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Round 07

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TarmacResult + Forecast

Rally

FORUM8 Rally Japan

Japan

Surface

Tarmac

One rally classification each round.

Status

Classified

Source: snapshot

What The Model Sees

Auto-generated rally angles

MODEL

Model favours Takamoto Katsuta (22%) over Sami Pajari (13%) for the rally win.

SURFACE

Run on tarmac — sealed tarmac rewards precision and grip over the rough-road pace that wins on gravel.

VERDICT

The rally forecast missed the winner, had 2/3 of the podium — typical miss 6.0 places.

Official Result

Race Podium

Result loaded
OGI
P2
Sébastien Ogier
Toyota

Win probability

0.0%

Range P2–P16

Predicted P3

Race Winner
EVA
P1
Elfyn Evans
Toyota

Win probability

0.0%

Range P4–P25

Predicted P5

PAJ
P3
Sami Pajari
Toyota

Win probability

0.0%

Range P1–P13

Predicted P2

Probability Layer

Win vs Podium

Chaotic Rally

Win vs podium probability

KATKatsuta
22%49%
PAJPajari
13%46%
OGIOgier
6%13%
NEUNeuville
5%16%
EVAEvans
12%35%
LAPLappi
4%9%
ROLRossel
4%11%
FOUFourmaux
6%10%
PADPaddon
3%8%
VIRVirves
2%7%
GREGreensmith
2%7%
GRNGryazin
2%7%
WinPodiumHover a row for the full market ladder
PCrewActual
1
KAT

Takamoto Katsuta

Toyota

P4
2
PAJ

Sami Pajari

Toyota

P3
3
OGI

Sébastien Ogier

Toyota

P2
4
NEU

Thierry Neuville

Hyundai

P6
5
EVA

Elfyn Evans

Toyota

P1
6
LAP

Esapekka Lappi

Hyundai

—
7
ROL

Léo Rossel

Citroen

—
8
FOU

Adrien Fourmaux

Hyundai

P5
9
PAD

Hayden Paddon

Hyundai

P7
10
VIR

Robert Virves

Skoda

—
11
GRE

Gus Greensmith

Toyota

—
12
GRN

Nikolay Gryazin

Lancia

P9
13
SOL

Oliver Solberg

Toyota

P21
14
SOR

Daniel Sordo

Hyundai

—
15
ROS

Yohan Rossel

Lancia

—
16
ZAF

Fau Zaldivar

Skoda

—
17
CAC

Alejandro Cachón

Toyota

—
18
KOR

Roope Korhonen

Toyota

—
19
DAP

Roberto Daprà

Skoda

—
20
MIK

Andreas Mikkelsen

Skoda

—
21
DOD

Diego Domínguez

Toyota

—
22
PEL

Arthur Pelamourgues

Hyundai

—
23
LAT

Jari-Matti Latvala

Toyota

—
24
GAL

Alejandro Galanti

Toyota

—
25
SUN

Teemu Suninen

Toyota

—
26
MCE

Joshua Mcerlean

Ford

P10
27
CAM

Eric Camilli

Skoda

—
28
LIN

Emil Lindholm

Skoda

—
29
GIL

Taylor Gill

Skoda

—
30
SES

Mārtinš Sesks

Ford

—
31
ARM

Jon Armstrong

Ford

P8
32
BER

Lorenzo Bertelli

Toyota

—
33
MUN

Grégoire Munster

Ford

—
34
SER

Jourdan Serderidis

Ford

—
35
JUR

Romet Jürgenson

Ford

—
36
FON

Matteo Fontana

Ford

—
Model Forecast

Likeliest Winner

Takamoto Katsuta

22.3% projected win

High-Confidence Calls

12

Crews Forecast

36

Surface

tarmac

Tap any row in the classification above to open a crew’s per-rally forecast and season form.

Charts

Win vs podium probability

KATKatsuta
22%49%
PAJPajari
13%46%
OGIOgier
6%13%
NEUNeuville
5%16%
EVAEvans
12%35%
LAPLappi
4%9%
ROLRossel
4%11%
FOUFourmaux
6%10%
PADPaddon
3%8%
VIRVirves
2%7%
GREGreensmith
2%7%
GRNGryazin
2%7%
WinPodiumHover a row for the full market ladder

Win market by round

Predicted vs actual — rally

PREDICTEDACTUALTakamoto Katsuta: predicted P1 → finished P4Sami Pajari: predicted P2 → finished P3Sébastien Ogier: predicted P3 → finished P2Thierry Neuville: predicted P4 → finished P6Elfyn Evans: predicted P5 → finished P1Adrien Fourmaux: predicted P8 → finished P5Hayden Paddon: predicted P9 → finished P7Nikolay Gryazin: predicted P12 → finished P9Oliver Solberg: predicted P13 → finished P21Joshua Mcerlean: predicted P26 → finished P10Jon Armstrong: predicted P31 → finished P8P1 KATP2 PAJP3 OGIP4 NEUP5 EVAP6 LAP ·NCP7 ROL ·NCP8 FOUP9 PADP10 VIR ·NCP11 GRE ·NCP12 GRNP13 SOLP14 SOR ·NCP15 ROS ·NCP16 ZAF ·NCP17 CAC ·NCP18 KOR ·NCP19 DAP ·NCP20 MIK ·NCP21 DOD ·NCP22 PEL ·NCP23 LAT ·NCP24 GAL ·NCP25 SUN ·NCP26 MCEP27 CAM ·NCP28 LIN ·NCP29 GIL ·NCP30 SES ·NCP31 ARMP32 BER ·NCP33 MUN ·NCP34 SER ·NCP35 JUR ·NCP36 FON ·NCP1 EVAP2 OGIP3 PAJP4 KATP5 FOUP6 NEUP7 PADP8 ARMP9 GRNP10 MCEP21 SOL

Flatter lines = closer calls. 0 exact, 7 of 11 classified within three places. ·NC marks crews not classified in the rally.

Finish-position likelihood

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KAT
PAJ
OGI
NEU
EVA
LAP
ROL
FOU
PAD
VIR
GRE
GRN
SOL
SOR
ROS
ZAF
CAC
KOR
DAP
MIK
DOD
PEL
LAT
GAL
SUN
MCE
CAM
LIN
GIL
SES
ARM
BER
MUN
SER
JUR
FON

Brighter = more likely. Columns are finishing positions. White ring marks the actual finish.

Head-to-head — P(row beats column)

beats ↓ / →KATPAJOGINEUEVALAPROLFOUPADVIRGREGRN
KAT—5662708372698576787979
PAJ44—58648067638273747374
OGI3842—577561567666676868
NEU303643—6953497259606262
EVA17202631—34305440414143
LAP2833394766—476956575959
ROL313744517053—7260626262
FOU15182428463128—36373839
PAD2427344160444064—515253
VIR222633405943396349—5151
GRE21273238594138624849—51
GRN2126323857413861474949—