Rally Japan
Youngster Mikko Hirvonen at the 2006 Japan Rally
The Rally Japan was staged six times between 2004 and 2010 as a World Rally Championship (WRC).
Rally Japan was a rally competition in Hokkaidō , Japan . The event has been an FIA World Rally Championship run since its inception in the 2004 season . From 2004 to 2007 the rally was driven on the winding and narrow gravel roads of the region near Tokachi Obihiro . For the 2008 season , the event was moved to the region near Sapporo , the capital Hokkaidō. The Rally Japan was not held in 2009 , but returned to the world championship calendar in 2010 .
Results
year | rally | Overall winner | Make and model | |
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driver | Co-driver | |||
2004 | Rally Japan 2004 |
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Subaru Impreza WRC |
2005 | Rally Japan 2005 |
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Peugeot 307 WRC |
2006 | Rally Japan 2006 |
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Citroën Xsara WRC |
2007 | Rally Japan 2007 |
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Ford Focus WRC |
2008 | Rally Japan 2008 |
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Ford Focus WRC |
2009 | not carried out | |||
2010 | Rally Japan 2010 |
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Citroën C4 WRC |
Web links
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