OMA (ITALPRESS) – Sebastien Ogier won the Japanese Rally, the second round of the 2025 World Championship. The success of the French, behind the wheel of the GR Yaris Rally1, from the start to a three-way struggle for the title of the World Championship Rally FIA 2025, in view of the last season in Saudi Arabia.
The world’s eight-time champion has resisted Toyota Gazoo Racing’s teammate and leader of the Elfyn Evans ranking in a last rain-wet leg, winning 11.6 seconds ahead and reducing the three-point gap. The sixth place of Kalle Rovanperä takes him to 24 points from the summit, ensuring that all three Toyota drivers remain in the air, while the hopes of Ott Tänak (Hyundai i20) are now residual. The rain has conditioned the last six specials around Aichi and Gifu, transforming asphalt into stagnant water rivers. Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai), when he was third he came out of the street and crashed against the trees, tearing a door of his i20 retreating shortly after. His retirement promoted the 23-year-old Finnish Sami Pajari to the first podium of his career, sealed a dream hat for Toyota in his own home.
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