2013 Junior WRC Championship explained

The 2013 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the first season of the Junior WRC Championship, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile in association with M-Sport, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It replaced WRC Academy as the Junior category championship at world level.[1]

The Junior WRC Championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-six. All teams contested the same six events – with their best five results counting towards their final championship position – in identical Ford Fiesta R2 cars, prepared by M-Sport.[2] Hankook supplied tyres for all competitors.

Pontus Tidemand secured the drivers' championship after winning at the Rallye de France-Alsace.[3]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2013 Junior WRC Championship consisted of six rounds, run alongside the World Rally Championship.

Round
DatesRally nameBase
1412–13 April Rally de PortugalFaro, AlgarveGravel
2631 May–2 June Acropolis RallyLoutraki, CorinthiaGravel
381–3 August Rally FinlandJyväskylä, Keski-SuomiGravel
4922–25 August Rallye DeutschlandTrier, Rhineland-PalatinateTarmac
5113–6 October Rallye de France AlsaceStrasbourg, AlsaceTarmac
61225–27 October Rally de CatalunyaSalou, Tarragona

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers took part in the 2013 Junior WRC Championship season:

TeamDriverCo-driverRounds
Sander Pärn[4] 100 Sander Pärn Ken Järveoja1–6
Pontus Tidemand102 Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene1–6
Styllex Motorsport103 Martin Koči Petr Starý1–5
Lukas Kostka[5] 6
Andreas Amberg104 Andreas Amberg Mikko Lukka1–3
ACSM Rallye Team105 José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera1–6
Castrol Ford Team Türkiye106 Murat Bostancı Onur Vatansever1–6
Michaël Burri107 Michaël Burri Gabin Moreau1–6
Niko-Pekka Nieminen108 Niko-Pekka Nieminen Mikael Korhonen1–2, 4–6
Ari Koponen[6] 3
Marius Aasen109 Marius Aasen Marlene Engan1–6
Yeray Lemes110 Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate1–6
Pieter-Jan-Michiel Cracco[7] 111 Pieter-Jan-Michiel Cracco Frederic Miclotte4
Hugo Arellano[8] 112 Hugo Arellano Daniel Arens5

Rally summaries

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
CrewTeamTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1 Rally de Portugal
(12–13 April) — Results and report		1102 Pontus Tidemand
Ola Fløene		 Pontus Tidemand3:01:23.611239.09 km108
2105 José Antonio Suárez
Cándido Carrera		 ACSM Rallye Team3:03:50.5
3110 Yeray Lemes
Rogelio Peñate		 Yeray Lemes3:04:34.3
2 Acropolis Rally
(31 May–2 June) — Results and report		1105 José Antonio Suárez
Cándido Carrera		 ACSM Rallye Team4:33:17.810231.75 km106
2102 Pontus Tidemand
Ola Fløene		 Pontus Tidemand4:34:22.0
3100 Sander Pärn
Ken Järveoja		 Sander Pärn4:41:55.2
3 Rally Finland
(1–3 August) — Results and report		1104 Andreas Amberg
Mikko Lukka		 Andreas Amberg2:34:51.919259.11 km109
2100 Sander Pärn
Ken Järveoja		 Sander Pärn2:37:16.5
3102 Pontus Tidemand
Ola Fløene		 Pontus Tidemand2:37:44.4
4 Rallye Deutschland
(22–25 August) — Results and report		1102 Pontus Tidemand
Ola Fløene		 Pontus Tidemand3:09:26.8(14)†
13		(322.70 km)†
281.62 km		1010
2107 Michaël Burri
Gabin Moreau		 Michaël Burri3:11:14.3
3110 Yeray Lemes
Rogelio Peñate		 Yeray Lemes3:11:38.0
5 Rallye de France Alsace
(3–6 October) — Results and report		1102 Pontus Tidemand
Ola Fløene		 Pontus Tidemand2:41:37.414312.14 km109
2112 Hugo Arellano
Gaëtan Houssin		 Hugo Arellano2:42:19.7
3110 Yeray Lemes
Rogelio Peñate		 Yeray Lemes2:42:48.0
6 Rally de Catalunya
(25–27 October) — Results and report		1110 Yeray Lemes
Rogelio Peñate		 Yeray Lemes4:03:59.815355.92 km95
2109 Marius Aasen
Marlene Engan		 Marius Aasen4:06:14.5
3100 Sander Pärn
Ken Järveoja		 Sander Pärn4:07:18.8

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers, and one point for winning a stage. Five best results of the season are counted towards the final score.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th Stage win
Points2518151210864211

Drivers' championship

DriverPOR
GRE
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
DropsPoints
1 Pontus Tidemand1 52 83 61 31 1Ret 11131
2 Yeray Lemes3 2Ret 14 13 53 71 71104
3 Sander Pärn832 6683 2468
4 José Antonio Suárez2 21 195 5Ret5Ret1168
5 Marius Aasen6 1Ret5104 12 3054
6 Martin Koči567454652
7 Michaël BurriRet4626Ret046
8 Niko-Pekka Nieminen75889Ret026
9 Murat BostancıRetRetRet 1775 1024
EX Andreas Amberg4Ret1 5WD†0
DriverPOR
GRE
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
DropsPoints
Notes:

Co-drivers' championship

Co-driverPOR
GRE
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
DropsPoints
1 Ola Fløene1 52 83 61 31 1Ret 11131
2 Rogelio Peñate3 2Ret 14 13 53 71 71104
3 Ken Järveoja832 6683 2468
4 Cándido Carrera2 21 195 5Ret5Ret1168
5 Marlene Engan6 1Ret5104 12 3054
6 Gabin MoreauRet4626Ret046
7 Mikko Lukka4Ret1 5WD42
8 Petr Starý567436
9 Onur VatanseverRetRetRet 1775 1024
10 Mikael Korhonen7589Ret22
11 Lukas Kostka412
Co-driverPOR
GRE
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
DropsPoints
Notes:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New system to boost entries. WRC.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 November 2012. 19 January 2013. 2 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224530/http://www.wrc.com/news/new-system-to-boost-entries/?fid=17981. dead.
  2. News: Junior WRC is where it's at, says top rally man. WRC.com. 6 December 2012. 9 December 2012. 13 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155337/http://www.wrc.com/news/junior-wrc-is-where-its-at-says-top-rally-man/?fid=18057. dead.
  3. News: JWRC: Tidemand secures Junior Title. WRC.com. 5 October 2013. 13 October 2013. 14 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014174035/http://www.wrc.com/news/archive/jwrc-tidemand-secures-junior-title/?fid=19216. dead.
  4. News: Rally Portugal Entry List. RallydePortugal.pt.com. rallydeportugal.pt. 14 March 2013. 14 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130319033658/http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/ResourcesUser/Documentos/Quadro_oficial_de_afixacao/Entry_List_2013_Final.pdf. 2013-03-19. dead.
  5. Web site: Rally Spain Entry List. rallyracc.com. 1 October 2013.
  6. Web site: Rally Finland Draft Entry List. nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. 4 July 2013.
  7. Web site: ADAC Rallye Deustchland Entry List. adac-rallye-deutschland.de. 1 August 2013.
  8. Web site: Rallye de France Alsace Entry List. rallyedefrance.com. 13 September 2013. 11 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111203025/http://www.rallyedefrance.com/download/2013/notice-board-2013/official_lists/Entry%20List%20RDFA%202013%20-%20VDP%20-%2012092013.pdf. dead.

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