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
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 baseToyota, Aichi, Chūbu region
Dates run10 – 13 November 2022
Start locationToyota, Aichi, Chūbu region
Finish locationEna, Gifu, Chūbu region
Stages19 (283.27 km; 176.02 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance681.98 km (423.76 miles)
Overall distance965.25 km (599.78 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered38
Crews36 at start, 32 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:43:52.3
Power Stage winnerRepublic of Ireland Craig Breen
Republic of Ireland James Fulton
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT
5:20.5
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerLuxembourg Grégoire Munster
Belgium Louis Louka
2:51:43.1
WRC-3 winnerNo 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

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Entry list

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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]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
1   Sébastien Ogier   Vincent Landais   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris 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   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
9   Jourdan Serderidis   Frédéric Miclotte   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver
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
18   Takamoto Katsuta   Aaron Johnston   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team P
33   Elfyn Evans   Scott Martin   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
42   Craig Breen   James Fulton   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
44   Gus Greensmith   Jonas Andersson   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma 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   Kajetan Kajetanowicz   Maciej Szczepaniak   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
21   Emil Lindholm   Reeta Hämäläinen   Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team P
22   Teemu Suninen   Mikko Markkula   Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
23   Sami Pajari   Enni Mälkönen   Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team P
24   Grégoire Munster   Louis Louka   Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver P
25   Bruno Bulacia   Gabriel Morales   Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team P
26   Sean Johnston   Alexander Kihurani   Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
27   Fabrizio Zaldivar   Marcelo Der Ohannesian   Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team P
28   Mauro Miele   Luca Beltrame   Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver, Team P
29   Heikki Kovalainen   Sae Kitagawa   Heikki Kovalainen Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver P
30   Osamu Fukunaga   Misako Saida   Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia R5 Masters Driver, Co-driver P
31   Toshi Arai   Naoya Tanaka   Toshi Arai Citroën C3 Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver P
32   Luke Anear   Stuart Loudon   Luke Anear Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
34   Jean-Michel Raoux   Laurent Magat   Jean-Michel Raoux Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
35   Eamonn Boland   Michael Joseph Morrissey   Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
36   Frédéric Rosati   Patrick Chiappe   Frédéric Rosati Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver P
37   Satoshi Imai   Shizuka Takehara   Satoshi Imai Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
40   Hiroki Arai   Ilka Minor   Ahead Japan Racing Team Peugeot 208 Rally4 P

Itinerary

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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
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Report

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WRC Rally1

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:43:52.3 0.0 25 2
2 2 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:45:03.4 +1:11.1 18 0
3 3 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:46:03.6 +2:11.3 15 0
4 4 1 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:46:15.9 +2:23.6 12 0
5 5 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:47:57.4 +4:05.1 10 0
6 6 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:47:59.7 +4:07.4 8 0
12 7 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:54:33.1 +10:40.8 0 0
24 8 42 Craig Breen James Fulton M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:17:14.5 +33:22.2 0 5
Retired SS2 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Fire 0 0
Did not start 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Withdrawn 0 0
Did not start 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Withdrawn 0 0

Special stages

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Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:04.6
SS1 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:07.0 Ogier / Landais
SS2 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:44.6 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS3 Stage cancelled
SS4 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:23.3 Evans / Martin
Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS5 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:38.0 Evans / Martin
SS6 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:18.9
SS7 Stage cancelled
SS8 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:17.1 Evans / Martin
SS9 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:26.5
SS10 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:31.5
SS11 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:06.9
SS12 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:18.2 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS13 Stage cancelled
SS14 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:18.8 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS15 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:49.5
SS16 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 15:38.7
SS17 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:45.1
SS18 Breen / Fulton Ford Puma Rally1 17:42.1
SS19 Breen / Fulton Ford Puma Rally1 5:20.5

Championship standings

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  • 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   Kalle Rovanperä 255   Jonne Halttunen 255   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 525
2   Ott Tänak 205   Martin Järveoja 205   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 455
3   Thierry Neuville 193   Martijn Wydaeghe 193   M-Sport Ford WRT 257
4   Elfyn Evans 134   Scott Martin 134   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 138
5   Takamoto Katsuta 122   Aaron Johnston 122

WRC-2 Rally2

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
7 1 24 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:51:43.1 0.0 25 0 6
8 2 22 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:52:04.7 +21.6 18 2 4+3
9 3 21 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:52:17.9 +34.8 15 0 2
10 4 29 Heikki Kovalainen Sae Kitagawa Heikki Kovalainen Škoda Fabia R5 2:52:52.1 +1:09.0 12 0 1
11 5 23 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:52:53.1 +1:10.0 10 0 0
13 6 26 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 2:54:45.8 +3:02.7 8 0 0
14 7 28 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:56:25.8 +4:42.7 6 3 0+4
16 8 30 Osamu Fukunaga Misako Saida Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia R5 3:01:55.5 +10:42.4 4 0 0
17 9 35 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:02:34.3 +10:51.2 2 0 0
18 10 32 Luke Anear Stuart Loudon Luke Anear Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:05:19.4 +13:36.3 1 0 0
19 11 25 Bruno Bulacia Gabriel Morales Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:05:58.2 +14:15.1 0 0 0
22 12 37 Satoshi Imai Shizuka Takehara Satoshi Imai Citroën C3 Rally2 3:15:22.6 +23:39.5 0 0 0
25 13 36 Frédéric Rosati Patrick Chiappe Frédéric Rosati Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:19:43.1 +28:00.0 0 0 0
29 14 27 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:44:44.5 +53:01.4 0 1 0+1
32 15 34 Jean-Michel Raoux Laurent Magat Jean-Michel Raoux Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:55:34.7 +1:03:51.6 0 0 0
Retired SS2 20 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Crash 0 0 0
Retired SS1 31 Toshi Arai Naoya Tanaka Toshi Arai Citroën C3 Rally2 Crash 0 0 0

Special stages

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Stage Open Championship Junior Championship Masters Cup
Winners Car Time Class leaders Winners Car Time Class leaders Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:09.0 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:09.0 Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:14.4
SS1 Lindholm / Hämäläinen
Pajari / Mälkönen
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
2:11.0 Lindholm / Hämäläinen
Pajari / Mälkönen
Lindholm / Hämäläinen
Pajari / Mälkönen
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
2:11.0 Lindholm / Hämäläinen
Pajari / Mälkönen
Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:20.0 Miele / Beltrame
SS2 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 18:08.6 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 18:08.6 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Stage interrupted
SS3 Stage cancelled
SS4 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:08.6 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:08.6 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Stage interrupted
SS5 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:08.6 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:08.6 Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:46.6 Miele / Beltrame
SS6 Suninen / Markkula Hyundai i20 N Rally2 12:50.2 Pajari / Mälkönen Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:51.4 Pajari / Mälkönen Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 13:29.3
SS7 Stage cancelled
SS8 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 14:58.2 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 14:58.2 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:37.6 Miele / Beltrame
SS9 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:53.2 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:53.2 Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:28.4
SS10 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:44.2 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:44.2 Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:56.3
SS11 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 14:41.4 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 14:41.4 Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:35.7
SS12 Suninen / Markkula Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:45.5 Munster / Louka Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:51.9 Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:19.7
SS13 Stage cancelled
SS14 Suninen / Markkula Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:20.8 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:22.1 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:28.2 Miele / Beltrame
SS15 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:07.8 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:07.8 Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:19.5
SS16 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 16:23.6 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 16:23.6 Rosati / Chiappe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 17:20.3
SS17 Suninen / Markkula Hyundai i20 N Rally2 8:13.9 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 8:15.3 Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 8:28.1
SS18 Munster / Louka Hyundai i20 N Rally2 18:28.4 Munster / Louka Munster / Louka Hyundai i20 N Rally2 18:28.4 Munster / Louka Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 18:52.7
SS19 Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:32.3 Munster / Louka Hyundai i20 N Rally2 5:49.6 Miele / Beltrame Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:32.3

Championship standings

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  • 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 Emil Lindholm 116   1 Reeta Hämäläinen 116   1 Toksport WRT 188   Emil Lindholm 144   James Fulton 136   1 Mauro Miele 129   Laurent Magat 143
2   1 Andreas Mikkelsen 109   1 Torstein Eriksen 109   1 Hyundai Motorsport N 186   Nikolay Gryazin 104   Louis Louka 111   1 Armin Kremer 125   Michael Joseph Morrissey 86
3   Kajetan Kajetanowicz 104   Maciej Szczepaniak 104   Toksport WRT 2 156   Chris Ingram 92   Samu Vaaleri 65   Jean-Michel Raoux 95   Michela Lorigiola 48
4   Yohan Rossel 98   Konstantin Aleksandrov 85   Yaco ACCR Team 50   Fabrizio Zaldivar 78   Elia De Guio 25   Freddy Loix 83   Hans van Goor 43
5   Nikolay Gryazin 85   Valentin Sarreaud 69   Saintéloc Junior Team 40   Mikołaj Marczyk 67   Alejandro López Fernández 12   3 Eamonn Boland 59   Jörgen Fornander 25

WRC-3 Rally3

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No Rally3 crews entered the round.

Championship standings

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  • Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1   Lauri Joona 111   Enni Mälkönen 87
2   Jan Černý 104   Mikael Korhonen 86
3   Sami Pajari 87   Tamás Kürti 73
4   Zoltán László 73   Liam Regan 63
5   William Creighton 63   Manuel Fenoli 48

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Barry, Luke (7 October 2021). "Ogier and Ingrassia's partnership to end after 2021". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ Evans, David (20 November 2019). "Citroen ends WRC programme, cites Ogier's exit as reason". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Neuville prevails to clinch dramatic Japan win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Lindholm claims WRC2 crown as Munster grabs surprise victory in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Entry List FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Rally Japan 2022 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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Previous rally:
2022 Rally Catalunya
2022 FIA World Rally Championship Next rally:
2023 Monte Carlo Rally (2023)
Previous rally:
2010 Rally Japan
2020 and 2021 editions cancelled
2022 Rally Japan Next rally:
2023 Rally Japan