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WRC Rally Japan: Kalle Rovanpera Grabs Early Lead, Promises Full Attack for Title

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Kalle Rovanpera has claimed the early lead at Rally Japan as he plans to not hold anything back in his pursuit of a third World Rally Championship title at the penultimate round of the season. The Toyota driver posted the fastest time in the opening stage at the asphalt event, with only a second separating the top eight after the 2.75km Kuragaike Park super special stage. Rovanpera ...Keep reading
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Thursday's super special marked the start of the penultimate round of the World Rally Championship this year. It was won by two-time world champion Kalle Rovanperä, who will switch from rallying to formula racing after the season. Before that, he can win his third title, as Sebastien Ogier is only 33 points behind championship leader Elfyn Evans.

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Finland's Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) made the fastest start to the Rally Japan, the penultimate stage of this year's World Rally Championship season. In the opening day's only stage, the Finn narrowly beat Estonia's Otto Tänak (Hyundai) by just a tenth of a second and local driver Takamoto Katsuto (Toyota) by three tenths of a second.

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With an eight-hour time difference, Thursday's only stage has already been driven in Japan's World Rally Championship and Oliver Solberg was fastest in the class.

The pre-final round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) has just started this night. After a Shakedown and a first special, Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) is in the lead of the Rally of Japan 2025! See you this night for the rest of the race and the incredible battle between the three Toyota drivers for the [...] The WRC article, Rovanperä already leader of the Rally of Japan! (Program and timetable) appeared first on the Mag Sport Auto.

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing broke the news in on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
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