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Six of the best

Letter from SWRT
18 November 2006

Subaru has half a dozen victories under its belt on the fast gravel roads of Rally New Zealand, and each victory has been a significant result in the team's history. Here are the potted highlights:

1993

Colin McRae / Derek Ringer
Subaru Legacy 4WD Turbo
The momentous first WRC victory for Subaru, and also the first for young charger Colin McRae. But the team was already looking ahead: on the next rally in Finland, the new Impreza 555 entered competition for the first time.

1994

Colin McRae / Derek Ringer
Subaru Impreza 555
Although he'd broken his WRC duck, the flying Scotsman had to wait almost an entire year to score his second career win… also in New Zealand.

1995

Colin McRae / Derek Ringer
Subaru Impreza 555
McRae sealed his Kiwi hat-trick in fine style. He stormed into the lead on the second leg of the rally and was never headed thereafter. The win was another momentous step towards his first world title.

1997

Kenneth Eriksson / Staffan Parmander
Subaru Impreza WRC
Eriksson had won in Sweden earlier in the year, and backed it up with a convincing performance in New Zealand. It was Subaru's fifth victory in a dominant season in which it ultimately it racked up eight successes.

2001

Richard Burns / Robert Reid
Subaru Impreza WRC
The Briton scored his first victory of the season and in the process elevated himself into contention for the WRC drivers' title, which he went on to win.

2004

Petter Solberg / Phil Mills
Subaru Impreza WRC
The 40th World Rally Championship success for Subaru World Rally Team. Petter and Phil had to fight off a determined attack from Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm on the final leg, but took an assured victory by 5.9s.