2020 Junior World Rally Championship

The 2020 FIA Junior World Rally Championship is the nineteenth 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 is 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 is due to be contested over five selected WRC rounds with the winning crew awarded a new Ford Fiesta R5 car, 200 tyres, free registration into the 2021 World Rally Championship-3 and five free rally entries.[1][2] The championship will offer an additional prize of €15,000 to the highest-placed rookie driver to fund a drive in the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship.

2020 FIA Junior World Rally Championship
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Jan Solans and Mauro Barreriro are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions. Sweden is the reigning Nations' Trophy winner.

Calendar

The 2020 Junior World Rally Championship calendar consists of five events taken from the 2020 World Rally Championship.[3]

Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 13 February 16 February Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow 11 171.64 km[lower-alpha 1] [5]
2 6 August 9 August Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel Cancelled[lower-alpha 2] [6]
3 15 October 18 October ADAC Rallye Deutschland Bostalsee, Saarland Tarmac TBA TBA
4 28 October 31 October Wales Rally GB Llandudno, Conwy Gravel Cancelled[lower-alpha 3] [7]
– TBA TBA Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 20 308.63 km [8]
Source:[9]

Calendar changes

The 2020 calendar was revised from the 2019 schedule. The Tour de Corse and Wales Rally GB were removed from the calendar, while events in Chile and Germany were added in their place.[9] However, Rally Chile was later cancelled in the face of ongoing political unrest in the country,[10] and Wales Rally GB was added back onto the calendar.[3] Rally Italia Sardegna was postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Entries

The following crews are entered into the championship:

Entrant Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Fabio Andolfi Fabio Andolfi Savoia Stefano 1
Jon Armstrong Jon Armstrong Noel O’Sullivan 1
Raul Baidu Raul Badiu Gabriel Lazar 1
Ruairi Bell Ruairi Bell Darren Garrod 1
Tommaso Ciuffi Tommaso Ciuffi Nicolo Gonella 1
Lauri Joona Lauri Joona Ari Koponen 1
Tom Kristensson Motorsport Tom Kristensson Joakim Sjöberg 1
Pontus Lönnström Pontus Lönnström Stefan Gustavsson 1
Catie Munnings Catie Munnings Ida Lidebjer-Granberg 1
Enrico Oldrati Enrico Oldrati Elia de Guio 1
Team Flying Finn Sami Pajari Antti Haapala 1
Marco Pollara Marco Pollara Maurizio Messina 1
LMT Autosporta Akademija Martins Sesks Renars Francis 1
PS 110% AB Oscar Solberg Jim Hjerpe 1
Estonian Autosport Junior Team Ken Torn Kauri Pannas 1
Fabrizio Zaldivar Fabrizio Zaldivar Fernando Mussano 1
Sources:[12]

Results and standings

Season summary
Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report Ref.
1 Rally Sweden Tom Kristensson Joakim Sjöberg 1:22:51.3 Report
– Rally Italia Sardegna Round postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Report [11]
2 Rally Finland Round cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Report [6]
3 ADAC Rallye Deutschland Report
4 Wales Rally GB Round cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Report [7]

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point is given for every stage win.

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

(Results key)

Pos. Driver SWE
 FIN
 DEU
 GBR
 Points
1 Tom Kristensson 13 28
2 Martins Sesks 21 19
3 Ken Torn 3 15
4 Sami Pajari 41 13
5 Raul Badiu 52 12
6 Fabrizio Zaldivar 6 8
7 Ruairi Bell 7 6
8 Pontus Lönnström 82 6
9 Lauri Joona 9 2
10 Marco Pollara 10 1
– Enrico Oldrati 11 –
– Tommaso Ciuffi 12 –
– Oscar Solberg 13 –
– Catie Munnings 14 –
– Fabio Andolfi Ret –
– Jon Armstrong Ret –
Pos. Driver SWE
 FIN
 DEU
 GBR
 Points
Source:[13]

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

(Results key)

Pos. Co-Driver SWE
 FIN
 DEU
 GBR
 Points
1 Joakim Sjöberg 13 28
2 Renars Francis 21 19
3 Kauri Pannas 3 15
4 Marko Salminen 41 13
5 Gabriel Lazar 52 12
6 Fernando Mussano 6 8
7 Darren Garrod 7 6
8 Stefan Gustavsson 82 6
9 Ari Koponen 9 2
10 Maurizio Messina 10 1
– Elia de Guio 11 –
– Nicolo Gonella 12 –
– Jim Hjerpe 13 –
– Ida Lidebjer-Granberg 14 –
– Noel O’Sullivan Ret –
– Savoia Stefano Ret –
Pos. Co-Driver SWE
 FIN
 DEU
 GBR
 Points
Source:[13]

FIA Junior WRC Trophy for Nations

(Results key)

Pos. Nation SWE
 FIN
 DEU
 GBR
 Points
1  Sweden 1 25
2  Latvia 2 18
3  Estonia 3 15
4  Finland 4 12
5  Romania 5 10
6  Paraguay 6 8
7  United Kingdom 7 6
8  Italy 8 4
9  Norway 9 2
Pos. Nation SWE
 FIN
 DEU
 GBR
 Points
Source:[13]

Notes
  1. The route of Rally Sweden was shortened from 301.26 km over 19 stages to 11 stages totalling 171.64 km. The route was shortened due to a lack of snow.[4]
  2. Rally Finland was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
  3. Wales Rally GB was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

References
  1. "FIA Junior WRC championship goes global in 2020". fia.com. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 29 October 2019.
  2. "Superb entry for Junior opener". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH.
  3. "Junior WRC Calendar 2020". WRC - World Rally Championship.
  4. "Green light for Rally Sweden". rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. "The race". rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. "No Neste Rally Finland for 2020". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  7. Herrero, Dan (9 June 2020). "Rally GB cancelled". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. "Itinerary". rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. "Chile added to Junior WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  10. Evans, David (29 November 2019). "WRC's 2020 Rally Chile cancelled due to political and social unrest". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. Elizalde, Pablo (25 March 2020). "WRC 2020 season hit by more rally postponements due to coronavirus". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  12. "Competitive field entered for 2020 FIA Junior WRC". m-sport.co.uk. M-Sport World Rally Team.
  13. "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile.
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