Ralliart Explained

Ralliart
Type:Division
Foundation:April 1984
Location:33-7 Shiba 5-Chome, Minato, Tokyo 108-0014
Key People:Andrew Cowan (founder)
Doug Stewart (founder)
Masao Taguchi
(President, Executive Director)
Industry:Motorsport
Automotive engineering
Revenue:¥4,462 million (2005)
Parent:Mitsubishi Motors

Ralliart is the high-performance division of Mitsubishi Motors. It was responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally development of high-performance models and parts available to the public. Ralliart scaled down its business activities in April 2010,[1] though the brand will continue to be used by Mitsubishi.

Many regional licensees were set up previously. Ralliart Europe was established as Andrew Cowan Motorsports (ACMS) Ltd in 1983 by Andrew Cowan, a driver with the Mitsubishi team who had scored their first international victory in 1972 at the Southern Cross Rally.[2] His team mate at the same event in 1975 and '76, Doug Stewart, set-up Ralliart Australia as the official regional licensee in 1988, after 22 years of experience with the company's cars.[3] The two have subsequently served as operational bases for Mitsubishi's global motorsport activities, and were responsible for MMC's record of achievement in off-road racing, including the 1998 Manufacturers' Championship in the World Rally Championship, four individual Drivers' Championships for Tommi Mäkinen in 1996–99, and a record twelve wins in the Dakar Rally since 1982.

The company established Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports in Trebur, Germany in November 2002,[4] and then consolidated the previously independent licensees under this umbrella in 2003, acquiring ACMS Ltd from Cowan while Mitsubishi Motors Australia took over Stewart's operation.[5] [6]

History

Revival

On May 13, 2021, Mitsubishi executives announced that they would bring back Ralliart as part of a plan.

Dakar Rally

In 2003, MMSP also purchased the Pont-de-Vaux-based SBM operation, which had been responsible for its cross country rallying activities, to form MMSP SAS.

The team used the Mitsubishi Pajero to win the Dakar Rally every year between 2004 and 2007. After the 2008 running was cancelled, the team developed a new car, the Mitsubishi Racing Lancer, for 2009, but struggled, losing the race to rivals Volkswagen. In 2009, Mitsubishi withdrew from cross-country competition.

In late 2009, Frenchman Nicolas Misslin acquired MMSP SAS and renamed it JMB Stradale Off Road.

World Rally Championship

Ralliart Europe

Mitsubishi rally driver Andrew Cowan set up Andrew Cowan Motorsports (ACMS) in 1983 as a European base for Mitsubishi's motorsports activities. Based in Rugby, Warwickshire, it evolved into Ralliart Europe, with support from Mitsubishi's high performance division.

Ralliart Europe entered the World Rally Championship full-time for the first time in 1989, with the Mitsubishi Galant VR-4. The car won in the hands of Mikael Ericsson in Finland and Pentti Airikkala in Great Britain. Mitsubishi finished fourth in the manufacturers' standings in 1989, and third in 1990. Kenneth Eriksson delivered the team its next victory in Sweden in 1991.

The team introduced the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution for the 1993 season, but did not manage to win during the year and only scored two podium finishes. The team developed the Lancer Evolution II and introduced it half-way through the 1994 season, Armin Schwarz scoring a second-placed finish on the cars debut in Greece. The car took its first victory on the following year's Rally Sweden, with Kenneth Eriksson leading home Tommi Mäkinen.

The Lancer Evolution III was soon introduced, and enjoyed great success in hand of Eriksson in the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, Mitsubishi's main focus at the time. Eriksson took the Evolution III to victory on the 1995 Rally Australia, a round of both championships. He finished the WRC season in third place in the standings behind the dominant Subaru World Rally Team pairing of Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz, after the Toyota Castrol Team pairing of Juha Kankkunen and Didier Auriol were excluded from the championship for running illegal turbo restrictors. In 1996, Mäkinen won five out of the nine rounds to win the Drivers' Championship.

The Lancer Evolution IV was introduced for the start of the 1997 season. Mäkinen won four out of 14 rallies to win his and Mitsubishi's second drivers' title. The car won the second and third rounds of the 1998 season, before being replaced by the Lancer Evolution V for the fifth round in Spain. As their rivals Subaru and Ford were competing with the new World Rally Car spec, Mitsubishi continued to develop their cars to the old Group A regulations. Mäkinen took the car to victory in Argentina, which then won the final four events of the season, allowing Mäkinen to win a third straight title, while Mitsubishi were finally able to take their first manufacturers' title, thanks to two victories from Richard Burns.

The team introduced the Lancer Evolution VI for the opening round of the 1999, complete with sponsorship from Marlboro. Mäkinen won in Monte Carlo on the car's debut and then again on the next round in Sweden. He picked up further wins in New Zealand and Sanremo to record a then record fourth consecutive drivers' title. In 2000, the team struggled against their rivals and their World Rally Cars, Mäkinen only winning once and finishing fifth in the standings.

Mäkinen managed to win three times in 2001, until Mitsubishi introduced the Lancer WRC in Sanremo, having continued running to the old Group A regulations even though their rivals began working with the new WRC regulations from 1997. Both Mäkinen and teammate Freddy Loix struggled with the new car, before Mäkinen suffered a heavy accident that injured his co-driver Risto Mannisenmäki. Two retirements and a sixth-placed finish from the final three rallies meant that Mäkinen missed out on winning the title.

Mäkinen left the team for Subaru for 2002, so François Delecour and Alister McRae were signed to replace him and Loix, who had moved to Hyundai. Both struggled with the car though, McRae managed a fifth-place finish on Rally Sweden, but those were the only points the team would score all season. The team finished last in the manufacturers' points, behind Skoda and Hyundai. Mitsubishi would not compete during the 2003 season as Mitsubishi restructured their motorsports activities.

MMSP

Mitsubishi consolidated their racing activities in 2003, acquiring ACMS Ltd from Cowan while Mitsubishi Motors Australia took over Stewart's operation.[5] [6] This followed the formation of Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports (MMSP) GmbH in Trebur, Germany in November 2002.[4]

The team signed experienced driver Gilles Panizzi to lead its lineup, and signed the less-experienced trio of Kristian Sohlberg, Gigi Galli and Daniel Solà to share its second car. Panizzi managed to score points on three occasions before the team reduced its programme after ten of 14 rounds, switching their focus to developing their 2005 car. The team did compete on Rally Catalunya, where both Sola and Galli finished in sixth and seventh place respectively.

Mitsubishi returned in 2005 with a developed car, the Lancer WRC05, and had signed Harri Rovanperä to drive one car on all 16 rallies, with Panizzi and Galli sharing the second car. Galli would be entered in a third car on selected events. Panizzi scored Mitsubishi's first podium finish since 2001 on the first event of the season, Monte Carlo. Rovanperä was a regular points scorer, finishing second on Rally Australia, to finish the season seventh in the drivers' standings. Galli scored points on six occasions. Mitsubishi finished fifth in the manufacturers' standings, ahead of Skoda.

At the end of 2005, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation suspended its participation in the WRC. MMSP Ltd supported Galli's Lancer WRC05 entry for the two opening rounds of 2006, in association with Ralliart Italy.

MMSP Ltd. ran two Lancer WRC05s for Toni Gardemeister and Xavier Pons on the first three rounds of the 2007 season, as well as a third car for Juho Hänninen on round three in Norway. It also ran Gardemeister on round five in Portugal alongside Armindo Araujo, and ran Gardemeister and Hänninen in Italy. It ran Urmo Aava in Greece, Finland and New Zealand, the Estonian scoring points in Finland and New Zealand.

In February 2009, MMSP Ltd operations manager John Easton completed a buy-out of the Rugby-based company to form MML Sports Ltd.[7]

Ralliart, Inc

Mitsubishi continues to use the Ralliart name both to sell aftermarket components and as a "halo" brand for higher-performance editions of many of its models.[8] [9] Many of the regional licensees continue to operate. Ralliart Italy prepares Mitsubishi rally cars for Armindo Araujo and the Pirelli Star Drivers in the Production World Rally Championship (PWRC). Ralliart China hold the brand rights for the China territory. Their head office is in Hong Kong but has facilities in different cities within China. They construct competition vehicles to be used in the China Rally Championship and China Cross Country Rally Championship, sell competition parts, manage teams and offer technical consultancy to its clients.

In 2012 Benito Guerra Jr. won in México, Argentina and España rallies, plus a second place in Germany, clinching the PWRC world championship in doing so.[10]

WRC Results

YearCarNoDriver12345678910111213141516WDCPointsWMCPoints
1989Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Ari VatanenSWEMON
87
PORKENFRAGRC
Ret
NZLARGFIN
Ret
AUSITACIVGBR
5
40th84th58
Kenjiro ShinozukaSWEMONPOR
18
KENFRAGRC
7
NZL
6
ARGFINAUS
7
ITACIVGBR24th14
Jimmy McRaeSWEMONPORKENFRAGRC
4
NZLARGFINAUSITACIVGBR29th*10*
Mikael EricssonSWEMONPORKENFRAGRCNZLARGFIN
1
AUSITACIVGBR4th*50*
Ross DunkertonSWEMONPORKENFRAGRCNZLARGFINAUS
Ret
ITACIVGBR64th*2*
Pentti AirikkalaSWEMONPORKENFRAGRCNZLARGFINAUSITACIVGBR
1
14th20
1990Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Kenneth ErikssonMON
Ret
POR
Ret
KENFRAGRC
Ret
NZLARGFIN
3
AUS
Ret
ITACIVGBR
2
8th273rd56
Ari VatanenMON
Ret
POR
Ret
KENFRAGRC
Ret
NZLARGFIN
2
AUSITACIVGBR
Ret
16th15
Kenjiro ShinozukaMONPORKEN
5
FRAGRCNZLARGFINAUSITACIV
Ret
GBR28th8
Ross DunkertonMONPORKENFRAGRCNZL
4
ARGFINAUS
Ret
ITACIVGBR20th10
Patrick TauziacMONPORKENFRAGRCNZLARGFINAUSITACIV
1
GBR12th20
1991Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Timo SalonenMON
8
SWE
Ret
PORKENFRAGRC
Ret
NZLARGFIN
DSQ
AUSITACIVESPGBR
4
13th213rd62
Kenneth ErikssonMON
Ret
SWE
1
PORKENFRAGRC
7
NZLARGFIN
3
AUS
2
ITACIVESPGBR
2
5th66
Kenjiro ShinozukaMONSWEPORKEN
8
FRAGRCNZLARGFINAUSITACIV
1
ESPGBR11th23
Ross DunkertonMONSWEPORKENFRAGRCNZL
Ret
ARGFINAUS
7
ITACIVESPGBR40th4
Patrick TauziacMONSWEPORKENFRAGRCNZLARGFINAUSITACIV
2
ESPGBR15th15
1992Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Timo SalonenMON
6
SWEPOR
5
KENFRAGRCNZLARGFINAUSITACIVESPGBR20th145th44
Kenneth ErikssonMON
Ret
SWEPOR
Ret
KENFRAGRC
Ret
NZLARGFINAUSITACIVESPGBR
7
41st4
Lasse LampiMONSWE
8
PORKENFRAGRCNZLARGFIN
6
AUSITACIVESPGBR
11
28th9
Kenjiro ShinozukaMONSWEPORKEN
10
FRAGRCNZLARGFINAUSITACIV
1
ESPGBR14th21
Ross DunkertonMONSWEPORKENFRAGRCNZL
3
ARGFINAUS
5
ITACIVESPGBR16th20
Patrick TauziacMONSWEPORKENFRAGRCNZLARGFINAUSITACIV
Ret
ESPGBR-0
1993Mitsubishi Lancer RS Armin SchwarzMON
6
SWEPOR
Ret
KENFRAGRE
3
ARGNZLFIN
9
AUSITAESPGBR
8
12th234th86
Kenneth ErikssonMON
4
SWEPOR
5
KENFRAGRE
Ret
ARGNZLFIN
5
AUSITAESPGBR
2
6th41
Kenjiro ShinozukaMONSWEPORKEN
Ret
FRAGREARGNZLFINAUSITAESPGBR-0
Ross DunkertonMONSWEPORKENFRAGREARGNZL
Ret
FINAUS
4
ITAESPGBR24th10
1994Mitsubishi Lancer RS Armin SchwarzMON
7
PORKENFRA7th314th86
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IIGRE
2
ARGNZL
3
FINITA
Ret
GBR
Mitsubishi Lancer RS Kenneth ErikssonMON
5
PORKENFRA12th18
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IIGRE
Ret
ARGNZL
4
FINITAGBR
Kenjiro ShinozukaMONPORKEN
2
FRAGREARGNZLFINITAGBR13th15
Tommi MäkinenMONPORKENFRAGREARGNZLFINITA
2
GBR10th22
1995Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II10 Kenneth ErikssonMONSWE
1
3rd482nd307
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IIINZL
5
AUS
1
ESPGBR
Ret
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II Isolde HolderiedPOR
11
FRA
19
32nd*1*
11 Tommi MäkinenMON
4
SWE
2
5th38
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IIIFRA
8
NZL
Ret
AUS
4
ESP
Ret
GBR
Ret
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II Jorge RecaldePOR
10
20th*4*
12 Andrea AghiniMON
6
7th26
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IIIFRA
3
ESP
5
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II Kenneth BäcklundSWE
10
32nd1
Rui MadeiraPOR
9
ESP
11
GBR
7
11th7
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Ed OrdynskiNZL
11
AUS
8
21st3
1996Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III7 Tommi MäkinenSWE
1
KEN
1
IDN
Ret
GRE
2
ARG
1
FIN
1
AUS
1
ITA
Ret
ESP
5
1st1232nd322
8 Kenneth BäcklundSWE
14
-0
Kenjiro ShinozukaKEN
6
20th6
Richard BurnsIDN
Ret
ARG
4
AUS
5
ESP
Ret
9th18
Uwe NittelGRE
14
35th1
Lasse LampiFIN
8
27th3
Didier AuriolITA
8
27th3
9 Uwe NittelSWE
16
KENARG
10
ITA
Ret
35th1
Yoshihiro KataokaIDN
Ret
-0
Pascal SmetsGRE
17
-0
Jouko PuhakkaFIN
Ret
-0
Ed OrdynskiAUS
10
35th1
1997Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV1 Tommi MäkinenMON
3
SWE
3
KEN
Ret
POR
1
ESP
1
FRA
Ret
ARG
1
GRE
3
NZL
Ret
FIN
1
IDN
Ret
ITA
3
AUS
2
GBR
6
1st633rd86
2 Uwe NittelFIN
7
17th3
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IIIMON
5
SWE
Ret
ESP
8
FRA
8
ITA
Ret
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV Richard BurnsKEN
2
POR
Ret
ARG
Ret
NZL
4
IDN
4
AUS
4
GBR
4
7th21
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IVGRE
4
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III10 Uwe NittelKENPORARGGRE
6
NZLIDNAUSGBR17th3
13 Kenjiro ShinozukaMONSWEKENPORESPFRAARGGRENZLFINIDNITAAUS
Ret
GBR-0
1998Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV1 Tommi MäkinenMON
Ret
SWE
1
KEN
Ret
POR
Ret
1st581st91
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VESP
3
FRA
Ret
ARG
1
GRE
Ret
NZL
3
FIN
1
ITA
1
AUS
1
GBR
Ret
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV2 Richard BurnsMON
5
SWE
15
KEN
1
POR
4
6th33
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VESP
4
FRA
Ret
ARG
4
GRE
Ret
NZL
9
FIN
5
ITA
7
AUS
Ret
GBR
1
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV16 Uwe NittelMON
7
SWE
7
KENPOR
Ret
ESP
9
-0
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VFRAARGGRE
Ret
NZLFIN
Ret
ITAAUSGBR
1999Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI1 Tommi MäkinenMON
1
SWE
1
KEN
DSQ
POR
5
ESP
3
FRA
6
ARG
4
GRE
3
NZL
1
FIN
Ret
CHN
Ret
ITA
1
AUS
3
GBR
Ret
1st62<-- includes 4 bonus points in france + finland -->3rd86
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI2 Freddy LoixMON
Ret
SWE
9
KEN
Ret
ESP
4
FRA
8
ARG
Ret
GRE
4
NZL
8
FIN
10
CHN
Ret
ITA
4
AUS
4
GBR
5
8th14
Marcus GrönholmPOR
Ret
15th*5*
2000Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI1 Tommi MäkinenMON
1
SWE
2
KEN
Ret
POR
Ret
ESP
4
ARG
3
GRE
Ret
NZL
Ret
FIN
4
CYP
5
FRA
Ret
ITA
3
AUS
DSQ
GBR
3
5th364th43
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI2 Freddy LoixMON
6
SWE
8
KEN
Ret
POR
6
ESP
8
ARG
5
GRE
Ret
NZL
Ret
FIN
Ret
CYP
8
FRA
Ret
ITA
8
AUS
Ret
GBR
Ret
15th4
2001Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.57 Tommi MäkinenMON
1
SWE
Ret
POR
1
ESP
3
ARG
4
CYP
Ret
GRE
4
KEN
1
FIN
Ret
NZL
8
3rd413rd69
Mitsubishi Lancer WRCITA
Ret
FRA
Ret
AUS
6
GBR
Ret
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.58 Freddy LoixMON
6
SWE
13
POR
Ret
ESP
4
ARG
6
CYP
5
GRC
9
KEN
5
FIN
10
NZL
11
13th9
Mitsubishi Lancer WRCITA
12
FRA
12
AUS
11
GBR
Ret
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.519 Thomas RådströmMONSWE
2
PORESPARG15th6
Katsuhiko TaguchiCYP
Ret
GRCKEN15th6
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Toni GardemeisterFIN
Ret
NZL
15
ITAFRAAUSGBR15th6
2002Mitsubishi Lancer WRC7 François DelecourMON
9
SWE
34
FRA
7
ESP
9
CYP
13
ARG
Ret
GRE
11
KEN
Ret
-05th9
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2FIN
Ret
GER
9
ITA
10
NZL
9
AUS
Ret
GBR
Ret
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC8 Alister McRaeMON
14
SWE
5
FRA
10
ESP
13
CYP
Ret
ARG
8
GRE
Ret
KEN
9
15th2
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2FIN
Ret
GER
Ret
ITA
Ret
NZLAUS
Justin DaleGBR
Ret
-0
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC9 Jani PaasonenMONSWE
14
FRAESPCYP
Ret
ARGGREKEN-0
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2FIN
8
NZL
Ret
AUS
9
GBR
Ret
2003Mitsubishi Lancer WRC232 Alister McRaeMONSWETURNZL
6
ARGGRECYPGERFINAUSITAFRAESPGBR17th3-0
Jani PaasonenMONSWETURNZLARGGRECYPGER
Ret
FINAUSITAFRAESPGBR-0
34 Kristian SohlbergMONSWE
12
TURNZL
Ret
ARGGRECYPGER
14
FINAUSITAFRAESPGBR-0
2004Mitsubishi Lancer WRC049 Gilles PanizziMON
6
SWE
Ret
MEX
8
NZL
Ret
CYP
Ret
GRE
10
TUR
Ret
ARG
7
FIN
11
GER
Ret
JPNGBRITAFRAESP
12
AUS13th65th17
10 Gianluigi GalliMON
Ret
MEX
Ret
TUR
10
15th5
Kristian SohlbergSWE
Ret
NZL
Ret
CYP
Ret
ARG
Ret
FIN
Ret
-0
Dani SolàGRE
Ret
GER
Ret
JPNGBRITAFRAESP
6
AUS21st3
14 Gianluigi GalliSWENZLCYPGREARGFINGERJPNGBRITAFRAESP
7
AUS15th5
2005Mitsubishi Lancer WRC059 Harri RovanperäMON
7
SWE
4
MEX
5
NZL
Ret
ITA
Ret
CYP
7
TUR
10
GRE
6
ARG
5
FIN
7
GER
10
GBR
4
JPN
5
FRA
10
ESP
10
AUS
2
7th395th76
10 Gilles PanizziMON
3
SWEMEX
8
NZLITACYP
11
TURGREARGFINGERGBRJPN
11
FRA
Ret
ESPAUS15th7
Gianluigi GalliSWE
7
NZL
8
ITA
Ret
TUR
8
GRE
7
ARG
Ret
FIN
Ret
GER
5
GBR
14
ESP
Ret
AUS
5
11th14
18MONMEXCYPJPN
Ret
FRA
9
2006Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 0514 Gianluigi GalliMON
Ret
SWE
4
MEXESPFRAARGITAGREGERFINJPNCYPTURAUSNZLGBR11th*15*--
15 Daniel CarlssonMONSWE
3
MEXESPFRAARGITAGREGERFIN
Ret
JPNCYPTURAUSNZLGBR16th6
18 Jussi VälimäkiMONSWEMEXESPFRAARGITA
5
GRE
9
GERFIN
7
JPNCYPTURAUSNZLGBR17th6
22 Juho HänninenMONSWEMEXESPFRAARGITAGREGERFIN
DSQ
JPNCYPTURAUSNZLGBR-0
2007Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05- Toni GardemeisterMON
7
SWE
6
NOR
Ret
MEXPOR
DSQ
ARGITA
6
GREFINGERNZLESPFRAJPNIREGBR13th10--
- Xavier PonsMON
26
SWE
Ret
NOR
16
MEXPORARGITAGREFINGERNZLESPFRAJPNIREGBR17th*4*
- Juho HänninenMONSWENOR
17
MEXPORARGITA
8
GREFIN
Ret
GERNZLESPFRAJPNIREGBR22nd1
- Armindo AraújoMONSWENORMEXPOR
Ret
ARGITAGREFINGERNZLESPFRAJPNIREGBR-0
- Urmo AavaMONSWENORMEXPORARGITAGRE
14
FIN
7
GERNZL
8
ESPFRAJPNIREGBR19th3
- Kristian SohlbergMONSWENORMEXPORARGITAGREFIN
Ret
GERNZLESPFRAJPNIREGBR-0
- Kaj KuistilaMONSWENORMEXPORARGITAGREFIN
13
GERNZLESPFRAJPNIREGBR-0

Complete JGTC Results[11]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearCarTyresClassNo.Drivers1234567PosPts
1998Mitsubishi FTOGT30061 Akihiko Nakaya
Takahiko Hara
SUZ
FUJ
SEN
FUJ
MOT
MIN
SUG
5th37
1999Mitsubishi FTOGT30061 Ralph Firman
Akihiko Nakaya
Rubén Derfler
SUZ
FUJ
SUG
MIN
FUJ
OKA
MOT
6th42

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://ralliart.com/10topics/100310.html "Partial Cease of Business Activities along with Ralliart Inc's Business Scale Down"
  2. http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/motorsports/e/05wrc/heritage/index.html "Mitsubishi Motors - A Glorious Heritage in Motorsport"
  3. http://www.ralliart.com/00topics/topics12/index.html Ralliart Australia
  4. http://media.mitsubishi-motors.com/pressrelease/e/motorsports/detail897.html "All-New Challenge for Mitsubishi Motors"
  5. http://www.carpages.co.uk/mitsubishi/mitsubishi_takes_over_andrew_cowan_motorsports_06_04_03.asp "Mitsubishi Motors Takes Over Andrew Cowan Motorsports"
  6. "Doug Stewart - 50 Years In Motor Sport", Jon Thomson and Stuart Bowes, RallySport News, August 12, 2003
  7. http://www.crash.net/world+rally/news/142661/1/mml_sports_ltd_created.html MML Sport Ltd created
  8. Web site: Ralliart Parts & Collections Catalogue . Ralliart.co.jp . ja . 2006-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060702182956/http://www.ralliart.co.jp/e-catalogue/e-catalogue.html . 2006-07-02.
  9. http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=115407 "Mitsubishi crosses the Galant and the Eclipse GT"
  10. Web site: World Rally Championship - Results . www.wrc.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100801191818/http://www.wrc.com/pwrc/results/ . 2010-08-01.
  11. Web site: World Sports Racing Prototypes - All Japan Grand Touring Championship . 2022-08-24 . www.wsrp.cz.