2020 Rally Japan Explained
2020 Rally Japan |
Native Name: | 7. Rally Japan |
Championship: | 2020 World Rally Championship |
Rallybase: | Nagoya, Chūbu |
Start: | Aichi Commemorative Park, Nagoya |
Finish: | Aichi Commemorative Park, Nagoya |
Startdate: | Scheduled for 19–22 November 2020 |
Stages: | 19 |
Stagekm: | 307.78 |
Stagekm Note: | [1] |
Transportkm: | 715.77 |
Overallkm: | 1,023.55 |
Surface: | Tarmac |
Cancel1: | Rally |
Reason1: | border restrictions |
The 2020 Rally Japan (also known as the Rally Japan 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 19 and 22 November 2020,[2] but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] It was set to mark the seventh running of Rally Japan and planned to be the final round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was scheduled to be based in Nagoya in Chūbu.
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.[4] Citroën World Rally Team, the team they drove for in 2010, were the reigning manufacturers' winners, but would not defending their titles after parent company Citroën withdrew from the sport.[5]
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Route
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All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).
Notes and References
- Web site: Rally Guide 1. rally-japan.jp. Rally Japan. 17 July 2020.
- News: Australia drops off WRC calendar in 2020. Daniel. Herrero. speedcafe.com. 27 September 2019. 28 September 2019. Speedcafe.
- Web site: Belgium gets WRC round for the first time after Rally Japan axed. Jamie. Klein. autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 19 August 2020. 19 August 2020.
- News: Ace Ogier lands victory number two in Japan. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 September 2010. 12 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100913211416/http://www.wrc.com/news/ace-ogier-lands-victory-number-two-in-japan/?fid=13638. 13 September 2010. live.
- News: Citroen ends WRC programme, cites Ogier's exit as reason. David. Evans. motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. 20 November 2019. 20 November 2019.
- News: Three new rounds in 2020 WRC calendar. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 September 2019. 28 September 2019.
- News: FIA visits Japan and Kenya in next step for WRC returns in 2020. David. Evans. autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 8 April 2019. 5 May 2019.
- Web site: Belgium added to 2020 FIA World Rally Championship. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 August 2020. 19 August 2020.