|
|
Rally Japan 2024 counts for:
2024 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2024 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2024 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers/Co-drivers)
2024 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Drivers/Co-drivers)
|
| 654th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 13 of 13 |
| Official name: | Forum8 Rally Japan |
| Edition: | 9th |
| Date: | from Thursday 21-Nov-2024 to Sunday 24-Nov-2024 |
| Rally HQ: | Toyota City, Chubu Region; Japan |
| Clerk of the Course: | Haruo Takakuwa |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
| |
| Entries: | 44 | |
| Starters: | 44 | |
| Finishers: | 38 | (86.4% of starters) |
| |
| Stages: | 21 | |
| Shortest: | 2.15 | km | (SS1 Toyota Stadium SSS 1) |
| Longest: | 23.67 | km | (SS5 Isegami's Tunnel 2) |
| Slowest: | 74.14 | km/h | (SS1 Toyota Stadium SSS 1) |
| Fastest: | 107.05 | km/h | (SS7 Shinshiro 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 302.59 | km | (30.3% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 279.80 | km | (28.1% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 717.44 | km |
| Total distance: | 997.24 | km |
|
| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 9th win and 37th podium for Elfyn Evans. |
| Second place was 105th podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| Third place was 5th podium for Adrien Fourmaux. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 93rd win and 1-2 win were 261st to 262nd podiums for Toyota. |
| | Third place was 379th podium for Ford. |
|
|
 |
Ogier and Katsuta both had punctures on first day so Evans (pictured) was only Toyota without problems and was able to lead for a moment until Tanak went ahead. Evans posted a few respectable times but seemingly was unable to challenge Tanak. Until Estonian went off and Evans inherited the win.
 |
 |
|
Fourmaux again finished on podium, his fifth of the season. Road pollution hindered him on first day but still he was third overall at the end of the day. He fought losing battle against Ogier who went past on final day but was able to keep Katsuta at bay and finish third.
|
 |
|
Neuville needed to score only six points to secure drivers' title. But turbo problem on first say saw him lose minutes and finish the day 15th, over 7 minutes from the lead. Thereafter the steadily gained places and when Tanak went off, his first title was sealed.
|
|
Related links
|
|
Central E. Rally 2024
|
|
