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Forum8 Rally Japan 2022 counts for:
2022 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2022 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2022 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers/Co-drivers)
2022 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Drivers/Co-drivers)
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| 628th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 13 of 13 |
| Official name: | Forum8 Rally Japan |
| Edition: | 7th |
| Date: | from Thursday 10-Nov-2022 to Sunday 13-Nov-2022 |
| Rally HQ: | Takasaki, Kanto Region; Japan |
| Clerk of the Course: | Haruo Takakuwa |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 38 | |
| Starters: | 36 | |
| Finishers: | 32 | (88.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 19 | |
| Shortest: | 1.40 | km | (SS13 Okazaki City SSS 1) |
| Longest: | 23.29 | km | (SS2 Isegami's Tunnel 1) |
| Slowest: | 63.96 | km/h | (SS14 Okazaki City SSS 2) |
| Fastest: | 120.51 | km/h | (SS10 Shinshiro City) |
| Planned stage distance: | 274.31 | km | (30.0% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 231.09 | km | (25.3% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 681.98 | km |
| Total distance: | 913.07 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 17th win and 55th podium for Thierry Neuville. |
| Second place was 42nd podium for Ott Tanak. |
| Third place was 3rd podium for Takamoto Katsuta. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 25th win and 1-2 win were 99th to 100th podiums for Hyundai. |
| | Third place was 223rd podium for Toyota. |
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Neuville battled against three different Toyotas who all held lead at various points but one by one each had a puncture or other trouble. Hyundai had dramatic moments as Sordo's car burnt down on SS2 but in the end team scored 1-2 with Tanak in second overall position.
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Toyota had high hopes for their home event but all three main team drivers punctured - Ogier in Friday, Rovanpera in Saturday and Evans in Sunday. This left Katsuta (pictured) as best placed Toyota, he was immensely happy to finish on podium at his home event even though he too had puncture on penultimate stage.
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M-Sport was present with minimum line-up, fielding just Breen (with whom they parted ways after the rally) and Greensmith (pictured).
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Related links
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Rally Catalunya 2022
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Monte Carlo 2023
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