Asian Rally Championship 2026 Season Preview
Japanese team participation prospects, entry list projections, and the shifting national power balance
The revitalisation of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship and competition from the newly established Asian Rally Championship have produced the most complex power map in Asian rallying in a decade. WSJ covers planned round locations, movements of major participating nations and teams, and scenarios for Japanese team participation.
Understanding the 2026 Asian rally landscape requires recognising that two distinct championships operate in parallel: the APRC and the ARC. The APRC is the FIA-backed championship with a history extending back into the 2000s, gradually recovering from the COVID-19 contraction. The ARC was co-founded in 2023 by several national motorsport federations across Asia, operating as a self-contained Asian championship with a different round structure from the APRC.
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