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WRC Japan: Evans claims second win of 2026 to increase championship lead

Toyota locks out the top four positions on home spoil, as Oliver Solberg salvages Super Sunday points after early exit

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WRC Japan: Elfyn Evans claims second win of 2026 to increase championship lead

Toyota locks out the top four positions on home spoil, as Oliver Solberg salvages Super Sunday points after early exit

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WRC Rally Japan: Oliver Solberg turns up pressure on Elfyn Evans

Evans still leads, but Solberg’s morning pace has tightened the fight for victory

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WRC Rally Japan: Evans makes road position count to maintain lead

Toyota is in command of its home World Rally Championship round, locking out the top four positions, but home hero Takamoto Katsuta was frustrated in sixth

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WRC Rally Japan: Elfyn Evans makes road position count to maintain lead

Toyota is in command of its home World Rally Championship round, locking out the top four positions, but home hero Takamoto Katsuta was frustrated in sixth

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WRC Rally Japan: Evans leads with Solberg delayed by deer, Katsuta frustrated

Toyota locked out the top three positions as damp conditions added an extra challenge for the field

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WRC Rally Japan: Elfyn Evans leads as deer delay Oliver Solberg

Toyota locked out the top three positions as damp conditions added an extra challenge for the field

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The key talking points ahead of WRC Rally Japan

What to expect from a Rally Japan full of intrigue following a change of date

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WRC Rally Japan: Sebastien Ogier responds to Elfyn Evans’ charge to extend lead

The top two in the World Rally Championship title fight are split by only 6.5s after a titanic tussle

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WRC Rally Japan: Ogier extends lead ahead of charging Evans

The top two in the World Rally Championship title fight are split by just 6.5s after a titanic tussle

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WRC Rally Japan: Toyota 1-2 as Takamoto Katsuta crashes from lead group

The battle for Rally Japan victory took another twist on Saturday morning

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WRC Rally Japan: Evans closes in on Ogier, Katsuta exits victory fight

The battle for Rally Japan victory took another twist on Saturday morning

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WRC Rally Japan: Ogier extends lead from Katsuta, Evans third

An eventful Friday serves up twists in the World Rally Championship title fight

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WRC Rally Japan: Sebastien Ogier leads Toyota 1-2-3 ahead of Takamoto Katsuta

An eventful Friday in Japan serves up twists in the World Rally Championship title fight

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WRC Rally Japan: Sebastien Ogier snatches lead as Kalle Rovanpera hits trouble

Only 1.7s separates the top three, but Friday morning delivered a blow for Rovanpera’s title hopes

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WRC Rally Japan: Ogier snatches lead from Evans as Rovanpera hits trouble

Only 1.7s separates the top three, but Friday morning delivered a blow for Kalle Rovanpera’s title hopes

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Rally Japan organisers hit with hefty €50,000 fine for safety breach

Rally Japan organisers have been fined €50,000 and issued an additional €100,000 suspended fine after an unauthorised vehicle ventured onto a live stage at the World Rally Championship season finale.

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WRC Japan: Tanak crash hands Neuville the WRC title

Ott Tanak has dramatically crashed out of the lead of Rally Japan which has handed Thierry Neuville the World Rally Championship and swung the manufacturers title battle towards Toyota.

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Neuville: “I still need to drive fast” on Sunday to clinch maiden WRC title

Thierry Neuville says he cannot afford to cruise through the Rally Japan’s final leg to secure a maiden World Rally Championship title following a stirring Saturday fightback.

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WRC Japan: Neuville salvages points in fightback, Tanak extends lead

Thierry Neuville boosted his World Rally Championship hopes by provisionally claiming more than half of the points needed to secure the title, while rival Ott Tanak extended his Rally Japan lead.

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WRC Rally Japan: Tanak boosts title hopes as Neuville’s power woes continue

Ott Tanak ignited his slim World Rally Championship hopes with a dominant drive to lead Rally Japan on Friday after a power issue proved costly for title favourite Thierry Neuville.

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WRC Japan: Neuville suffers power issue as Evans claims lead

Thierry Neuville’s World Rally Championship title hopes took a knock after suffering a power issue while Toyota’s Elfyn Evans moved into the Rally Japan lead.

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WRC Japan: Neuville suffers power issue as Evans claims the lead

Thierry Neuville’s World Rally Championship title hopes took a knock after suffering a power issue while Toyota’s Elfyn Evans moved into the Rally Japan lead.

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How to watch WRC's Rally Japan: schedule, line-up and more

Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville could finally have his crowning moment at this weekend’s 2024 World Rally Championship season finale in Japan. The five-time runner-up, who is chasing a maiden title, leads his team-mate Ott Tanak by 25 points with 30 available and they are the only two drivers in contention for…

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Rally Japan signs new multi-year WRC deal

Rally Japan will host a round of the World Rally Championship until at least 2028 after signing a new agreement with WRC Promoter.

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