2019 Junior World Rally Championship

Drivers' Champion: Jan Solans
Co-drivers' Champion: Mauro Barreiro
Nations' Trophy winner: Sweden
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The 2019 FIA Junior World Rally Championship was the eighteenth season of the Junior World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.

The Junior World Rally Championship was open to drivers under the age of thirty—although no such restriction existed for co-drivers—competing 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 World Rally Championship-3.[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

The final 2019 Junior World Rally Championship calendar consisted of five events, taken from the 2019 World Rally Championship.

Round Dates Rally Rally headquarters Rally details
Start Finish Surface Stages Distance
1 14 February 17 February Sweden Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow 19 316.80 km
2 28 March 31 March France Tour de Corse Bastia, Haute-Corse Tarmac 14 347.51 km
3 13 June 16 June Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 19 313.44 km
4 1 August 4 August Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel 23 307.58 km
5 3 October 6 October United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel 22 312.75 km
Source:[2][3]

Calendar changes

The 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

Organisers 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

The following crews were entered into the championship:

Entrant Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
ADAC Sachsen Germany Julius Tannert Germany Helmar Hinneberg 1
Austria Jürgen Heigl 2–4
ADAC Weiser-Ems Germany Nico Knacker Germany Tobias Braun 1
Germany Michael Wenzel 2, 4–5
Germany Anne Katharina Stein 3
Aleksi Röyhkiö Finland Aleksi Röyhkiö Finland Ville Mannisenmäki 4
Dennis Rådström Sweden Dennis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson All
Enrico Oldrati Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Elia De Guio All
Fabrizio Zaldívar Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldívar Argentina Fernando Mussano All
OT Racing Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk 1
Estonia Kauri Pannas 2
Keanna Erickson-Chang United States Keanna Erickson-Chang Republic of Ireland Martin Brady 5
Rally Team Spain Spain Jan Solans Spain Mauro Barreiro All
LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Krišjānis Caune 1–4
Raul Badiu Romania Raul Badiu Romania Gabriel Lazăr 1–4
Roland Poom Estonia Roland Poom Estonia Ken Järveoja 1–2, 4–5
Ryan Booth United States Ryan Booth Australia Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino 5
Sean Johnston United States Sean Johnston United States Alex Kihurani All
Team Flying Finn Finland Sami Pajari Finland Antti Haapala 4
Tom Kristensson Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Henrik Appelskog All
Tom Williams United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall All
Source:[5][6][7][8][9]

Changes

All 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 the World Rally Championship-3 as the series was discontinued in 2019.[11]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Nations' winner Winning time Report
1 Sweden Rally Sweden Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Henrik Appelskog  Sweden 3:14:48.9 Report
2 France Tour de Corse Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl  Germany 3:52:10.0 Report
3 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Spain Jan Solans Spain Mauro Barreiro  Spain 4:02:36.2 Report
4 Finland Rally Finland Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Henrik Appelskog  Sweden 2:55:17.2 Report
5 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Spain Jan Solans Spain Mauro Barreiro  Spain 3:30:05.0 Report

Scoring system

Points 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 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Drivers

Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden 		FRA
France 		ITA
Italy 		FIN
Finland 		GBR
United Kingdom 		Drops Points
1 Spain Jan Solans 31 46 112 25 17 12 139
2 Sweden Tom Kristensson 11 23 3 18 22 15 118
3 Sweden Dennis Rådström 812 31 26 Ret5 910 0 75
4 United States Sean Johnston 5 Ret Ret 5 3 0 50
5 Estonia Roland Poom 2 6 3 10 0 43
6 Italy Enrico Oldrati 7 8 8 6 4 4 42
7 Germany Julius Tannert 11 13 6 Ret1 0 37
8 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldívar 9 10 7 8 5 1 32
9 United Kingdom Tom Williams 4 5 Ret 10 8 0 31
10 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks 63 Ret 5 92 0 25
11 Romania Raul Badiu 13 7 4 Ret 0 18
12 Finland Aleksi Röyhkiö 4 0 12
13 Germany Nico Knacker 12 9 9 7 0 10
14 United States Ryan Booth 6 0 8
15 United States Keanna Erickson-Chang 7 0 6
16 Estonia Ken Torn 102 Ret 0 3
17 Finland Sami Pajari Ret2 0 2
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden 		FRA
France 		ITA
Italy 		FIN
Finland 		GBR
United Kingdom 		Drops Points
Source:[12]
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)

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-Driver SWE
Sweden 		FRA
France 		ITA
Italy 		FIN
Finland 		GBR
United Kingdom 		Drops Points
1 Spain Mauro Barreiro 31 46 112 25 17 12 139
2 Sweden Henrik Appelskog 11 23 3 18 22 15 118
3 Sweden Johan Johansson 812 31 26 Ret5 910 0 75
4 United States Alex Kihurani 5 Ret Ret 5 3 0 50
5 Estonia Ken Järveoja 2 6 3 10 0 43
6 Italy Elia De Guio 7 8 8 6 4 4 42
7 Austria Jürgen Heigl 13 6 Ret1 0 37
8 Argentina Fernando Mussano 9 10 7 8 5 1 32
9 United Kingdom Phil Hall 4 5 Ret 10 8 0 31
10 Latvia Krišjānis Caune 63 Ret 5 92 0 21
11 Romania Gabriel Lazăr 13 7 4 Ret 0 18
12 Finland Ville Mannisenmäki 4 0 12
13 Australia Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino 6 0 8
14 Germany Michael Wenzel 9 7 0 8
15 Republic of Ireland Martin Brady 7 0 6
16 Latvia Krišjānis Caune 92 0 4
17 Estonia Kuldar Sikk 102 0 3
17 Germany Anne Katharina Stein 9 0 2
18 Finland Antti Haapala Ret2 0 2
Pos. Co-Driver SWE
Sweden 		FRA
France 		ITA
Italy 		FIN
Finland 		GBR
United Kingdom 		Drops Points
Source:[12]
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)

FIA Junior World Rally Championship Trophy for Nations

Pos. Nation SWE
Sweden 		FRA
France 		ITA
Italy 		FIN
Finland 		GBR
United Kingdom 		Points
1  Sweden 1 2 2 1 2 104
2  Spain 3 3 1 2 1 98
3  Estonia 2 5 3 7 49
4  Germany 9 1 5 7 43
5  Italy 7 7 7 6 4 38
6  United States 5 Ret Ret 5 3 35
7  United Kingdom 4 4 10 6 33
8  Paraguay 8 8 6 8 5 30
9  Romania 10 6 3 Ret 24
10  Latvia 6 Ret 4 9 22
11  Finland 4 12
Pos. Nation SWE
Sweden 		FRA
France 		ITA
Italy 		FIN
Finland 		GBR
United Kingdom 		Points
Source:[12]
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

  1. ^ The prize was originally presented as registration to compete in the 2020 World Rally Championship-2; however, the FIA restructured the support categories in October 2019 and what was to be known as the World Rally Championship-2 instead became known as the World Rally Championship-3.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Junior WRC Dates Revealed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ "JWRC season 2019". eWRC-results.com.
  4. ^ Evans, David (12 October 2018). "Tour of Corsica announces 2019 World Rally Championship reprieve". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Rally Italia Sardegna 2019 Official Entry List". rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Evans, David. "M-Sport Poland reveals new Ford Fiesta R2 car for 2019 Junior WRC". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  11. ^ Herrero, Daniel (13 October 2018). "Australia remains finale on 2019 WRC calendar". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  12. ^ a b c d "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  13. ^ "2019 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fia.com. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2019-03-10.

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