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Rally Japan 2008 counts for:
2008 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2008 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2008 FIA Production Car World Rally Championship (for drivers)
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| 453rd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 14 of 15 |
| Official name: | Pioneer Carrozzeria Rally Japan |
| Edition: | 8th |
| Date: | from Friday 31-Oct-2008 to Sunday 2-Nov-2008 |
| Rally HQ: | Sapporo, Hokkaido; Japan |
| Clerk of the Course: | Ryuji Makita |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 87 | |
| Starters: | 86 | |
| Finishers: | 57 | (66.3% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 29 | |
| Shortest: | 1.49 | km | (SS9 Sapporo 1) |
| Longest: | 33.66 | km | (SS17 Kamuycep 2) |
| Slowest: | 50.75 | km/h | (SS25 Sapporo 5) |
| Fastest: | 106.92 | km/h | (SS21 Koyka 1) |
| Planned stage distance: | 343.69 | km | (26.8% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 310.61 | km | (24.2% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 972.59 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,283.20 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 7th win and 30th podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| Second place was 6th podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| Third place was 72nd podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 68th win and 1-2 win were 251st to 252nd podiums for Ford. |
| | Third place was 119th podium for Citroen. |
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As Loeb concentrated on making sure of the drivers' title by finishing third, Hirvonen's sole battle was against conditions.
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Suzuki had an upbeat home rally, Gardemeister scoring team's first stage win and both cars finishing on points, Andersson fifth and Gardemeister sixth.
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Loeb needed third to clinch the drivers' title for the record fifth time and he did just that. Here he tackles super special held on shiny concrete surface.
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Related links
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Rallye de France 2008
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Wales Rally GB 2008
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