2024 Rally Japan

9th edition of Rally Japan

2024 Rally Japan
FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024

Round 13 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship| ← Previous event

The rally marks the end of the 2024 season.

Host country|  Japan
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)

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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### Itinerary

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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 | —
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## 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.

## External links

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* Official website (in English and Japanese)
* 2024 Rally Japan at eWRC-results.com
* 2024 Rally Japan at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)

Previous rally:
2024 Central European Rally | 2024 FIA World Rally Championship | Next rally:
2025 Monte Carlo Rally (2025)

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Categories within the World Rally Championship

* FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
* FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers
* FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers

* FIA WRC2 Championship
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* FIA Junior WRC Championship

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Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points

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(Ford Puma Rally1)| Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
(Hyundai i20 N Rally1)| Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
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* 13\. Grégoire Munster and Louis Louka
* 16\. Adrien Fourmaux and Alexandre Coria

* 4\. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm
* 6\. Dani Sordo and Cándido Carrera
* 8\. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja
* 9\. Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen
* 11\. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe

* 17\. Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais
* 18\. Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston
* 33\. Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin
* 69\. Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen

Schedule of events

* Monte-Carlo
* Sweden
* Kenya
* Croatia
* Portugal
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* Poland
* Latvia
* Finland
* Greece
* Chile
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