2024 Rally Japan
| 2024 Rally Japan FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024 | ||
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Round 13 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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 The rally marks the end of the 2024 season. | ||
| Host country |  Japan | |
| Rally base | Toyota, Aichi Prefecture | |
| Dates run | 21 – 24 November 2024 | |
| Start location | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | |
| Finish location | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | |
| Stages | 21 (302.59 km; 188.02 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac | |
| Transport distance | 714.60 km (444.03 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 1,017.19 km (632.05 miles) | |
The 2024 Rally Japan (also known as the FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024) is a motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held from 21 to 24 November 2024.[2] It is due to be marked the ninth running of the Rally Japan, and is set to be the final round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event is planned to be based in Nagoya in Chūbu Region, and is scheduled to be contested over twenty-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of 302.59 km (188.02 mi).[1]
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin are the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, are the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen are the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Jason Bailey and Shayne Peterson are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Background
[edit]Itinerary
[edit]All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 21 November | — | After 9:01 | Kuragaike Park [Shakedown] | 2.75 km |
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After 18:52 | Opening ceremony, Toyota Stadium | — | |
| SS1 | After 19:05 | Toyota Stadium SSS 1 | 2.15 km | |
| 22 November | 
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6:19 – 6:34 | Service A, Toyota Stadium | — |
| SS2 | After 7:44 | Isegami's Tunnel 1 | 23.67 km | |
| SS3 | After 8:44 | Inabu / Shitara 1 | 19.38 km | |
| SS4 | After 10:12 | Shinshiro 1 | 17.41 km | |
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12:07 – 12:27 | Regroup, Inabu Donguri-no-Yu | — | |
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12:27 – 12:42 | Tyre fitting zone, Inabu Donguri Koubou | — | |
| SS5 | After 13:32 | Isegami's Tunnel 2 | 23.67 km | |
| SS6 | After 14:32 | Inabu / Shitara 2 | 19.38 km | |
| SS7 | After 16:00 | Shinshiro 2 | 17.41 km | |
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12:07 – 12:27 | Regroup, Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium | — | |
| SS8 | After 18:35 | Okazaki SSS 1 | 2.54 km | |
| SS9 | After 18:44 | Okazaki SSS 2 | 2.54 km | |
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19:44 – 20:29 | Flexi service B, Toyota Stadium | — | |
| 23 November |
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6:19 – 6:34 | Service C, Toyota Stadium | — |
| SS10 | After 8:05 | Mt. Kasagi 1 | 16.47 km | |
| SS11 | After 9:03 | Nenoue Kougen 1 | 2.54 km | |
| SS12 | After 10:16 | Ena 1 | 22.79 km | |
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11:21 – 12:04 | Regroup, Nakatsugawa Park | — | |
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12:04 – 12:19 | Tyre fitting zone, Nakatsugawa Park | — | |
| SS13 | After 13:05 | Mt. Kasagi 2 | 16.47 km | |
| SS14 | After 14:08 | Nenoue Kougen 2 | 2.54 km | |
| SS15 | After 15:16 | Ena 2 | 22.79 km | |
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17:26 – 18:07 | Regroup, Toyota Stadium | — | |
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18:07 – 18:52 | Flexi service D, Toyota Stadium | — | |
| SS16 | After 19:05 | Toyota Stadium SSS 2 | 2.15 km | |
| 24 November |
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6:26 – 6:41 | Service E, Toyota Stadium | — |
| SS17 | After 7:39 | Nukata 1 | 20.23 km | |
| SS18 | After 8:35 | Lake Mikawako 1 | 13.98 km | |
| SS19 | After 9:38 | Nukata 2 | 20.23 km | |
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11:03 – 11:49 | Regroup, Toyota Stadium | — | |
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11:49 – 12:04 | Flexi service F, Toyota Stadium | — | |
| SS20 | After 12:17 | Toyota Stadium SSS 3 | 2.15 km | |
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12:27 – 12:58 | Regroup, Toyota Stadium B1 Parking | — | |
| SS21 | After 14:15 | Lake Mikawako 2 [Power Stage] | 13.98 km | |
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After 15:30 | Official finish, Toyota Stadium | — | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Itinerary FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Triumphant Evans leads home Toyota 1–2–3 in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Party time for Kajto as Pole secures WRC2 Challenger title in Japan*". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English and Japanese)
- 2024 Rally Japan at eWRC-results.com
- 2024 Rally Japan at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
