2026 Rally Japan

2026 Rally Japan
FORUM8 Rally Japan 2026
Round 7 of 14 in the 2026 World Rally Championship
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The schedule of Rally Japan has moved ahead to May.
Host country Japan
Rally baseToyota, Aichi Prefecture
Dates run28 – 31 May 2026
Start locationAsuke, Higashikamo, Aichi
Finish locationShimoyama, Higashikamo, Aichi
Stages20 (302.82 km; 188.16 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance602.45 km (374.35 miles)
Overall distance905.27 km (562.51 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered32
Crews32 at start, 29 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Scott Martin
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:17:08.0
Sunday
Accumulated leader		Sweden Oliver Solberg
United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
44:46.0
Power Stage winnerSweden Oliver Solberg
United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
8:36.2
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerBulgaria Nikolay Gryazin
Kyrgyzstan Konstantin Aleksandrov
3:26:29.3
WRC-3 winnerFrance Ghjuvanni Rossi
France Kylian Sarmezan
3:45:52.5

The 2026 Rally Japan (also known as the FORUM8 Rally Japan 2026) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 28 to 31 May 2026.[2] It marked the eleventh running of the Rally Japan, and was the seventh round of the 2026 World Rally Championship, 2026 WRC2 Championship and 2026 WRC3 Championship. The 2026 event was based in Nagoya in Chūbu Region, and was consisted of twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 302.82 km (188.16 mi).

Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais were the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners.[3] Alejandro Cachón and Borja Rozada were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship.[4] Ghjuvanni Rossi and Kylian Sarmezan were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship.[5]

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won their second rally of the season, and their team, Toyota, successfully defended their titles.[6] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the winners in the WRC2 category.[7] Rossi and Sarmezan successfully defended their titles in the WRC3 category.

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 crews entered under Rally1 regulations, as were eleven Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and three Rally3 crews in the WRC3 Championship.[8]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
1 France Sébastien Ogier France Vincent Landais Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
5 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Marko Salminen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team H
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
16 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
20 New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
55 Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Republic of Ireland Eoin Treacy United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
95 Republic of Ireland Jon Armstrong Republic of Ireland Shane Byrne United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
99 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson Japan 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 Bulgaria Nikolay Gryazin Kyrgyzstan Konstantin Aleksandrov Bulgaria Nikolay Gryazin Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
22 Spain Alejandro Cachón Spain Borja Rozada Spain Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Co-driver H
23 Finland Emil Lindholm Brazil Gabriel Morales Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H
24 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Jr. Spain Rogelio Peñate Paraguay Diego Domínguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
26 Paraguay Andrea Lafarja Spain Andrés Blanco Paraguay Andrea Lafarja Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
27 Japan Yuki Yamamoto Republic of Ireland James Fulton Finland Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Co-driver H
28 Japan Hiroki Arai Japan Hiroki Tachikui Japan R2R×YAHAGI Racing Team Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
29 Japan Norihiko Katsuta Japan Takahiro Yasui Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRJ Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
30 Japan Fumio Nutahara Japan Shungo Azuma Japan Fumio Nutahara Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
31 Japan Osamu Fukunaga Japan Misako Saida Japan Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver H
32 Japan Satoshi Imai Japan Yuki Ogawa Japan 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
34 Greece Georgios Vasilakis Republic of Ireland Allan Harryman Greece Georgios Vasilakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Masters Driver, Masters Co-Driver H
35 France Ghjuvanni Rossi France Kylian Sarmezan France Ghjuvanni Rossi Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
36 Germany Nicolas Otto Boehringer Portugal Hugo Magalhães Germany Nicolas Otto Boehringer Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
25 Estonia Romet Jürgenson Estonia Siim Oja United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 H

Itinerary

All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
28 May — After 8:01 Kuragaike Park [Shakedown] 2.53 km
After 18:00 Opening ceremony N/a
29 May SS1 After 8:03 Asuke 1 12.90 km
SS2 After 8:46 Isegami's Tunnel 1 24.29 km
SS3 After 10:09 Inabu / Shitara 1 17.08 km
11:54 – 12:24 Regroup, Toyota Stadium N/a
12:24 – 12:54 Service A, Toyota Stadium N/a
SS4 After 13:57 Asuke 2 12.90 km
SS5 After 14:40 Isegami's Tunnel 2 24.29 km
SS6 After 16:03 Inabu / Shitara 2 17.08 km
18:28 – 19:13 Flexi service B, Toyota Stadium N/a
30 May 6:18 – 6:33 Service C, Toyota Stadium N/a
SS7 After 7:41 Obara 1 16.44 km
SS8 After 8:54 Ena 1 21.16 km
SS9 After 10:35 Obara 1 19.32 km
11:15 – 12:04 Regroup, Enakyo Park N/a
12:04 – 12:19 Tyre fitting zone, Enakyo Park N/a
SS10 After 13:05 Obara 2 19.32 km
SS11 After 14:38 Ena 2 21.16 km
SS12 After 15:56 Obara 2 16.44 km
16:56 – 17:09 Regroup, Aichi Greenery Center N/a
SS13 After 17:15 Fujioka SSS 1 3.19 km
SS14 After 17:38 Fujioka SSS 2 3.19 km
18:33 – 19:18 Flexi service D, Toyota Stadium N/a
31 May 7:01 – 7:16 Service E, Toyota Stadium N/a
SS15 After 8:14 Nukata 1 20.49 km
SS16 After 9:05 Lake Mikawako 1 13.98 km
SS17 After 10:13 Kuragaike SSS 1 2.56 km
SS18 After 10:32 Kuragaike SSS 2 2.56 km
10:57 – 11:17 Regroup, Toyota Stadium N/a
11:17 – 11:32 Service F, Toyota Stadium N/a
SS19 After 12:30 Nukata 2 20.49 km
13:15 – 14:10 Regroup, Mikawako Enchi N/a
SS20 After 14:15 Lake Mikawako 2 [Power Stage] 13.98 km
After 15:15 Podium ceremony, Shimoyama Health Centre N/a
After 15:45 Official finish 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 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:17:08.0 0.0 25 2 1 28
2 2 1 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:17:20.8 +12.8 17 3 3 23
3 3 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:17:59.4 +51.4 15 1 2 18
4 4 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:18:11.5 +1:03.5 12 4 4 20
5 5 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:19:42.8 +2:34.8 10 0 0 10
6 6 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:20:21.6 +3:13.6 8 0 0 8
7 7 20 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:21:52.8 +4:44.8 6 0 0 6
8 8 95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:22:53.2 +5:45.2 4 0 0 4
10 9 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:26:31.0 +9:23.0 1 0 0 1
21 10 99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:06:51.6 +49:43.6 0 5 5 10
Source:[9]

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:55.3 N/a
SS1 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:29.0 Solberg / Edmondson
SS2 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:00.2 Evans / Martin
SS3 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:42.9
SS4 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:10.5
SS5 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 18:15.0
SS6 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:22.8
SS7 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:59.5
SS8 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:00.3
SS9 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:34.7
SS10 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:30.2
SS11 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:58.1
SS12 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:59.7
SS13 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:50.4
SS14 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:48.6
SS15 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:52.4
SS16 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:40.8
SS17 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:55.8
SS18 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:54.5
SS19 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:45.0
SS20 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:36.2
Source:[10]

Championship standings

WRC2 Rally2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
9 1 21 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Nikolay Gryazin Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 3:26:29.3 0.0 25 2
11 2 22 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:26:47.6 +18.3 17 0
12 3 27 Yuki Yamamoto James Fulton Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:29:23.7 +2:54.4 15 0
13 4 23 Emil Lindholm Gabriel Morales Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:30:19.6 +3:50.3 12 0
15 5 28 Hiroki Arai Hiroki Tachikui R2R×YAHAGI Racing Team Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:34:06.9 +7:37.6 10 0
16 6 29 Norihiko Katsuta Takahiro Yasui Toyota Gazoo Racing WRJ Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:40:41.4 +14:12.1 8 0
17 7 30 Fumio Nutahara Shungo Azuma Fumio Nutahara Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:44:46.3 +18:17.0 6 0
19 8 26 Andrea Lafarja Andrés Blanco Andrea Lafarja Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 4:00:35.3 +34:06.0 4 0
20 9 32 Satoshi Imai Yuki Ogawa Satoshi Imai Citroën C3 Rally2 4:01:56.2 +35:26.9 2 0
24 10 31 Osamu Fukunaga Misako Saida Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:10:01.6 +43:32.3 1 0
Retired SS10 24 Diego Domínguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Domínguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident 0 0
Source:[11]

Special stages

Championship standings

WRC3 Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
18 1 35 Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan Ghjuvanni Rossi Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:45:52.5 0.0 25
22 2 36 Nicolas Otto Boehringer Hugo Magalhães Nicolas Otto Boehringer Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:08:20.9 +22:28.4 17
Retired SS17 34 Georgios Vasilakis Allan Harryman Georgios Vasilakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 Accident 0
Source:[14]

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Otto Boehringer / Magalhães Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:06.2 N/a
SS1 Otto Boehringer / Magalhães Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:33.2 Otto Boehringer / Magalhães
SS2 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 21:39.1 Rossi / Sarmezan
SS3 Otto Boehringer / Magalhães Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:14.9
SS4 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:15.9
SS5 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 20:42.7
SS6 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:48.8
SS7 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:33.8
SS8 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 17:17.8
SS9 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:31.0
SS10 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:26.0
SS11 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 17:08.3
SS12 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:34.3
SS13 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:06.4
SS14 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:05.8
SS15 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:55.7
SS16 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:52.3
SS17 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:10.1
SS18 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:11.9
SS19 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:49.7
SS20 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:48.7
Source:[15]

Championship standings

References

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  2. ↑ "2026 FIA World Rally Championship calendar revealed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ogier wins rain-hit Rally Japan to set up WRC title showdown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Cachón seals maiden WRC2 win in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Fabulous Fontana crowned WRC3 champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Evans wins FORUM8 Rally Japan to extend WRC title lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Gryazin survives Cachón charge to claim WRC2 victory in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Entry list FORUM8 Rally Japan 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Final results FORUM8 Rally Japan 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
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  11. ↑ "Final results FORUM8 Rally Japan 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Final results FORUM8 Rally Japan 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Final results FORUM8 Rally Japan 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Final results FORUM8 Rally Japan 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Final results Vodafone FORUM8 Rally Japan 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
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