2024 Rally Japan

2024 Rally Japan
FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024
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 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
Crews42 at start, 38 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Scott Martin
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:23:41.0
Saturday
Overall leader		United Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Scott Martin
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:40:26.0
Sunday
Accumulated leader		Belgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
43:03.4
Power Stage winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Vincent Landais
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
8:38.5
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerBulgaria Nikolay Gryazin
Konstantin Aleksandrov
3:33:45.3
WRC-3 winnerParaguay Diego Dominguez Jr.
Spain Rogelio Peñate
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.

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]

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 States 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

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

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:18.2 —
SS1 Fourmaux / Coria Ford Puma Rally1 1:44.4 Fourmaux / Coria
SS2 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 18:27.4 Tänak / Järveoja
SS3 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:14.8
SS4 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:49.7 Evans / Martin
SS5 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 18:03.2 Tänak / Järveoja
SS6 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 12:00.1
SS7 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:45.5
SS8 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:01.1
SS9 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:01.9
Fourmaux / Coria Ford Puma Rally1
Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
SS10 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:04.3
SS11 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:40.2
SS12 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:39.3
SS13 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 11:30.1
SS14 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:32.6
Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
SS15 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:06.4
SS16 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:42.6
SS17 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Hyundai i20 N Rally1 11:57.5 Evans / Martin
SS18 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:42.4
SS19 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 11:51.9
Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
SS20 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:44.1
SS21 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:38.5

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

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

  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.[9]

References

  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. ^ "Neuville Celebrates Historic WRC Title as Toyota Takes Manufacturers' Glory in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Neuville clinches WRC title after Tänak crashes in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Pajari and Mälkönen crowned 2024 WRC2 Champions". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Entry list FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. ^ "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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