Forum8 Rally Japan 2026

Forum8 Rally Japan 2026


28. 05. 2026 - 01. 06. 2026

Unofficial results
List for category: WRC2
SS 1 - Asuke 1
SS length: 12.90km

SS 1 - Asuke 1

Pos. No. Driver / Co-driver
Vehicle
Group SS time Aver. speed
sec/km
Diff.Leader
Diff.Prev.
1 22
ESP
Cachón A. / Rozada Borja
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
RC2 00:07:45.0 99.87
0.00
00:00:00.0
00:00:00.0
2 21
BGR
Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov K.
Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale
RC2 00:07:53.0 98.18
0.62
00:00:08.0
00:00:08.0
- 24
PRY
Domínguez D. / Peñate Rogelio
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
RC2 00:07:53.0 98.18
0.62
00:00:08.0
00:00:00.0
4 27
JPN
Yamamoto Yuki / Fulton James
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
RC2 00:07:55.2 97.73
0.79
00:00:10.2
00:00:02.2
5 23
FIN
Lindholm Emil / Morales Gabriel
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
RC2 00:07:58.9 96.97
1.08
00:00:13.9
00:00:03.7
6 28
JPN
Arai Hiroki / Tachikui Hiroki
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
RC2 00:08:10.4 94.70
1.97
00:00:25.4
00:00:11.5
7 29
JPN
Katsuta N. / Yasui Takahiro
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
RC2 00:08:21.0 92.69
2.79
00:00:36.0
00:00:10.6
8 30
JPN
Nutahara Fumio / Azuma Shungo
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
RC2 00:08:31.2 90.85
3.58
00:00:46.2
00:00:10.2
9 31
JPN
Fukunaga Osamu / Saida Misako
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
RC2 00:08:34.0 90.35
3.80
00:00:49.0
00:00:02.8
10 32
JPN
Imai Satoshi / Ogawa Yuki
Citroën C3 Rally2
RC2 00:09:08.9 84.61
6.50
00:01:23.9
00:00:34.9
11 26
PRY
Lafarja Andrea / Blanco Andrés
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
RC2 00:09:12.3 84.08
6.77
00:01:27.3
00:00:03.4
Pos. No.
Driver / Co-driver
Vehicle
Pos. SS time
Penalty
Total time Diff.Leader
Diff.Prev.
1 22
ESP

Cachón A. / Rozada Borja
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 
RC2
1
00:07:45.0
00:07:45.0 00:00:00.0
00:00:00.0
2 21
BGR

Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov K.
Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 
RC2
3
00:07:53.0
00:07:53.0 00:00:08.0
00:00:08.0
3 24
PRY

Domínguez D. / Peñate Rogelio
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 
RC2
4
00:07:53.0
00:07:53.0 00:00:08.0
00:00:00.0
4 27
JPN

Yamamoto Yuki / Fulton James
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 
RC2
5
00:07:55.2
00:07:55.2 00:00:10.2
00:00:02.2
5 23
FIN

Lindholm Emil / Morales Gabriel
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 
RC2
6
00:07:58.9
00:07:58.9 00:00:13.9
00:00:03.7
6 28
JPN

Arai Hiroki / Tachikui Hiroki
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 
RC2
7
00:08:10.4
00:08:10.4 00:00:25.4
00:00:11.5
7 29
JPN

Katsuta N. / Yasui Takahiro
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 
RC2
8
00:08:21.0
00:08:21.0 00:00:36.0
00:00:10.6
8 30
JPN

Nutahara Fumio / Azuma Shungo
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 
RC2
9
00:08:31.2
00:08:31.2 00:00:46.2
00:00:10.2
9 31
JPN

Fukunaga Osamu / Saida Misako
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 
RC2
10
00:08:34.0
00:08:34.0 00:00:49.0
00:00:02.8
10 32
JPN

Imai Satoshi / Ogawa Yuki
Citroën C3 Rally2 
RC2
11
00:09:08.9
00:09:08.9 00:01:23.9
00:00:34.9
11 26
PRY

Lafarja Andrea / Blanco Andrés
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 
RC2
12
00:09:12.3
00:09:12.3 00:01:27.3
00:00:03.4
INFORMATION ABOUT SS 1
flash info (25 - Jürgenson Romet / Oja Siim): It was not too bad. I had a bit too much hesitation in the damp spots. I think full softs would be better. It is a decent start I can't complain. At the last second I changed to three softs.
flash info (24 - Domínguez Diego / Peñate Rogelio): It was quite ok. Some places were very tricky and had low grip. It was very difficult to read the grip. Thankfully we are here. We went wide on some corners. I still fee like a rookie on this surface.
flash info (23 - Lindholm Emil / Morales Gabriel): Not on the softs. There were really some surprises in there. It was difficult to get any rhythm. We are here. It is quite a high speed stage to what we have in the rally. It was a wake up call for the morning.
flash info (22 - Cachón Alejandro / Rozada Borja): It is a big surprise. I had no confidence at all. I was not pushing really hard. I changed to soft tyres at the last moment.
flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I think we were little bit too optimistic with the tyre choice for the stage. It was ok, now we know.
flash info (55 - McErlean Joshua / Treacy Eoin): It is quite sketchy in there to be honest. We opted for the a more aggressive tyre choice which probably wasn't the best. One hundred percent we expected it to dry. It was last minute decision to go with the cross tyre option.
flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): It was quite tricky to be fair. There were a lot of damp places. I was probably being a bit too careful in those sections. You have to have the grip under you for those sections. We were thinking it would start to dry out but it is not drying out as quicker as we were hoping for.
flash info (20 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): It was a nice flowing stage. It was really difficult knowing what the right option is for tyres.
flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Very honestly it wasn't too bad for the first 8km. The last section I was understeering like hell. I was trying to keep the rhythm. we need to adjust for the upcoming stage, otherwise the weekend will be long.
flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): There are some tricky corners and I had a little moment where I had to back off as I was losing grip.
flash info (5 - Pajari Sami / Salminen Marko): It was very slippy. It is a surprisingly good time as there was a concrete drain lying int he road and I hit it at high speed. I was really sure I had puncture but luckily it is nothing. It was two kilometers into the stage. I was lucky.
flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It was very tricky conditions in this one to be fair.
flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I didn't expect it to be as slippy as that.
(18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): puncture
flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It was very changeable actually. It has evolved a bit since the gravel crew went through. Some places are drying but some slippy under the trees it is difficult to read.
Road is mostly dry with some damp patches under the trees after some overnight rain.