Editing Proton Holdings (section)

=== Asia-Pacific Rally Championship ===

[[File:Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 Rally Car 2010.jpg|thumb|left|[[Alister McRae]] in his [[Proton Satria Neo S2000]] at [[Rally Hokkaido]] during the [[2010 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season|2010 APRC season]].]]
Proton re-entered the [[Asia-Pacific Rally Championship]] (APRC) in 2010, an international rally championship organised by the [[FIA]] encompassing rounds in Asia and Oceania. Proton had previously participated in the APRC, but withdrew in 2005 due to financial problems. The company competes under the official team name of [[Proton Motorsports]] with former [[World Rally Championship|WRC]] drivers [[Chris Atkinson]] and [[Alister McRae]] from Australia and Scotland respectively in a pair of [[Proton Satria Neo S2000]] rally cars. The new Satria Neo S2000 replaced the [[Proton PERT]] as Proton's premier rally car, and was prepared by British-based Mellors Elliot Motorsport (MEM) in accordance to FIA [[Super 2000]] specifications.<ref>{{cite web |author=Tan, Paul |url=https://paultan.org/2008/08/04/mem-proton-satria-neo-super-2000/ |title=MEM Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 |publisher=paultan.org |date=4 August 2008 |access-date=4 April 2013 |archive-date=27 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927054024/https://paultan.org/2008/08/04/mem-proton-satria-neo-super-2000/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The cars cost over RM1 million each and are equipped with 280&nbsp;bhp (271Nm) 2.0 litre engines paired to [[4WD]] [[powertrain|drivetrains]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arenakereta.com/2011/04/11/kenali-lebih-lanjut-proton-satria-neo-s2000-yang-memenangi-pusingan-pertama-aprc-2011/ |title=Kenali lebih lanjut Proton Satria Neo S2000 yang memenangi pusingan pertama APRC 2011 |publisher=arenakereta.com / cbt.com.my |date=11 April 2011 |access-date=4 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831042038/https://www.arenakereta.com/2011/04/11/kenali-lebih-lanjut-proton-satria-neo-s2000-yang-memenangi-pusingan-pertama-aprc-2011/ |archive-date=31 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Despite facing technical problems and stiff competition from the superior [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution]] and [[Subaru Impreza]] rally cars, Proton drivers McRae and Atkinson placed 3rd and 5th respectively in the [[2010 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season|2010 APRC season]].{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

[[File:Satria kumarally2011.JPG|thumb|right|2011 [[Proton Satria Neo#Proton Satria Neo CUSCO Edition|Proton Satria Neo CUSCO Edition]] in Japan.]]

The following year, Malaysian rally veteran [[Karamjit Singh]] rejoined the APRC after a 6-year absence under the Proton R3 Cusco Rally Team in a [[Group N]] [[2WD]] [[CUSCO Japan]]-tuned 1.6L [[Campro engine|CamPro]] 145&nbsp;hp (170Nm) version of the [[Proton Satria Neo#Proton Satria Neo CUSCO Edition|Satria Neo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vimeo.com/35781091 |title=APRC – Karamjit Singh 2011 |date=27 January 2012 |publisher=aprc.tv / [[Vimeo]] |access-date=4 April 2013 |archive-date=21 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521045955/https://vimeo.com/35781091 |url-status=live }}</ref> Japanese rally driver Akira Bamba also contested in the [[2011 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season|2011 APRC season]] in another Satria Neo CUSCO. The 2011 season concluded with a one-two [[Proton Motorsports]] victory with drivers McRae and Atkinson in their Satria Neo S2000s. Karamjit placed 1st in the 2WD category and 7th overall in the championship, ahead of Bamba who placed 9th overall.<ref>{{cite web |author=Tan, Paul |url=https://paultan.org/2011/05/16/karamjits-cusco-satria-neo-is-the-fastest-2wd-car-in-rally-of-queensland/ |title=Karamjit's CUSCO Proton Satria Neo is the fastest 2WD car in Rally of Queensland |publisher=paultan.org |date=16 May 2011 |access-date=4 April 2013 |archive-date=11 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611091334/https://paultan.org/2011/05/16/karamjits-cusco-satria-neo-is-the-fastest-2wd-car-in-rally-of-queensland/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[2012 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season|2012 APRC season]], [[Chris Atkinson]] left Proton Motorsports after two years of racing history with the team. Atkinson joined Indian Team MRF instead where he piloted a [[Škoda Fabia S2000]] alongside Indian rally veteran [[Gaurav Gill]]. The vacant slot in Proton Motorsports was filled by Swedish racer [[Per-Gunnar Andersson (rally driver)|Per-Gunnar Andersson]] who also raced for Proton in the [[Intercontinental Rally Challenge]]. Additionally, Proton R3 Cusco added a third driver, Malaysian Kenneth Koh, whereas Dreams India driver Sanjay Takle participated in another 2WD Satria Neo. The 2012 season ended with a Team MRF victory, with Atkinson and Gaurav placing first and fourth respectively in their S2000 Škodas.<ref name="APRC 2012"/> Proton Motorsports driver McRae clinched second, but Andersson placed a lowly seventh overall with the S2000 Satria Neos.<ref name="APRC 2012"/> Proton R3 Cusco racers Karamjit, Bamba and Kenneth placed fifth, sixth and eight respectively and Dreams India's Sanjay placed ninth overall.<ref name="APRC 2012"/>