2024 Rally Japan

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2024 Rally Japan
FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024
Round 13 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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The rally marks the end of the 2024 season.
Host country Japan
Rally baseToyota, Aichi Prefecture
Dates run21 – 24 November 2024
Start locationToyota Stadium, Toyota
Finish locationToyota Stadium, Toyota
Stages21 (302.59 km; 188.02 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance714.60 km (444.03 miles)
Overall distance1,017.19 km (632.05 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered44

The 2024 Rally Japan (also known as the FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024) is a motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held from 21 to 24 November 2024.[2] It is due to be marked the ninth running of the Rally Japan, and is set to be the final round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event is planned to be based in Nagoya in Chūbu Region, and is scheduled to be contested over twenty-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of 302.59 km (188.02 mi).[1]

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin are the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, are the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen are the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Jason Bailey and Shayne Peterson are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.

Background

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Entry list

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The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is set to be 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 are not registered to score points in any championship. Eight are due to enter under Rally1 regulations, as are seventeen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and two Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.[5]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
9 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Torstein Eriksen South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
13 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
16 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17 France Sébastien Ogier France Vincent Landais Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Enni Mälkönen Finland Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
21 Bulgaria Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov[a] Bulgaria Nikolay Gryazin Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
22 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
23 Spain Jan Solans Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Spain Jan Solans Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
24 Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Republic of Ireland James Fulton Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team P
25 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
26 Poland Daniel Chwist Poland Kamil Heller Poland Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
27 Greece George Vassilakis United Kingdom Allan Harryman Greece George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
28 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Michael Joseph Morrissey Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
29 Japan Yuki Yamamoto Finland Marko Salminen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30 United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Alexander Kihurani United Kingdom Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31 Japan Hiroki Arai Japan Shunsuke Matsuo Japan Ahead Japan Racing Team Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
32 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Japan Sae Kitagawa Finland Heikki Kovalainen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
34 Japan Norihiko Katsuta Japan Yusuke Kimura Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRJ Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
35 Japan Fumio Nutahara Japan Shungo Azuma Japan Fumio Nutahara Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
36 Japan Hikaru Kogure Finland Topi Matias Luhtinen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37 Japan Osamu Fukunaga Japan Misako Saida Japan Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
38 Japan Satoshi Imai New Zealand Jason Farmer Japan Satoshi Imai Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
39 Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Spain Rogelio Peñate Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
40 France Ghjuvanni Rossi France Kylian Sarmezan France Ghjuvanni Rossi Renault Clio Rally3 P
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
45 Belgium Armand Fumal France Jules Escartefigue Belgium Armand Fumal Alpine A110 Rally RGT Masters Driver P

Itinerary

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

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
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]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Triumphant Evans leads home Toyota 1–2–3 in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Party time for Kajto as Pole secures WRC2 Challenger title in Japan*". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Entry list FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  6. ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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