2025 Rally Japan

2025 Rally Japan FORUM8 Rally Japan 2025
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Rally winners Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 during the rally.
Host country	Japan
Rally base	Toyota, Aichi Prefecture
Dates run	6 – 9 November 2025
Start location	Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Finish location	Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Stages	20 (305.34 km; 189.73 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Tarmac
Transport distance	617.67 km (383.80 miles)
Overall distance	923.01 km (573.53 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	38
Crews	37 at start, 26 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:21:08.9
Sunday Accumulated leader	Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 48:13.9
Power Stage winner	Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 9:29.3
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España 3:31:50.5
WRC-3 winner	Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan 3:51:56.6

The 2025 Rally Japan (also known as the FORUM8 Rally Japan 2025) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 6 to 9 November 2025.^[2] It marked the tenth running of the Rally Japan, and was the thirteenth round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The 2025 event was based in Nagoya in Chūbu Region and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 305.34 km (189.73 mi).^[1]

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.^[3] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 category.^[4] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 category.

Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winner.^[5] Alejandro Cachón and Borja Rozada were the winners in the WRC2 category, and secured their category titles.^[6] Ghjuvanni Rossi and Kylian Sarmezan were the winners in the WRC3 category, while Matteo Fontana and Alessandro Arnaboldi became the 2025 WRC3 champions.^[7]

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 entered under Rally1 regulations, as were fourteen Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and four Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship.^[8]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
1	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
5	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team	H
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	H
13	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
17	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	H
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
55	Josh McErlean	Eoin Treacy	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	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	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	Gus Greensmith	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	H
22	Jan Solans	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	PH.Ph	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
23	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
24	Alejandro Cachón	Borja Rozada	Toyota España	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
25	Yuki Yamamoto	James Fulton	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
26	Diego Domínguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Domínguez Jr.	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
27	Hiroki Arai	Hiroki Tachikui	R2R×YAHAGI Racing Team	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
28	Heikki Kovalainen	Sae Kitagawa	Heikki Kovalainen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
29	Norihiko Katsuta	Yusuke Kimura	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRJ	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
30	Takuma Kamada	Yuichi Matsumoto	Takuma Kamada	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
31	Fumio Nutahara	Shungo Azuma	Fumio Nutahara	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
32	Osamu Fukunaga	Misako Saida	Osamu Fukunaga	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
34	Satoshi Imai	Fuyu Takahashi	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
35	Matteo Fontana	Alessandro Arnaboldi	Matteo Fontana	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC3	H
36	Ghjuvanni Rossi	Kylian Sarmezan	Ghjuvanni Rossi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC3	H
37	Georgios Vasilakis	Allan Harryman	Georgios Vasilakis	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC3, Masters Driver, Masters Co-Driver	H
38	Eric Royère	Alexis Grenier	Eric Royère	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC3	H

Other major entries

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
20	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Printsport	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	—N/a	H
40	Armand Fumal	Jules Escartefigue	Armand Fumal	Alpine A110 Rally RGT	Masters Driver	H

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

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
6 November	—	After 9:01	Kuragaike Park [Shakedown]	2.75 km
		After 15:30	Opening ceremony, Toyota Stadium	—N/a
	SS1	After 16:05	Kuragaike Park SSS	2.75 km
7 November		5:43 – 5:58	Service A, Toyota Stadium	—N/a
	SS2	After 7:11	Inabu / Shitara 1	17.08 km
	SS3	After 8:24	Shinshiro 1	17.41 km
	SS4	After 9:57	Isegami's Tunnel 1	19.66 km
		11:37 – 11:57	Regroup, Toyota Stadium	—N/a
		11:57 – 12:37	Service B, Toyota Stadium	—N/a
	SS5	After 13:40	Isegami's Tunnel 2	19.66 km
	SS6	After 15:03	Inabu / Shitara 2	17.08 km
	SS7	After 16:16	Shinshiro 2	17.41 km
		18:06 – 18:51	Flexi service C, Toyota Stadium	—N/a
8 November		5:55 – 6:10	Service D, Toyota Stadium	—N/a
	SS8	After 7:23	Obara 1	16.44 km
	SS9	After 8:34	Ena 1	21.25 km
	SS10	After 10:05	Mt. Kasagi 1	21.74 km
		10:55 – 11:54	Regroup, Enakyo Park	—N/a
	SS11	After 12:35	Mt. Kasagi 2	21.74 km
	SS12	After 14:08	Ena 2	21.25 km
	SS13	After 15:21	Obara 2	16.44 km
		16:36 – 17:32	Regroup, SkyHall	—N/a
	SS14	After 17:35	Toyota City SSS	3.05 km
		18:10 – 18:55	Flexi service E, Toyota Stadium	—N/a
9 November		7:26 – 7:41	Service F, Toyota Stadium	—N/a
	SS15	After 8:39	Nukata 1	20.23 km
	SS16	After 9:35	Lake Mikawako 1	13.98 km
		12:07 – 12:27	Regroup, Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium	—N/a
	SS17	After 10:53	Okazaki SSS 1	1.98 km
	SS18	After 11:04	Okazaki SSS 2	1.98 km
		11:22 – 11:47	Regroup, Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium	—N/a
	SS19	After 12:33	Nukata 2	20.23 km
		13:23 – 14:10	Regroup, Mikawako Enchi	—N/a
	SS20	After 14:15	Lake Mikawako 2 [Power Stage]	13.98 km
		After 15:45	Official finish, Toyota Stadium	—N/a
Source:[1]

• Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

Drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 Elfyn Evans 272 2 Sébastien Ogier 269 3 Kalle Rovanperä 248 4 Ott Tänak 213 5 Thierry Neuville 166

Co-drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 Scott Martin 278 2 Vincent Landais 269 3 Jonne Halttunen 248 4 Martin Järveoja 213 5 Martijn Wydaeghe 166

Manufacturers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 692 2 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 464 3 M-Sport Ford WRT 191 4 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 145

• Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

Drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 Oliver Solberg 135 2 Yohan Rossel 99 4 3 Nikolay Gryazin 74 1 4 Roope Korhonen 69 3 5 Jan Solans 69

Co-drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 Elliott Edmondson 135 2 Arnaud Dunand 99 3 3 Konstantin Aleksandrov 74 1 4 Anssi Viinikka 69 3 5 Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio 69

Manufacturers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 Toksport WRT 198 2 PH Sport 178 3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 89 4 Sarrazin Motorsport – Iron Lynx 64

Challenger Drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 2 1 Nikolay Gryazin 94 1 2 Roope Korhonen 90 2 3 Jan Solans 87 2 4 Roberto Daprà 86 1 5 Robert Virves 75

Challenger Co-drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Konstantin Aleksandrov 94 1 2 Anssi Viinikka 90 1 3 Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio 87 4 4 Borja Rozada 79 2 5 Jakko Viilo 75

• Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

Drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Matteo Fontana 126 1 2 Taylor Gill 117 5 3 Ghjuvanni Rossi 78 1 4 Kerem Kazaz 72 1 5 Arthur Pelamourges 60

Co-drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Alessandro Arnaboldi 126 1 2 Daniel Brkic 117 4 3 Kylian Sarmezan 78 1 4 Corentin Silvestre 72 1 5 Bastien Pouget 60

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