Hiroki Arai
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Born2 August 1993
RelativesToshi Arai (father)
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Hiroki Arai (新井大輝, Arai Hiroki; born 2 August 1993) is a Japanese rally driver.
Arai is the son of former Japanese rally driver Toshi Arai.[1] In 2015, he was selected by Toyota Gazoo Racing to join their Rally Challenge Program, alongside Takamoto Katsuta, and made his WRC debut in 2016.[2] After over two years of absence in WRC, he returned at the 2021 Croatia Rally.[3] In November 2023, Arai scored his first point in the WRC, after finishing 10th at the 2023 Rally Japan in a Peugeot 208 Rally4.[4]