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Japanese Rally Championship and Tsumagoi Snow Rally in 2016
- The Japanese Rally Championship (JRC) 2016 is held in many region from the southwest to the northeast over 3,000km in Japan
- All nine events are categorized under national championship. Rally Hokkaido is APRC or national championship.
- There are not only national championship classes but also open classes with small restriction.
| JRC Rd. | Schedule | Location | Gateway airport | Event name | Surface | SS Dist. | Total Dist. |
| 1st | 8-10, Apr. | Saga | Fukuoka | Tour de Kyushu in Karatsu | Tarmac | 69 | 323 |
| 2nd | 29 Apr.–1 May | Ehime | Kansai / Osaka | Kumakougen Rally | Tarmac | 158 | 306 |
| 3rd | 20-22, May | Fukui | Kansai / Osaka | Wakasa Rally | Tarmac | 79 | 422 |
| 4th | 10-12, Jun. | Fukushima | Tokyo / Narita | Fukushima MSCC Rally | Gravel | 73 | 287 |
| 5th | 1-3, Jull | Toya | Sapporo | Ark Rally Toya | Gravel | 64 | 355 |
| 6th | 25-28, Aug. | Gunma | Tokyo / Narita | Rally Montre in Tsumagoi | Tarmac | 73 | 287 |
| 7th | 23-25, Sep. | Tokachi | Obihiro / Sapporo | Rally Hokkaido* | Gravel | 221 | 988 |
| 8th | 14-16, Oct. | Gifu | Nagoya | Rally Highland Masters | Tarmac | 87 | 301 |
| 9th | 4-6, Nov. | Aichi | Nagoya | Shinshiro Rally | Tarmac | 96 | 301 |
| Non-JRC | 29-31, Jan | Gunma | Tokyo / Narita | International Rally of Tsumagoi | Snow/Ice | 95 | 429 |
Five Rally Recommend to You
The international “Snow” rally in Asia Pacific
International Rally of Tsumagoi *
Tsumagoi village is located in Northwestern part of Gunma 150kms Northwest far from Tokyo. Most of roads have been closed during winter season by deep snow.
The competition will take place on a Snow and Ice Rally with the cutting edge of 4WD rally cars.
The most popular tarmac rally all over Japan
Tour de Kyushu in Karatsu
Total Special Stage length is not so long but very technical. Drivers are very tired by a lot of corners and no long straight parts. It’s typical Japanese technical tarmac road.
Karatsu has very fresh seafood and Japanese delicious beef.
The gravel Rally in the west of Hokkaido
ARK Rally Toya
Stages set to run through the beautiful tourist sights such as Lake Toya, Mt.Usu, Mt. Showa Shinzan and Mt. Yotei.
Toya stages have narrow and high-speed road nearly Rally Hokkaido. There are technical forest roads, and river crossing road passing with a big splash also too.
The best High-speed Tarmac
Rally Montre in Tsumagoi *
Stages have almost wide and high-speed tarmac, a little gravel surface. All surface condition exists.
Tsumagoi village is cool for summer. It’s a well-known summer retreat too.
The gravel Rally in the south of Hokkaido
Rally Hokkaido *
Rally Hokkaido categorized under JRC (National) and APRC. This is the largest scale rally in JRC series.
Some stages have high-speed road, where the average speed more than 100km/h, long stage over 30kms. Drivers require a lot of patience and physical power to complete the rally.
*: Three evets might become FIA International status in 2017.
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