2025 Rally Japan


The 2025 Rally Japan was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 6 to 9 November 2025. It marked the tenth running of the Rally Japan, and was the thirteenth round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The 2025 event was based in Nagoya in Chūbu Region and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of.
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 category. Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 category.
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winner. Alejandro Cachón and Borja Rozada were the winners in the WRC2 category, and secured their category titles. Ghjuvanni Rossi and Kylian Sarmezan were the winners in the WRC3 category, while Matteo Fontana and Alessandro Arnaboldi became the 2025 WRC3 champions.

Background

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were fourteen Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and four Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship.
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
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Itinerary

All dates and times are JST.

Report

WRC Rally1

Championship standings

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1Elfyn Evans272
2Sébastien Ogier269
3Kalle Rovanperä248
4Ott Tänak213
5Thierry Neuville166

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1Scott Martin278
2Vincent Landais269
3Jonne Halttunen248
4Martin Järveoja213
5Martijn Wydaeghe166

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1Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT692
2Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT464
3M-Sport Ford WRT191
4Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2145

WRC2 Rally2

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.
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1Oliver Solberg135
2Yohan Rossel99
43Nikolay Gryazin74
14Roope Korhonen69
35Jan Solans69

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1Elliott Edmondson135
2Arnaud Dunand99
33Konstantin Aleksandrov74
14Anssi Viinikka69
35Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio69

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1Toksport WRT198
2PH Sport178
3Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG89
4Sarrazin Motorsport – Iron Lynx64

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21Nikolay Gryazin94
12Roope Korhonen90
23Jan Solans87
24Roberto Daprà86
15Robert Virves75

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11Konstantin Aleksandrov94
12Anssi Viinikka90
13Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio87
44Borja Rozada79
25Jakko Viilo75

WRC3 Rally3

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.
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11Matteo Fontana126
12Taylor Gill117
53Ghjuvanni Rossi78
14Kerem Kazaz72
15Arthur Pelamourges60

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11Alessandro Arnaboldi126
12Daniel Brkic117
43Kylian Sarmezan78
14Corentin Silvestre72
15Bastien Pouget60