Motors: Evans and Martin win the FORUM8 Rally in Japan

Taking the lead on the second stage on Friday Evans went on to claim his second win of the season and his eighth career win to finish runner-up in the series for the third time.

Mon, 20 Nov, 2023 - 07:03

Martin Walsh

Welsh ace Elfyn Evans led home a Toyota Gazoo Racing lock out of the top three places in the FORUM8 Rally Championship as the Word Rally Championship series ended on their team’s home event. Taking the lead on the second stage on Friday Evans went on to claim his second win of the season and his eighth career win to finish runner-up in the series for the third time.

Co-driven by Scott Martin they finished one minute and 17.7s ahead of team-mates Sébastien Ogier/Vincent Landais, who damaged the chassis of their GR Yaris after colliding with a barrier during Saturday stages. They incurred a one-minute penalty when they exceeded their allocated service time - ultimately ending their challenge. Back-to-back World champion Kalle Rovanpera and his co-driver Jonne Halttunen were a further 28.8s behind in third.