Rally of Hokkaido – Gaurav Gill excluded from results, Proton assured the FIA APRC Driver’s crown

Rally of Hokkaido – Gaurav Gill excluded from results, Proton assured the FIA APRC Driver’s crown

Proton finished third in last weekend’s APRC Rally of Hokkaido in Japan, with Alister McRae standing on the podium with MRF drivers Katsu Taguchi and Gaurav Gill, the latter winning taking the honours in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X. This meant that the Driver’s title race would have gone down to the wire in China, with a three-way battle between McRae, his Proton teammate Chris Atkinson (who retired in Japan) and Gill.

However, the latest news is that Indian driver Gill has been excluded from the results after a technical infringement found during the post-event scrutineering. This means that he’s out of reckoning, and the Driver’s title battle will be between Proton teammates McRae and Atkinson – who will take the title?

Congratulations! Now, let’s seal up that Manufacturer’s title as well!

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Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • izzat on Oct 03, 2011 at 3:49 pm

    haaa..gotcha!!..

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  • MoFaz on Oct 03, 2011 at 3:52 pm

    ehh??? what kind of “technical infringement “??
    but congrats to Alister and Chris Atkinson.

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    • Anthony Lim (Member) on Oct 03, 2011 at 4:44 pm

      Supposedly Gill’s car “did not comply with homologation form,” according to that mentioned in the final listing.

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      • i think salah isi borang during the registration? lol!

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      • MoFaz on Oct 03, 2011 at 5:26 pm

        i tried looking for more details, can’t find it, not even on FIA APRC site… that’s mean paultan is super fast :)

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        • kHairul on Oct 03, 2011 at 7:24 pm

          You can find the news at the organizer website ,http://www.rally-hokkaido.com/en/
          the news had been out since this morning

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  • malaysian on Oct 03, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    waiting for PROTON BASHERS to comment :)

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    • jay8393 on Oct 03, 2011 at 5:33 pm

      Now I still wonder who will bash Proton… :D But then they still will pick fault with the car. “It’s not using a CamPro engine”, they will say.

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  • yeahhhhhhh..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • mizzuddin on Oct 03, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    good demm good news

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  • VoidDance on Oct 03, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    Oh, well…

    Congratulation I suppose. :D

    Well done.

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  • mnazri.tan on Oct 03, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    well deserve..the people behind the wheel and tyre has put up tremendous effort…congratulation

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  • BadBET on Oct 03, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    a good day indeed… good job good job

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  • Jaguh Kampung wins!! Yeahhhh!

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    • rosdi on Oct 04, 2011 at 12:33 am

      How come it is jaguh kampung when it is in Hokkaido?.. bodoh betul..

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      • “Jaguh Kampung” terms is not for P1 in paultan? I has a sad…

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  • woohhhoOOO!

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  • autojohndoe on Oct 03, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    kongratulasi…

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  • taboogen on Oct 03, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    whose cuisine rain supreme… ehh wrong… wrong channel.. hahahaha.. gambateh

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    • farghmee on Oct 04, 2011 at 10:48 am

      iron chef chen tu pn kalah juga..hehehe
      tersalah channel gak ;)

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  • yuhuu on Oct 03, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    neo need refreshment look.. and also engine too.. more aggressive look and radical but yet nice to look.. its time to satria neo globally.. just my 2 cemt.. ;P

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  • yuhuu on Oct 03, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    neo need sumthing neo-refreshment look.. more aggressive and radical but yet nice to look.. and also the engine too!!.. start with this neo to be a global player car manufacturers’.. just my 2 cent ;P

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  • xshiro on Oct 03, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    need to see neo on superstreet or modfied mags or import tuner…

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  • fatcat on Oct 03, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    What happen to the Cusco neo ? any News ?

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    • Fridzmax on Oct 03, 2011 at 7:50 pm

      Cusco Neo settled for 1-2 podium for 2wd cup. Those Karamjit and Bamba also slashed a number of Evos and Imprezas..

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      • autojohndoe on Oct 04, 2011 at 5:10 pm

        i wonder… why you got thumb down for just telling the actual stats…

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  • Proton has beat Mitsubishi, Subaru, Renault in APRC, wuhooo~

    hahaha we are top in Asia and soon the world, next monday Najib would announce public holiday for all Malaysian!

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    • race_fan on Oct 04, 2011 at 11:16 am

      dont hope for public holiday due to winning in motorsports… if bola or badmintion for sure..
      only small percentage of malaysian appreciate winning in motorsport event

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  • alldisc on Oct 04, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    Goooddd….!! NExt Up? WRC lah

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  • Aman Kalabai on Oct 05, 2011 at 11:39 am

    Menang lagi — ini berita biasa. Kami mahu berita luar biasa iaitu PROTON KALAH. Adakah?

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