The 2023 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the tenth 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 featured five events, beginning in February at the Rally Sweden and concluded in September at the Acropolis Rally.
Robert Virves and Brian Hoy were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions.[1] William Creighton and Liam Regan became the 2023 Junior WRC Champions.[2]
| Round | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 February | 12 February |  Rally Sweden | Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Snow | 18 | 325.02 km | [3] | ||
| 2 | 20 April | 23 April | Croatia Rally | Zagreb, Croatia | Tarmac | 20 | 301.26 km | [4] | ||
| 3 | 1 June | 4 June |  Rally Italia Sardegna | Olbia, Sardinia, Italy | Gravel | 19 | 334.05 km | [5] | ||
| 4 | 20 July | 23 July |  Rally Estonia | Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia | Gravel | 21 | 300.70 km | [6] | ||
| 5 | 7 September | 10 September |  Acropolis Rally Greece | Lamia, Central Greece, Greece | Gravel | 15 | 270.89 km | [7] | ||
| Sources:[8] | ||||||||||
The following crews entered into the Junior WRC Championship:
| Car | Driver name | Co-driver name | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta Rally3 |  Hamza Anwar | Adnan Din | 1, 3 | |
 Martin Brady | 2 | |||
 Alexander Kihurani | 4 | |||
| Julia Thulin | 5 | |||
 Roberto Blach | Mauro Barreiro | All | ||
 Nataniel Bruun Sosa |  Claudio Bustos | 5 | ||
| William Creighton | Liam Regan | All | ||
| Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | All | ||
| Raúl Hernández | Rodrigo Sanjuan | 1–2 | ||
| Adrián Pérez Fernández | 3 | |||
| Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | All | ||
 Grégoire Munster |  Louis Louka | 1, 4 | ||
 Laurent Pellier | Marine Pelamourgues | 1–2 | ||
| Kévin Bronner | 3–5 | |||
| Tom Rensonnet | Loïc Dumont | All | ||
| Sources:[9] [10] [11] [12] | ||||
The Junior WRC was open for drivers born on or after 1 January 1994 and had not competed as a priority 1 (P1) driver designated to score Manufacturer points before the first JWRC round, no such restrictions were set for co-drivers.[13] All crews once again contested identical Ford Fiesta Rally3 cars prepared by the M-Sport Poland for the winning prize of four fully-funded Ford Fiesta Rally2 drives with a tyre package and a pre-event test.[14]
| Round | Event | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Winning time | Report | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rally Sweden | William Creighton | Liam Regan | 2:45:05.5 | Report | [15] |
| 2 | Croatia Rally | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | 3:20:15.7 | Report | [16] |
| 3 | Rally Italia Sardegna | William Creighton | Liam Regan | 4:15:11.5 | Report | [17] |
| 4 | Rally Estonia | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | 2:57:42.6 | Report | [18] |
| 5 | Acropolis Rally Greece | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | 3:24:38.9 | Report | [19] |
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point was given for every stage win. The best four results out of five counted towards the final drivers’ and co-drivers’ standings. However, all points gained from stage wins were retained. Double points were awarded at the season's finale to those with at least 3 previous 2023 JWRC round starts.
| nowrap | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Notes: Superscripts indicate the number of bonus points that drivers received for winning stages during each rally. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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