WRC News What you missed from Saturday in Japan Compared to the chaotic first full day on Friday, Saturday’s leg of Rally Japan was a calm affair. With the leaderboard more or less established… Read more by Luke Barry November 18, 2023 3 min
WRC News FIA investigating Neuville zero car incident An investigation is underway into how Thierry Neuville caught the zero car on Saturday’s opening stage of Rally Japan. The stage was red-flagged as soon… Read more by David Evans November 18, 2023 2 min
WRC News Katsuta moves up three places, closing on Tänak Takamoto Katsuta has jumped up three positions to sixth on Rally Japan and is putting Ott Tänak under considerable pressure for fifth. Katsuta has shown… Read more by Luke Barry November 17, 2023 2 min
WRC News Evans controlling his Rally Japan advantage Elfyn Evans remains safe in the lead of Rally Japan, comfortably over a minute clear of Toyota team-mate Sébastien Ogier. Evans already held a healthy… Read more by Luke Barry November 17, 2023 2 min
WRC News Saturday’s opening Rally Japan stage red flagged The ninth special stage of Rally Japan was red-flagged amid a bizarre incident in which Thierry Neuville came across a safety car on the stage…. Read more by Luke Barry November 17, 2023 2 min
WRC News Katsuta promises Japanese fans he’ll keep pushing Takamoto Katsuta has promised his home fans he will spend the remainder of Rally Japan on the limit in an effort to further demonstrate his… Read more by David Evans November 17, 2023 2 min
WRC News Abiteboul critical of Neuville’s ‘rushed’ approach Hyundai Motorsport team principal Cyril Abiteboul has criticized Thierry Neuville’s ‘rushed’ approach to the second day of Rally Japan. The Belgian crashed off the road… Read more by David Evans November 17, 2023 2 min
WRC News Sordo and Fourmaux will not restart Rally Japan For the second year running, Dani Sordo will not make it beyond the second stage of Rally Japan. Last year the Hyundai driver retired due… Read more by Luke Barry November 17, 2023 2 min
WRC News Why Ogier had to serve a one-minute penalty Sébastien Ogier will start his Rally Japan Saturday with a one minute penalty after the Toyota team was forced to make emergency repairs to his… Read more by David Evans November 17, 2023 2 min
WRC News What you missed from Friday in Japan With heavy rain forecast for Friday, we always knew that the first proper day of Rally Japan was going to be eventful given how the… Read more by Luke Barry November 17, 2023 3 min
WRC News Evans heads Toyota 1-2-3 in Japan Elfyn Evans comfortably leads Rally Japan with just the superspecial remaining on Friday, as closest rival Thierry Neuville crashed out on the sixth stage. Friday… Read more by Luke Barry November 16, 2023 2 min
WRC News Neuville crashes on first corner of SS6 Thierry Neuville has crashed just 100 meters into the sixth special stage of Rally Japan. Neuville, who won the event last year, had been running second… Read more by Luke Barry November 16, 2023 1 min
WRC News How Fourmaux and Sordo crashed in the same place It’s not a sight you see every day, two Rally1 cars parked next to each other straddling a stream. But there aren’t many days like… Read more by Luke Barry November 16, 2023 2 min
WRC News Evans opens huge Japan lead, SS4 canceled Elfyn Evans leads Rally Japan from Thierry Neuville after a shortened Friday morning loop held in torrential weather. Nobody really had a clean, or enjoyable,… Read more by Luke Barry November 16, 2023 2 min
WRC News Sordo crashes out of Japan, Evans leads Dani Sordo has crashed out of Rally Japan on Friday morning’s first stage, as Elfyn Evans went fastest to take the lead of the rally…. Read more by Luke Barry November 16, 2023 2 min
WRC News Neuville wins Japan SS1, Toyotas struggle Thierry Neuville leads Rally Japan overnight ahead of Hyundai team-mate Esapekka Lappi after Thursday evening’s superspecial stage. This year’s Rally Japan kicked off with a… Read more by Luke Barry November 16, 2023 2 min
