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| 2023 Rally Japan FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023 | ||
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Round 13 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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 The event would be featured with route through Toyota Stadium. | ||
| Host country |  Japan | |
| Rally base | Toyota, Aichi Prefecture | |
| Dates run | 16 – 19 November 2023 | |
| Start location | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | |
| Finish location | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | |
| Stages | 22 (304.66 km; 189.31 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac | |
| Transport distance | 665.09 km (413.27 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 969.75 km (602.57 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 36 | |
| Crews | 34 at start, 28 at finish | |
| Cancellation | SS4 cancelled due to safety concern. | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT3:32:08.8 | |
| Power Stage winner |  Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT4:48.8 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner |  Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 33:39:42.5 | |
| WRC-3 winner |  Jason Bailey Shayne Peterson5:03:05.7 | |
The 2023 Rally Japan (also known as the FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 16 to 19 November 2023.[2] It marked the eighth running of the Rally Japan, and was the final round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Nagoya in Chūbu Region and was contested over twenty-two special stages covering a total competitive distance of 304.66 km (189.31 mi).[1]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Grégoire Munster and Louis Louka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4]
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won their second rally of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[5] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak won the 2023 WRC-2 Challenger title.[6] Jason Bailey and Shayne Peterson won the World Rally Championship-3 category.
- ^ a b "Itinerary Rally Japan 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Neuville prevails to clinch dramatic Japan win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Lindholm claims WRC2 crown as Munster grabs surprise victory in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "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.