Takamoto Katsuta Crashes Out Rally Chile in Muddy Spin
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The 12th round of the 2026 WRC World Rally Championship, "Rally Chili Biobio," took place on Friday, September 11th, with Day 1 consisting of six stages (SS1-SS6, total distance approximately 100.78km). The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team (T...)
Takamoto Katsuta made a mistake on Friday during the first stage of the Rally Chile, where he drove his car off the road and into an embankment.
Takamoto Katsuta out of Rally Chile
Takamoto Katsuta’s horror run of back luck continued on WRC Rally Chile when the Japanese double-WRC rally winner this year, spun in muddy conditions on the opening stage and beached his Toyota GR Yaris. There were no spectators on hand to help the crew regain the road. Katsuta, teamed with stand-in co-driver James Fulton looked […]
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ESS.fiToyota's Sami Pajari started the Chile Rally with the fifth fastest speed. Pajari lost to Toyota's Oliver Solberg, who set the fastest time on the first special stage of the race, by 17.8 seconds. World Championship leader Toyota's Elfyn Evans was second, only 1.4 seconds behind the top speed. Toyota's Takamoto Katsuta drove off the road after just a couple of kilometers and had to stop. Hyundai's Esapekka Lappi was only eighth fastest in muddy …
In the second consecutive WRC rally, Toyota factory driver Takamoto Katsuta set the fastest time in shakedown and then crashed on the first stage of the race.
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