Aaron Johnston (co-driver)
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Irish |
Born | February 2, 1995 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2019–present |
Driver | Takamoto Katsuta |
Teams | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT |
Rallies | 16 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 1 |
First rally | 2019 Wales Rally GB |
Aaron Johnston (born 2 February 1995) is an Irish rallying co-driver. He is currently partnered with Takamoto Katsuta for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT in the World Rally Championship .
Rally career[]
Johnston's rally career began at the age of sixteen.[1] At the 2019 Wales Rally GB, he made his WRC debut by co-driving with Oliver Solberg in a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 in the WRC-2 category.[2] Both Johnston and Solberg were signed by Hyundai Motorsport to compete for the 2021 World Rally Championship-2.[3]
On 16 September 2021 he and Solberg announce their split after 3 years of collaboration.[4] Just five days later on the 21 of September Johnston announce he will partnered japanese driver Takamoto Katsuta for the 2021 Rally Finland,[5] replacing the injured Daniel Barrit.
Rally victories[]
ERC victories[]
# | Event | Season | Co-driver | Car |
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1 | 7th Rally Liepāja | 2019 | Oliver Solberg | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 |
2 | 8th Rally Liepāja | 2020 | Oliver Solberg | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 |
Rally record[]
WRC results[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
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2019 | Oliver Solberg | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR Ret |
ESP | AUS C |
NC | 0 |
2020 | Oliver Solberg | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | MON 25 |
MEX Ret |
EST 9 |
TUR | 17th | 8 | ||||||||||
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | SWE 17 |
ITA 18 |
MNZ 7 |
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2021 | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 R5 | MON Ret |
CRO | POR 11 |
EST Ret |
17th | 12 | ||||||||||
Hyundai 2C Competition | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | ARC WD |
ITA WD |
KEN Ret |
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Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | BEL Ret |
GRE Ret |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | FIN 37 |
ESP 40 |
MNZ 7 |
WRC-2 results[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
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2019 | Oliver Solberg | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR Ret |
ESP | AUS C |
NC | 0 |
2021 | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 R5 | MON WD |
ARC | CRO | POR 5 |
ITA | KEN | EST Ret |
23rd | 10 | |||||||
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | BEL Ret |
GRE Ret |
FIN | ESP | MNZ |
WRC-3 results[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | WDC | Points |
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2020 | Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | MON | SWE 5 |
TUR | ITA 6 |
MNZ 2 |
4th | 61 | ||
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | MEX Ret |
EST 1 |
ERC results[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | WDC | Points |
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2019 | Sports Racing Technologies | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | PRT | ESP | LAT 1 |
POL | ITA | CZE | CYP | 6th | 39 | |
2020 | Oliver Solberg | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | ITA 3 |
LAT 1 |
23 |
ESP 4 |
2nd | 112 | ||||
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 4 |
References[]
- ^ "Aaron Johnston". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Evans, David (24 July 2019). "Petter and Oliver Solberg team up for WRC's Wales Rally GB". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Caldwell, Chris (18 December 2020). "Johnston's dreams come true with Hyundai deal". ulsterherald.com. Ulster Herald. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Solberg and co-driver Johnston split". DirtFish. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "Toyota's Katsuta brings in ex-Solberg WRC co-driver Johnston". DirtFish. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
External links[]
- Aaron Johnston's e-wrc profile
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Irish co-drivers
- World Rally Championship co-drivers