | 1st | 39 |
| 2008 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STi N14 | SWE 6 | ARG Ret | GRE Ret | TUR Ret | FIN | NZL Ret | JPN 3 | GBR | | 12th | 9 |
| 2009 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STi N14 | NOR Ret | CYP 4 | POR | ARG 3 | ITA | GRE 3 | AUS Ret | GBR 2 | | 5th | 25 |
| 2010 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STi N15 | SWE | MEX 2 | JOR | NZL 4 | FIN | GER 6 | JPN Ret | FRA 3 | GBR 9 | 5th | 55 |

### IRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
| 2010 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STi N15 | MON | BRA | ARG | CAN | ITA | YPR Ret | AZO | MAD | ZLI | ITA | SCO | CYP | | NC | 0 |
| 2011 | Stohl Racing | Subaru Impreza STi R4 | MON | CAN | COR 13 | UKR | YPR | AZO Ret | ZLI | MEC 18 | SAN | SCO 9 | CYP 7 | | | 17th | 15 |
| 2012 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STi R4 | AZO | CAN | IRL | COR 14 | ITA | YPR | SMR Ret | ROM | ZLI 11 | YAL | SLI | SAN | | 10th | 30 |
| 2012 | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza TMR R4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | CYP 3 | 10th | 30 |

### European Rally Championship results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
| 2013 | Stohl Racing | Subaru Impreza STi R4 | JÄN | LIE | CAN | AZO | COR | YPR | ROM 3$^8$ | ZLÍ Ret | POL 13 | CRO | SAN 19 | VAL | 21st | 23 |

### Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| 2011 | Chevrolet RML | Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | BEL 1 | BEL 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | GBR 1 | GBR 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | JPN 1 13 | JPN 2 15 | CHN 1 | CHN 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | NC | 0 |

### Complete Global Rallycross results
#### Supercar

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | GRC | Points |
| 2016 | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | PHO1 | PHO2 | DAL | DAY1 | DAY2 | MCAS1 | MCAS2$^†$ | DC | AC | SEA | LA1 13 | LA2 13 | 19th | 4 |
$^†$Race cancelled.