Draft:1996 Hong Kong Beijing Rally

555 Hong-Kong Beijing Rally 1996 was the third round of the 1996 FIA World Cup for Rally Drivers, held from 25 to 28 April, covering both urban and off-road sections.

Overview

The 1996 Hong Kong-Beijing Rally was held in September, covering 2,500 kilometers from Hong Kong to Beijing. It attracted 98 entries, including professional drivers and privateers. The rally featured a mix of urban, rural, and mountain roads.

Ari Vatanen won the event, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Of the 98 starters, 57 cars finished the race, with several retiring due to mechanical issues or accidents. The rally was part of the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.

Entry List

#	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Team	Class
1	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Subaru Impreza 555	555 Subaru WRT	A8
2	Ari Vatanen	"Tilber"	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Mitsubishi Ralliart	A8
3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Mitsubishi Ralliart	A8
5	Piero Liatti	Fabrizia Pons	Subaru Impreza 555	555 Subaru WRT	A8
6	Yoshio Fujimoto	Arne Hertz	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185)	Tein Sport	A8
7	Kenjiro Shinozuka	Fred Gocentas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Mitsubishi Ralliart	A8
8	Michael Lieu	Yoshimasa Nakahara	Subaru Impreza WRX	Tein Sport Junior Team	N4
9	Nobuhiro Tajima	Visut Sukosi	Suzuki Baleno	Silverstone Suzuki Sport	A6
10	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Proton Wira 4WD	Petronas EON Racing Team	N4
12	Russell Palmer	Jagdev Singh	Proton Satria		A6
14	Lu Ning Jun	Ding Jian Ping	Subaru Impreza 555		N4
15	Xian Tong Chun	Shan Xiang Li	Subaru Impreza WRX		N4
16	Johnny Wong (Yau Kwan)	Lou Paulo	Subaru Impreza WRX		N4
18	Yoshihiro Kataoka	Satoshi Hayashi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Mitsubishi Ralliart Zushi	N4
19	Ko Tim Tak	Lau W.K.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III		N4
20	Wai H.M.	Armstrong M.	Toyota Corolla AE92		N
21	Kendy W. Chan	P.H. Fung	Toyota Corolla AE92		N
22	Joseph Woo (Chai Cheung)	Y.C. Lam	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4		N4
23	S.K. Chu	Y.W. Tse	Toyota Corolla AE92		N
24	Tony Chan (Yau Name)	Alec Cheng (Chung Kiu)	Subaru Impreza WRX		N4
25	Tommy Chan (Wai Man)	S.S. Kwok	Toyota Corolla		A6
26	Wu Pak Hon	Samuel Hui (Koon Kuen)	Subaru Impreza WRX		N4
27	Yu Ping Chan	Yim Fai Siu	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4		N4
28	P.M. Fung	W.P. Tso	Honda Civic		N3
29	Sing Fui On	Chin K.L.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III		N4
30	S.S. Lau	S.L. Law	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo		A8
31	Kwun Wah Lam	C.S. Tang	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo		A8
41	J.M. Sun	W.K. Mok	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III		N4
?	S.C. Chan	Chan Kan Cheung	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4		N4
?	Chi Wah Chan	Po Lin Tang	Toyota Celica GT-4		A8
?	S. Ishii	S. Otsu	Toyota Corolla		A6
?	Takako Nakano	Hakaru Ichino	Subaru Impreza WRX		N4
?	Pak Wing Tam	Kenneth Look	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III		N4
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Final Results

Results

Position	#	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Class	Time	Time Difference
1	#2	Vatanen Ari	"Tilber"	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	A8	5:01:27
2	#3	Burns Richard	Reid Robert	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	A8	5:02:10	+43
3	#7	Shinozuka Kenjiro	Gocentas Fred	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	A8	5:23:55	+22:28
4	#10	Singh Karamjit	Oh Allen	Proton Wira 4WD	N4	5:25:26	+23:59
5	#18	Kataoka Yoshihiro	Hayashi Satoshi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N4	5:29:13	+27:46
6	#15	Xian Tong Chun	Shan Xiang Li	Subaru Impreza WRX	N4	5:49:58	+48:31
7	#9	Tajima Nobuhiro	Sukosi Visut	Suzuki Baleno	A6	5:53:02	+51:35
8	?	Chan Chi Wah	Tang Po Lin	Toyota Celica GT-4	A8	5:53:45	+52:18
9	?	Nakano Takako	Ichino Hakaru	Subaru Impreza WRX	N4	5:54:38	+53:11
10	?	Tam Pak Wing	Look Kenneth	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N4	5:59:49	+58:22

Retirements

#	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Class	Reason
#1	Eriksson Kenneth	Parmander Staffan	Subaru Impreza 555	A8	Accident
#5	Liatti Piero	Pons Fabrizia	Subaru Impreza 555	A8	Accident
#6	Fujimoto Yoshio	Hertz Arne	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185)	A8	Off road
#8	Lieu Michael	Nakahara Yoshimasa	Subaru Impreza WRX	N4	Retired