2023 Rally Japan

2023 Rally Japan
FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023
Round 13 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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The event would be featured with route through Toyota Stadium.
Host country Japan
Rally baseToyota, Aichi Prefecture
Dates run16 – 19 November 2023
Start locationToyota Stadium, Toyota
Finish locationToyota Stadium, Toyota
Stages22 (304.66 km; 189.31 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance665.09 km (413.27 miles)
Overall distance969.75 km (602.57 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered36
Crews34 at start, 28 at finish
CancellationSS4 cancelled due to safety concern.
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Scott Martin
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:32:08.8
Power Stage winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
4:48.8
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerNorway Andreas Mikkelsen
Norway Torstein Eriksen
Germany Toksport WRT 3
3:39:42.5
WRC-3 winnerCanada Jason Bailey
Canada Shayne Peterson
5:03:05.7

The 2023 Rally Japan (also known as the FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 16 to 19 November 2023.[2] It marked the eighth running of the Rally Japan, and was the final round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Nagoya in Chūbu Region and was contested over twenty-two special stages covering a total competitive distance of 304.66 km (189.31 mi).[1]

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Grégoire Munster and Louis Louka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4]

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won their second rally of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[5] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak won the 2023 WRC-2 Challenger title.[6] Jason Bailey and Shayne Peterson won the World Rally Championship-3 category.

Background

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Entry list

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The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were ten Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and one Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.[7][8]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
4 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Cándido Carrera South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
16 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17 France Sébastien Ogier France Vincent Landais Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Torstein Eriksen Germany Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Team P
21 Nikolay Gryazin[a] Konstantin Aleksandrov[b] Germany Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
22 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
23 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Japan Sae Kitagawa Finland Heikki Kovalainen Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
25 Poland Daniel Chwist Poland Kamil Heller Poland Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
26 Japan Osamu Fukunaga Japan Misako Saida Japan Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
27 Spain Alexander Villanueva Spain José Murado González Spain Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver —
28 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Michael Joseph Morrissey Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
29 Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30 Japan Satoshi Imai New Zealand Jason Farmer Japan Satoshi Imai Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
31 Canada Jason Bailey Canada Shayne Peterson Canada Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
24 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 P

Itinerary

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All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
16 November — After 9:01 Kuragaike Park [Shakedown] 2.75 km
After 18:52 Opening ceremony, Toyota Stadium —
SS1 After 19:05 Toyota Stadium SSS 1 2.10 km
17 November 5:34 – 5:49 Service A, Toyota Stadium —
SS2 After 7:04 Isegami's Tunnel 1 23.60 km
SS3 After 8:04 Inabu Dam 1 19.38 km
SS4 After 9:02 Shitara Town 1 22.53 km
11:11 – 11:41 Regroup, Toyota Stadium —
11:41 – 12:21 Service B, Toyota Stadium —
SS5 After 13:36 Isegami's Tunnel 2 23.60 km
SS6 After 14:36 Inabu Dam 2 19.38 km
SS7 After 15:34 Shitara Town 2 22.53 km
18:03 – 18:48 Flexi service C, Toyota Stadium —
SS8 After 19:35 Toyota Stadium SSS 2 2.10 km
18 November 6:45 – 7:00 Service D, Toyota Stadium —
SS9 After 8:04 Nukata Forest 1 20.32 km
SS10 After 9:05 Lake Mikawako 1 14.78 km
10:45 – 11:05 Regroup, Okazaki —
SS11 After 11:15 Okazaki City SSS 1 3.18 km
SS12 After 11:26 Okazaki City SSS 2 3.18 km
11:31 – 12:16 Regroup, Okazaki —
12:16 – 12:31 Tyre fitting zone, Okazaki —
SS13 After 13:04 Nukata Forest 2 20.32 km
SS14 After 14:05 Lake Mikawako 2 14.78 km
SS15 After 15:11 Shinshiro City 6.70 km
17:01 – 17:46 Flexi service E, Toyota Stadium —
SS16 After 19:35 Toyota Stadium SSS 3 2.10 km
19 November 5:39 – 5:54 Service F, Toyota Stadium —
SS17 After 7:05 Asahi Kougen 1 7.52 km
SS18 After 8:03 Ena City 1 22.92 km
SS19 After 8:56 Nenoue Kougen 1 11.60 km
9:31 – 10:01 Regroup, Nakatsugawa Park —
10:01 – 10:31 Tyre fitting zone, Nakatsugawa Park —
SS20 After 11:04 Ena City 2 22.92 km
SS21 After 11:57 Nenoue Kougen 2 11.60 km
13:32 – 14:12 Regroup, Asahi Government —
SS22 After 14:15 Asahi Kougen 2 [Power Stage] 7.52 km
After 16:00 Official finish, Toyota Stadium —
Source:[1]

Report

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WRC Rally1

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:32:08.8 0.0 25 0
2 2 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:33:26.5 +1:17.7 18 1
3 3 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:33:55.3 +1:46.5 15 0
4 4 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:34:59.1 +2:50.3 12 3
5 5 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:35:19.1 +3:10.3 10 2
6 6 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:35:37.1 +3:28.3 8 4
13 7 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:00:13.5 +28:04.7 0 5
Retired SS2 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Accident 0 0
Retired SS2 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Accident 0 0

Special stages

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Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:03.0 —
SS1 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:47.6 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS2 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 20:17.8 Evans / Martin
SS3 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:20.0
SS4 Stage cancelled
SS5 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:08.1 Evans / Martin
SS6 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:48.5
SS7 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:33.6
SS8 Lappi / Ferm Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:00.0
SS9 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 15:15.2
SS10 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:14.8
SS11 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:20.2
SS12 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:18.7
SS13 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:33.5
SS14 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:35.8
SS15 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:19.7
SS16 Lappi / Ferm Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:47.0
SS17 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:04.2
SS18 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 18:09.9
SS19 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:16.3
SS20 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 18:03.7
SS21 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:16.6
SS22 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:48.8

Championship standings

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  • Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Kalle Rovanperä 250 Jonne Halttunen 250 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 548
2 Elfyn Evans 216 Scott Martin 216 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 432
3 Thierry Neuville 189 Martijn Wydaeghe 189 M-Sport Ford WRT 287
4 Ott Tänak 174 Martin Järveoja 174
5 Sébastien Ogier 133 Vincent Landais 133

WRC-2 Rally2

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
7 1 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:39:42.5 0.0 25 1 6
8 2 21 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:40:58.4 +1:15.9 18 3 4
9 3 22 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:51:34.7 +11:52.2 15 2 2
11 4 26 Osamu Fukunaga Misako Saida Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:56:47.8 +17:05.3 12 0 0
12 5 25 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:00:01.8 +20:19.3 10 0 0
14 6 28 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Citroën C3 Rally2 4:00:47.4 +21:04.9 8 0 0
18 7 29 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:32:39.2 +52:56.7 6 0 0
24 8 30 Satoshi Imai Jason Farmer Satoshi Imai Citroën C3 Rally2 5:19:31.7 +1:39:49.2 4 0 0
Retired SS14 23 Heikki Kovalainen Sae Kitagawa Heikki Kovalainen Škoda Fabia R5 Transmission 0 0 0
Did not start 27 Alexander Villanueva José Murado González Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Withdrawn 0 0 0

Special stages

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Championship standings

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  • Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.
Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships Challenger Drivers' championships Challenger Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Driver Points
1 Andreas Mikkelsen 134 Torstein Eriksen 130 1 Toksport WRT 3 207 1 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 126 1 Maciej Szczepaniak 126
2 1 Gus Greensmith 111 1 Jonas Andersson 111 1 Toksport WRT 2 188 1 Nikolay Gryazin 121 1 Konstantin Aleksandrov 121
3 1 Yohan Rossel 104 1 Arnaud Dunand 104 1 Toksport WRT 135 2 Sami Pajari 118 2 Enni Mälkönen 118
4 3 Nikolay Gryazin 96 3 Konstantin Aleksandrov 103 1 M-Sport Ford WRT 131 1 Mikołaj Marczyk 77 Szymon Gospodarczyk 65
5 1 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 95 1 Maciej Szczepaniak 98 Hyundai Motorsport N 122 1 Marco Bulacia 72 Diego Vallejo 62

WRC-3 Rally3

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
22 1 55 Jason Bailey Shayne Peterson Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:03:05.7 0.0 25

Special stages

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Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:35.4 —
SS1 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:21.0 Bailey / Peterson
SS2 Stage interrupted
SS3 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:53.4 Bailey / Peterson
SS4 Stage cancelled
SS5 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 24:13.5 Bailey / Peterson
SS6 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:52.7
SS7 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 17:51.1
SS8 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:19.6
SS9 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:36.4
SS10 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 57:26.9
SS11 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:02.6
SS12 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:48.6
SS13 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:58.6
SS14 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:32.8
SS15 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:19.0
SS16 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:08.5
SS17 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:19.4
SS18 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 22:23.6
SS19 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:15.7
SS20 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 22:02.4
SS21 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:59.4
SS22 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:00.7

Championship standings

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  • Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 Roope Korhonen 100 Anssi Viinikka 100
2 Diego Dominguez Jr. 87 Rogelio Peñate 87
3 8 Jason Bailey 61 Loïc Dumont 55
4 1 Tom Rensonnet 55 Liam Regan 51
5 1 Filip Kohn 52 Conor Mohan 49

Notes

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  1. ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]
  2. ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary Rally Japan 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Neuville prevails to clinch dramatic Japan win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Lindholm claims WRC2 crown as Munster grabs surprise victory in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Triumphant Evans leads home Toyota 1–2–3 in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Party time for Kajto as Pole secures WRC2 Challenger title in Japan*". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Entry list FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Rally Japan 2023". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  9. ^ a b "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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