Full Japan entry list out, Sordo in #2 Kronos car.

The organisers of the Rally Japan have confirmed the full entry list for their event, the eleventh in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, which runs from September 1-3.

As was announced last weekend, 90 crews will take part in the event - 12 in WRC cars, while 12 of the 16 drivers in the Production Car WRC will be eligible to score points. As in Germany and Finland, Dani Sordo will again drive the #2 Kronos Racing-run Citroen Xsara WRC, while Xavier Pons will pilot the 'third' car.

David Higgins / Ross Butler - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII [PCWRC]
David Higgins / Ross Butler - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII [PCWRC]
© Les Kolczak

The organisers of the Rally Japan have confirmed the full entry list for their event, the eleventh in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, which runs from September 1-3.

As was announced last weekend, 90 crews will take part in the event - 12 in WRC cars, while 12 of the 16 drivers in the Production Car WRC will be eligible to score points. As in Germany and Finland, Dani Sordo will again drive the #2 Kronos Racing-run Citroen Xsara WRC, while Xavier Pons will pilot the 'third' car.

David Higgins had nominated Japan as one of his PCWRC rounds, but will not compete there after all. No explanation has been given.

The full entry list is as follows:

1. Sebastien LoebKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06 M1
2. Daniel SordoKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06 M1
3. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06 M1
4. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06 M1
5. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 M1
6. Chris AtkinsonSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 M1
7. Manfred StohlOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC
9. Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 06 M2
10. Luis Perez CompancStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 06 M2

11. Xavier Pons Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC
12. Gareth MacHaleFord Focus WRC
14. Toshi AraiSubaru WRT Impreza WRC

32. Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
33. Fumio NutaharaMitsubishi Lancer Evo P
34. Sebastian BeltranMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
35. Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
36. Mirco BaldacciMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
37. Jari-Matti Latvala Subaru Impreza P
38. Leszek KuzajSubaru Impreza P
40. Stefano MarriniMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII P
41. Takuma KamadaSubaru Impreza P
42. Sergey UspenskiySubaru Impreza P
45. Aki TeiskonenSubaru Impreza P
46. Nigel HeathSubaru Impreza P

61. Katsuhiko TaguchiMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
62. Hiroshi YanagisawaSubaru Impreza WRX STI
63. Dean HerridgeSubaru Impreza WRX STI
64. Norihiko KatsutaSubaru Impreza WRX STI
65. Seiichiro TaguchiMitsubishi Lancer Evo
66. Eiichi IwashitaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
67. Loris BaldacciSubaru Impreza WRX STI
68. Atushi MasumuraMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
69. Shinsuke AraiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
70. Daisuke YamadaSubaru Impreza WRX STI
71. Masayuki IshidaMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
72. Seisuke OhbaMitsubishi Lancer Evo
73. Osamu FukunagaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
74. Hideaki MiyoshiMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
75. Gento NagayoshiMitsubishi Lancer Evo
76. Hiromichi NiwaMitsubishi Lancer Evo
77. Tetsuji SakaueMitsubishi Lancer Evo
78. Kyosuke KamataMitsubishi Lancer Evo
79. Kimihide TeraoSubaru Impreza WRX STI
80. Yukihiro Taguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
81. Yukihiro KudoMitsubishi Lancer Evo
82. Haruo OshimaMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
83. Keisuke AmouMitsubishi Lancer Evo
84. Kozue OlSubaru Impreza WRX STI
85. Takashi NishiSubaru Impreza WRX STI
86. Ryuji HorikawaMitsubishi Lancer Evo
87. Yozo WatanabeMitsubishi Lancer Evo
88. Hisatoshi YoshitaniMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
89. Stumpy HolmesSubaru Impreza WRX STI
90. Shinya YamauchiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
91. Fuyuhiko TakahashiSubaru Impreza WRX STI
92. Yoshikazu MitaniMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
93. Mitsuhiro AokiMitsubishi Lancer
94. Mitsugu Nakamura Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
95. Aritoshi MitsukuriMitsubishi Lancer Evo
96. Masahiro Nakajima Subaru Impreza WRX STI
97. Tatsuru SaitoMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
98. Hideaki NambaMitsubishi Lancer Evo
99. Eiichi NakamuraMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
100. Yuji NakataMitsubishi Lancer Evo
101. Yoshio IkemachiSubaru Impreza WRX STI
102. Dosskoi MizunoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
103. Koji BabaMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
104. Yasunori Hagiwara Subaru Impreza WRX STI
105. Tamotsu Minamino Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
106. Kazuhiro Kitamura Subaru Impreza WRX STI
107. Masayoshi Murano Subaru Impreza WRX STI
108. Masamichi Fukumoto Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
109. Masami Sugiyama Toyota Celica ST202
110. Katsumasa Shimada Peugeot 206RC
111. Yutaka Awazuhara Suzuki 2005 Swift (RS)
112. Takashi Irinatsu Honda Civic 3-door SiR
113. Kiyoyuki Onodera Daihatsu Boon
114. Chiaki Ohmomo Honda Civic 3-door SiR
115. Tadahiro Hiratsuka Daihatsu Boon
116. Tomoyuki Amano Toyota Yaris 3-door
117. Yasushi Hara Daihatsu Boon
118. Masato Nakanishi Honda Integra Type-R
119. Ben Searcy Toyota Yaris 3-door
120. Risa Hirayama Honda Civic 3-door SiR
121. Kenji Ishigaki Honda Civic 3-door SiR
122. Masuhiro ItoDaihatsu Boon
123. Masatoshi Ogura Daihatsu Boon
124. Takako Nakano Subaru Vivio Sedan 4WD
125. Kenji Ohkura Suzuki Ignis Sport
126. Yoko Fukuzawa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII

M1 - denotes Manufacturer 1 entry.
M2 - denotes Manufacturer 2 entry.
P - denotes Production Car WRC entry.

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