2019 Junior World Rally Championship

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.

2019 FIA Junior World Rally Championship
Drivers' Champion: Jan Solans
Co-drivers' Champion: Mauro Barreriro
Nations' Trophy winner: Sweden
Previous: 2018 Next: 2020
Parent series:
FIA World Rally Championship
FIA World Rally Championship-2 Pro
FIA World Rally Championship-2
World Rally
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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.[lower-alpha 1]

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 Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow 19 316.80 km
2 28 March 31 March Tour de Corse Bastia, Haute-Corse Tarmac 14 347.51 km
3 13 June 16 June Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 19 313.44 km
4 1 August 4 August Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel 23 307.58 km
5 3 October 6 October 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 Julius Tannert Helmar Hinneberg 1
Jürgen Heigl 2–4
ADAC Weiser-Ems Nico Knacker Tobias Braun 1
Michael Wenzel 2, 4–5
Anne Katharina Stein 3
Aleksi Röyhkiö Aleksi Röyhkiö Ville Mannisenmäki 4
Dennis Rådström Dennis Rådström Johan Johansson All
Enrico Oldrati Enrico Oldrati Elia De Guio All
Fabrizio Zaldívar Fabrizio Zaldívar Fernando Mussano All
OT Racing Ken Torn Kuldar Sikk 1
Kauri Pannas 2
Keanna Erickson-Chang Keanna Erickson-Chang Martin Brady 5
Rally Team Spain Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro All
LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Mārtiņš Sesks Krišjānis Caune 1–4
Raul Badiu Raul Badiu Gabriel Lazăr 1–4
Roland Poom Roland Poom Ken Järveoja 1–2, 4–5
Ryan Booth Ryan Booth Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino 5
Sean Johnston Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani All
Team Flying Finn Sami Pajari Antti Haapala 4
Tom Kristensson Tom Kristensson Henrik Appelskog All
Tom Williams Tom Williams 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 Rally Sweden Tom Kristensson Henrik Appelskog  Sweden 3:14:48.9 Report
2 Tour de Corse Julius Tannert Jürgen Heigl  Germany 3:52:10.0 Report
3 Rally Italia Sardegna Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro  Spain 4:02:36.2 Report
4 Rally Finland Tom Kristensson Henrik Appelskog  Sweden 2:55:17.2 Report
5 Wales Rally GB Jan Solans 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
 FRA
 ITA
 FIN
 GBR
 Drops Points
1 Jan Solans 31 46 112 25 17 12 139
2 Tom Kristensson 11 23 3 18 22 15 118
3 Dennis Rådström 812 31 26 Ret5 910 0 75
4 Sean Johnston 5 Ret Ret 5 3 0 50
5 Roland Poom 2 6 3 10 0 43
6 Enrico Oldrati 7 8 8 6 4 4 42
7 Julius Tannert 11 13 6 Ret1 0 37
8 Fabrizio Zaldívar 9 10 7 8 5 1 32
9 Tom Williams 4 5 Ret 10 8 0 31
10 Mārtiņš Sesks 63 Ret 5 92 0 25
11 Raul Badiu 13 7 4 Ret 0 18
12 Aleksi Röyhkiö 4 0 12
13 Nico Knacker 12 9 9 7 0 10
14 Ryan Booth 6 0 8
15 Keanna Erickson-Chang 7 0 6
16 Ken Torn 102 Ret 0 3
17 Sami Pajari Ret2 0 2
Pos. Driver SWE
 FRA
 ITA
 FIN
 GBR
 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
 FRA
 ITA
 FIN
 GBR
 Drops Points
1 Mauro Barreiro 31 46 112 25 17 12 139
2 Henrik Appelskog 11 23 3 18 22 15 118
3 Johan Johansson 812 31 26 Ret5 910 0 75
4 Alex Kihurani 5 Ret Ret 5 3 0 50
5 Ken Järveoja 2 6 3 10 0 43
6 Elia De Guio 7 8 8 6 4 4 42
7 Jürgen Heigl 13 6 Ret1 0 37
8 Fernando Mussano 9 10 7 8 5 1 32
9 Phil Hall 4 5 Ret 10 8 0 31
10 Krišjānis Caune 63 Ret 5 92 0 21
11 Gabriel Lazăr 13 7 4 Ret 0 18
12 Ville Mannisenmäki 4 0 12
13 Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino 6 0 8
14 Michael Wenzel 9 7 0 8
15 Martin Brady 7 0 6
16 Krišjānis Caune 92 0 4
17 Kuldar Sikk 102 0 3
17 Anne Katharina Stein 9 0 2
18 Antti Haapala Ret2 0 2
Pos. Co-Driver SWE
 FRA
 ITA
 FIN
 GBR
 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
 FRA
 ITA
 FIN
 GBR
 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
 FRA
 ITA
 FIN
 GBR
 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
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  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. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. "Corsica linea Tour de Corse 2019 Entry List" (PDF). tourdecorse.com. tourdecorse.com. 2 March 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. 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.
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