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2024 Junior WRC Championship

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The 2024 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the eleventh season of Junior WRC, a rallying championship governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. The championship featured five events, beginning in February at the Rally Sweden and concluding in September at the Acropolis Rally.

Romet Jürgenson and Siim Oja became the 2024 Junior WRC Champions.[1]

Calendar

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A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2024 Junior WRC Championship. Click on the dot to see the rally details.
Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 15 February 18 February Sweden Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden Snow 18 301.76 km [2]
2 18 April 21 April Croatia Croatia Rally Zagreb, Croatia Tarmac 20 283.28 km [3]
3 30 May 2 June Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Olbia, Sardinia, Italy Gravel 16 266.48 km [4]
4 1 August 4 August Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland Gravel 20 304.81 km [5]
5 5 September 8 September Greece Acropolis Rally Greece Lamia, Central Greece, Greece Gravel 15 303.17 km [6]
Sources:[7]

Entries

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The following crews entered into the 2024 Junior WRC Championship:

Car Driver name Co-driver name Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Oman Abdullah Al-Rawahi Jordan Ata Al-Hmoud 1–2
United Kingdom Ross Whittock 3
Spain Roberto Blach Spain Mauro Barreiro 1–2
Kazakhstan Petr Borodin Kazakhstan Roman Cheprasov All
Bolivia Bruno Bulacia Brazil Gabriel Morales 1–3
Bolivia Nataniel Bruun Argentina Pablo Olmos All
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly Republic of Ireland Conor Mohan All
Peru Jose Caparó Mexico Esther Gutiérrez All
Paraguay Diego Domínguez Jr. Spain Rogelio Peñate All
Australia Taylor Gill Australia Daniel Brkic All
Spain Raúl Hernández Spain José Murado 1–4
Sweden Mille Johansson Sweden Johan Grönvall 1
Estonia Romet Jürgenson Estonia Siim Oja All
Romania Norbert Maior Romania Francesca Maior All
Peru André Martinez Peru Guillermo Sierra 1–2
Argentina Fernando Mussano 3
Argentina Matías Aranguren 4–5
Poland Jakub Matulka Poland Daniel Dymurski 1–3
Belgium Tom Rensonnet Belgium Loïc Dumont 1
France Manon Deliot 2–5
Chile Gerardo Rosselot Argentina Marcelo Brizio 1, 3–4
Germany Fabio Schwarz Austria Bernhard Ettel All
South Africa Max Smart United Kingdom Cameron Fair All
Turkey Ali Türkkan Turkey Burak Erdener 2–5
Finland Leevi Lassila Finland Antti Linnaketo 4
Poland Hubert Laskowski Poland Michał Kuśnierz 4–5
Sources:[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Results and standings

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Season summary

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Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report Ref.
1 Sweden Rally Sweden Sweden Mille Johansson Sweden Johan Grönvall 2:49:33.8 Report [17]
2 Croatia Croatia Rally Estonia Romet Jürgenson Estonia Siim Oja 3:02:44.1 Report [18]
3 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Spain Rogelio Peñate 3:33:09.3 Report [19]
4 Finland Rally Finland Australia Taylor Gill Australia Daniel Brkic 2:49:07.5 Report [20]
5 Greece Acropolis Rally Greece Romania Norbert Maior Romania Francesca Maria Maior 4:02:05.7 Report [21]

Scoring system

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Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point was given for every stage win. The best four results out of five counted towards the final drivers’ and co-drivers’ standings. However, all points gained from stage wins were retained.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

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Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
CRO
Croatia
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
GRC
Greece
Total
Points
Best 4
1 Estonia Romet Jürgenson 23 19 145 129 23 108 108
2 Romania Norbert Maior 91 31 5 Ret 11 80 80
3 Turkey Ali Türkkan Ret1 21 23 57 68 68
4 Australia Taylor Gill 8 23 61 12 8 69 65
5 Belgium Tom Rensonnet 5 101 122 3 3 59 59
6 Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Ret3 95 1 7 91 46 46
7 South Africa Max Smart 10 7 3 11 7 34 34
8 Peru Jose Caparó Ret 6 15 9 4 34 34
9 Sweden Mille Johansson 18 33 33
10 Kazakhstan Petr Borodin 7 Ret 4 43 Ret 33 33
11 Bolivia Nataniel Bruun 12 14 8 8 6 24 24
12 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly 3 Ret 13 6 WD 23 23
13 Bolivia Bruno Bulacia DNS 4 94 18 18
14 Spain Raúl Hernández 41 131 Ret1 WD 15 15
15 Chile Gerardo Rosselot 61 7 Ret 15 15
16 Germany Fabio Schwarz Ret 12 11 5 Ret1 11 11
17 Spain Roberto Blach 11 5 10 10
18 Poland Jakub Matulka 151 8 WD 5 5
19 Peru Andre Martinez 13 11 10 10 11 2 2
20 Poland Hubert Laskowski DSQ 101 2 2
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
CRO
Croatia
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
GRC
Greece
Total
Points
Best 4
Source:[22]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:
Superscripts indicate the number of bonus points that drivers received for winning stages during each rally.

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

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Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
CRO
Croatia
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
GRC
Greece
Total
Points
Best 4
1 Estonia Siim Oja 23 19 145 129 23 108 108
2 Romania Francesca Maior 91 31 5 Ret 11 80 80
3 Turkey Burak Erdener Ret1 21 23 57 68 68
4 Australia Daniel Brkic 8 23 61 12 8 69 65
5 France Manon Deliot 101 122 3 3 49 49
6 Spain Rogelio Peñate Ret3 95 1 7 91 46 46
7 United Kingdom Cameron Fair 10 7 3 11 7 34 34
8 Spain Esther Gutiérrez Porras Ret 6 15 9 4 34 34
9 Sweden Johan Grönvall 18 33 33
10 Kazakhstan Roman Cheprasov 7 Ret 4 43 33 33
11 Argentina Pablo Olmos 12 14 8 8 6 24 24
12 Republic of Ireland Conor Mohan 3 Ret 13 7 WD 23 23
13 Brazil Gabriel Morales DNS 4 94 18 18
14 Spain José Murado 41 131 Ret1 WD 15 15
15 Argentina Marcelo Brizio 61 7 Ret 15 15
16 Spain Mauro Barreiro 11 5 10 10
17 Austria Bernhard Ettel Ret 12 11 5 10 10
18 Belgium Loïc Dumont 5 10 10
19 Poland Daniel Dymurski 151 8 WD 5 5
20 Poland Michał Kuśnierz DSQ 101 2 2
21 Argentina Matías Aranguren 10 11 1 1
22 Argentina Fernando Mussano 10 1 1
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
CRO
Croatia
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
GRC
Greece
Total
Points
Best 4
Source:[23]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:
Superscripts indicate the number of bonus points that drivers received for winning stages during each rally.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jürgenson seals FIA Junior WRC title in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Itinerary Croatia Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Finland return confirmed for FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  8. ^ "FIA confirms Rally Star entries for 2024 FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  9. ^ @jakubmatulka (16 January 2024). "Już w połowie lutego rozpoczniemy rywalizację w mistrzostwach świata juniorów @fiajuniorwrc" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Instagram.
  10. ^ @millemotorsport (15 January 2024). "RALLY SWEDEN 2024! @millejohansson05 & @johan_gronvall will make their debut in @fiajuniorwrc at their home-event @rallysweden in February". Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via Instagram.
  11. ^ @brunobulacia (17 January 2024). "Happy and proud to announce that I will be competing in the FIA JWRC and FIA WRC3 World Championship in the 2024 season". Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via Instagram.
  12. ^ @rallyrosselot (16 January 2024). "Vamos al JWRC en Suecia se viene tremendo desafío debutando en la nieve nórdica a bordo de un Ford Fiesta Rally3 de @msportltd" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via Instagram.
  13. ^ @amartinezrally (16 January 2024). "FIA JUNIOR WRC 2024 Estoy muy feliz de contarles que este año estaré participando en el campeonato mundial FIA Junior WRC @fiajuniorwrc con el equipo @msportltd" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via Instagram.
  14. ^ "Junior WRC attracts record entry for 2024". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Entry list Rally Sweden 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  16. ^ "Entry list Rally Italia Sardegna 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  17. ^ "Marvellous Mille speeds to debut Junior WRC win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Jürgenson wins in Croatia to go top of the Junior WRC standings". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Dreamland for Dominguez after Italy Junior WRC victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Gill sets up FIA Junior WRC showdown after repelling Türkkan in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Magical Maior takes breakthrough WRC3 victory in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  22. ^ "JWRC Driver's standings 2024". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  23. ^ "JWRC Co-Driver's standings 2024". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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