93 impreza

Subaru World Rally Team

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    Subaru World Rally Team, the early years.

    The early years of the Subaru Rally team was run by Noriyuki Koseki, the founder of Subaru Technica International.
  • First Ever Rally

    First Ever Rally
    Suabru world Rally Team enters its first Rally, the Safari Rally of Kenya.
  • Subaru Leone has best result.

    Subaru Leone has best result.
    The Subaru World Rally Team has its best result yet with a third place at the RAlly of New Zealand. Driven by Possum Bourne.
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    Subaru World Rally Team and Prodrive

    Subaru begun their partnership with Prodrive
  • First real result

    First real result
    The Prodice developed Subaru Legacy managed its first real solid result at the 1990 Finland rally, driven by Markku Alen
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    Building reputation

    In the 1992 World Rally season, Subaru and prodrive entered in 7 of the 14 WRC events. Drivers of these cars included greats such as Colin Mcrae, Ari Vatenen and Possum Bourne.
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    The Legacy will live on

    In 1993 Ari and Colin remained as the main drivers for Subaru. Now sporting the distinctive Blue and Yellow colours and the 555 express logo, the team managed some good results thorugh the year.
  • Last outing

    Last outing
    This was to be the Legacys last Rally before Prodive and Subaru released their new Rally car, the Impreza. Colin Mcrae took the Legacy to its first and only victory on the World Rally stage.
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    The Impreza TAkes over

  • McRae Wins Drivers Title

    Scottich Ace Colin McRae Wins the World Rally Championship Driving the 555 sponsored WRX Impreza
  • Pipped at the post

    Colin McRae is beaten in the Drivers Championship by Fin Tommi Makinen by a margin of 1 point
  • Subaru go back to back

    Subaru World Rally team wins its second successive Constructors championship
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    The GD chassis

  • Bug Eye

    Bug Eye
    The first of the GD chassis cars, affectionately known as the Bug Eye impreza
  • Petter Solberg wins

    Petter Solberg wins
    2003, despite a poor start to the season, Petter Solberg strings multiple victories together claim the 2003 World Championship
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    The Demise of a Legacy

    Over the next few years the development of Rally meant Subaru was no longer able compete with the top teams, cars were getting smaller, fast and Subaru were not willing to comprimise.
  • The Last Chapter

    The Last Chapter
    Petter Solberg was Joined by Australian Driver Chris Atkinson few years prior and the pair led what would be Subaru's last venture in the WRC
  • The End

    On December 16 2008, following fellow manufactureres Toyota, Ford and Hyundai, Subaru pulled the plug on its involvment in the WRC. after a torrid season Subaru decided to withdraw citing economic downturn