2023 Rally Japan

2023 Rally Japan
*FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023*
2023 Rally Japan; FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023
Round 13 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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	The event would be featured with route through Toyota Stadium.
Host country	Japan
Rally base	Toyota, Aichi Prefecture
Dates run	16 – 19 November 2023
Start location	Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Finish location	Ena, Gifu, Chūbu region
Stages	22 (304.66 km; 189.31 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Tarmac
Transport distance	665.09 km (413.27 miles)
Overall distance	969.75 km (602.57 miles)
Crews registered	36

The 2023 Rally Japan (also known as the FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023) is a planned motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held from 16 to 19 November 2023.[2] It would mark the eighth running of the Rally Japan, and would be the final round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event is set to be based in Nagoya in Chūbu Region and would be contested over twenty-two special stages covering a total competitive distance of 304.66 km (189.31 mi).[1]

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe are the defending rally winners. Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, are the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Grégoire Munster and Louis Louka are the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4]

Background

Entry list

The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event would be 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 are not registered to score points in any championship. Nine would enter under Rally1 regulations, as are ten Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and one Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.[5]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N 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	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
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	P
17	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris 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
20	Andreas Mikkelsen	Torstein Eriksen	Toksport WRT 3	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Team	P
21	Nikolay Gryazin[lower-alpha 1]	Konstantin Aleksandrov[lower-alpha 2]	Toksport WRT 3	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
22	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
23	Heikki Kovalainen	Sae Kitagawa	Heikki Kovalainen	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
25	Daniel Chwist	Kamil Heller	Daniel Chwist	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
26	Osamu Fukunaga	Misako Saida	Osamu Fukunaga	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
27	Alexander Villanueva	José Murado González	Alexander Villanueva	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
28	Eamonn Boland	Michael Joseph Morrissey	Eamonn Boland	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	P
29	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
30	Satoshi Imai	Jason Farmer	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
31	Jason Bailey	Shayne Peterson	Jason Bailey	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P

Other major entries
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
24	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	P

Itinerary

All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
16 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	2.10 km
17 November		5:34 – 5:49	Service A, Toyota Stadium	—
	SS2	After 7:04	Isegami's Tunnel 1	23.60 km
	SS3	After 8:04	Inabu Dam 1	19.38 km
	SS4	After 9:02	Shitara Town 1	22.53 km
		11:11 – 11:41	Regroup, Toyota Stadium	—
		11:41 – 12:21	Service B, Toyota Stadium	—
	SS5	After 13:36	Isegami's Tunnel 2	23.60 km
	SS6	After 14:36	Inabu Dam 2	19.38 km
	SS7	After 15:34	Shitara Town 2	22.53 km
		18:03 – 18:48	Flexi service C, Toyota Stadium	—
	SS8	After 19:35	Toyota Stadium SSS 2	2.10 km
18 November		6:45 – 7:00	Service D, Toyota Stadium	—
	SS9	After 8:04	Nukata Forest 1	20.32 km
	SS10	After 9:05	Lake Mikawako 1	14.78 km
		10:45 – 11:05	Regroup, Okazaki	—
	SS11	After 11:15	Okazaki City SSS 1	3.18 km
	SS12	After 11:26	Okazaki City SSS 2	3.18 km
		11:31 – 12:16	Regroup, Okazaki	—
		12:16 – 12:31	Tyre fitting zone, Okazaki	—
	SS13	After 13:04	Nukata Forest 2	20.32 km
	SS14	After 14:05	Lake Mikawako 2	14.78 km
	SS15	After 15:11	Shinshiro City	6.70 km
		17:01 – 17:46	Flexi service E, Toyota Stadium	—
	SS16	After 19:35	Toyota Stadium SSS 3	2.10 km
19 November		5:39 – 5:54	Service F, Toyota Stadium	—
	SS17	After 7:05	Asahi Kougen 1	7.52 km
	SS18	After 8:03	Ena City 1	22.92 km
	SS19	After 8:56	Nenoue Kougen 1	11.60 km
		9:31 – 10:01	Regroup, Nakatsugawa Park	—
		10:01 – 10:31	Tyre fitting zone, Nakatsugawa Park	—
	SS20	After 11:04	Ena City 2	22.92 km
	SS21	After 11:57	Nenoue Kougen 2	11.60 km
		13:32 – 14:12	Regroup, Asahi Government	—
	SS22	After 14:15	Asahi Kougen 2 [Power Stage]	7.52 km
		After 16:00	Official finish, Toyota Stadium	—
Source:[1]

Notes

Nikolay Gryazin 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.[6]
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.[6]

References

"Itinerary Rally Japan 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
"WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
"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 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
"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

Official website (in English and Japanese)
2023 Rally Japan at eWRC-results.com
2023 Rally Japan at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)

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[7] Nikolay Gryazin 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.[6]

[8] 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.[6]

[Japan_Route-1] "Itinerary Rally Japan 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[2] "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[3] "Neuville prevails to clinch dramatic Japan win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[4] "Lindholm claims WRC2 crown as Munster grabs surprise victory in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[Japan_entry_list-5] "Entry list FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

[Russia-competitors-6] "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.