2024 Rally Japan FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024 | ||
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Round 13 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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![]() Home hero Takamoto Katsuta driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 during the event. | ||
Host country | ![]() | |
Rally base | Toyota, Aichi Prefecture | |
Dates run | 21 – 24 November 2024 | |
Start location | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | |
Finish location | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | |
Stages | 21 (302.59 km; 188.02 miles) [1] | |
Stage surface | Tarmac | |
Transport distance | 714.60 km (444.03 miles) | |
Overall distance | 1,017.19 km (632.05 miles) | |
Statistics | ||
Crews registered | 44 | |
Crews | 42 at start, 38 at finish | |
Overall results | ||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 3:23:41.0 | |
Saturday Overall leader | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:40:26.0 | |
Sunday Accumulated leader | ![]() ![]() ![]() 43:03.4 | |
Power Stage winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 8:38.5 | |
Support category results | ||
WRC-2 winner | ![]() ![]() 3:33:45.3 | |
WRC-3 winner | ![]() ![]() 3:49:22.2 |
The 2024 Rally Japan (also known as the FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 21 to 24 November 2024. [2] It marked the ninth running of the Rally Japan, and was the final round of the 2024 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-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of 302.59 km (188.02 mi). [1]
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [3] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. [4] Jason Bailey and Shayne Peterson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Evans and Martin successfully defended their titles, so as their team Toyota. [5] Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe became the 2024 world champions, [6] while Toyota snatched the manufacturer's title. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the WRC-2 titles. [7] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the winners in 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. Eight entered under Rally1 regulations, as were seventeen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and two Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. [8]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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8 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
33 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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39 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
40 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Renault Clio Rally3 | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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45 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Alpine A110 Rally RGT | Masters Driver | P |
All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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21 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 | 2.15 km | |
22 November | ![]() | 6:19 – 6:34 | Service A, Toyota Stadium | — |
SS2 | After 7:44 | Isegami's Tunnel 1 | 23.67 km | |
SS3 | After 8:44 | Inabu / Shitara 1 | 19.38 km | |
SS4 | After 10:12 | Shinshiro 1 | 17.41 km | |
![]() | 12:07 – 12:27 | Regroup, Inabu Donguri-no-Yu | — | |
![]() | 12:27 – 12:42 | Tyre fitting zone, Inabu Donguri Koubou | — | |
SS5 | After 13:32 | Isegami's Tunnel 2 | 23.67 km | |
SS6 | After 14:32 | Inabu / Shitara 2 | 19.38 km | |
SS7 | After 16:00 | Shinshiro 2 | 17.41 km | |
![]() | 12:07 – 12:27 | Regroup, Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium | — | |
SS8 | After 18:35 | Okazaki SSS 1 | 2.54 km | |
SS9 | After 18:44 | Okazaki SSS 2 | 2.54 km | |
![]() | 19:44 – 20:29 | Flexi service B, Toyota Stadium | — | |
23 November | ![]() | 6:19 – 6:34 | Service C, Toyota Stadium | — |
SS10 | After 8:05 | Mt. Kasagi 1 | 16.47 km | |
SS11 | After 9:03 | Nenoue Kougen 1 | 2.54 km | |
SS12 | After 10:16 | Ena 1 | 22.79 km | |
![]() | 11:21 – 12:04 | Regroup, Nakatsugawa Park | — | |
![]() | 12:04 – 12:19 | Tyre fitting zone, Nakatsugawa Park | — | |
SS13 | After 13:05 | Mt. Kasagi 2 | 16.47 km | |
SS14 | After 14:08 | Nenoue Kougen 2 | 2.54 km | |
SS15 | After 15:16 | Ena 2 | 22.79 km | |
![]() | 17:26 – 18:07 | Regroup, Toyota Stadium | — | |
![]() | 18:07 – 18:52 | Flexi service D, Toyota Stadium | — | |
SS16 | After 19:05 | Toyota Stadium SSS 2 | 2.15 km | |
24 November | ![]() | 6:26 – 6:41 | Service E, Toyota Stadium | — |
SS17 | After 7:39 | Nukata 1 | 20.23 km | |
SS18 | After 8:35 | Lake Mikawako 1 | 13.98 km | |
SS19 | After 9:38 | Nukata 2 | 20.23 km | |
![]() | 11:03 – 11:49 | Regroup, Toyota Stadium | — | |
![]() | 11:49 – 12:04 | Flexi service F, Toyota Stadium | — | |
SS20 | After 12:17 | Toyota Stadium SSS 3 | 2.15 km | |
![]() | 12:27 – 12:58 | Regroup, Toyota Stadium B1 Parking | — | |
SS21 | After 14:15 | Lake Mikawako 2 [ Power Stage ] | 13.98 km | |
![]() | After 15:30 | Official finish, Toyota Stadium | — | |
Source: [1] | ||||
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||||
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Event | Class | SAT | SUN | WPS | Total | |||||||
1 | 1 | 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:24:41.0 | 0.0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 2 | 17 | Sébastien Ogier | Vincent Landais | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:25:08.3 | +1:27.3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
3 | 3 | 16 | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 3:25:36.5 | +1:55.5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
4 | 4 | 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:25:43.6 | +2:02:6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
5 | 5 | 13 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 3:26:52.5 | +3:11.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
6 | 6 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:30:50.1 | +6:54.1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
31 | 7 | 9 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Torstein Eriksen | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 4:55:42.7 | +1:32:01.7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Retired SS17 | 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Accident | 0 | 0 | 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 | ![]() | Thierry Neuville | 242 | ![]() | Martijn Wydaeghe | 242 | ![]() | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 561 | |||
2 | ![]() | Elfyn Evans | 210 | ![]() | Scott Martin | 210 | ![]() | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 558 | |||
3 | ![]() | Ott Tänak | 200 | ![]() | Martin Järveoja | 200 | ![]() | M-Sport Ford WRT | 267 | |||
4 | ![]() | Sébastien Ogier | 191 | ![]() | Vincent Landais | 191 | ||||||
5 | ![]() | Adrien Fourmaux | 162 | ![]() | Alexandre Coria | 162 |
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 | ![]() | Sami Pajari | 126 | ![]() | Enni Mälkönen | 126 | ![]() | DG Sport Compétition | 252 | ![]() | Sami Pajari | 136 | ![]() | Enni Mälkönen | 136 | |||||
2 | ![]() | Oliver Solberg | 123 | ![]() | Elliott Edmondson | 123 | ![]() | Toksport WRT | 205 | ![]() | Nikolay Gryazin | 130 | ![]() | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 130 | |||||
3 | ![]() | Nikolay Gryazin | 116 | ![]() | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 116 | ![]() | Toksport WRT 2 | 145 | ![]() | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 94 | ![]() | Maciej Szczepaniak | 94 | |||||
4 | ![]() | Yohan Rossel | 111 | ![]() | Maciej Szczepaniak | 69 | ![]() | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 91 | ![]() | Lauri Joona | 78 | ![]() | Janni Hussi | 78 | |||||
5 | ![]() | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 69 | ![]() | Janni Hussi | 58 | ![]() | Jan Solans | 71 | ![]() | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 71 | ||||||||
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
15 | 1 | 39 | Diego Domínguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Domínguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:49:22.2 | 0.0 | 25 |
21 | 2 | 40 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Kylian Sarmezan | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Renault Clio Rally3 | 4:09:01.8 | +19:39.6 | 18 |
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:27.5 | — |
SS1 | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 1:56.2 | Dominguez / Peñate |
SS2 | Rossi / Sarmezan | Renault Clio Rally3 | 20:56.7 | Rossi / Sarmezan |
SS3 | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:02.8 | |
SS4 | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:18.9 | |
SS5 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS6 | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:38.7 | Dominguez / Peñate |
SS7 | Rossi / Sarmezan | Renault Clio Rally3 | 11:15.9 | |
SS8 | Rossi / Sarmezan | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:16.0 | |
SS9 | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:12.2 | |
SS10 | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:22.4 | |
SS11 | Rossi / Sarmezan | Renault Clio Rally3 | 8:47.9 | |
SS12 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS13 | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:58.1 | Dominguez / Peñate |
SS14 | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:44.4 | |
SS15 | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 18:17.2 | |
SS16 | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 1:57.7 | |
SS17 | Rossi / Sarmezan | Renault Clio Rally3 | 14:09.3 | |
SS18 | Rossi / Sarmezan | Renault Clio Rally3 | 10:01.1 | |
SS19 | Rossi / Sarmezan | Renault Clio Rally3 | 13:53.4 | |
SS20 | Dominguez / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 1:57.1 | |
SS21 | Rossi / Sarmezan | Renault Clio Rally3 | 9:52.2 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | ![]() | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 125 | ![]() | Rogelio Peñate | 125 | ||
2 | ![]() | Mattéo Chatillon | 73 | ![]() | Maxence Cornuau | 73 | ||
3 | ![]() | Romet Jürgenson | 61 | ![]() | Siim Oja | 61 | ||
4 | ![]() | Ghjuvanni Rossi | 61 | ![]() | Kylian Sarmezan | 61 | ||
5 | ![]() | Jan Černý | 55 | ![]() | Ondřej Krajča | 55 | ||
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