The 2019 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the seventh 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 was open to drivers under the age of thirty with no such restriction for co-drivers. Crews competed in identical one-litre Ford Fiesta R2s built and maintained by M-Sport. The championship was contested over five selected WRC rounds with the winning crew awarded a new Ford Fiesta R5 car, tyre package, free fuel and a registration to compete in the 2020 WRC3 Championship.[a]
Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro won the drivers' and co-drivers' championships, beating Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog by eighteen points. In the Trophy of Nations, Sweden beat Spain by six point to become the inaugural winners.
Calendar
editThe final 2019 Junior WRC Championship calendar consisted of five events of the 2019 World Rally Championship.
| Round | Dates | Rally | Rally headquarters | Rally details | |||
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| Start | Finish | Surface | Stages | Distance | |||
| 1 | 14 February | 17 February |  Rally Sweden
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Torsby, Värmland | Snow | 19 | 316.80 km |
| 2 | 28 March | 31 March |  Tour de Corse
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Bastia, Haute-Corse | Tarmac | 14 | 347.51 km |
| 3 | 13 June | 16 June |  Rally Italia Sardegna
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Alghero, Sardinia | Gravel | 19 | 313.44 km |
| 4 | 1 August | 4 August |  Rally Finland
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Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi | Gravel | 23 | 307.58 km |
| 5 | 3 October | 6 October |  Wales Rally GB
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Deeside, Flintshire | Gravel | 22 | 312.75 km |
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Calendar changes
editThe 2019 calendar was heavily revised from the 2018 schedule. The championship dropped from six rounds to five.[2] The Rallies of Portugal and Turkey were removed from the calendar, while events in Italy and Wales were added in their place.
Route changes
editOrganisers of the Tour de Corse announced plans for a new route, with up to three-quarters of the 2019 route being revised from the 2018 rally.[4]
Entries
editThe following crews were entered into the championship:
Changes
editAll teams competed with an identical car built by M-Sport. The team announced that a new model of Ford Fiesta was introduced for 2019, one that was still built to R2 specifications, but featured a new engine and drivetrain. The new engine package was capable of producing 149 kW (199.8 bhp) of power, up from the 127 kW (170.3 bhp) produced by the engine used in 2018.[10]
Crews were no longer eligible to score points in WRC3 as the series was discontinued in 2019.[11]
Results and standings
editSeason summary
edit| Round | Event | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Nations' winner | Winning time | Report |
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| 1 | Rally Sweden
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Tom Kristensson
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Henrik Appelskog
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Sweden
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3:14:48.9 | Report |
| 2 | Tour de Corse
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 Julius Tannert
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 Jürgen Heigl
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Germany
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3:52:10.0 | Report |
| 3 | Rally Italia Sardegna
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 Jan Solans
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Mauro Barreiro
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Spain
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4:02:36.2 | Report |
| 4 | Rally Finland
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Tom Kristensson
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Henrik Appelskog
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Sweden
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2:55:17.2 | Report |
| 5 | Wales Rally GB
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Jan Solans
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Mauro Barreiro
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Spain
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3:30:05.0 | Report |
Scoring system
editPoints are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point is given for every stage win. The best 4 classification results count towards the drivers’ and co-drivers’ totals, but stage points from all 5 rounds can be retained. Classification points for the last event are doubled for the drivers’ and co-drivers’ championship, but only if they have started at least 3 of the previous Junior WRC rounds. [12] For the FIA Junior WRC Trophy of Nations, only the highest-placed driver from each event received points for their nation. [13]
| 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 WRC Championship for Drivers
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FIA Junior WRC Championship Trophy for Nations
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Notes
edit- ^ The prize was originally presented as registration to compete in the 2020 WRC2 Championship; however, the FIA restructured the support categories in October 2019 and the WRC2 for privateers became known as WRC3 for 2020.[1]
References
edit- ^ Evans, David (8 October 2019). "FIA steps up plan to simplify WRC into five-tier career ladder". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Junior WRC Dates Revealed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "JWRC season 2019". eWRC-results.com.
- ^ Evans, David (12 October 2018). "Tour of Corsica announces 2019 World Rally Championship reprieve". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Rally Sweden 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Corsica linea Tour de Corse 2019 Entry List" (PDF). tourdecorse.com. tourdecorse.com. 2 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Rally Italia Sardegna 2019 Official Entry List". rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Rally Finland 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). nesterallyfinland.fi. Rally Finland. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Wales Rally GB 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). walesrallygb.com. Wales Rally GB. 11 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Evans, David. "M-Sport Poland reveals new Ford Fiesta R2 car for 2019 Junior WRC". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (13 October 2018). "Australia remains finale on 2019 WRC calendar". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fia.com. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2019-03-10.