FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023
16. 11. – 19. 11. 2023, Toyota • Toyota Motorsports Club (TMSC) + MOSCO • asphalt 304.12 km - (cancelled 22.53 km) • total distance including road sections - 958.95 km • Other years
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 Toyota Stadium SSS 1 (2.10 km) | 1:57.4 | 14.
5. class RC2 14. WRC |
64.4 km/h 4.67 s/km |
1:57.4 | 14.
5. class RC2 14. WRC |
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"Previous year we crashed on the first stage, so I tried not to do the same this year." | ||||||
SS2 Isegami's Tunnel 1 (23.67 km) |
20:52.4 [N] |
7.
2. class RC2 7. WRC |
68.0 km/h 1.46 s/km |
22:49.8 | 8.
3. class RC2 8. WRC |
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SS3 Inabu Dam 1 (19.38 km) | 14:54.5 | 4.
2. class RC2 4. WRC |
78.0 km/h 1.78 s/km |
37:44.3 | 5.
2. class RC2 5. WRC |
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SS4 Shitara Town 1 (22.53 km) | cancelled | |||||
SS5 Isegami's Tunnel 2 (23.67 km) | 19:58.7 | 8.
2. class RC2 8. WRC |
71.1 km/h 2.14 s/km |
57:43.0 | 6.
2. class RC2 6. WRC |
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SS6 Inabu Dam 2 (19.38 km) | 13:22.7 | 7.
1. class RC2 7. WRC |
86.9 km/h 1.76 s/km |
1:11:05.7 | 5.
2. class RC2 5. WRC |
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SS7 Shitara Town 2 (22.53 km) | 15:14.5 | 6.
1. class RC2 6. WRC |
88.7 km/h 1.82 s/km |
1:26:20.2 | 5.
2. class RC2 5. WRC |
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SS8 Toyota Stadium SSS 2 (2.10 km) | 2:07.5 | 11.
5. class RC2 11. WRC |
59.3 km/h 3.57 s/km |
1:28:27.7 | 5.
2. class RC2 5. WRC |
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"We've had a decent day. I didn't take any risks." | ||||||
2. leg | ||||||
SS9 Nukata Forest 1 (20.32 km) | 15:59.2 | 8.
1. class RC2 8. WRC |
76.3 km/h 1.77 s/km |
1:44:26.9 | 5.
2. class RC2 5. WRC |
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SS10 Lake Mikawako 1 (14.78 km) | 11:45.9 | 9.
2. class RC2 9. WRC |
75.4 km/h 2.10 s/km |
1:56:12.8 | 6.
2. class RC2 6. WRC |
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SS11 Okazaki City SSS 1 (2.84 km) | 2:26.2 | 10.
3. class RC2 10. WRC |
69.9 km/h 2.11 s/km |
1:58:39.0 | 6.
2. class RC2 6. WRC |
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SS12 Okazaki City SSS 2 (2.84 km) | 2:24.3 | 8.
1. class RC2 8. WRC |
70.9 km/h 1.97 s/km |
2:01:03.3 | 6.
2. class RC2 6. WRC |
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"Really tricky stages this morning. Its really slippery and difficult to judge" | ||||||
SS13 Nukata Forest 2 (20.32 km) | 15:25.7 | 10.
3. class RC2 10. WRC |
79.0 km/h 2.57 s/km |
2:16:29.0 | 8.
2. class RC2 8. WRC |
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"The car went into shut down mode. We had to pull to the side and stop." | ||||||
SS14 Lake Mikawako 2 (14.78 km) | 11:40.2 | 8.
1. class RC2 8. WRC |
76.0 km/h 4.36 s/km |
2:28:09.2 | 8.
2. class RC2 8. WRC |
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SS15 Shinshiro City (6.70 km) | 3:36.3 | 9.
2. class RC2 9. WRC |
111.5 km/h 2.48 s/km |
2:31:45.5 | 8.
2. class RC2 8. WRC |
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"Tricky stage, you have to be 100% committed, but I wasn't 100% sure." | ||||||
SS16 Toyota Stadium SSS 3 (2.10 km) | 1:54.9 | 11.
4. class RC2 11. WRC |
65.8 km/h 3.76 s/km |
2:33:40.4 | 8.
2. class RC2 8. WRC |
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"A lot of people, I had a bit of a heavy landing on the nose." | ||||||
3. leg | ||||||
SS17 Asahi Kougen 1 (7.52 km) | 5:19.9 | 8.
1. class RC2 8. WRC |
84.6 km/h 2.09 s/km |
2:39:00.3 | 8.
2. class RC2 8. WRC |
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"We had a better tire choice. It was really tricky, the first part was quite greasy." | ||||||
SS18 Ena City 1 (22.92 km) | 19:14.1 | 9.
2. class RC2 9. WRC |
71.5 km/h 2.80 s/km |
2:58:14.4 | 8.
2. class RC2 8. WRC |
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Spin | ||||||
"It didn't seem so slippery, but I think it was just a change of surface. We spun twice." | ||||||
SS19 Nenoue Kougen 1 (11.60 km) | 8:52.4 | 9.
2. class RC2 9. WRC |
78.4 km/h 3.11 s/km |
3:07:06.8 | 8.
2. class RC2 8. WRC |
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SS20 Ena City 2 (22.92 km) | Off road |