WRC Features Toyota’s route to a dream Rally Japan shutout After a season as perfect as Toyota’s 2023 World Rally Championship, there was only really one way to end it: with a win. But why… Read more by David Evans November 19, 2023 10 min +
WRC News Akio Toyoda toasts Toyota’s dream result Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala summed up his team’s Rally Japan perfectly. “We came here with one aim which was to take the victory, and… Read more by Luke Barry November 19, 2023 5 min
WRC News How Evans won the ‘undriveable’ rally Had it not been for Thursday night’s dash around the Toyota City stadium, Elfyn Evans would have scored a start-to-finish win in some of the… Read more by David Evans November 19, 2023 3 min
WRC Opinion Winners + losers from Rally Japan 2023 Rally Japan brought the curtain down on the 2023 World Rally Championship season – and what a way to do it. Insanely challenging and unpredictable… Read more by DirtFish Staff November 19, 2023 5 min
WRC Features WRC manufacturers to score a 1-2-3 at home Toyota has done it – it has won its home World Rally Championship event in Japan. But not only that, it sealed it by locking… Read more by Luke Barry November 18, 2023 3 min
WRC News Evans wins Rally Japan in Toyota 1-2-3 Elfyn Evans led home an historic Toyota 1-2-3 on the final round of the 2023 World Rally Championship season, Rally Japan. Sébastien Ogier and Kalle… Read more by Luke Barry November 18, 2023 3 min
WRC News Rally Japan clerk of the course reprimanded The Rally Japan clerk of the course, Haruo Takakuwa, has been reprimanded for the SS9 incident in which Thierry Neuville caught a zero car. Saturday’s… Read more by Luke Barry November 18, 2023 2 min
WRC News Katsuta passes Tänak, Lappi in his sights Takamoto Katsuta has overhauled Ott Tänak into fifth place on Rally Japan and has just 16.2 seconds to make up if he wants to steal… Read more by Luke Barry November 18, 2023 2 min
WRC News Will snow provide the sting in Rally Japan’s tail? It’s Colin Clark. On the phone. Having caught sight of the weather forecast, I knew what was coming. Even the ringtone fizzed with a little… Read more by David Evans November 18, 2023 3 min
WRC News Katsuta wants fourth – and has even more pace to give Takamoto Katsuta wants to deliver Toyota a dream 1-2-3-4 result after enjoying another strong day on Rally Japan, and feels he has the pace to… Read more by James Bowen November 18, 2023 3 min
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
