Toshi Arai dominated the 2008 Rally Hokkaido with a start to finish victory. Conditions on the first day were very wet and the opening two stages were cancelled as a result. The rally was round 3 in the APRC.
The final day was dry and saw a titanic battle between the Asia Pacific Rally Championship contenders (Arai isn't an entrant). Katsu Taguchi was top, in second o/a, after a last stage shoot-out with Hiroshi Yanagisawa who was ahead but was beaten by Taguchi by just 2.3s and was one of the closest finishes in APRC history. Championship leader Cody Crocker had a bit of a disasterous rally to finish 5th o/a and 4th of the APRC runners just behind Dean Herridge who he was trying to catch on the final day.
Retirements included Scott Pedder, and Kamada who crashed heavily
Results
1. Arai Subaru STi
2. Taguchi Evo 9
3. Yanagisawa Subaru STi
4. Herridge Subaru STi
5. Crocker Subaru STi
Asia Pacific Rally Championship points
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Drivers Points |
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| Driver | Nat | Points |
| Cody Crocker | AU | 32 |
| Katsu Taguchi | JP | 30 |
| Dean Herridge | AU | 26 |
| Brian Green | NZ | 13 |
| Scott Pedder | AU | 12 |
| Hiroshi Yanagisawa | JP | 10 |
| Rifat Sungkar | ID | 8 |
| Guarev Gill | IN | 0 |
| Alex Gamayunov | RU | 0 |
| Takuma Kamada | JP | 0 |
Toshi wins
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