[WRC] Forum8 Rally Japan 2026

[Andre Oliveira]

[Dimitris]

https://www.powerslideblog.com/wrc-r...-route-preview

My Rally Japan route preview - with some cool interactive maps that I have made. Pretty much identical to last year, but with one new stage.

[Andre Oliveira]

Ogier fastest in shakedown

https://ewrc-results.com/event/96261...2026/shakedown

[240RS]

Watching Adrien Fourmaux's in-car footage on the shakedown was very revealing. The amount of steering input and "busy" activity behind the wheel is a massive pointer to just how difficult the Hyundai is to handle on tarmac. That alone is the rally lost before it's even started.

I hope, though, that isn't the reason for the unusually low traffic on this page. This must be the least we have ever dabbled on an event. And with the time differences with most of the rest of the world, it doesn't look like we will be very lively this weekend.

[EstWRC]

Don’t worry

Everything will be awesome next year as they say here

[flat_right]

After the first run Thierry said that when he accelerated the car went straight which indicates understeer. I wonder if all the Hyundais have the same issue. But anyway.. glad we have a massive time zone difference and I can't follow. Going to be the battle of Toyotas again..