2025 Rally Japan
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Japan| 2025 Rally Japan FORUM8 Rally Japan 2025 | |||
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Round 13 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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 Rally winners Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 during the rally. | |||
| Host country | Japan | ||
| Rally base | Toyota, Aichi Prefecture | ||
| Dates run | 6 – 9 November 2025 | ||
| Start location | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | ||
| Finish location | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | ||
| Stages | 20 (305.34 km; 189.73 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 617.67 km (383.80 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 923.01 km (573.53 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 38 | ||
| Crews | 37 at start, 26 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT3:21:08.9 | ||
| Sunday Accumulated leader | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 48:13.9 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 9:29.3 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España3:31:50.5 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan 3:51:56.6 | ||
The 2025 Rally Japan (also known as the FORUM8 Rally Japan 2025) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 6 to 9 November 2025.[2] It marked the tenth running of the Rally Japan, and was the thirteenth round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The 2025 event was based in Nagoya in Chūbu Region and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 305.34 km (189.73 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] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 category.[4] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 category.
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winner.[5] Alejandro Cachón and Borja Rozada were the winners in the WRC2 category, and secured their category titles.[6] Ghjuvanni Rossi and Kylian Sarmezan were the winners in the WRC3 category, while Matteo Fontana and Alessandro Arnaboldi became the 2025 WRC3 champions.[7]
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 WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were fourteen Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and four Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship.[8]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Class/Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Matteo Fontana |
Alessandro Arnaboldi |
Matteo Fontana |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC3 | H |
| 36 | Ghjuvanni Rossi |
Kylian Sarmezan |
Ghjuvanni Rossi |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC3 | H |
| 37 |  Georgios Vasilakis |
 Allan Harryman |
Georgios Vasilakis |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC3, Masters Driver, Masters Co-Driver | H |
| 38 | Eric Royère |
Alexis Grenier |
Eric Royère |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC3 | H |
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Oliver Solberg |
 Elliott Edmondson |
 Printsport |
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | — | H |
| 40 |  Armand Fumal |
Jules Escartefigue |
Armand Fumal |
Alpine A110 Rally RGT | Masters Driver | H |
Itinerary
All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 6 November | — | After 9:01 | Kuragaike Park [Shakedown] | 2.75 km |
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After 15:30 | Opening ceremony, Toyota Stadium | — | |
| SS1 | After 16:05 | Kuragaike Park SSS | 2.75 km | |
| 7 November |  |
5:43 – 5:58 | Service A, Toyota Stadium | — |
| SS2 | After 7:11 | Inabu / Shitara 1 | 17.08 km | |
| SS3 | After 8:24 | Shinshiro 1 | 17.41 km | |
| SS4 | After 9:57 | Isegami's Tunnel 1 | 19.66 km | |
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11:37 – 11:57 | Regroup, Toyota Stadium | — | |
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11:57 – 12:37 | Service B, Toyota Stadium | — | |
| SS5 | After 13:40 | Isegami's Tunnel 2 | 19.66 km | |
| SS6 | After 15:03 | Inabu / Shitara 2 | 17.08 km | |
| SS7 | After 16:16 | Shinshiro 2 | 17.41 km | |
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18:06 – 18:51 | Flexi service C, Toyota Stadium | — | |
| 8 November | |
5:55 – 6:10 | Service D, Toyota Stadium | — |
| SS8 | After 7:23 | Obara 1 | 16.44 km | |
| SS9 | After 8:34 | Ena 1 | 21.25 km | |
| SS10 | After 10:05 | Mt. Kasagi 1 | 21.74 km | |
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10:55 – 11:54 | Regroup, Enakyo Park | — | |
| SS11 | After 12:35 | Mt. Kasagi 2 | 21.74 km | |
| SS12 | After 14:08 | Ena 2 | 21.25 km | |
| SS13 | After 15:21 | Obara 2 | 16.44 km | |
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16:36 – 17:32 | Regroup, SkyHall | — | |
| SS14 | After 17:35 | Toyota City SSS | 3.05 km | |
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18:10 – 18:55 | Flexi service E, Toyota Stadium | — | |
| 9 November | |
7:26 – 7:41 | Service F, Toyota Stadium | — |
| SS15 | After 8:39 | Nukata 1 | 20.23 km | |
| SS16 | After 9:35 | Lake Mikawako 1 | 13.98 km | |
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12:07 – 12:27 | Regroup, Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium | — | |
| SS17 | After 10:53 | Okazaki SSS 1 | 1.98 km | |
| SS18 | After 11:04 | Okazaki SSS 2 | 1.98 km | |
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11:22 – 11:47 | Regroup, Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium | — | |
| SS19 | After 12:33 | Nukata 2 | 20.23 km | |
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13:23 – 14:10 | Regroup, Mikawako Enchi | — | |
| SS20 | After 14:15 | Lake Mikawako 2 [Power Stage] | 13.98 km | |
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After 15:45 | Official finish, Toyota Stadium | — | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
