Proton has a significant historical presence in motorsports. In the late 1980s, an alliance consisting of Proton, Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas, Mitsubishi Motors of Japan and distributor of Proton cars, Edaran Otomobil Nasional (EON) led to the formation of the Petronas EON Racing Team (PERT). The team focused primarily on rallying and has been in motorsports as early as 1987. PERT won the 1989 Shell Malaysia Rally with Proton Saga rally cars which were prepared by Mitsubishi's Ralliart division, featuring powerful 150 bhp engines as part of its rally specifications. PERT won several other international rallies including the 1991 Rally of Thailand, 1993 Dubai International Rally and the Rallye Ng Philipinas in 1995, 1996 and 1997 respectively.
Proton has a significant historical presence in motorsports In the late 1980s an alliance consisting of Proton Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas Mitsubishi Motors of Japan and distributor of Proton cars Edaran Otomobil Nasional (EON) led to the formation of the Petronas EON Racing Team (PERT) The team focused primarily on rallying and has been in motorsports as early as 1987 PERT won the 1989 Shell Malaysia Rally with Proton Saga rally cars which were prepared by Mitsubishi's Ralliart division featuring powerful 150 bhp engines as part of its rally specifications PERT won several other international rallies including the 1991 Rally of Thailand 1993 Dubai International Rally and the Rallye Ng Philipinas in 1995 1996 and 1997 respectively