Proton emerged victorious at the China Rally over the weekend, clinching both the Asia Pacific Rally Championship driver’s and manufacturer’s titles for the 2011 season.
Alister McRae won the driver’s title in style, piloting the Satria Neo S2000 to its fourth victory of the six-round season, finishing ahead of Finnish driver Jari Ketomaa in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. Chris Atkinson finished third to make it a Proton 1-2 in the APRC driver’s championship.
The Satria Neo S2000’s dominant performance throughout the season also gave Proton the coveted APRC manufacturer’s championship ahead of Mitsubishi, with Subaru finishing a distant third.
The results in China also saw Proton becoming the first car manufacturer to win all eight major individual titles in the FIA APRC, with the overall FIA APRC driver’s title and FIA APRC manufacturer’s title leading the honour roll.
The other titles are the FIA APRC Teams Trophy; the FIA Asia Cup driver’s title; the FIA Pacific Cup driver’s title; the manufacturer’s title in the FIA APRC Rally Cup for two-wheel drive category; the FIA APRC Rally Cup two-wheel drive driver’s title; and FIA APRC Junior Cup driver’s title.
“The results in China sum up what has been a challenging, but nevertheless rewarding year for Proton. Excelling in competition serves a bigger purpose in that it significantly supports our aspiration in becoming a competitive global car manufacturer,” said Proton MD Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin.
“Motorsports is one of several key strategies being pursued to enhance the Proton brand especially in markets that we are actively exporting to. In addition, it also enables us to promote the brand and increase awareness in new and potential markets.”
“Motorsports also injects excitement into the brand or a particular model, and it provides a platform in which technology and technical know-how can be developed and applied to future road-going models,” he added.
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Well done Proton!
You make us proud.
okay apa lagi, prepare to release 1.6turbo charge 250hp 4wd satria neo as production car la.
I’ll buy one in a heartbeat, though I think 200hp FWD would be good enough (cut down the cost for poor folks like me)
wow….. where to buy Satria Neo S2000?
I don’t think we afford to buy one, or is it worth for you to buy
Even they sell it and someone can afford it but i don’t kind of typical show off kaki will choose it ! they rather drive a Toyota Vios or City over this thing.
Oh this is so awesome!!
Well done Proton, well done Alister McRae and well done Chris Atkinson!
Proton S2000 win.. Fullstop.. No need to mention about other issues… power window,rebadge,bla,bla…. For now lets congrats Proton… Proton the best.. Congratulation Proton.. U make me proud…
p/s: i’m not Proton salesman, proton fanboy or something like that.. I’m Peugeot lover, all my cars have peugeot emblem on it but still i’m very happy with this result…
No need to explain about yourself. This news is not about you.
This news totally not about him indeed..but all of us are allow to write anything that we like here…
Some more, r u jealous?
P/s: i’m not Proton salesman, proton fanboy or something like that ;)
Well done Proton! Who says Proton sucks? Now, they licking back their own spit.
eh.. who are they competing with ahhh?
ur car lah they competition with mau kene suap juga ka pasal sapa dia lumba g tgk web site
My suggestion to you : Search how many upper rally event top of APRC before laugh at yourself.
still suck in term of mass production.
My Fiesta can beat Proton Neo in real life day in and out…Not a Proton engine could be Neo body the rest is fully Lotus engine
Since when lotus manufacture engines?.. lol..
totally a stupid answer unaware the history of lotus. total mothafucka!
have you done your RESEARCH?
why don’t u do it doh?
They used Camry engines on their range of cars we know. Yes they have their own but more like proto or in minute volume. Hence, people not really look up to lotus engines by far.
The fact is, this yellow Neos is not using Lotus engine. Engine is overbore renault 1.8 unit found in Waja 1.8. Developed by MEM.
Research, your comments is polluting this thread. Suggest u release ur tension elsewhere…
my gt-r smokes your fiesta any day
typical Ken block fan boy… u got monster stickers all over your car meh?
obama cant gymkhana :D
Hahahahaha so pity
im so sad to read ur comment
wah Proton Boleh Maaa!
Not Mat Salleh Boleh arr? Alister McRae maa..
this is not sukan sea la, not limited to local countrymen..why always comment like this? so bored reading stuffs like this, or don’t u read and think just for a bit?
Some Malaysians or I shall say many Malaysians are just pure boring…get a life….please.
Yeahhh…because Malaysians are so boring and dont have any life,thats why we can easily beat mitsubishi and subaru….hahahha
mat salleh? Karamjit Singh drove the normal Neo Campro 1.6 also can win in his category laa!
Halo…The title for this story is ‘Proton wins China Rally – Alister McRae takes APRC driver’s title, Proton clinches manufacturer’s title’. Did I say Malaysians tak boleh menang? You think I don’t know about Karamjit’s achievement? I post what’s in this story and anything wrong for saying Alister boleh? In motor racing, when someone won the race its the driver we congratulate first and not the car manufacturer. Ask any F1 team which title is more important. Driver or constructor..Its DRIVER.
No, i dont think its the driver. Look at Micheal Schumacher. No matter how good a driver he is, without a good car/manufacturer, he can’t win the tittle. u suck.
Haiii….serious understanding problem…..read my post again…
Proton is our proud………………..Pls support Proton Forever..
u mean ‘pride’ …
yes…u think proton quality?
A well deserved sweet victory :)
Congratulation proton
Congratulation to Proton and hope to see more win in the future.
Congrats Proton! Take that Mitsubishi and Subaru! Haha.. Next target: WRC..
Mitsubishi and Subaru branded international brands is still better than this little thing :)
I see. So brand is better that the product itself?
Yes ! if the product is good that’s mean the brand is fabulous ! who’s want to buy a most basher haters brand than the lovely and standard brands like Subaru and Mit…
Maklumat yg baik dan penuh informasi..hebat…
What a great achievement and milestone for Proton branding.. investment in APRC pays very well, the same car, same driver should now move further in WRC..!
WRC means u have to race with DS3, Fiesta, JCW and soon VW polo.
Proton not really doing well in IRC, should we talk about WRC?
yeah… that’s why they win 8 titles in this IRC… hahaha.. what a dumb A$$..
Proton has certainly made great progress in motor sports. The drivers may be good but without a good car they won’t win. Look at Alonso with Ferrari, Michael with Mercedes, Jenson and Lewis with Mclaren.
Now, Codemasters, make this into your DiRT 4 car list or we Malaysian boycott the game. :P
Now it is called IRC not WRC anymore..
check your fact stupid http://www.wrc.com
Mind ur manners la…easy2 call people stupid..u think u are so clever meh?
stupid ppl call for stupid ppl also hahaha
I think ‘research’ got his fact right and is the clever one here and as for ‘flx’ to assume the Proton won the WRC title now called IRC shows most of these blind supporters are not very knowledgable.
Proton ni kuat kencing facts to their advantage. Thank you ‘research’ for the truth and enligthtening the Malaysia public.God bless you sir.
whatever la alfie oooiiii… ko punya kencing lagi la hancing.. berjuta batu dah boleh bau. ko pegi la kencing kat tempat lain, orang2 kat sini dah banyak kali termuntah. baru baca sebaris ayat ko pun dah tau ko kencing. shitty brain mcm ko memang takbleh pikir secara ‘bersih’
You are so obsess with this ‘Research’ guy and sounding like him. I believe we can post with any nicknames here….
Proton is not ready for the big time yet, they have to start from doing the foundation work.
setuju setuju
well done proton.. :)
Tahniah proton. Saya bangga dengan kejayaan ini. Semoga proton kekal berdaya saing samada di pasaran maupun di litar lumba
ape kelas aprc. kalau nak betul2 kena tibai masuk gelanggang sebenar wrc la. setakat aprc lawan ngan driver2 pesaing yang ntahapeapentah boleh laaaa. dpt pulak alistair mcrae suku sakat colin mcrae boleh laaaa. cuba lawan sebatien loeb, petter solberg, kimi raikkonen dll ngan jentera2 yg lagi power baru tau tinggi rendah langit tu!
haha.. statement orang sakit hati…
HAHAHAHA… whatever it is… it is an achievement internationally… not like you… keyboard hero only…
with no one to compete with, you declare yourself a champ… sigh…
I don’t really reply to asshat like you..but,for the record kiki not doing that well in wrc….but let say proton with its chasis and its new 1.6 turbo compete in wrc your comments will most likely will contains the words “rakyat” “waste” and “money” LAME.
aku bukan apa. kejayaan proton ni umpama mcm kemenangan chong wei dalam banyakk super series tapi dalam kejohanan2 utama x boleh pergi. sama je cam kes proton ni tapi lagi teruk sebab tak berani masuk gelanggang utama langsung!
Betol
bro, lu ni ckp mcm lu ni bnyk sgt berjasa utk negara. tetiba lak nak libatkan chong wei. sekurang2nya chong wei tu ada gak la naikkan nama negara. nama lu kalo sekali je seumur hidup lu kuar kat paper sebab harumkan nama negara gua tabik patah2 tangan gua la..
Bro.. orang belajar berjalan dari bertatatih…bukan terus berlari…belajar mengira juga bermula dari satu bukan terus lompat ke sepuluh…
well done proton…
chong wei bertatih lagi ke doh?
chong wei tu proton ke? Get out from malaysia and GET A LIFE.
seriously. stupid asshole.
ko ni macam bagus je..kalau dah berjaya bagi la kata2 ucap yg baik..aduh..orang macam ni pun ada..menang salah..kalah lagilah kena kutuk..
@research, You are the main reason I hate being Malaysian, siasui la bro. Can you be a bit more polite and respect others? Instead, you wanna act like you know everything when you don’t. Damn kiasu, Malaysian style!
betul, betul, betul!
Other competitor just using tuned street rally car (Lancer Evo 10 & Impreza STi) while Proton using fully modified Satria Neo S2000 plus hire 2 ex-WRC racer in their team.
if they unable to win this little APRC, they should give a headshoot.
dude, Evo X is more powerful than Neo S2000! Evo X is 2.0, turbocharged with 290+hp but Neo S2000 is non-turbo, using 1.8 engine which has been modified to be 2.0, with hp below 280. still, Neo could beat turbocharged Mitsu Evo X!
u forgot that a normal Neo with Campro 1.6 was also in the competition, driven by Malaysian, Mr Karamjit Singh… and he won!
Hello Proton, kasi la hadiah kau ni ke Lancer Evo dan Impreza, kesian la aku tengok diorang ni merayu-rayu tak nak mengaku kalah.
i loike !
semua kereta yg msk rally aprc tu kene ikut rule and regulation yg ditetapkan FIA.semua spec same,cume neo terpaksa diubahsuai setting enjin dr 1.8 NA knp horse power yang lebih tinggi berbanding evo 10 subaru yg setting hampir same dgn neo plus dgn turbo lagi,yg penting driver tu tau camne sifat kereta tu..kalau tgk karamjit singh dr 4wd bila guna satria neo standart dgn akira bamba blh menang,seiji muta dalam CRJ rally jepun pun guna neo 1.6 standart pun boleh menang..
Bod0h piang! ko ni betol la.. sblom chong wei jd wakil malaysia dia main stage ape bai..? kompom2 la kena try stage by stage, dr skolah ke daerah ke negeri ke negara pastu baru la main international.. sama la macam proton.. xkan nak trus masuk WRC kalau x 100% prepared & confident… pastu pasal chong wei ni, ko ingat dia slalu skip tournament ke macam LIN DAN?
APRC BOLE LA HUHUHU!!! and with renault engine,shame on you!!!
try wrc and u ll be quashed in the first 400 metres huhuhu.
MORAL OF THE STORY: DEVELOP YOUR OWN ENGINE,THEN ONLY U DESERVED TO BE THE PRIDE OF THE NATION!!!
laaaaa pakai enjin renault ke? kahkahkah stupid protongggggggggggg
Orang kata kalo sesiapa yang suka panggil orang lain bodoh biasanya dia lagi bodoh sbb dia tuding 1 jari kat orang tapi 3 jari lagi tuding kat diri sendiri…..orang kata la… :)
Neo Campro 1.6 pun ada dalam competition tu la.. Neo 1.6 pun menang jugak!
they wont read the fact… Mr karamjit won by using neo 1.6 campro…
after using own engine. and possibly win.
then what? own tyre? own driver ?
yg kutuk kaw2 ni ape plak sumbangan anda pd negara? sekurang2nya chong wei dan proton tlh memberikan sumbangan di peringkat antarabangsa… anda?… masih duduk depan komp tekan mouse dan keyboard tp tiada sumbangan langsung pada negara… menyusahkan negara adalah… org jenis mcm nilah yg akan tinggalkan mak bapak kat rumah org2 tua sbb tak pernah menghargai sumbangan org lain apatah lg ibu bapa mereka……
ANAK DERHAKA=RAKYAT DERHAKA.
can’t even afford using own engine let alone own tyre and own driver lol
@research, Have you done your research, research? For APRC, they were 2 neos with campro in it, and they did won their respective class, IN NORMAL CAMPRO.
dia tak reti buat research. dia copy ayat orang lain je. aka rebadge.
hahhaha agen2 p2 laa tuuu..haha
He’s using the 80’s computer to do researched maa. Cannot afford the latest tech.
reasearch tu kaki rebadge hahaha betul betul betul…. tgk lah standard nak joint aprc pun bukan sebarangan org leh buat.. proton nak establish takkan nak pakai research drive satria neo s2000 aku takut dia tak reti nak coner hahahaha lol
THE RESEARCH GUY SEEMS NOT PROPERLY EDUCATED….his research must only based on shitty stuff….someone please shoot him……
bez juga research ni, cakap pakai biji telo sendiri…..
Well, rather than talk cock, y dun u get educated, do ur own research and become engineer for Proton, then u help them developed their own engine, or ambik draibing lesen, belajar rally, kat ladang sawit ka durian ka….
Research, looking at your comment, its ironic that your name doesn’t match your comment, u talk cock, its like ur cock hitting the keyboard, please kip ur cock inside ur pant, we don’t need that….
Anyway, Congratulation to Proton for their win….
p/s: My Proton never broke down its own power window, still running well after 13 years….
well done proton :)
looking for Satria Neo Championship Special Edition soon… :P
LOL… I bet no one in China has heard of this brand before, and on one would cast much of attention afterwards.
do you know that proton has partnership with hawtai group and youngman in China?… do you know that gen2 has been rebadge in china?… u dont know dont you?…
2010 market Proton only sold 5000 unit out of 14million vehicle in China, so proud?
hanif!!..angka 5000 okey ape!!…im so proud wei!!..err…proud?
HAHAHAHAHAHA….typical plotong!
Further proof that Proton makes good cars! Who begs to differ?
Yeah. Congratulations to Proton for the first team to win 8 titles.
@research – aku rasa dia ni geng balas belakang . semuanya x betul dia sorang je yg betul.
research tuh spesis kecewa hahahahaha die pakai kete rebadge tak pun taruk sticker nampak kete power hahaha lol
congrats!
proton boleh le start buat neo r3 rally inspired.
1.6 supercharged, rally bodykit.
on the way brother.
all this is imposibble to P2!
Congrats to Proton but that’s about it. Proton mustn’t rest. Proton have no time for that.
Truth to be told, the APRC title is almost a given.. but that doesn’t mean it is super easy. Hopefully, the S2000 engine and the Satria Neo car development could be further accelerated.
Proton need to maintain the APRC crown next year (which usually is much harder) and provide a much stronger challenge in the IRC next year.
Collect 50 points in the IRC manufacturers championship and reduce DNF (due to reliability issue) to 10% from total entries. Proton IRC 2011 campaign is heavily tainted by reliability issue. Proton shouldn’t allow history to repeat itself next year.
Again .. congratulations, and until next year campaign!
can’t agree more…
first rounds was a let down
if dont like proton just ignore the news, everything bout them. funny malaysian
forza proton!
cant wait to see vios and city play play in the rally…. so many ahbeng mekap their cars laike wan to race… shud enter rally
If Proton dont win, sure kena whack kau kau but won already also kena whack juga..Dont you guys hv better things to do other than whacking only.Just accept the fact that this pcs of junk (in your opinion) actually won.
proton sucks that’s all
Congrats proton….maybe now proton can revive the Gti name….ie. Satria neo Gti or just Satria neo R3….anyway congrats proton…
Ps..: there are those that give opinion cos they knows it…
there are those that give opinion cos they think they knows it..
And there are those resort to name calling ie. Thinking by calling others opinion stupid could make them look smart…..PEACE
Dah menang APRC baru boleh upgrade ke IRC. Itu Sebab Proton dapat lancer pertukaran teknologi dan Satria NEO CPS. Kata salesman Proton la Apa pun Congratulation Proton. Lps ni boleh menyinar di WRC or IRC
Proton tahun ni dah hbiskan musim kat IRC 2011.. Good result gak la utk new comer mcm proton.
Really sad to see Malaysians not recognizing their own victory. Such a pathetic bunch of people.
They even argue when they actually won something.
Stupid losers.
Britain should occupy Malaysia again.