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2021 Junior WRC Championship

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The2021 FIA Junior WRC Championshipwas the ninth season ofJunior WRC,arallyingchampionship governed by theFédération Internationale de l'Automobile,running in support of theWorld Rally Championship.The 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 byM-Sport.[1][2]The championship began in April 2021 at theCroatia Rally.

Tom KristenssonandJoakim Sjöbergwere the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions whileSwedenwas the defending Nations' Trophy winner.Sami PajariandMarko Salminenbecame the first Finnish crew to win the championship.Finlandtook the Nations' Trophy victory.

The FIA Junior WRC Championship titles were not awarded in 2022, withWRC3 Juniortitles taking their place. However, FIA Junior WRC titles would make a return in2023.

Calendar

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The following events were included in the 2021 Junior WRC Championship. Each event was taken from the2021 World Rally Championshipcalendar.

Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 22 April 25 April Croatia Rally Zagreb,City of Zagreb Region Tarmac 20 300.32 km [3]
2 20 May 23 May Rally de Portugal Matosinhos,Porto Gravel 20 337.51 km [4]
3 15 July 18 July Rally Estonia Tartu,Tartu County Gravel 24 319.38 km [5]
4 13 August 15 August Ypres Rally Belgium Ypres,West Flanders Tarmac 20 295.78 km [6]
5 14 October 17 October RACC Rally Catalunya de España Salou,Catalonia Tarmac 19 306.50 km [7]
Source:[8]

Calendar changes

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Rally Croatiamade its championship début.[9]TheYpres Rallyalso made its début, replacingRally GB.Rally Catalunyareturned to the schedule after being removed from the 2020 calendar before theCOVID-19 pandemicdisrupted the championship.Rally Italia Sardegnawas removed from the calendar.Rally Swedenwas omitted from the Junior WRC Championship calendar before it was removed from the wider World Rally Championship schedule. TheRally Monzawas also removed from the calendar as it was only included on the 2020 schedule in response to the pandemic.

Entries

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The following crews competed in the championship:

Entrant Driver Co-driver Rounds
Team Flying Finn Lauri Joona Ari Koponen 1–2
Mikael Korhonen 3–5
LMT Autosporta Akademija Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis All
Porvoon Autopalvelu Sami Pajari Marko Salminen All
Autosport Team Estonia Robert Virves Sander Pruul 1–3
Aleks Lesk 4–5
Raul Badiu Raul Badiu Rareș Fetean 1–3
Jon Armstrong Jon Armstrong Phil Hall All
Styllex Motorsport Martin Koči Petr Těšínský 1–3
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy William Creighton Liam Regan All
Source:[10][11][12][13][14]

Results and standing

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Season summary

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Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report Ref.
1 Croatia Rally Jon Armstrong Phil Hall 3:15:07.6 Report [15]
2 Rally de Portugal Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis 4:15:52.7 Report [16]
3 Rally Estonia Sami Pajari Marko Salminen 3:19:03.2 Report [17]
4 Ypres Rally Belgium Jon Armstrong Phil Hall 2:51:55.4 Report [18]
5 RACC Rally Catalunya de España Sami Pajari Marko Salminen 2:58:02.5 Report [19]

Scoring system

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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 for drivers' championship at the season's finale.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

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Pos. Driver CRO
 POR
 EST
 BEL
 ESP
 Total
Points 		Best 4
1 Sami Pajari 69 22 19 22 14 145 137
2 Jon Armstrong 12 Ret6 25 17 47 119 119
3 Mārtiņš Sesks 2 13 36 62 6 93 85
4 Lauri Joona 31 64 4 4 2 88 80
5 Robert Virves 7 3 7 3 35 78 71
6 William Creighton 5 5 6 57 51 66 58
7 Martin Koči 43 44 Ret3 34 34
8 Raul Badiu 83 Ret 5 17 17
Pos. Driver CRO
 POR
 EST
 BEL
 ESP
 Total
Points 		Best 4
Source:[20]
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 WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

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Pos. Co-Driver CRO
 POR
 EST
 BEL
 ESP
 Total
Points 		Best 4
1 Marko Salminen 69 22 19 22 14 120 112
2 Phil Hall 12 Ret6 25 17 47 107 107
3 Renārs Francis 2 13 36 62 6 85 77
4 Liam Regan 5 5 6 57 51 56 48
5 Mikael Korhonen 4 4 2 42 42
6 Aleks Lesk 3 35 35 35
7 Petr Těšínský 43 44 Ret3 34 34
8 Ari Koponen 31 64 28 28
9 Sander Pruul 7 3 7 27 27
10 Rareș Fetean 83 Ret 5 17 17
Pos. Co-Driver CRO
 POR
 EST
 BEL
 ESP
 Total
Points 		Best 4
Source:[20]
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 WRC Trophy for Nations

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Pos. Co-Driver CRO
 POR
 EST
 BEL
 ESP
 Points
1 Finland 3 2 1 2 1 101
2 United Kingdom 1 Ret 2 1 3 83
3 Latvia 2 1 3 5 5 78
4 Estonia 6 3 6 3 2 64
5 Ireland 5 5 5 4 4 54
6 Slovakia 4 4 Ret 24
7 Romania 7 Ret 4 18
Pos. Co-Driver CRO
 POR
 EST
 BEL
 ESP
 Points
Source:[20]
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)

References

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  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. ^"Itinerary Croatia Rally 2021".eWRC-results.com.Retrieved13 February2021.
  4. ^"Itinerary Rally de Portugal 2021".eWRC-results.com.Retrieved12 May2021.
  5. ^"Itinerary Rally Estonia 2021".eWRC-results.com.Retrieved3 May2021.
  6. ^"Itinerary Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021".eWRC-results.com.Retrieved8 April2021.
  7. ^"Itinerary RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021".eWRC-results.com.Retrieved9 July2021.
  8. ^"Five rounds named in junior WRC calendar".wrc.com.WRC Promoter GmbH.28 January 2021.Retrieved28 January2021.
  9. ^Sancho, Fernando (24 December 2020)."El Rally de Croacia sera valedero para el Junior WRC en 2021".motor.es.Retrieved2 January2021.
  10. ^"Entry List Croatia Rally 2021".eWRC-results.com.Retrieved9 April2021.
  11. ^"Entry List Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2021".eWRC-results.com.Retrieved30 April2021.
  12. ^"Entry List Rally Estonia 2021".eWRC-results.com.Retrieved23 June2021.
  13. ^"Entry List Ypres Rally Belgium 2021".eWRC-results.com.Retrieved30 July2021.
  14. ^"Entry List RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021".eWRC-results.com.Retrieved14 October2021.
  15. ^"Junior WRC: Armstrong seals maiden victory".wrc.com.WRC Promoter GmbH.25 April 2021.Retrieved26 April2021.
  16. ^"Junior WRC: Sesks soars to championship lead".wrc.com.WRC Promoter GmbH.23 May 2021.Retrieved24 May2021.
  17. ^"Pajari bags maiden junior win".wrc.com.WRC Promoter GmbH.18 July 2021.Retrieved19 July2021.
  18. ^"Junior WRC: Armstrong blasts to Ypres glory".wrc.com.WRC Promoter GmbH.15 August 2021.Retrieved17 August2021.
  19. ^"Pajari crowned FIA Junior WRC champion".wrc.com.WRC Promoter GmbH.17 October 2021.Retrieved19 October2021.
  20. ^abc"Standings".Federation Internationale de l'Automobile.Retrieved4 May2021.
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