2024 Rally Japan
| 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 |  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) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 44 | |
| Crews | 42 at start, 38 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT3:23:41.0 | |
| Saturday Overall leader | Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:40:26.0 | |
| Sunday Accumulated leader | .svg.png){kind=small} Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT43:03.4 | |
| Power Stage winner |  Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT8:38.5 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner |  Nikolay Gryazin_WA.svg.png){kind=small} Konstantin Aleksandrov3:33:45.3 | |
| WRC-3 winner |  Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate3:49:22.2 | |
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.
Background
Entry list
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Printsport | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 21 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov[a] | Nikolay Gryazin | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 22 |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 23 | Jan Solans | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Jan Solans | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 24 |  Josh McErlean | James Fulton |  Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Team | P |
| 25 | Gus Greensmith |  Jonas Andersson | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
| 26 | Daniel Chwist | Kamil Heller | Daniel Chwist | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 27 |  George Vassilakis | Allan Harryman | George Vassilakis | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | P |
| 28 | Eamonn Boland | Michael Joseph Morrissey | Eamonn Boland | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | P |
| 29 | Yuki Yamamoto | Marko Salminen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 30 | Chris Ingram |  Alexander Kihurani | Chris Ingram | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 31 | Hiroki Arai | Shunsuke Matsuo | Ahead Japan Racing Team | Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 32 | Heikki Kovalainen | Sae Kitagawa | Heikki Kovalainen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 34 | Norihiko Katsuta | Yusuke Kimura | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRJ | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 35 | Fumio Nutahara | Shungo Azuma | Fumio Nutahara | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 36 | Hikaru Kogure | Topi Matias Luhtinen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 37 | Osamu Fukunaga | Misako Saida | Osamu Fukunaga | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 38 | Satoshi Imai |  Jason Farmer | Satoshi Imai | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| 40 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Kylian Sarmezan | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Renault Clio Rally3 | P |
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Armand Fumal | Jules Escartefigue | Armand Fumal | Alpine A110 Rally RGT | Masters Driver | P |
Itinerary
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] | ||||
Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Special stages
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  | Thierry Neuville | 242 | | Martijn Wydaeghe | 242 |  1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 561 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Elfyn Evans | 210 | 1 | Scott Martin | 210 |  1 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 558 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Ott Tänak | 200 | 1 | Martin Järveoja | 200 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 267 | |||
| 4 | | Sébastien Ogier | 191 | | Vincent Landais | 191 | ||||||
| 5 | | Adrien Fourmaux | 162 | | Alexandre Coria | 162 | ||||||
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Event | ||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 21 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Nikolay Gryazin | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 3:33:45.3 | 0.0 | 25 | 4 | |
| 8 | 2 | 20 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Printsport | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 3:35:31.8 | +1:46.5 | 18 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | 31 | Hiroki Arai | Shunsuke Matsuo | Ahead Japan Racing Team | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:37:05.3 | +3:20.0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 10 | 4 | 25 | Gus Greensmith | Jonas Andersson | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:37:56.8 | +4:11.5 | 12 | 1 | |
| 11 | 5 | 22 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:40:31.9 | +6:46.6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 12 | 6 | 36 | Hikaru Kogure | Topi Matias Luhtinen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 3:42:34.0 | +8:48.7 | 8 | 0 | |
| 13 | 7 | 34 | Norihiko Katsuta | Yusuke Kimura | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRJ | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 3:45:08.8 | +11:23.5 | 6 | 0 | |
| 14 | 8 | 35 | Fumio Nutahara | Shungo Azuma | Fumio Nutahara | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 3:49:02.4 | +15:17.1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 16 | 9 | 26 | Daniel Chwist | Kamil Heller | Daniel Chwist | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:51:03.0 | +17:17.7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | 10 | 37 | Osamu Fukunaga | Misako Saida | Osamu Fukunaga | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:52:34.9 | +18:49.6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | 11 | 23 | Jan Solans | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Jan Solans | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 4:15:00.5 | +41:15.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 12 | 27 | George Vassilakis | Allan Harryman | George Vassilakis | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 4:17:37.0 | +43:51.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 13 | 28 | Eamonn Boland | Michael Joseph Morrissey | Eamonn Boland | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 4:27:51.3 | +54:06.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 14 | 38 | Satoshi Imai | Jason Farmer | Satoshi Imai | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 5:03:14.3 | +1:29:29.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Retired SS18 | 29 | Yuki Yamamoto | Marko Salminen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Accident | 0 | 0 | |||
| Retired SS18 | 30 | Chris Ingram | Alexander Kihurani | Chris Ingram | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Suspension | 0 | 0 | |||
| Retired SS17 | 32 | Heikki Kovalainen | Sae Kitagawa | Heikki Kovalainen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Accident | 0 | 0 | |||
Special stages
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Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Sami Pajari | 126 | 1 | Enni Mälkönen | 126 | | DG Sport Compétition | 252 | | Sami Pajari | 136 | | Enni Mälkönen | 136 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | Oliver Solberg | 123 | 1 | Elliott Edmondson | 123 | | Toksport WRT | 205 | | Nikolay Gryazin | 130 | | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 130 | |||||
| 3 | 1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 116 | | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 116 | | Toksport WRT 2 | 145 | | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 94 | | Maciej Szczepaniak | 94 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 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 | ||||||||
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Special stages
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | 61 | 3 | Kylian Sarmezan | 61 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Jan Černý | 55 | 1 | Ondřej Krajča | 55 | ||
Notes
- ^ 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.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Itinerary FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Triumphant Evans leads home Toyota 1–2–3 in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Party time for Kajto as Pole secures WRC2 Challenger title in Japan*". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Neuville Celebrates Historic WRC Title as Toyota Takes Manufacturers' Glory in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Neuville clinches WRC title after Tänak crashes in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Pajari and Mälkönen crowned 2024 WRC2 Champions". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Entry list FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2024 Rally Japan.
- 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)