2023 Rally Japan FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023 | ||
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Round 13 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Japan | |
Rally base | Toyota, Aichi Prefecture | |
Dates run | 16 – 19 November 2023 | |
Start location | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | |
Finish location | Ena, Gifu, Chūbu region | |
Stages | 22 (304.66 km; 189.31 miles) [1] | |
Stage surface | Tarmac | |
Transport distance | 665.09 km (413.27 miles) | |
Overall distance | 969.75 km (602.57 miles) | |
Results | ||
Overall winner | Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:32:08.8 | |
WRC-2 winner | Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3 3:39:42.5 | |
WRC-3 winner | Jason Bailey Shayne Peterson 5:03:05.7 | |
Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 4:48.8 | |
Cancellation | SS4 cancelled due to safety concern. | |
Crews registered | 36 | |
Crews | 34 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]
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.
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]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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31 | Jason Bailey | Shayne Peterson | Jason Bailey | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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24 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | P |
All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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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] | ||||
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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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 | ||
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 | 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 | ||||||||
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
22 | 1 | 55 | Jason Bailey | Shayne Peterson | Jason Bailey | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:03:05.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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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 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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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 |
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