2025 Junior WRC Championship

The 2025 FIA Junior WRC Championship is the twelfth 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 features five events, beginning in February at the Rally Sweden and concluding in October at the Central European Rally.

Romet Jürgenson and Siim Oja are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions.[1]

Calendar

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2025 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 13 February 16 February Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden Snow 18 301.16 km [2]
2 15 May 18 May Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal Gravel 24 344.50 km [3]
3 26 June 29 June Acropolis Rally Greece Lamia, Central Greece, Greece Gravel 17 341.43 km [4]
4 31 July 3 August Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland Gravel 20 307.22 km [5]
5 16 October 19 October Central European Rally Bad Griesbach, Bavaria, Germany Tarmac TBA TBA
Sources:[6]

Entries

The following crews are set to enter the 2025 Junior WRC Championship:

Car Entrant Driver name Co-driver name Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak 1–3
FIA Rally Star Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic 1–3
Max Smart Cameron Fair 1
Malcolm Read 2-3
WRC Young Driver Team Claire Schönborn Jara Hain 1–2
Michael Wenzel 3
Lyssia Baudet Léa Sam-Caw-Freve 1
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan 1–3
LightGrey Team Joosep Ralf Nõgene Aleks Lesk 1–2
Team Petrol Ofisi Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre 1–3
Private entry Diego Domínguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate 1–3
Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall 1–3
Tristan Charpentier Florian Barral 1–2
Thomas Martens Max Freeman 1–3
Shaker Jweihan[7] Aisvydas Paliukėnas 2
Sources:[8][9]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report Ref.
1 Rally Sweden Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic 2:51:17.7 Report [10]
2 Rally de Portugal Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic 4:15:07.3 Report [11]
3 Acropolis Rally Greece Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak 4:39:31.7 Report [12]
4 Rally Finland
5 Central European Rally

Scoring system

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

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 17 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

Pos. Driver SWE
 POR
 GRC
 FIN
 EUR
 Total
points 		Best 4
1 Taylor Gill 12 17 22 78
2 Mille Johansson 212 213 64 71
3 Ali Türkkan 41 9 17 47
4 Kerem Kazaz 51 3 4 38
5 Eamonn Kelly 3 71 5 32
6 Diego Domínguez Jr. 10 81 31 22
7 Thomas Martens 6 4 Ret1 21
8 Max Smart 111 5 6 19
9 Joosep Ralf Nõgene 12 6 8 12
10 Claire Schönborn 7 11 6
11 Tristan Charpentier 91 101 5
12 Lyssia Baudet 8 4
Pos. Driver SWE
 POR
 GRC
 FIN
 EUR
 Total
points 		Best 4
Source:[13]
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

Pos. Driver SWE
 POR
 GRC
 FIN
 EUR
 Total
points 		Best 4
1 Daniel Brkic 12 17 22 78
2 Johan Grönvall 212 217 64 71
3 Oytun Albayrak 41 9 17 47
4 Corentin Silvestre 51 3 4 38
5 Conor Mohan 3 71 5 32
6 Rogelio Peñate 10 81 31 22
7 Max Freeman 6 4 Ret1 21
8 Malcolm Read 5 7 16
9 Aleks Lesk 12 6 8
10 Jara Hain 7 11 6
11 Florian Barral 91 101 5
12 Léa Sam-Caw-Freve 8 4
13 Michael Wenzel 8 4
14 Cameron Fair 111 1
Pos. Driver SWE
 POR
 GRC
 FIN
 EUR
 Total
points 		Best 4
Source:[14]
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.

References

  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 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  6. ^ "2025 FIA Junior WRC: Portugal Returns, Central European Rally Debuts". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Poznaliśmy skład zawodników do Junior WRC". rallypl.com. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Entry List Rally Sweden 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Entry List Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Gill triumphs in Sweden, but Johansson claims early Junior WRC lead". wrc.com. WRC Promotor GmbH. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Portugal perfection for Gill in FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Portugal perfection for Gill in FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  13. ^ "JWRC Driver's standings 2025". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  14. ^ "JWRC Co-Driver's standings 2025". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
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