2022 Rally Japan FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022 | ||
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Round 13 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Japan | |
Rally base | Toyota, Aichi, Chūbu region | |
Dates run | 10 – 13 November 2022 | |
Start location | Toyota, Aichi, Chūbu region | |
Finish location | Ena, Gifu, Chūbu region | |
Stages | 19 (283.27 km; 176.02 miles) [1] | |
Stage surface | Tarmac | |
Transport distance | 681.98 km (423.76 miles) | |
Overall distance | 965.25 km (599.78 miles) | |
Statistics | ||
Crews registered | 38 | |
Crews | 36 at start, 32 at finish | |
Overall results | ||
Overall winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:43:52.3 | |
Power Stage winner | Craig Breen James Fulton M-Sport Ford WRT 5:20.5 | |
Support category results | ||
WRC-2 winner | Grégoire Munster Louis Louka 2:51:43.1 | |
WRC-3 winner | No classified finishers. |
The 2022 Rally Japan (also known as the FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 10 and 13 November 2022. [2] It marked the seventh running of the Rally Japan. The event was the final round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Nagoya in Chūbu Region and was contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 283.27 km (176.02 mi). [1]
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia are the defending rally winners. [3] However, Ingrassia would not defend his title as he retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season. [4] Citroën Total World Rally Team, the team they drove for in 2010, when the Rally Japan held a World Rally Championship event last time, are the defending manufacturers' winners, but they would not be defending their titles after parent company Citroën withdrew from the sport. [5]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their second rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. [6] Grégoire Munster and Louis Louka won the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen clinched the WRC-2 titles. [7]
The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven were entered under Rally1 regulations, as are seventeen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2. [8] [9]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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40 | Hiroki Arai | Ilka Minor | Ahead Japan Racing Team | Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P |
All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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10 November | 9:01 | — | Kuragaike Park Reverse [ Shakedown ] | 2.80 km |
17:38 | SS1 | Kuragaike Park | 2.75 km | |
11 November | 7:02 | SS2 | Isegami's Tunnel 1 | 23.29 km |
8:00 | SS3 | Inabu Dam 1 | 19.38 km | |
8:58 | SS4 | Shitara Town R 1 | 22.44 km | |
13:31 | SS5 | Isegami's Tunnel 2 | 23.29 km | |
14:29 | SS6 | Inabu Dam 2 | 19.38 km | |
15:27 | SS7 | Shitara Town R 2 | 22.44 km | |
12 November | 7:07 | SS8 | Nukata Forest 1 | 20.56 km |
8:08 | SS9 | Lake Mikawako 1 | 14.74 km | |
9:03 | SS10 | Shinshiro City | 7.08 km | |
12:37 | SS11 | Nukata Forest 2 | 20.56 km | |
13:38 | SS12 | Lake Mikawako 2 | 14.74 km | |
15:36 | SS13 | Okazaki City SSS 1 | 1.40 km | |
15:49 | SS14 | Okazaki City SSS 2 | 1.40 km | |
13 November | 8:08 | SS15 | Asahi Kougen 1 | 7.52 km |
9:12 | SS16 | Ena City 1 | 21.59 km | |
10:10 | SS17 | Nenoue Plateau | 11.60 km | |
11:48 | SS18 | Ena City 2 | 21.59 km | |
14:18 | SS19 | Asahi Kougen 2 [ Power Stage ] | 7.52 km | |
Source: [1] | ||||
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Kalle Rovanperä | 255 | Jonne Halttunen | 255 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 525 | ||||||
2 | Ott Tänak | 205 | Martin Järveoja | 205 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 455 | ||||||
3 | Thierry Neuville | 193 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 193 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 257 | ||||||
4 | Elfyn Evans | 134 | Scott Martin | 134 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 138 | ||||||
5 | Takamoto Katsuta | 122 | Aaron Johnston | 122 |
No Rally3 crews entered the round.
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Lauri Joona | 111 | Enni Mälkönen | 87 | ||||
2 | Jan Černý | 104 | Mikael Korhonen | 86 | ||||
3 | Sami Pajari | 87 | Tamás Kürti | 73 | ||||
4 | Zoltán László | 73 | Liam Regan | 63 | ||||
5 | William Creighton | 63 | Manuel Fenoli | 48 | ||||
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