FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022
10. 11. – 13. 11. 2022, Toyota • Toyota Motorsports Club (TMSC) + MOSCO • asphalt 274.31 km - (cancelled 43.22 km) • total distance including road sections - 965.25 km • Other years
#69
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid 
A-6***
A-6***
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
RC1
Final results
12. overall
7. class RC1
11. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Kuragaike Park (2.75 km) | 2:07.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
77.6 km/h 0.22 s/km |
2:07.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "A normal start - nothing special. Friday will be a really long day with some tough and narrow stages. It's something we haven't really experienced before so it will be a brand-new challenge." | ||||||
| SS2 Isegami's Tunnel 1 (23.29 km) | 17:44.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
78.8 km/h |
19:52.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "Quite bad. I had a lot of understeer and on these kinds of roads you kill the front tyres and you can not drive at all. Halfway through the stage something started to smoke in the cabin - we're not sure what it is so we have to check." | ||||||
| SS3 Inabu Dam 1 (19.38 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS4 Shitara Town R 1 (22.44 km) | 14:30.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
92.8 km/h 0.30 s/km |
34:22.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS5 Isegami's Tunnel 2 (14.33 km) | 10:42.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
80.3 km/h 0.33 s/km |
45:05.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "We tried to change the balance of the car a bit. It can be better in places now in this loop. It was not so bad in this stage so let's see what it's like in the other one with a bit more space." | ||||||
| SS6 Inabu Dam 2 (19.38 km) | 12:18.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
94.4 km/h |
57:23.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It was okay. This one was pretty okay with the grip. On the wide parts it's not easy and we have been struggling with understeer the whole day, so I didn't have full confidence." | ||||||
| SS7 Shitara Town R 2 (22.44 km) | cancelled | |||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Nukata Forest 1 (20.56 km) | 17:03.1 | 24.
8. class RC1 22. WRC |
72.3 km/h 8.07 s/km |
1:14:27.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| Hit a rockface, changed a puncture | ||||||
| "I went a bid wide in one corner and had a puncture. We had to change it on the stage." | ||||||
| SS9 Lake Mikawako 1 (14.74 km) | 10:49.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
81.7 km/h 1.57 s/km |
1:25:16.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "There was something on a right-hand corner where we got a bit close but it was not a big hit. I have no spares and the car is not 100 per cent on the right corner. It's not working and turning in as well as it should." | ||||||
| SS10 Shinshiro City (7.08 km) | 4:40.7 | 27.
8. class RC1 23. WRC |
90.8 km/h 9.77 s/km |
1:30:57.4 1:00 |
12.
7. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| Penalty 1:00 - Late (6 min) at TC | ||||||
| Stopped on road section | ||||||
| Running with damaged wheel | ||||||
| "It should be no issue [getting to service]. We will just try to get there and fix the car so we can enjoy the afternoon a bit more." | ||||||
| SS11 Nukata Forest 2 (20.56 km) | 14:38.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
84.3 km/h 1.54 s/km |
1:46:15.9 1:40 |
12.
7. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| Penalty 0:40 - Late (4 min) at TC | ||||||
| "Nothing special, we are just trying some new setups. We were feeling them out at the beginning and not pushing." | ||||||
| SS12 Lake Mikawako 2 (14.74 km) | 10:34.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
83.6 km/h 1.11 s/km |
1:56:50.5 1:40 |
11.
7. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "We found some things which work but definitely on this stage it's not working. In the beginning of the stage I could not do much more with the car and I am not on a crazy place, so of course we are not so fast." | ||||||
| SS13 Okazaki City SSS 1 (1.40 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS14 Okazaki City SSS 2 (1.40 km) | 1:19.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
63.4 km/h 0.50 s/km |
1:58:10.0 1:40 |
11.
7. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS15 Asahi Kougen 1 (7.52 km) | 4:54.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
91.8 km/h 0.70 s/km |
2:03:04.8 1:40 |
11.
7. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "We are using this day for testing for next year. We will hopefully get the car a bit better and find some new things for the balance of the car." | ||||||
| SS16 Ena City 1 (21.59 km) | 15:59.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
81.0 km/h 0.96 s/km |
2:19:04.3 1:40 |
9.
7. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "We found some things on the car which are nice to drive. It's not so bad. The surface on this one was trickier than we expected - I was expecting it to be more consistent but there were some grip changes and damp places as well." | ||||||
| SS17 Nenoue Plateau (11.60 km) | 7:57.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
87.5 km/h 1.05 s/km |
2:27:01.6 1:40 |
9.
7. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| SS18 Ena City 2 (21.59 km) | 20:12.6 | 22.
8. class RC1 22. WRC |
64.1 km/h 6.97 s/km |
2:47:14.2 1:40 |
12.
7. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| "It was one of the slippiest and trickiest stages I have ever done!" | ||||||
| SS19 Asahi Kougen 2[Power Stage] (7.52 km) | 7:18.9 | 30.
8. class RC1 26. WRC |
61.7 km/h 15.74 s/km |
2:54:33.1 1:40 |
12.
7. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| "It was quite interesting stages in the rain with these tyres. We are here and that's the main thing. It's good to end the season - I've been waiting for it for a long time! It takes a lot of strength to fight for the title and I'm ready for the holidays now." | ||||||
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