2013 Junior World Rally Championship


The 2013 FIA Junior World Rally Championship was the twelfth season of the Junior World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was previously known as the WRC Academy.
The Junior World Rally Championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-six. All teams contested the same six events – with their best five results counting towards their final championship position – in identical Ford Fiesta R2 cars, prepared by M-Sport. Hankook supplied tyres for all competitors.
Pontus Tidemand secured the drivers' championship after winning at the Rallye de France-Alsace.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2013 Junior World Rally Championship consisted of six rounds, run alongside the World Rally Championship.
Round
DatesRally nameBase
1412–13 April Rally de PortugalFaro, AlgarveGravel
2631 May–2 June Acropolis RallyLoutraki, CorinthiaGravel
381–3 August Rally FinlandJyväskylä, Keski-SuomiGravel
4922–25 August Rallye DeutschlandTrier, Rhineland-PalatinateTarmac
5113–6 October Rallye de France AlsaceStrasbourg, AlsaceTarmac
61225–27 October Rally de CatalunyaSalou, Tarragona

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers took part in the 2013 Junior World Rally Championship season:
TeamDriverCo-driverRounds
Sander Pärn100 Sander Pärn Ken Järveoja1–6
Pontus Tidemand102 Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene1–6
Styllex Motorsport103 Martin Koči Petr Starý1–5
Styllex Motorsport103 Martin Koči Lukas Kostka6
Andreas Amberg104 Andreas Amberg Mikko Lukka1–3
ACSM Rallye Team105 José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera1–6
Castrol Ford Team Türkiye106 Murat Bostancı Onur Vatansever1–6
Michaël Burri107 Michaël Burri Gabin Moreau1–6
Niko-Pekka Nieminen108 Niko-Pekka Nieminen Mikael Korhonen1–2, 4–6
Niko-Pekka Nieminen108 Niko-Pekka Nieminen Ari Koponen3
Marius Aasen109 Marius Aasen Marlene Engan1–6
Yeray Lemes110 Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate1–6
Pieter-Jan-Michiel Cracco111 Pieter-Jan-Michiel Cracco Frederic Miclotte4
Hugo Arellano112 Hugo Arellano Daniel Arens5

Rally summaries

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers, and one point for winning a stage. Five best results of the season are counted towards the final score.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Stage win
Points2518151210864211

Drivers' championship

DriverPOR
GRE
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
DropsPoints
1 Pontus Tidemand1 52 83 61 31 1Ret 11131
2 Yeray Lemes3 2Ret 14 13 53 71 71104
3 Sander Pärn832 6683 2468
4 José Antonio Suárez2 21 195 5Ret5Ret1168
5 Marius Aasen6 1Ret5104 12 3054
6 Martin Koči567454652
7 Michaël BurriRet4626Ret046
8 Niko-Pekka Nieminen75889Ret026
9 Murat BostancıRetRetRet 1775 1024
EX Andreas Amberg4Ret1 5WD0
DriverPOR
GRE
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
DropsPoints

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Co-driverPOR
GRE
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
DropsPoints
1 Ola Fløene1 52 83 61 31 1Ret 11131
2 Rogelio Peñate3 2Ret 14 13 53 71 71104
3 Ken Järveoja832 6683 2468
4 Cándido Carrera2 21 195 5Ret5Ret1168
5 Marlene Engan6 1Ret5104 12 3054
6 Gabin MoreauRet4626Ret046
7 Mikko Lukka4Ret1 5WD42
8 Petr Starý567436
9 Onur VatanseverRetRetRet 1775 1024
10 Mikael Korhonen7589Ret22
11 Lukas Kostka412
Co-driverPOR
GRE
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
DropsPoints

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