Kovalainen wins All-Japan Rally title with one round to spare

With five wins in the six events prior in their Team Aicello Skoda Fabia, Kovalainen and his co-driver Sae Kitagawa went into last weekend’s Rally Hokkaido almost guaranteed of the crown in their first year of competing in the JRC’s top JN-1 class for four-wheel drive cars.
Despite finishing only ninth while his nearest title rival Norihiko Katsuta won the rally, Kovalainen was handed the crown …Keep reading