Australian Chris Atkinson driving for MRF Skoda has won the opening round of the 2012 Asia Pacific Rally Championship the Brother Rally of Whangarei New Zealand, by 28.1 seconds from Sweden’s Per Gunnar Andersson.

Driving Proton Satria Neo’s Malaysia’s Karamjit Singh won the two-wheel drive class and Michael Young from New Zealand the APRC Junior Cup catergory. More news to follow.