00:00Approximately the end of the WRC season, Rally Japan, the penultimate round, high stakes going into the closing stages.
00:10Heavy rain adding to the challenge, local hero Takemoto Katsuta denied a maiden WRC win after hitting a barrier yesterday.
00:19A big scare in the end of the rally power stage, chasing Super Sunday bonus points, the Japanese star recovering from a spin.
00:26Oik Tanuk was one of the four drivers still in the championship fight coming into Japan, a difficult weekend for the Estonian and his Hyundai team mates.
00:36Tanuk salvaging points with fourth place.
00:43Newly crowned manufacturer champions Toyota celebrating in style, locking out the podium, courtesy of Sami Piari's best result at this level, the Youngfin third overall.
00:53Championship leader Elvin Evans chasing a first Drivers' World title, 13 points ahead coming to Japan, hoping for a third straight victory here, the Welshman having to settle for runner-up for the fourth rally in a row.
01:09Leading the way, Toyota team mate Sébastien Auger, a Frenchman at his imperious best, to take a step closer towards a record in killing of ninth world title, winner of the rally and the power stage to claim maximum points.
01:27A 67th WRC victory for Sébastien Auger, cutting the gap in the title race to just three points, as they head for a winner-takes-all final round out in Saudi Arabia.
01:41Auger winning in Japan by 11.6 seconds after a cracking fight with teammate Elvin Evans, a first WRC podium for Sami Piari, completing a Toyota 123.
01:51Auger winning in Japan by 11.6 seconds after one, two, three.
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