Ex-Formula 1 racer Kovalainen has been combining his activities in SUPER GT with the SARD Toyota team with rally outings in Japan for some years now, and was even crowned champion in the national championship’s JN-2 class last year at the wheel of a Toyota GT86.
With the Finn calling time on his SUPER GT career at the end of last season, he is free to focus on contesting the full Japan Rally Championship schedule in 2022, and hopes to step up to a faster R5-class car.
On top of that, Kovalainen says he would like to contest Rally Japan should the event finally go ahead this season after being cancelled due to Japan’s strict travel restrictions in both 2020 and ’21.
“The Japan Rally Championship is my main priority, it’s something I’m very motivated and passionate about,” Kovalainen told Motorsport.com. “I know I will never be WRC champion, but I can be competitive in Japan, because I know how things work here and I know some of the roads.
“I hope Rally Japan goes ahead because…
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