2022 Rally Japan
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Japan| 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. | |
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]
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]
Entry list
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Hiroki Arai |
 Ilka Minor |
Ahead Japan Racing Team |
Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P |
Itinerary
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] | ||||
