{"id":2031,"date":"2025-07-17T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rally-japan.jp\/en\/?post_type=news&p=2031"},"modified":"2025-07-17T01:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T16:01:58","slug":"news-2031","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/rally-japan.jp\/en\/news\/topics\/news-2031\/","title":{"rendered":"FORUM8 Rally Japan 2025 Overview\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FORUM8 Rally Japan 2025 Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 13th round of the 2025 World Rally Championship (WRC) to be held in Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0Series name \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FIA World Rally Championship WRC
\u25a0Rally name\u00a0\u00a0 FIA World Rally Championship\uff08WRC\uff09 FORUM 8 Rally Japan
\u25a0Organizers\u3000 Toyota Motorsports Club \/ M.O.S.C.O. (NPO) \/ Toyota City
\u25a0Promoter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rally Japan 2025 Commission (Toyota City, Ena City, Toyota Motorsports Club, M.O.S.C.O. (NPO), TOYOTA Town Management Co. Ltd.)
\u25a0Sponsors\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Japan Tourism Agency \/ Japan Sports Agency \/ Aichi Prefecture \/ Gifu Prefecture
Nagoya City \/ Okazaki City \/ Shinshiro City \/ Nagakute City \/ Shitara Town \/ Nakatsugawa City
\u25a0Event period November 6 (Thu) to 9 (Sun), 2025
\u25a0Rally course locations:\u00a0 Toyota City \/ Okazaki City \/ Shinshiro City \/ Shitara Town, Aichi Prefecture + Ena City \/ Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture
Service Park: Toyota Stadium (Sengoku-cho, Toyota City)
\u25a0Top category teams
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WORLD RALLY TEAM
HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WORLD RALLY TEAM
M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0Spectator tickets\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Advance sales start on Thursday, July 17, 2025. *General sales start on Saturday, August 23.
*For details on ticket sales, please check the ticket sales overview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0Entertainment\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
In addition to launching \u201cRally University,\u201d an experiential learning program where participants can learn while experiencing rally driving, the event will feature a food area offering a variety of world cuisines, through organizations such as \u201cSOUL FOOD JAM\u201d and \u201cPS Product Fair,\u201d promising fun for all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rally Schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shakedown                       November 6 (Thu) Kuragaike Park SD (SD: Shakedown)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening ceremony           November 6 (Thu) Around Meitetsu Toyota Station<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rally Competition November 6 (Thu) to 9 (Sun) 4 days Total number of special stages<\/strong>: 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ceremonial finish November 9 (Sun) Toyota Stadium West Event Area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rally course<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rally course (special stages: SS) consists of a total of 20 stages at 11 locations, starting with the SS1\/Kuragaike SSS (Super Special Stage) using the Kuragaike Park SD course, and ending with the SS20\/Lake Mikawako PS (Power Stage) as the final stage.The overall classification will be determined based on the cumulative times from all SS stages, with awards presented at the ceremonial finish held at Toyota Stadium on the final day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule and Course List<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rally<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\uff11\u3000A safe and secure event for all competitors and spectators<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\uff12\u3000A competition that appeals to rally fans and motorsports enthusiasts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\uff13\u3000A sustainable event that builds a bridge to the future<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rally concept<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the aim of focusing on the excitement and enjoyment of rallying itself, we have adopted \u201cExperience Rallying\u201d as the concept for the 2025 event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through \u201cthe appeal of competition, community spirit, and spectator participation,\u201d in other words, \u201cexperience,\u201d we aim to deepen understanding of rallying, create empathy and enjoyment, and foster a culture of rallying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promotional video<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Please use the QR code below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TOTAL 1 minute 00 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Partners of the Rally<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Title partner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FORUM8 Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gold Partner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bronze Partner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACT HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. \/ Cheerio Japan Co., Ltd. \/ DENSO CORPORATION \/ Nakanishi Metal Works Co., Ltd. \/ NISHIO RENT ALL CO.,LTD. \/ TAMADIC Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Partner & Supplier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aichi Steel Corporation \/ All\u2011Toyota Dealers of Aichi and Gifu Prefectures \/ AISIN CORPORATION \/ ALTIA CO., LTD. \/ Asahi KASEI ZOLL Medical Corporation \/ DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD. \/ JTEKT CORPORATION \/ Marubeni Power Retail Corporation \/ Meitetsu Group \/ TOYODA GOSEI Co., Ltd. \/ TOYOTA BOSHOKU CORPORATION \/ TOYOTA HOUSING CORPORATION \/ TOYOTA FUDOSAN CO., LTD. \/ TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION \/ TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO., LTD. \/ Toyota Tsusho Corporation \/ PIA CORPORATION<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2033,"parent":0,"template":"","cat_news":[2],"tag_news":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rally-japan.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2031"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rally-japan.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rally-japan.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rally-japan.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rally-japan.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2037,"href":"https:\/\/rally-japan.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2031\/revisions\/2037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rally-japan.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rally-japan.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cat_news","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rally-japan.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cat_news?post=2031"},{"taxonomy":"tag_news","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rally-japan.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tag_news?post=2031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}