 The rallies were mandated by the FIA to prevent a situation that had arisen in 2019 where crews that were competing for championship titles were not competing against each another on the same events.Rally Japan returns to the calendar for the first time since 2010, replacing Rally Australia as the final round of the championship.The rally will move away from its original headquarters in Hokkaidō to a new base in Nagoya and will be run on tarmac rather than gravel.