Kalle Rovanperä wins drift competition in Japan

We knew him to be a big drift enthusiast, but he is also a great expert in the discipline. Between two rallies WRC, Kalle Rovanperä went to “have fun” in Japan in Formula Drift, in order to challenge big names in the category. Result: after dominating qualifying in style, the Finnish world champion won the second round of the season, on the Ebisu circuit.

Victory from my #FormulaDriftJapan debut!🏆🥳

It was great weekend all together and I would like to thank @TOYOTA_GR , @CUSCO_WEB , @redbullmotorJP , @YokohamaRubber and all the others who gave us a chance to come here to compete!🙏# KR69 #ToyotaGAZOORacing #FormulaDriftJapan pic.twitter.com/TiqNoDwNe3

— Kalle Rovanperä (@KalleRovanpera) May 21, 2023

Kalle Rovanperä obtained a score of 97 points during qualifying, five points more than his first pursuer. On board a Toyota Corolla GR in colors Red Bull, still wearing the number 69 as in the WRC, the young 22-year-old Finn then beat big names in Japanese drifting in the knockout phase, such as Hiroya Minowa and Masanori Kohashi in the final. Next meeting for Rovanperä: the Rally of Sardinia, from June 1st to 4th.

Onnea Kalle 🥳 @KalleRovanpera
カッレが先行の時に追走の選手がみんな上手くて、カッレ追走ミスできんやんっへけど…
結局全部鳥肌立った(語彙力)🙈

どの選手も気迫溢れる走りで、若い選手もいて@formuladjapan 楽しみながら見れました🤩 是非見てみてください！↓https://t.co/LNjkxYuFQo https://t.co/T5n6IdsiQY pic.twitter.com/9ehzfYPPow

— Takamoto Katsuta (@TakamotoKatsuta) May 21, 2023

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