2021 Junior World Rally Championship
The 2021 FIA Junior World Rally Championship was the twentieth 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. The Junior World Rally Championship is open to drivers under the age of thirty—although no such restriction existed for co-drivers—competing in identical one-litre Ford Fiesta R2s built and maintained by M-Sport.[1][2] The championship began in April 2021 at the Croatia Rally.
Tom Kristensson and were the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions while Sweden was the defending Nations' Trophy winner. Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen became the first Finnish crew to win the championship. Finland took the Nations' Trophy victory.
Calendar[]
The following events are under contract to be run as part of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. Each event is taken from the 2021 World Rally Championship calendar.
Round | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance | Ref. |
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1 | 22 April | 25 April | Croatia Rally | Zagreb, City of Zagreb Region | Tarmac | 20 | 300.32 km | [3] |
2 | 20 May | 23 May | Rally de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel | 20 | 337.51 km | [4] |
3 | 15 July | 18 July | Rally Estonia | Tartu, Tartu County | Gravel | 24 | 319.38 km | [5] |
4 | 13 August | 15 August | Ypres Rally Belgium | Ypres, West Flanders | Tarmac | 20 | 295.78 km | [6] |
5 | 14 October | 17 October | RACC Rally Catalunya de España | Salou, Catalonia | Tarmac | 19 | 306.50 km | [7] |
Source:[8] |
Calendar changes[]
Rally Croatia will make its championship début.[9] The Ypres Rally will also make its début, replacing Rally GB. Rally Catalunya will return to the schedule after being removed from the 2020 calendar before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the championship. Rally Italia Sardegna was removed from the calendar. Rally Sweden was omitted from the Junior World Rally Championship calendar before it was removed from the wider World Rally Championship schedule. The Rally Monza was also removed from the calendar as it was only included on the 2020 schedule in response to the pandemic.
Entries[]
The following crews are expected to compete in the championship:
Entrant | Driver | Co-driver | Rounds |
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Team Flying Finn | 1–2 | ||
3–5 | |||
LMT Autosporta Akademija | All | ||
Porvoon Autopalvelu | Sami Pajari | Marko Salminen | All |
Autosport Team Estonia | 1–3 | ||
4–5 | |||
Raul Badiu | 1–3 | ||
Jon Armstrong | All | ||
Styllex Motorsport | Martin Koči | 1–3 | |
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | All | ||
Source:[10][11][12][13][14] |
Results and standing[]
Season summary[]
Round | Event | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Winning time | Report | Ref. |
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1 | Croatia Rally | 3:15:07.6 | Report | [15] | ||
2 | Rally de Portugal | 4:15:52.7 | Report | [16] | ||
3 | Rally Estonia | Sami Pajari | Marko Salminen | 3:19:03.2 | Report | [17] |
4 | Ypres Rally Belgium | 2:51:55.4 | Report | [18] | ||
5 | RACC Rally Catalunya de España | Sami Pajari | Marko Salminen | 2:58:02.5 | Report | [19] |
Scoring system[]
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point is given for every stage win. The best four results out of five count towards the final drivers’ and co-drivers’ standings. However, all points gained from stage wins are retained. Double points were awarded for drivers' championship at the season's finale.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Drivers[]
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FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers[]
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FIA Junior WRC Trophy for Nations[]
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References[]
- ^ "FIA Junior WRC championship goes global in 2020". fia.com. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Superb entry for Junior opener". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH.
- ^ "Itinerary Croatia Rally 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Itinerary Rally de Portugal 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Itinerary Rally Estonia 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Itinerary Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Itinerary RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Five rounds named in junior WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Sancho, Fernando (24 December 2020). "El Rally de Croacia sera valedero para el Junior WRC en 2021". motor.es. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Entry List Croatia Rally 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Entry List Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Entry List Rally Estonia 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Entry List Ypres Rally Belgium 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Entry List RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Junior WRC: Armstrong seals maiden victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Junior WRC: Sesks soars to championship lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Pajari bags maiden junior win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Junior WRC: Armstrong blasts to Ypres glory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Pajari crowned FIA Junior WRC champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
External links[]
- Official website (in English, French, and Spanish)
- FIA Junior World Rally Championship 2021 at eWRC-results.com
- 2021 World Rally Championship season
- 2021 in rallying