The WRC = World Rally Championship, a motor sports event held in Aichi and Gifu prefectures, reached its final day on the 13th, and Toyota's Takamoto Katsuta moved up one place from the previous day in the top category "Rally 1". I finished 3rd and went up to the podium.
The WRC, which was held in Japan for the first time in 12 years, is known as one of the world's top motor sports, along with F1, etc. It was done on a daily schedule.
Toyota's Katsuta, who is the only Japanese driver participating in "Rally 1", finished the third day and entered the final day in 4th place.
Katsuta marked a stable time from the first race on the 13th, the Asahi Kogen section in Toyota City, and moved up to 3rd place in the following section in Ena City, and maintained his position even in the rainy afternoon section. Finished in 3rd place with a total time of 2 hours 46 minutes 3 seconds 6.
This is Katsuta's third podium since the tournament held in Kenya in June this year.
The winner was Belgian Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville.