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Junior WRC

Rallying competition for drivers under 29

Summary

Rallying competition for drivers under 29

Field	Value
name	FIA Junior WRC
category	Group Rally3
country/region	International
inaugural2	2001
tires	Hankook
champion driver	SWE Mille Johansson
champion codriver	SWE Johan Grönvall
current_season	2025 Junior WRC Championship
website

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[[Sébastien Loeb]] and [[Daniel Elena]] at the 2001 [[Rally Finland]].

P-G Andersson]] and [[Suzuki]] celebrating JWRC class victory at the 2004 [[Rally Finland]].

The FIA Junior WRC Championship is an international rallying series restricted to drivers under 29 years old, running within the framework of the World Rally Championship. The series is governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and promoted by M-Sport Ltd.

Run annually since 2013, the championship is the latest in the FIA's junior driver category which began in 2001 with the Super 1600 Championship, the Junior World Rally Championship in 2002, and the WRC Academy in 2011. This category has been a stepping stone in the careers of WRC champions Sebastien Loeb and Sébastien Ogier; plus leading drivers Dani Sordo, Elfyn Evans, Craig Breen and Thierry Neuville.

Junior WRC differs from the WRC support championships, WRC2 and WRC3, as the competition is managed and promoted by M-Sport under contract to the FIA. All cars are identical, provided and serviced by M-Sport on the entrants' behalf. The car used since 2022 is the company's Ford Fiesta Rally3. The championship currently consists of five select rallies of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar. FIA Championship titles are awarded to the winning Driver and Co-Driver.

The FIA did not award Junior WRC champion titles in the 2022 season. Instead, the titles of FIA WRC3 Junior were awarded to the winners of the Junior WRC competition run by M-Sport.

History

The championship's origins began in 2001 as the FIA Super 1600 Drivers' Championship, and included six events in Europe. Sébastien Loeb was the series' champion, driving a Super 1600 Citroën Saxo. The series became the Junior World Rally Championship the following year, with an upper age limit of 29 introduced in 2003.

In 2007, the championship did not include events outside Europe. Following introduction of an FIA rule in 2006 surrounding use of the word 'world' in championship names, the championship was known as the FIA Junior Rally Championship (JRC) for one season only. The 2010 season was the last Junior World Rally Championship.

In 2011, the FIA replaced the championship with the WRC Academy Cup. This was the first year the championship was managed under contract. M-Sport provided identical Ford Fiesta R2 cars for entrants to use. In 2013 the series was renamed to FIA Junior WRC.

In 2014, Citroën were awarded the contract to run Junior WRC providing Citroën DS3 R3T cars. M-Sport repurposed the old Ford Fiesta R2 units for the Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy.

In 2017, M-Sport regained the running rights continuing to use the Ford Fiesta R2. Following the introduction of the Rally Pyramid in 2019, the latest evolution Ford Fiesta Rally4 was introduced for the second round of the 2020 season.

At the 2018 season the number of rallies were reduced to 5, while the last rally gives double points.

In March 2021 the FIA announced there will not be any two-wheel drive championships in WRC from 2022. It was later announced that the championship would switch to Rally3 four-wheel drive specifications. The FIA title for 2022 was called WRC3 Junior, however from 2023, FIA Junior WRC was restored.

Rules

The Junior WRC is open to drivers under the age of 29 who have not competed as a Priority 1 (P1) driver in an FIA World Rally Championship event. Competitors drive identical Ford Fiesta Rally3 cars using Pirelli tyres. There is no obligation to enter a minimum number of rounds and all rounds contribute to the championship points tally.

The point-scoring system based on classification is the same as in the WRC, WRC2 and WRC3 championships, with points allocated to the top ten classified finishers as follows:

Position	Points
1st	2nd
25	18

The last rally in the season awards double classification points to competitors who have started at least 3 previous rounds. Power Stage points are not awarded in Junior WRC as in the other WRC championships, however JWRC competitors can score one championship bonus point for each stage win during the season.

The Nations Trophy sums points of the best performing driver from each nation each round, not including stage points.

Results

Drivers' Championship

Year	Series name	Upper Age Limit	Champion	Car	2nd place	Car	3rd place	Car
FIA Super 1600 Championship for Drivers	n/a	FRA Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Saxo VTS S1600	ITA Andrea Dallavilla	Fiat Punto S1600	GBR Niall McShea	Ford Puma S1600
Citroën Saxo VTS S1600	6
FIA Junior World Rally Championship	ESP Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo VTS S1600	ITA Andrea Dallavilla	Citroën Saxo VTS S1600	FIN Janne Tuohino	Citroën Saxo VTS S1600	6
29	FRA Brice Tirabassi	Renault Clio S1600	ESP Salvador Cañellas Jr.	Suzuki Ignis S1600	SWE Daniel Carlsson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	7
SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	FRA Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	GBR Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	7
ESP Dani Sordo	Citroën C2 S1600	GBR Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	GBR Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	8
SWE Patrik Sandell	Renault Clio S1600	EST Urmo Aava	Suzuki Swift S1600	SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Swift S1600	9
FIA Junior Rally Championship	SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Swift S1600	EST Urmo Aava	Suzuki Swift S1600	CZE Martin Prokop	Citroën C2 S1600	7
FIA Junior World Rally Championship	FRA Sébastien Ogier	Citroën C2 S1600	GER Aaron Burkart	Citroën C2 S1600	CZE Martin Prokop	Citroën C2 S1600	7
CZE Martin Prokop	Citroën C2 S1600	POL Michał Kościuszko	Suzuki Swift S1600	GER Aaron Burkart	Suzuki Swift S1600	8
GER Aaron Burkart	Suzuki Swift S1600	NED Hans Weijs, Jr.	Citroën C2 S1600	BUL Todor Slavov	Renault Clio R3	6
WRC Academy Cup	25	IRL Craig Breen	Ford Fiesta R2	EST Egon Kaur	Ford Fiesta R2	GBR Alastair Fisher	Ford Fiesta R2	6
GBR Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta R2	ESP José Antonio Suárez	Ford Fiesta R2	SWE Pontus Tidemand	Ford Fiesta R2	6
FIA Junior WRC	27	SWE Pontus Tidemand	Ford Fiesta R2	ESP Yeray Lemes	Ford Fiesta R2	EST Sander Pärn	Ford Fiesta R2	6
28	FRA Stéphane Lefebvre	Citroën DS3 R3T	GBR Alastair Fisher	Citroën DS3 R3T	SVK Martin Koči	Citroën DS3 R3T	6
FRA Quentin Gilbert	Citroën DS3 R3T	NOR Ole Christian Veiby	Citroën DS3 R3T	FRA Terry Folb	Citroën DS3 R3T	7
ROM Simone Tempestini	Citroën DS3 R3T	SVK Martin Koči	Citroën DS3 R3T	FRA Vincent Dubert	Citroën DS3 R3T	6
29	ESP Nil Solans	Ford Fiesta R2	FRA Nicolas Ciamin	Ford Fiesta R2	FRA Terry Folb	Ford Fiesta R2	6
SWE Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2	SWE Dennis Rådström	Ford Fiesta R2	FRA Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2	5
ESP Jan Solans	Ford Fiesta R2	SWE Tom Kristensson	Ford Fiesta R2	SWE Dennis Rådström	Ford Fiesta R2	5
SWE Tom Kristensson	Ford Fiesta Rally4	LAT Mārtiņš Sesks	Ford Fiesta Rally4	FIN Sami Pajari	Ford Fiesta Rally4	4
FIN Sami Pajari	Ford Fiesta Rally4	GBR Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally4	LAT Mārtiņš Sesks	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5
FIA WRC3 Junior	EST Robert Virves	Ford Fiesta Rally3	GBR Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally3	FIN Sami Pajari	Ford Fiesta Rally3	5
FIA Junior WRC	IRE William Creighton	Ford Fiesta Rally3	PAR Diego Domínguez Jr.	Ford Fiesta Rally3	FRA Laurent Pellier	Ford Fiesta Rally3	5
EST Romet Jürgenson	Ford Fiesta Rally3	ROM Norbert Maior	Ford Fiesta Rally3	TUR Ali Türkkan	Ford Fiesta Rally3	5
SWE Mille Johansson	Ford Fiesta Rally3	AUS Taylor Gill	Ford Fiesta Rally3	TUR Ali Türkkan	Ford Fiesta Rally3	5

Statistics

Updated after the 2025 season. ;Championships by driver's country ;Driver championships by manufacturer ;Round wins by driver

Driver	Total	1	2	3	7	14	21	42	Total		153
CZE Martin Prokop	9
SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson	8
FRA Quentin Gilbert	5
SWE Tom Kristensson	5
FRA Sébastien Loeb	5
GBR Guy Wilks	5
GBR Elfyn Evans	4
GBR Alastair Fisher	4
FIN Sami Pajari	4
ESP Nil Solans	4
ESP Dani Sordo	4
ROM Simone Tempestini	4
FRA Brice Tirabassi	4
GBR Jon Armstrong	3
EST Egon Kaur	3
POL Michał Kościuszko	3
FRA Stephane Lefebvre	3
FRA Sébastien Ogier	3
ESP Dani Solà	3
SWE Pontus Tidemand	3
AUS Taylor Gill	3
EST Urmo Aava	2
NLD Kevin Abbring	2
SMR Mirco Baldacci	2
FRA Nicolas Bernardi	2
IRL Craig Breen	2
GER Aaron Burkart	2
SWE Daniel Carlsson	2
IRL William Creighton	2
ITA Andrea Dallavilla	2
SVK Martin Koči	2
ESP Yeray Lemes	2
GBR Kris Meeke	2
SWE Dennis Rådström	2
SWE Patrik Sandell	2
LAT Mārtiņš Sesks	2
ESP Jan Solans	2
ESP José Antonio Suárez	2
GER Julius Tannert	2
NOR Ole Christian Veiby	2
NLD Hans Weijs, Jr	2
PAR Diego Dominguez Jr	2
SWE Mille Johanson	2
IRL Eamonn Kelly	2
FIN Andreas Amberg	1
FRA Jérémi Ancian	1
SWE Emil Bergkvist	1
FRA Nicolas Ciamin	1
BEL François Duval	1
FRA Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	1
FIN Lauri Joona	1
EST Romet Jürgenson	1
FIN Kosti Katajamäki	1
ROU Norbert Maior	1
EST Jaan Mölder jr.	1
LUX Grégoire Munster	1
BEL Thierry Neuville	1
FRA Laurent Pellier	1
EST Ken Torn	1
FIN Janne Tuohino	1
EST Robert Virves	1
TUR Ali Türkkan	1

Gallery

Image:S16 fd ford.jpg|François Duval driving a Ford Puma S1600 at the 2001 Rally Finland. Image:S16 sl citroen.jpg|Sébastien Loeb driving his Citroën Saxo VTS S1600 in 2001. Image:S16 ad fiat.jpg|Fiat Punto S1600 at the 2001 Rally Finland. Image:Nicolas Bernardi - 2004 Rally Finland.jpg|Renault Clio S1600 at the 2004 Rally Finland. Image:Suzuki Ignis Super 1600 (JWRC Saison 2004).jpg|2004 Suzuki Ignis S1600 at an auto show in 2003. Image:Saxony rally racing Opel Corsa Super 1600 14 (aka).jpg|Opel Corsa S1600 driven in 2005. Image:Tapio Suominen Rally Finland.jpg|Suzuki Swift S1600 at the 2007 Rally Finland. Image:Elfyn Evans-2007 Wales Rally GB 001.jpg|Ford Fiesta ST at the 2007 Wales Rally GB. Image:Sébastien Ogier - 2008 Rallye Deutschland 3.jpg|Sébastien Ogier with a Citroën C2 S1600 in 2008 Rallye Deutschland. Image:Martin Prokop - 2009 Cyprus Rally 2.jpg|Martin Prokop with a Citroën C2 S1600 at the 2009 Cyprus Rally.

References

General Statistics

ewrc-Results.com

juwra.com Independent WRC archive

Notes

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