WRC 2025 Rally Japan: Friday's full schedule

Leader of Rally After the first special stage on Thursday morning in Japan, Kalle Rovanperä could well have picked up where he left off in Central Europe. The Finn is competing in the penultimate rally of his career – after which he will head to the car – He seems to have regained his top form. The situation should be considered in light of the fact that the first and only special stage so far has been less than three kilometers long. Sébastien Ogierfourth, saw Ott Tänak and Takamoto Katsuta moved ahead of him at that point by a few tenths of a second.

Sixth-placed Elfyn Evans is in contention for the title this weekend in Japan. The Welsh driver needs a specific lineup to achieve this, but could at least gain a significant advantage heading into the final round in Saudi Arabia. Now, he will have to outmaneuver his rivals, unless his usual consistency proves sufficient to maintain his position. SS2 will take place late Thursday evening (French time), while the remaining stages will run between night and early morning in Europe. A summary of the night's events will be available on AUTOhebdo.fr before the start of the fifth stage of Rally Japan.

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🕒 Stage times and TV channels – WRC Rally Japan

Jeudi 6 November
23h00 - ES2 (Canal+ Sport 360)

Friday, November 7
00h20 - ES3 (Canal+ Sport 360)
1h55 - ES4 (Canal+ Sport 360)
5h40 - ES5 (Canal+ Sport 360)
7h - ES6 (Canal+ Sport 360)
8h15 - ES7 (Canal+ Sport 360)
23h20 - ES8 (Canal+ Sport 360)

📊 The entry list for the WRC Rally Japan

🏆 The WRC standings before the WRC Rally Japan

WRC 2025 – Driver Rankings

1) Elfyn Evans (Toyota) – 247 points (17+4+4)
2) Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) – 234 points (0+5+5)
3) Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) – 234 points (25+3+3)
4) Ott Tänak (Hyundai) – 197 points (15+1)
5) Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) – 166 points (R)
6) Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota) – 110 points (12+2+2)
7) Adrien fourmaux (Hyundai) – 96 points (10+0)
8) Sami Pajari (Toyota) – 79 points (8+0+1)
9) Oliver Solberg (Toyota) – 68 points (4+0)
10) Joshua McErlean (M-Sport Ford) – 26 points (6+0)
11) Gregory Munster (M-Sport Ford) – 25 points (0+0)
12) Martins Sesks (M-Sport Ford) – 16 points

WRC 2025 – Manufacturers Ranking

1) Toyta – 632 points (25+17+5+4+5+4)
2) Hyundai – 464 points (15+2)
3) M-Sport Ford WRT – 176 points (10+8+1+0)

WRC2 2025 – Driver Rankings

1) Oliver Solberg (Toyota) – 135 points (Champion)
2) Yohan Rossel (Citroën) – 99 points
3) Roope Korhonen (Toyota) – 69 points
4) Roberto Dapra (Skoda) – 64 points
5) Robert Virves (Skoda) – 64 points
6) Gus Greensmith (Skoda) – 57 points
7) Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda) – 57 points
8) Jan Solans (Toyota) – 54 points
9) Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Toyota) – 46 points
10) Fabrizio Zaldivar (Skoda) – 45 points