2025 Rally Japan

2025 Rally Japan
FORUM8 Rally Japan 2025
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 baseToyota, Aichi Prefecture
Dates run6 – 9 November 2025
Start locationToyota Stadium, Toyota
Finish locationToyota Stadium, Toyota
Stages20 (305.34 km; 189.73 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance617.67 km (383.80 miles)
Overall distance923.01 km (573.53 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered38
Crews37 at start, 26 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Sébastien Ogier
Vincent Landais
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:21:08.9
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 España
3:31:50.5
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]

Background

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]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team H
8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
Rally2 entries competing in the WRC2 Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
21 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H
22 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
23 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
24 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
25 Yuki Yamamoto James Fulton Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
26 Diego Domínguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Domínguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
27 Hiroki Arai Hiroki Tachikui R2R×YAHAGI Racing Team Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
28 Heikki Kovalainen Sae Kitagawa Heikki Kovalainen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
29 Norihiko Katsuta Yusuke Kimura Toyota Gazoo Racing WRJ Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
30 Takuma Kamada Yuichi Matsumoto Takuma Kamada Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
31 Fumio Nutahara Shungo Azuma Fumio Nutahara Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
32 Osamu Fukunaga Misako Saida Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
34 Satoshi Imai Fuyu Takahashi Satoshi Imai Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
Rally3 entries competing in the WRC3 Championship
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
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 N/a 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
6 November — After 9:01 Kuragaike Park [Shakedown] 2.75 km
After 15:30 Opening ceremony, Toyota Stadium N/a
SS1 After 16:05 Kuragaike Park SSS 2.75 km
7 November 5:43 – 5:58 Service A, Toyota Stadium N/a
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
11:37 – 11:57 Regroup, Toyota Stadium N/a
11:57 – 12:37 Service B, Toyota Stadium N/a
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
18:06 – 18:51 Flexi service C, Toyota Stadium N/a
8 November 5:55 – 6:10 Service D, Toyota Stadium N/a
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
10:55 – 11:54 Regroup, Enakyo Park N/a
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
16:36 – 17:32 Regroup, SkyHall N/a
SS14 After 17:35 Toyota City SSS 3.05 km
18:10 – 18:55 Flexi service E, Toyota Stadium N/a
9 November 7:26 – 7:41 Service F, Toyota Stadium N/a
SS15 After 8:39 Nukata 1 20.23 km
SS16 After 9:35 Lake Mikawako 1 13.98 km
12:07 – 12:27 Regroup, Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium N/a
SS17 After 10:53 Okazaki SSS 1 1.98 km
SS18 After 11:04 Okazaki SSS 2 1.98 km
11:22 – 11:47 Regroup, Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium N/a
SS19 After 12:33 Nukata 2 20.23 km
13:23 – 14:10 Regroup, Mikawako Enchi N/a
SS20 After 14:15 Lake Mikawako 2 [Power Stage] 13.98 km
After 15:45 Official finish, Toyota Stadium N/a
Source:[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total
1 1 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:21:08.9 0.0 25 5 5 35
2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:21:20.5 +11.6 17 4 4 25
3 3 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:23:25.5 +2:16.6 15 0 0 15
4 4 10 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:24:27.0 +3:18.1 12 2 2 16
5 5 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:27:57.6 +6:48.7 10 0 1 11
6 6 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:28:10.4 +7:01.5 8 3 3 14
14 7 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:01:33.5 +40:24.6 0 1 0 1
Retired SS16 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Accident damage 0 0 0 0
Retired SS15 1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Electrical 0 0 0 0
Retired SS3 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Accident 0 0 0 0
Source:[9]

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:13.8 N/a
SS1 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:07.5 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS2 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:20.9 Ogier / Landais
SS3 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:36.7 Katsuta / Johnston
SS4 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:57.6 Ogier / Landais
SS5 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:47.8
SS6 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:18.9
SS7 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:34.7
SS8 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:34.7
SS9 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 15:07.4
SS10 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:17.3
SS11 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:07.5
SS12 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:57.3
SS13 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:00.9
SS14 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:14.6
SS15 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 12:52.5
SS16 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:14.3
SS17 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:57.4
SS18 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:56.4
SS19 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:36.4
SS20 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:29.3
Source:[10][11]

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

WRC2 Rally2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
8 1 24 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:31:50.5 0.0 25 4
9 2 23 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:32:45.1 +54.6 17 2
10 3 22 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:33:34.9 +1:44.4 15 1
11 4 28 Heikki Kovalainen Sae Kitagawa Heikki Kovalainen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:35:59.9 +4:09.4 12 0
12 5 27 Hiroki Arai Hiroki Tachikui R2R×YAHAGI Racing Team Škoda Fabia R5 3:36:17.1 +4:26.6 10 0
13 6 26 Diego Domínguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Domínguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:36:30.6 +4:40.1 8 0
14 7 30 Takuma Kamada Yuichi Matsumoto Takuma Kamada Škoda Fabia R5 3:46:07.6 +14:17.1 6 0
16 8 31 Fumio Nutahara Shungo Azuma Fumio Nutahara Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:54:01.4 +22:10.9 4 0
25 9 34 Satoshi Imai Fuyu Takahashi Satoshi Imai Citroën C3 Rally2 5:01:09.0 +1:29:18.5 2 0
Retired SS20 25 Yuki Yamamoto James Fulton Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident 0 0
Retired SS16 32 Osamu Fukunaga Misako Saida Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Mechanical 0 0
Retired SS9 21 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Brakes 0 0
Retired SS9 29 Norihiko Katsuta Yusuke Kimura Toyota Gazoo Racing WRJ Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident 0 0
Source:[12]

Special stages

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

WRC3 Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
15 1 36 Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan Ghjuvanni Rossi Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:51:56.6 0.0 25
19 2 35 Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi Matteo Fontana Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:06:29.6 +14:33.0 17
21 3 38 Eric Royère Alexis Grenier Eric Royère Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:26:34.5 +34:37.9 15
29 4 37 Georgios Vasilakis Allan Harryman Georgios Vasilakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:34:06.7 +1:42:10.1 12
Source:[13]

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:21.3 N/a
SS1 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:21.3 Fontana / Arnaboldi
SS2 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:47.8 Rossi / Sarmezan
SS3 stage cancelled
SS4 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:51.3 Rossi / Sarmezan
SS5 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:47.9
SS6 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:47.9
SS7 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:16.0
SS8 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:44.5
SS9 stage cancelled
SS10 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:41.7 Rossi / Sarmezan
SS11 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:24.2
SS12 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 17:17.2
SS13 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:49.3
SS14 Royère / Grenier Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:30.4
SS15 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:16.9
SS16 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:51.6
SS17 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:08.9
SS18 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:07.0
SS19 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:10.9
SS20 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:23.6
Source:[10][11]

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

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