2024 Junior WRC Championship

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   Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden Snow 18 301.76 km [2]
2 18 April 21 April   Croatia Rally Zagreb, Croatia Tarmac 20 283.28 km [3]
3 30 May 2 June   Rally Italia Sardegna Olbia, Sardinia, Italy Gravel 16 266.48 km [4]
4 1 August 4 August   Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland Gravel 20 304.81 km [5]
5 5 September 8 September   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   Abdullah Al-Rawahi   Ata Al-Hmoud 1–2
  Ross Whittock 3
  Roberto Blach   Mauro Barreiro 1–2
  Petr Borodin   Roman Cheprasov All
  Bruno Bulacia   Gabriel Morales 1–3
  Nataniel Bruun   Pablo Olmos All
  Eamonn Kelly   Conor Mohan All
  Jose Caparó   Esther Gutiérrez All
  Diego Domínguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate All
  Taylor Gill   Daniel Brkic All
  Raúl Hernández   José Murado 1–4
  Mille Johansson   Johan Grönvall 1
  Romet Jürgenson   Siim Oja All
  Norbert Maior   Francesca Maior All
  André Martinez   Guillermo Sierra 1–2
  Fernando Mussano 3
  Matías Aranguren 4–5
  Jakub Matulka   Daniel Dymurski 1–3
  Tom Rensonnet   Loïc Dumont 1
  Manon Deliot 2–5
  Gerardo Rosselot   Marcelo Brizio 1, 3–4
  Fabio Schwarz   Bernhard Ettel All
  Max Smart   Cameron Fair All
  Ali Türkkan   Burak Erdener 2–5
  Leevi Lassila   Antti Linnaketo 4
  Hubert Laskowski   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   Rally Sweden   Mille Johansson   Johan Grönvall 2:49:33.8 Report [17]
2   Croatia Rally   Romet Jürgenson   Siim Oja 3:02:44.1 Report [18]
3   Rally Italia Sardegna   Diego Dominguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate 3:33:09.3 Report [19]
4   Rally Finland   Taylor Gill   Daniel Brkic 2:49:07.5 Report [20]
5   Acropolis Rally Greece   Norbert Maior   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
 
CRO
 
ITA
 
FIN
 
GRC
 
Total
Points
Best 4
1   Romet Jürgenson 23 19 145 129 23 108 108
2   Norbert Maior 91 31 5 Ret 11 80 80
3   Ali Türkkan Ret1 21 23 57 68 68
4   Taylor Gill 8 23 61 12 8 69 65
5   Tom Rensonnet 5 101 122 3 3 59 59
6   Diego Dominguez Jr. Ret3 95 1 7 91 46 46
7   Max Smart 10 7 3 11 7 34 34
8   Jose Caparó Ret 6 15 9 4 34 34
9   Mille Johansson 18 33 33
10   Petr Borodin 7 Ret 4 43 Ret 33 33
11   Nataniel Bruun 12 14 8 8 6 24 24
12   Eamonn Kelly 3 Ret 13 6 WD 23 23
13   Bruno Bulacia DNS 4 94 18 18
14   Raúl Hernández 41 131 Ret1 WD 15 15
15   Gerardo Rosselot 61 7 Ret 15 15
16   Fabio Schwarz Ret 12 11 5 Ret1 11 11
17   Roberto Blach 11 5 10 10
18   Jakub Matulka 151 8 WD 5 5
19   Andre Martinez 13 11 10 10 11 2 2
20   Hubert Laskowski DSQ 101 2 2
Pos. Driver SWE
 
CRO
 
ITA
 
FIN
 
GRC
 
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
 
CRO
 
ITA
 
FIN
 
GRC
 
Total
Points
Best 4
1   Siim Oja 23 19 145 129 23 108 108
2   Francesca Maior 91 31 5 Ret 11 80 80
3   Burak Erdener Ret1 21 23 57 68 68
4   Daniel Brkic 8 23 61 12 8 69 65
5   Manon Deliot 101 122 3 3 49 49
6   Rogelio Peñate Ret3 95 1 7 91 46 46
7   Cameron Fair 10 7 3 11 7 34 34
8   Esther Gutiérrez Porras Ret 6 15 9 4 34 34
9   Johan Grönvall 18 33 33
10   Roman Cheprasov 7 Ret 4 43 33 33
11   Pablo Olmos 12 14 8 8 6 24 24
12   Conor Mohan 3 Ret 13 7 WD 23 23
13   Gabriel Morales DNS 4 94 18 18
14   José Murado 41 131 Ret1 WD 15 15
15   Marcelo Brizio 61 7 Ret 15 15
16   Mauro Barreiro 11 5 10 10
17   Bernhard Ettel Ret 12 11 5 10 10
18   Loïc Dumont 5 10 10
19   Daniel Dymurski 151 8 WD 5 5
20   Michał Kuśnierz DSQ 101 2 2
21   Matías Aranguren 10 11 1 1
22   Fernando Mussano 10 1 1
Pos. Driver SWE
 
CRO
 
ITA
 
FIN
 
GRC
 
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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