2023 Rally Japan

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2023 Rally Japan
FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023
Round 13 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
  Previous event
WRC Rally Japan 2008 Day1 SAPPORO SSS Toni Gardemeister.jpg
The event would be featured with route through Toyota Stadium.
Host countryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Rally base Toyota, Aichi Prefecture
Dates run16 19 November 2023
Start location Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Finish location Ena, Gifu, Chūbu region
Stages22 (304.66 km; 189.31 miles) [1]
Stage surface Tarmac
Transport distance665.09 km (413.27 miles)
Overall distance969.75 km (602.57 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:32:08.8
WRC-2 winner Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen
Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen
Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT 3
3:39:42.5
WRC-3 winner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Bailey
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shayne Peterson
5:03:05.7
Power Stage winner Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
4:48.8
CancellationSS4 cancelled due to safety concern.
Crews registered36
Crews34 at start, 28 at finish

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]

Contents

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

Entry list

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.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
4 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
6 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Cándido Carrera Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
16 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of France.svg Alexandre Coria Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
20 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Team P
21ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Nikolay Gryazin [lower-alpha 1] ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
22 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
23 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Japan.svg Sae Kitagawa Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
25 Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Chwist Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Heller Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
26 Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Fukunaga Flag of Japan.svg Misako Saida Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
27 Flag of Spain.svg Alexander Villanueva Flag of Spain.svg José Murado González Flag of Spain.svg Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver
28 Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Boland Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Joseph Morrissey Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Boland Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
29 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Flag of Spain.svg Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Imai Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Farmer Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Imai Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
31 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Bailey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shayne Peterson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
Other major entries
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
24 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 P

Itinerary

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

DateNo.Time spanStage nameDistance
16 NovemberAfter 9:01Kuragaike Park [ Shakedown ]2.75 km
Ribbon-cutting icon.svg After 18:52Opening ceremony, Toyota Stadium
SS1After 19:05Toyota Stadium SSS 12.10 km
17 November Icon tools.svg 5:34 – 5:49Service A, Toyota Stadium
SS2After 7:04Isegami's Tunnel 123.60 km
SS3After 8:04Inabu Dam 119.38 km
SS4After 9:02Shitara Town 122.53 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 11:11 – 11:41Regroup, Toyota Stadium
Icon tools.svg 11:41 – 12:21Service B, Toyota Stadium
SS5After 13:36Isegami's Tunnel 223.60 km
SS6After 14:36Inabu Dam 219.38 km
SS7After 15:34Shitara Town 222.53 km
Icon tools.svg 18:03 – 18:48Flexi service C, Toyota Stadium
SS8After 19:35Toyota Stadium SSS 22.10 km
18 November Icon tools.svg 6:45 – 7:00Service D, Toyota Stadium
SS9After 8:04Nukata Forest 120.32 km
SS10After 9:05Lake Mikawako 114.78 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 10:45 – 11:05Regroup, Okazaki
SS11After 11:15Okazaki City SSS 13.18 km
SS12After 11:26Okazaki City SSS 23.18 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 11:31 – 12:16Regroup, Okazaki
Racing tyre icon.svg 12:16 – 12:31Tyre fitting zone, Okazaki
SS13After 13:04Nukata Forest 220.32 km
SS14After 14:05Lake Mikawako 214.78 km
SS15After 15:11Shinshiro City6.70 km
Icon tools.svg 17:01 – 17:46Flexi service E, Toyota Stadium
SS16After 19:35Toyota Stadium SSS 32.10 km
19 November Icon tools.svg 5:39 – 5:54Service F, Toyota Stadium
SS17After 7:05Asahi Kougen 17.52 km
SS18After 8:03Ena City 122.92 km
SS19After 8:56Nenoue Kougen 111.60 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 9:31 – 10:01Regroup, Nakatsugawa Park
Racing tyre icon.svg 10:01 – 10:31Tyre fitting zone, Nakatsugawa Park
SS20After 11:04Ena City 222.92 km
SS21After 11:57Nenoue Kougen 211.60 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 13:32 – 14:12Regroup, Asahi Government
SS22After 14:15Asahi Kougen 2 [ Power Stage ]7.52 km
BSicon RACE.svg After 16:00Official finish, Toyota Stadium
Source: [1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
1133 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:32:08.80.0250
2217 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:33:26.5+1:17.7181
3369 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:33:55.3+1:46.5150
444 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:34:59.1+2:50.3123
5518 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:35:19.1+3:10.3102
668 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:35:37.1+3:28.384
13711 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:00:13.5+28:04.705
Retired SS26 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Accident00
Retired SS216 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Accident00

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass 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
SS4Stage 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

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

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
7120 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:39:42.50.02516
8221 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:40:58.4+1:15.91834
9322 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:51:34.7+11:52.21522
11426 Osamu Fukunaga Misako Saida Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:56:47.8+17:05.31200
12525 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:00:01.8+20:19.31000
14628 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Citroën C3 Rally2 4:00:47.4+21:04.9800
18729 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:32:39.2+52:56.7600
24830 Satoshi Imai Jason Farmer Satoshi Imai Citroën C3 Rally2 5:19:31.7+1:39:49.2400
Retired SS1423 Heikki Kovalainen Sae Kitagawa Heikki Kovalainen Škoda Fabia R5 Transmission000
Did not start27 Alexander Villanueva José Murado González Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Withdrawn000

Special stages

Championship standings

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

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
22155 Jason Bailey Shayne Peterson Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:03:05.70.025

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:35.4
SS1 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:21.0 Bailey / Peterson
SS2Stage interrupted
SS3 Bailey / Peterson Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:53.4 Bailey / Peterson
SS4Stage 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

  • Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.
Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Roope Korhonen 100 1rightarrow blue.svg Anssi Viinikka 100
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. 87 1rightarrow blue.svg Rogelio Peñate 87
3 1uparrow green.svg 8 Jason Bailey 61 1rightarrow blue.svg Loïc Dumont 55
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Tom Rensonnet 55 1rightarrow blue.svg Liam Regan 51
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Filip Kohn 52 1rightarrow blue.svg Conor Mohan 49

Notes

  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]

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The 2023 Rally Chile was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 28 September to 1 October 2023. It marked the second running of the Rally Chile, and was the eleventh round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Concepción of the Biobío Region, and was contested over sixteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 321.06 km (199.50 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Acropolis Rally</span> 67th edition of Acropolis Rally

The 2023 Acropolis Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 7 September to 10 September 2023. It marked the sixty-seventh running of the Acropolis Rally, and was the tenth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the final round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship. The event was based in Lamia in Central Greece, and was contested over fifteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 307.69 km (191.19 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Central European Rally</span> 1st edition of Central European Rally

The 2023 Central European Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars which was held from 26 to 29 October 2023. It marked the first running of the Central European Rally, and was be the twelfth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Passau, Bavaria, Germany, and was contested over eighteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 311.79 km (193.74 mi).

References

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