2020 Rally Japan

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2020 Rally Japan
7. Rally Japan
Part of the 2020 World Rally Championship
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Host countryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Rally base Nagoya, Chūbu
Held onScheduled for 19–22 November 2020
Start locationAichi Commemorative Park, Nagoya
Finish locationAichi Commemorative Park, Nagoya
Stages19 (307.78 km; 191.25 miles) [1]
Stage surface Tarmac
Transport distance715.77 km (444.76 miles)
Overall distance1,023.55 km (636.00 miles)
Results
CancellationRally cancelled due to border restrictions.

The 2020 Rally Japan (also known as the Rally Japan 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 19 and 22 November 2020, [2] but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] It was set to mark the seventh running of Rally Japan and planned to be the final round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was scheduled to be based in Nagoya in Chūbu.

Contents

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. [4] Citroën World Rally Team, the team they drove for in 2010, were the reigning manufacturers' winners, but would not defending their titles after parent company Citroën withdrew from the sport. [5]

Background

Route

Itinerary

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

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
08:56Expo Park R Short [ Shakedown ]4.78 km
Leg 1 153.68 km
07:33SS1Isegami Tunnel 123.82 km
08:36SS2Inabu Dam 121.38 km
09:34SS3Shitara Town 131.64 km
13:37SS4Isegami Tunnel 223.82 km
14:40SS5Inabu Dam 221.38 km
15:38SS6Shitara Town 231.64 km
Leg 2 103.86 km
07:23SS7Nukata Forest 120.63 km
08:08SS8Lake Mikawa 120.06 km
09:04SS9Shinshiro City 17.65 km
10:30SS10SSS Okazaki Central Park 11.20 km
13:45SS11SSS Okazaki Central Park 21.20 km
14:23SS12Nukata Forest 220.63 km
15:08SS13Lake Mikawa 220.06 km
16:04SS14Shinshiro City 27.65 km
18:46SS15Expo Park R Short4.78 km
Leg 3 50.24 km
08:43SS16Ena City21.47 km
09:36SS17Nenoue Plateau11.63 km
11:08SS18Expo Park 18.57 km
13:18SS19Expo Park 2 [ Power Stage ]8.57 km
Source: [1]

Preparation and cancellation

Rally Japan was scheduled to return to the calendar for the first time since 2010, replacing Rally Australia as the final round of the championship. The rally was scheduled to move its headquarters from Hokkaidō to a new base in Nagoya and was to be run on tarmac rather than gravel. [6] A candidate event had run in 2019. [7] However, in response to the national COVID-19 pandemic, the Japanese government had increased the country's border restrictions, which led to the cancellation of the rally. [3] The vacant spot left by the rally was taken by Belgium. [8]

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