Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja - FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022

FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022

WRC #13 • WRC2 Open #13 • WRC2 Junior #13 • WRC2 Masters #13 • WRC3 Open #13

10. 11. – 13. 11. 2022, Toyota • Toyota Motorsports Club (TMSC) + MOSCO • asphalt 274.31 km - (cancelled 43.22 km) • total distance including road sections - 965.25 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Kuragaike Park (2.75 km)	2:07.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	77.8 km/h 0.07 s/km	2:07.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"It's a fun place - a really nice place. Let's call it excitement!"
SS2 Isegami's Tunnel 1 (23.29 km)	17:54.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	78.0 km/h 0.42 s/km	20:01.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It's tricky to drive. We stopped in the tunnel because it was full of dust and we couldn't see beyond the bonnet."
SS3 Inabu Dam 1 (19.38 km)	cancelled
SS4 Shitara Town R 1 (22.44 km)	14:29.2	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	92.9 km/h 0.26 s/km	34:30.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
transmission issue
SS5 Isegami's Tunnel 2 (14.33 km)	10:41.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	80.4 km/h 0.24 s/km	45:12.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"We got the transmission fixed. In some faster places I still struggled with the balance but in the very twisty and slow it wasn't so bad. It's a tricky one but we are doing what we can."
SS6 Inabu Dam 2 (19.38 km)	12:20.6	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	94.2 km/h 0.09 s/km	57:32.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It seemed a bit better. We've managed to improve but in the middle of this one we lost the hybrid - I don't know why. Let's see tomorrow."
SS7 Shitara Town R 2 (22.44 km)	cancelled
2. leg
SS8 Nukata Forest 1 (20.56 km)	14:26.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	85.4 km/h 0.45 s/km	1:11:59.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"A tricky stage - especially the last part with the grass in the middle. We took it nicely through so no drama.
SS9 Lake Mikawako 1 (14.74 km)	10:32.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	83.9 km/h 0.42 s/km	1:22:31.7	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"The car felt really too soft and it's not so nice at the moment. It's very difficult to find the balance."
SS10 Shinshiro City (7.08 km)	3:31.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	120.5 km/h	1:26:03.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"It was a very racey stage so we stiffened the car a bit and it was a big improvement."
SS11 Nukata Forest 2 (20.56 km)	14:18.2	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	86.2 km/h 0.55 s/km	1:40:21.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"We've been making changes all year"
SS12 Lake Mikawako 2 (14.74 km)	10:27.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	84.6 km/h 0.64 s/km	1:50:49.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"There is not much speed but that's where we are at the moment."
SS13 Okazaki City SSS 1 (1.40 km)	cancelled
SS14 Okazaki City SSS 2 (1.40 km)	1:19.2	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	63.6 km/h 0.29 s/km	1:52:08.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
3. leg
SS15 Asahi Kougen 1 (7.52 km)	4:55.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	91.7 km/h 0.76 s/km	1:57:03.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"We made the final decision and let's see. The information we had seemed like the best one so let's see if the rain is coming. At the moment we need to try and save the tyres for the later stages."
SS16 Ena City 1 (21.59 km)	15:58.6	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	81.1 km/h 0.92 s/km	2:13:02.0	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
SS17 Nenoue Plateau (11.60 km)	7:56.7	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	87.6 km/h 1.00 s/km	2:20:58.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
SS18 Ena City 2 (21.59 km)	18:08.9	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	71.4 km/h 1.24 s/km	2:39:07.6	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
SS19 Asahi Kougen 2[Power Stage] (7.52 km)	5:55.8	9. 4. class RC1 9. WRC	76.1 km/h 4.69 s/km	2:45:03.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"It's good to finish on the podium. Extremely tricky in the end. We didn't have too much speed on the last two events on Tarmac but anyway, we won some rallies and we had quite a few podiums. Let's see what the future brings. Like I said before, I have no contract at the moment for next year. I'll go back home and we will see what happens in the next weeks."

FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022

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