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]
| 2022 Rally Japan FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022 | ||
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Round 13 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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 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 WRT2:43:52.3 | |
| Power Stage winner |  Craig Breen James Fulton M-Sport Ford WRT5:20.5 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner |  Grégoire Munster Louis Louka2:51:43.1 | |
| WRC-3 winner | No classified finishers. | |
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 edit
Entry list edit
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]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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| 40 | Hiroki Arai
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 Ilka Minor
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Ahead Japan Racing Team
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Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P |
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
WRC Rally1 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
- Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Kalle Rovanperä | 255 |
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Jonne Halttunen | 255 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 525 | |||
| 2 |
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Ott Tänak | 205 |
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Martin Järveoja | 205 |
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 455 | |||
| 3 |
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Thierry Neuville | 193 |
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 193 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 257 | |||
| 4 |
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Elfyn Evans | 134 |
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Scott Martin | 134 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 138 | |||
| 5 |
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Takamoto Katsuta | 122 |
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Aaron Johnston | 122 | ||||||
WRC-2 Rally2 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
- 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||||
| 1 |  1
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Emil Lindholm | 116 | 1
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Reeta Hämäläinen | 116 | 1
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Toksport WRT | 188 |
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Emil Lindholm | 144 |
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James Fulton | 136 | 1
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Mauro Miele | 129 |
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Laurent Magat | 143 | |||||||
| 2 |  1
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Andreas Mikkelsen | 109 | 1
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Torstein Eriksen | 109 | 1
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Hyundai Motorsport N | 186 |
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Nikolay Gryazin | 104 |
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Louis Louka | 111 | 1
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Armin Kremer | 125 |
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Michael Joseph Morrissey | 86 | |||||||
| 3 |
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Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 104 |
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Maciej Szczepaniak | 104 |
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Toksport WRT 2 | 156 |
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Chris Ingram | 92 |
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Samu Vaaleri | 65 |
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Jean-Michel Raoux | 95 |
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Michela Lorigiola | 48 | |||||||
| 4 |
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Yohan Rossel | 98 |
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Konstantin Aleksandrov | 85 |
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Yaco ACCR Team | 50 |
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Fabrizio Zaldivar | 78 |
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Elia De Guio | 25 |
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Freddy Loix | 83 |
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Hans van Goor | 43 | |||||||
| 5 |
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Nikolay Gryazin | 85 |
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Valentin Sarreaud | 69 |
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Saintéloc Junior Team | 40 |
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Mikołaj Marczyk | 67 |
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Alejandro López Fernández | 12 | 3
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Eamonn Boland | 59 |
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Jörgen Fornander | 25 | |||||||
WRC-3 Rally3 edit
No Rally3 crews entered the round.
Championship standings edit
- Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 |
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Lauri Joona | 111 |
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Enni Mälkönen | 87 | ||
| 2 |
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Jan Černý | 104 |
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Mikael Korhonen | 86 | ||
| 3 |
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Sami Pajari | 87 |
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Tamás Kürti | 73 | ||
| 4 |
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Zoltán László | 73 |
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Liam Regan | 63 | ||
| 5 |
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William Creighton | 63 |
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Manuel Fenoli | 48 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c "Itinerary FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Ace Ogier lands victory number two in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Barry, Luke (7 October 2021). "Ogier and Ingrassia's partnership to end after 2021". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Evans, David (20 November 2019). "Citroen ends WRC programme, cites Ogier's exit as reason". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Neuville prevails to clinch dramatic Japan win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Lindholm claims WRC2 crown as Munster grabs surprise victory in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Entry List FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Rally Japan 2022 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in English and Japanese)
- 2022 Rally Japan at eWRC-results.com
- 2022 Rally Japan at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)