Forum8 Rally Japan 2024

Forum8 Rally Japan 2024


21. 11. 2024 - 24. 11. 2024

Unofficial results
List for category: WRC2T
SS 15 - Ena 2
SS length: 22.79km
Pos. No. Driver / Co-driver
Vehicle
Group SS time Aver. speed
sec/km
Diff.Leader
Diff.Prev.
1 29
JPN
Yamamoto Yuki / Salminen Marko
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
RC2 00:17:10.2 79.64
0.00
00:00:00.0
00:00:00.0
2 36
JPN
Kogure Hikaru / Luhtinen Topi
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
RC2 00:17:21.5 78.77
0.50
00:00:11.3
00:00:11.3
3 25
GBR
Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
RC2 00:17:26.7 78.38
0.72
00:00:16.5
00:00:05.2
4 24
IRL
McErlean Joshua / Fulton James
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
RC2 00:27:07.3 50.42
26.20
00:09:57.1
00:09:40.6
Pos. No.
Driver / Co-driver
Vehicle
Pos. SS time
Penalty
Total time Diff.Leader
Diff.Prev.
1 25
GBR

1
Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 
RC2
5
01:16:36.6
01:16:36.6 00:00:00.0
00:00:00.0
2 36
JPN

2
Kogure Hikaru / Luhtinen Topi
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 
RC2
8
01:17:03.5
00:01:40.0
01:18:43.5 00:02:06.9
00:02:06.9
3 29
JPN

3
Yamamoto Yuki / Salminen Marko
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 
RC2
17
01:58:51.8
00:03:40.0
02:02:31.8 00:45:55.2
00:43:48.3
4 24
IRL

4
McErlean Joshua / Fulton James
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 
RC2
18
02:15:44.4
02:15:44.4 00:59:07.8
00:13:12.6
INFORMATION ABOUT SS 15
flash info (22 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): Busy stage, on the cross more than the hard compound. We decided to put the cross and now we know much more.
flash info (36 - Kogure Hikaru / Luhtinen Topi): It's quite a tricky stage, a lot of corners in a row and I almost couldn't follow the pace notes in the last section. Better than yesterday, feeling improved and confidence is there.
flash info (25 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): Tyre pressure was all wrong, went off pretty quickly. The tyres were gone very, very quickly.
flash info (30 - Ingram Chris / Kihurani Alexander): ust got to survive, the brakes are absolutely gone. Had to do what we had to do in there. Usually, you feel at one with the car, the pace notes are flowing and you feel unstoppable. This is just impossible though, steep learning curve.
flash info (31 - Arai Hiroki / Matsuo Shunsuke): Today I focused on using four soft tyres and try to manage to the end, tomorrow I will use the hard compound. Last few kilometres the compound is completely finished, hopefully I use quite a lot and get to the finish. After this they have the castle, the atmosphere is unbelievable everywhere.
flash info (32 - Kovalainen Heikki / Kitagawa Sae): In the middle of the stage there was a section, I must have been quickest of all, it was so good. There was a last section, in the downhill part where there was an optimistic pace note there. We didn't have time to put another hard tyre on, we needed to push to the TC.
flash info (20 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): If we are faster than Gryazin I guess it is quite good. I must say he has been really strong this weekend. Really clean, even enjoyable. Toyota Stadium was good fun and lots of spectators.
flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): Just some small issue in the middle of the stage, I have a good gap so I slowed down. It was the brain! Everything going okay.
flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Definitely, tricky stage we didn't do first time. Not all the notes were perfect. This morning, Evans was really good but on the hard tyre we are doing well so we need to be happy. The pressure has been there always. For sure, it is not like the time I had to defend, but for the moment we need to only push. The target is very clear.
flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's still not a good run, it is not like it should be so there is work to do tonight. We have been trying but the times simply aren't coming. It feels like the morning, but we need to find out why they aren't coming.
flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): What a stage! Good day today, I am quite happy with what we have done. We lost one position, well done to Ogier. We have kept the pressure on Taka, improved our pace, I hope the car is going to work tomorrow. What a stage, when you are in there you feel like it would never end. Small change, but it helped me. I changed the balance.
flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): This is a problem when you are not pushing, some sections you feel good and smooth, some sections it is bumpy and you're losing time. It is sad to hear we are not on the pace.
flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): Again, another clean stage with the conditions. Consistent grip. A lot of corners, very slow. After the disastrous start of the rally, the podium position is the only thing we can recover. It looks like the battle might go up to the last day of the season, it looks like Neuville has the edge but you'll never know.
flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): It is quite dry, even the hard tyres are overheating. Really tricky towards the end. Maybe we can change the setup so it is less tricky, but we will see for everyone. I think with the Friday in Chile on gravel, this is the best day we've had. We are still not as fast as others, but we need to check the splits and see how we can get better.
flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We have to try and move past Gryazin. After the massive disappointment from yesterday, we have to try. But struggling all afternoon with the brakes, it is not simple. A bit of understeer as well. First of all, we need to see where we end up tonight. A lot of cancelled stages and adjustments. Hopefully we can get a better position for tomorrow.