Rally Japan was replaced by Ypres Rally as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Host country
Japan
Rally base
Nagoya, Chūbu
Held on
Scheduled for 19–22 November 2020
Start location
Aichi Commemorative Park, Nagoya
Finish location
Aichi Commemorative Park, Nagoya
Stages
19 (307.78 km; 191.25 miles)[1]
Stage surface
Tarmac
Transport distance
715.77 km (444.76 miles)
Overall distance
1,023.55 km (636.00 miles)
Statistics
Cancellation
Rally cancelled due to 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]
^Herrero, Daniel (27 September 2019). "Australia drops off WRC calendar in 2020". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^Klein, Jamie (19 August 2020). "Belgium gets WRC round for the first time after Rally Japan axed". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^"Ace Ogier lands victory number two in Japan". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
^Evans, David (20 November 2019). "Citroen ends WRC programme, cites Ogier's exit as reason". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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