The World Rally Championship in Japan began with a combat for seconds, Toyota guarantees “large” information after the race – Muricas News

Season the decisive World Rally Championship in Japan began on Thursday with one brief particular stage, the place the skilled Frenchman took the highest spot Sebastien Ogier.

Ogier introduced his Toyota to the end line at Kuragaike Park a tenth of a second sooner than the one driving the Ford Craig Breen.

Already secured the world championship Kalle Rovanperä was fifth. He was 0.6 seconds behind Ogier.

Six particular exams will probably be run in Japan on Friday. The competitors ends on Sunday morning Finnish time.

“Friday will probably be an extended day. A brand new rally is all the time demanding,” Rovanperä mentioned on the TV broadcast of the race.

The World Rally Championship in Japan is held at Toyota’s residence base in Nagoya. Along with Rovanperä’s championship, Toyota has additionally secured the producers’ WC title.

Drivers within the World Cup Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) can nonetheless get second over his teammate There in Tänakin.

Tänaki has a 21-point lead over Neuville within the World Championship factors. You get 25 factors for profitable the World Championship. For the final particular examination, that's energy levels a win brings 5 ​​further factors.

The World Collection groups haven't but formally introduced their drivers for subsequent 12 months. Rovanperä continues with Toyota. Ogier is considering his future program subsequent season with Toyota, whose third driver has been a Briton Elfyn Evans.

Evans was purported to be Toyota’s primary candidate for world champion this season, however Rovanperä took his place.

Esapekka Lappi drove seven World Cup rallies this season with Toyota. At his finest, he completed third twice in Finland and Belgium.

Lapin has been imagined to get Estonian Tänak’s place for subsequent season at Hyundai. Tänak canceled his legitimate contract.

Tänak has not introduced his future plans. He can return to Toyota, Ford, take a spot 12 months and even give up.

At Hyundai, he was mentioned to have had a nasty relationship with the group administration. Admittedly, the identical state of affairs additionally existed at Toyota, which he drove within the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In line with HS info, Tänak has no plans to return to Toyota.

Began as Toyota group supervisor at the start of 2021 Jari-Matti Latvala has promised “large” information after the World Rally Championship in Japan.

Additionally Teemu Suninen is understood to be a candidate for Hyundai, whose primary driver is the Belgian Neuville.

Finn Emil Lindholm is combating for the WRC2 world championship in Japan. He's solely 5 factors behind the Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen behind. Lindholm has already gained the junior collection of the WRC2 class.

Lauri Joona can safe the WRC3 class championship. Joona doesn't compete in Japan.

Sami Pajari is third within the WRC3 class World Collection. He set the eleventh quickest time at Kuragaike Park on Thursday, 4 seconds behind Ogier.

Former F1 driver Heikki Kovalainen can be attempting out his rally expertise in Japan, the place he has pushed loads in monitor automotive collection. On Thursday at Ŝkoda, Kovalainen was 9.7 seconds off the lead and is 14th.

Japan returned to the World Rally Championship calendar within the 2020 season, however because of the corona pandemic, the competitors was canceled, as was additionally the case a 12 months in the past.