Emil Lindholm of Finland and Kajetan Kajetanowicz of Poland, both driving Skoda FABIA Rally2 evo cars, had a mathematical chance to beat WRC2 leader Andreas Mikkelsen in the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship in Japan. Mikkelsen had been in the lead since the beginning of the season.
Lindholm and his co-driver, Reeta Hämäläinen, jumped out to an early lead in the WRC2 standings. Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen, drivers for Toksport WRT, momentarily led after one particular stage on Friday. On Sunday morning, the two Finnish sailors maintained their commanding lead. Things were the same up until it started to rain heavily. Pajari/Mälkönen lost a lot of time and ultimately their second-place finish because they used tires unsuited to the exceedingly challenging conditions. The WRC2 season ended with a fifth-place finish for you. Although they spun their Skoda FABIA Rally2 evo on the previous-to-last stage, Lindholm and Hämäläinen could continue in the race without any mechanical issues. But the delay was almost a minute. Finally, Lindholm slowed down and decreased the danger. The Finns' third-place WRC2 finish was good enough to give Lindholm the driver's championship. Co-driver Reeta Hämäläinen takes first place in the WRC2 co-drivers standings.