WRC FORUM8 Rally Japan 2026

Elfyn Evans stands on the verge of a maiden WRC crown as the series heads to Asia for FORUM8 Rally Japan (6 - 9 November) - Toyota's home event and the penultimate round of the 2025 season.

Elfyn Evans opened FORUM8 Rally Japan 2025 on top form by setting the pace through Thursday morning’s Kuragaike Park shakedown, edging home hero Takamoto Katsuta by 0.6sec.

Sami Pajari emerged with a slender lead at Friday’s midday service after a bruising opening loop of Croatia Rally ripped through the frontrunners and turned the leaderboard on its head.

Oliver Solberg set the pace on Thursday’s Croatia Rally shakedown, heading a Toyota Gazoo Racing 1-2 on the championship’s return to pure asphalt.

Croatia Rally returns to the WRC calendar this week for round four of the 2026 season, marking the first pure asphalt event of the year and the beginning of a crucial new phase in the title race.