2022 Rally Japan

7th edition of Rally Japan

2022 Rally Japan
FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022

Round 13 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship| ← Previous event

Rally Japan returned to the calendar after 2010.

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]

## Background

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### Entry list

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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]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship No.  | Driver  | Co-Driver  | Entrant  | Car  | Championship eligibility  | Tyre

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1  |  Sébastien Ogier |  Vincent Landais |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer  | P
6  |  Dani Sordo |  Cándido Carrera |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer  | P
8  |  Ott Tänak |  Martin Järveoja |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer  | P
9  |  Jourdan Serderidis |  Frédéric Miclotte |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver  | —
11  |  Thierry Neuville |  Martijn Wydaeghe |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer  | P
16  |  Adrien Fourmaux |  Alexandre Coria |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer  | —
18  |  Takamoto Katsuta |  Aaron Johnston |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team  | P
33  |  Elfyn Evans |  Scott Martin |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer  | P
42  |  Craig Breen |  James Fulton |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer  | P
44  |  Gus Greensmith |  Jonas Andersson |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer  | P
69  |  Kalle Rovanperä |  Jonne Halttunen |  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

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20  |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz |  Maciej Szczepaniak |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver  | P
21  |  Emil Lindholm |  Reeta Hämäläinen |  Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team  | P
22  |  Teemu Suninen |  Mikko Markkula |  Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team  | P
23  |  Sami Pajari |  Enni Mälkönen |  Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team  | P
24  |  Grégoire Munster |  Louis Louka |  Grégoire Munster | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver  | P
25  |  Bruno Bulacia |  Gabriel Morales |  Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team  | P
26  |  Sean Johnston |  Alexander Kihurani |  Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver  | P
27  |  Fabrizio Zaldivar |  Marcelo Der Ohannesian |  Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team  | P
28  |  Mauro Miele |  Luca Beltrame |  Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver, Team  | P
29  |  Heikki Kovalainen |  Sae Kitagawa |  Heikki Kovalainen | Škoda Fabia R5 | Driver, Co-driver  | P
30  |  Osamu Fukunaga |  Misako Saida |  Osamu Fukunaga | Škoda Fabia R5 | Masters Driver, Co-driver  | P
31  |  Toshi Arai |  Naoya Tanaka |  Toshi Arai | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Masters Driver, Co-driver  | P
32  |  Luke Anear |  Stuart Loudon |  Luke Anear | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver  | P
34  |  Jean-Michel Raoux |  Laurent Magat |  Jean-Michel Raoux | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver  | P
35  |  Eamonn Boland |  Michael Joseph Morrissey |  Eamonn Boland | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver  | P
36  |  Frédéric Rosati |  Patrick Chiappe |  Frédéric Rosati | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Masters Driver, Co-driver  | P
37  |  Satoshi Imai |  Shizuka Takehara |  Satoshi Imai | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver  | P
Other major entries No.  | Driver  | Co-Driver  | Entrant  | Car  | Tyre

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40  |  Hiroki Arai |  Ilka Minor |  Ahead Japan Racing Team | Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P

### Itinerary

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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]

## Report

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### WRC Rally1

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#### Classification

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Position  | No. | Driver  | Co-driver | Entrant  | Car  | Time  | Difference | Points

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Event  | Class  | Event  | Stage
1  | 1  | 11  | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:43:52.3  | 0.0  | 25 | 2
2  | 2  | 8  | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:45:03.4  | +1:11.1  | 18 | 0
3  | 3  | 18  | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:46:03.6  | +2:11.3  | 15 | 0
4  | 4  | 1  | Sébastien Ogier | Vincent Landais | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:46:15.9  | +2:23.6  | 12 | 0
5  | 5  | 33  | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:47:57.4  | +4:05.1  | 10 | 0
6  | 6  | 44  | Gus Greensmith | Jonas Andersson | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 2:47:59.7  | +4:07.4  | 8 | 0
12  | 7  | 69  | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:54:33.1  | +10:40.8  | 0 | 0
24  | 8  | 42  | Craig Breen | James Fulton | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 3:17:14.5  | +33:22.2  | 0 | 5
Retired SS2  | 6  | Dani Sordo | Cándido Carrera | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Fire  | 0 | 0
Did not start  | 9  | Jourdan Serderidis | Frédéric Miclotte | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Withdrawn  | 0 | 0
Did not start  | 16  | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Withdrawn  | 0 | 0

#### Special stages

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Stage  | Winners  | Car  | Time  | Class leaders

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SD | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:04.6  | —
SS1  | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:07.0  | Ogier / Landais
SS2  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 17:44.6  | Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS3  | Stage cancelled
SS4  | Evans / Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 14:23.3  | Evans / Martin
Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS5  | Evans / Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 10:38.0  | Evans / Martin
SS6  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 12:18.9
SS7  | Stage cancelled
SS8  | Evans / Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 14:17.1  | Evans / Martin
SS9  | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 10:26.5
SS10  | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:31.5
SS11  | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 14:06.9
SS12  | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 10:18.2  | Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS13  | Stage cancelled
SS14  | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 1:18.8  | Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS15  | Evans / Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 4:49.5
SS16  | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 15:38.7
SS17  | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 7:45.1
SS18  | Breen / Fulton | Ford Puma Rally1 | 17:42.1
SS19 | Breen / Fulton | Ford Puma Rally1 | 5:20.5

#### Championship standings

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* Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.

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  |  |  |

### WRC-2 Rally2

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#### Classification

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Position  | No. | Driver  | Co-driver  | Entrant  | Car  | Time  | Difference | Points

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7  | 1  | 24  | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | Grégoire Munster | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 2:51:43.1  | 0.0  | 25 | 0 | 6
8  | 2  | 22  | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 2:52:04.7  | +21.6  | 18 | 2 | 4+3
9  | 3  | 21  | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:52:17.9  | +34.8  | 15 | 0 | 2
10  | 4  | 29  | Heikki Kovalainen | Sae Kitagawa | Heikki Kovalainen | Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:52:52.1  | +1:09.0  | 12 | 0 | 1
11  | 5  | 23  | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:52:53.1  | +1:10.0  | 10 | 0 | 0
13  | 6  | 26  | Sean Johnston | Alexander Kihurani | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 2:54:45.8  | +3:02.7  | 8 | 0 | 0
14  | 7  | 28  | Mauro Miele | Luca Beltrame | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:56:25.8  | +4:42.7  | 6 | 3 | 0+4
16  | 8  | 30  | Osamu Fukunaga | Misako Saida | Osamu Fukunaga | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:01:55.5  | +10:42.4  | 4 | 0 | 0
17  | 9  | 35  | Eamonn Boland | Michael Joseph Morrissey | Eamonn Boland | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 3:02:34.3  | +10:51.2  | 2 | 0 | 0
18  | 10  | 32  | Luke Anear | Stuart Loudon | Luke Anear | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 3:05:19.4  | +13:36.3  | 1 | 0 | 0
19  | 11  | 25  | Bruno Bulacia | Gabriel Morales | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:05:58.2  | +14:15.1  | 0 | 0 | 0
22  | 12  | 37  | Satoshi Imai | Shizuka Takehara | Satoshi Imai | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 3:15:22.6  | +23:39.5  | 0 | 0 | 0
25  | 13  | 36  | Frédéric Rosati | Patrick Chiappe | Frédéric Rosati | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 3:19:43.1  | +28:00.0  | 0 | 0 | 0
29  | 14  | 27  | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 3:44:44.5  | +53:01.4  | 0 | 1 | 0+1
32  | 15  | 34  | Jean-Michel Raoux | Laurent Magat | Jean-Michel Raoux | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:55:34.7  | +1:03:51.6  | 0 | 0 | 0
Retired SS2  | 20  | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Crash  | 0 | 0 | 0
Retired SS1  | 31  | Toshi Arai | Naoya Tanaka | Toshi Arai | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Crash  | 0 | 0 | 0

#### Special stages

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Stage  | Open Championship  | Junior Championship  | Masters Cup

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Winners  | Car  | Time  | Class leaders  | Winners  | Car  | Time  | Class leaders  | Winners  | Car  | Time  | Class leaders
SD | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:09.0  | —  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:09.0  | —  | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:14.4  | —
SS1  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen
Pajari / Mälkönen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:11.0  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen
Pajari / Mälkönen | Lindholm / Hämäläinen
Pajari / Mälkönen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:11.0  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen
Pajari / Mälkönen | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:20.0  | Miele / Beltrame
SS2  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 18:08.6  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 18:08.6  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Stage interrupted
SS3  | Stage cancelled
SS4  | Pajari / Mälkönen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 15:08.6  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Pajari / Mälkönen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 15:08.6  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Stage interrupted
SS5  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 11:08.6  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 11:08.6  | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 11:46.6  | Miele / Beltrame
SS6  | Suninen / Markkula | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 12:50.2  | Pajari / Mälkönen | Pajari / Mälkönen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 12:51.4  | Pajari / Mälkönen | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 13:29.3
SS7  | Stage cancelled
SS8  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 14:58.2  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 14:58.2  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 15:37.6  | Miele / Beltrame
SS9  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 10:53.2  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 10:53.2  | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 11:28.4
SS10  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:44.2  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:44.2  | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:56.3
SS11  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 14:41.4  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 14:41.4  | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 15:35.7
SS12  | Suninen / Markkula | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 10:45.5  | Munster / Louka | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 10:51.9  | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 11:19.7
SS13  | Stage cancelled
SS14  | Suninen / Markkula | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 1:20.8  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Pajari / Mälkönen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 1:22.1  | Lindholm / Hämäläinen | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 1:28.2  | Miele / Beltrame
SS15  | Pajari / Mälkönen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 5:07.8  | Pajari / Mälkönen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 5:07.8  | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 5:19.5
SS16  | Pajari / Mälkönen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 16:23.6  | Pajari / Mälkönen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 16:23.6  | Rosati / Chiappe | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 17:20.3
SS17  | Suninen / Markkula | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 8:13.9  | Pajari / Mälkönen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 8:15.3  | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 8:28.1
SS18  | Munster / Louka | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 18:28.4  | Munster / Louka | Munster / Louka | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 18:28.4  | Munster / Louka | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 18:52.7
SS19 | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 5:32.3  | Munster / Louka | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 5:49.6  | Miele / Beltrame | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 5:32.3

#### Championship standings

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* Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.

Pos. |  | Open Drivers' championships  |  | Open Co-drivers' championships  |  | Teams' championships  |  | Junior Drivers' championships  |  | Junior Co-drivers' championships  |  | Driver Masters' championships  |  | Co-driver Masters' championships

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Move  | Driver  | Points  | Move  | Co-driver  | Points  | Move  | Manufacturer  | Points  | Move  | Manufacturer  | Points  | Move  | Driver  | Points  | Move  | Driver  | Points  | Move  | Driver  | Points
1  |  1  | Emil Lindholm | 116  |  1  | Reeta Hämäläinen | 116  |  1  | Toksport WRT | 188  |  | Emil Lindholm | 144  |  | James Fulton | 136  |  1  | Mauro Miele | 129  |  | Laurent Magat | 143
2  |  1  | Andreas Mikkelsen | 109  |  1  | Torstein Eriksen | 109  |  1  | Hyundai Motorsport N | 186  |  | Nikolay Gryazin | 104  |  | Louis Louka | 111  |  1  | Armin Kremer | 125  |  | Michael Joseph Morrissey | 86
3  |  | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 104  |  | Maciej Szczepaniak | 104  |  | Toksport WRT 2 | 156  |  | Chris Ingram | 92  |  | Samu Vaaleri | 65  |  | Jean-Michel Raoux | 95  |  | Michela Lorigiola | 48
4  |  | Yohan Rossel | 98  |  | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 85  |  | Yaco ACCR Team | 50  |  | Fabrizio Zaldivar | 78  |  | Elia De Guio | 25  |  | Freddy Loix | 83  |  | Hans van Goor | 43
5  |  | Nikolay Gryazin | 85  |  | Valentin Sarreaud | 69  |  | Saintéloc Junior Team | 40  |  | Mikołaj Marczyk | 67  |  | Alejandro López Fernández | 12  |  3  | Eamonn Boland | 59  |  | Jörgen Fornander | 25

### WRC-3 Rally3

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No Rally3 crews entered the round.

#### Championship standings

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* Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.

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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Previous rally:
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Previous rally:
2010 Rally Japan
2020 and 2021 editions cancelled | 2022 Rally Japan | Next rally:
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Categories within the World Rally Championship

* FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
* FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers
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* FIA WRC2 Championship
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Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points

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* 16\. Adrien Fourmaux and Alexandre Coria
* 19\. Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche
* 42\. Craig Breen and Paul Nagle / James Fulton
* 44\. Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson

* 2\. Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson
* 6\. Dani Sordo and Cándido Carrera
* 8\. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja
* 11\. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe

* 1\. Sébastien Ogier and Benjamin Veillas / Vincent Landais
* 4\. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm
* 33\. Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin
* 69\. Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen

* 18\. Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston

Schedule of events

* Monte-Carlo
* Sweden
* Croatia
* Portugal
* Italy
* Kenya
* Estonia
* Finland
* Belgium
* Greece
* New Zealand
* Spain
* Japan

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Rally Japan

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* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2010
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023

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