The 2022 Rally Japan (also known as the FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022) was a

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event for

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held over four days between 10 and 13 November 2022. It marked the seventh running of the Rally Japan. The event was the final round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and

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. The 2022 event was based in

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and was contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of .

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and

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are the defending rally winners. However, Ingrassia would not defend his title as he retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season. Citroën Total World Rally Team, the team they drove for in , when the Rally Japan held a World Rally Championship event last time, are the defending manufacturers' winners, but they would not be defending their titles after parent company

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withdrew from the sport. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their second rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. Grégoire Munster and Louis Louka won the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen clinched the WRC-2 titles.

Background

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and

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entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven were entered under Rally1 regulations, as are seventeen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2.

Itinerary

All dates and times are JST (

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Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

*Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

*Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.

WRC-3 Rally3

No Rally3 crews entered the round.

Championship standings

*Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.

References

External links

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2022 Rally Japan
at eWRC-results.com
2022 Rally Japan
at rally-maps.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Rally Japan, 2022 2022 in Japanese motorsport 2022 World Rally Championship season November 2022 sports events in Japan

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