Junior World Rally Championship


The FIA Junior World Rally Championship is a complementary series to the FIA World Rally Championship and is specifically aimed at offering young drivers a chance to gain experience and publicity at an affordable cost. The category has been a stepping stone in the career of many current WRC drivers including Sébastien Loeb, Dani Sordo, Sébastien Ogier, Jari-Matti Latvala and Thierry Neuville.

History

The championship was first held in 2001 as the FIA Super 1600 Drivers' Championship, and included six events in Europe. Sébastien Loeb became the series' first champion, driving a Super 1600-class Citroën Saxo. The series became the Junior World Rally Championship the following year.
In 2007, the championship did not include events outside Europe, and was known as the FIA Junior Rally Championship for one season only.
In 2011, the FIA replaced the Junior WRC with WRC Academy, a single specification championship running Ford Fiesta R2 vehicles. In 2013 it was renamed the FIA Junior World Rally Championship.
In 2014, the JWRC car grid was replaced by the Citroën DS3 R3T, whereas M-Sport repurposed the old Ford Fiesta R2 units for the Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy. In 2017, the JWRC returned to using the Ford Fiesta R2.
At the 2018 season the number of rallies were reduced to 5, while the last rally gives double points.

Rules

The Junior WRC is open to drivers under the age of 30 who have not competed as a Priority 1 driver in an FIA World Rally Championship event. In 2018, competitors drive in identical Ford Fiesta R2Ts using Pirelli tyres.
The point-scoring system is the same as in the WRC, WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships, with points allocated to the top ten classified finishers as follows:
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points251815121086421

Unlike the other categories however, Junior WRC competitors score championship bonus points for each stage win during the season.

Results

Drivers' Championship

Statistics

;By driver's country
;By manufacturer

Round wins

Gallery