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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 5.5 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–P24

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%50%
PAJPajari
13%46%
OGIOgier
6%13%
NEUNeuville
6%16%
EVAEvans
12%36%
LAPLappi
4%10%
ROLRossel
4%11%
FOUFourmaux
6%11%
PADPaddon
3%9%
VIRVirves
3%8%
GRNGryazin
2%8%
SOLSolberg
4%8%
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
GRN

Nikolay Gryazin

Lancia

P9
12
SOL

Oliver Solberg

Toyota

P21
13
GRE

Gus Greensmith

Toyota

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
MCE

Joshua Mcerlean

Ford

P10
24
LAT

Jari-Matti Latvala

Toyota

25
SUN

Teemu Suninen

Toyota

26
CAM

Eric Camilli

Skoda

27
LIN

Emil Lindholm

Skoda

28
SES

Mārtinš Sesks

Ford

29
ARM

Jon Armstrong

Ford

P8
30
BER

Lorenzo Bertelli

Toyota

31
SER

Jourdan Serderidis

Ford

32
MUN

Grégoire Munster

Ford

33
JUR

Romet Jürgenson

Ford

34
FON

Matteo Fontana

Ford

Model Forecast

Likeliest Winner

Takamoto Katsuta

21.6% projected win

High-Confidence Calls

12

Crews Forecast

34

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%50%
PAJPajari
13%46%
OGIOgier
6%13%
NEUNeuville
6%16%
EVAEvans
12%36%
LAPLappi
4%10%
ROLRossel
4%11%
FOUFourmaux
6%11%
PADPaddon
3%9%
VIRVirves
3%8%
GRNGryazin
2%8%
SOLSolberg
4%8%
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 P11 → finished P9Oliver Solberg: predicted P12 → finished P21Joshua Mcerlean: predicted P23 → finished P10Jon Armstrong: predicted P29 → finished P8P1 KATP2 PAJP3 OGIP4 NEUP5 EVAP6 LAP ·NCP7 ROL ·NCP8 FOUP9 PADP10 VIR ·NCP11 GRNP12 SOLP13 GRE ·NCP14 SOR ·NCP15 ROS ·NCP16 ZAF ·NCP17 CAC ·NCP18 KOR ·NCP19 DAP ·NCP20 MIK ·NCP21 DOD ·NCP22 PEL ·NCP23 MCEP24 LAT ·NCP25 SUN ·NCP26 CAM ·NCP27 LIN ·NCP28 SES ·NCP29 ARMP30 BER ·NCP31 SER ·NCP32 MUN ·NCP33 JUR ·NCP34 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
GRN
SOL
GRE
SOR
ROS
ZAF
CAC
KOR
DAP
MIK
DOD
PEL
MCE
LAT
SUN
CAM
LIN
SES
ARM
BER
SER
MUN
JUR
FON

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

Head-to-head — P(row beats column)

beats ↓ / →KATPAJOGINEUEVALAPROLFOUPADVIRGRNSOL
KAT5664698271688475787794
PAJ4460647966638170737393
OGI3640547259557564656590
NEU3136466753517157596188
EVA1821283335335340414276
LAP2934414765466855575886
ROL3237454967547258606187
FOU1619252947322836383874
PAD2530364360454264525384
VIR2227354159434062485183
GRN2327353958423962474983
SOL67101224141326161718