2023 Junior World Rally Championship

The 2023 FIA Junior World Rally Championship is the twenty-first 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 championship features five events, beginning in February at the Rally Sweden and concluding in September at the Acropolis Rally.

Robert Virves and Brian Hoy are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions.[1][lower-alpha 1]

Calendar
A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2023 junior championship. Click on the dot to see the rally details.
Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 9 February 12 February Sweden Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden Snow 18 325.02 km [2]
2 20 April 23 April Croatia Croatia Rally Zagreb, Croatia Tarmac 20 301.26 km [3]
3 1 June 4 June Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Olbia, Sardinia, Italy Gravel 19 334.05 km [4]
4 20 July 23 July Estonia Rally Estonia Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia Gravel 21 300.70 km [5]
5 7 September 10 September Greece Acropolis Rally Greece Lamia, Central Greece, Greece Gravel TBA TBA
Sources:[6]

Entries

The following crews are set to enter into the Junior World Rally Championship:

Car Driver name Co-driver name Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Kenya Hamza Anwar Kenya Adnan Din 1
Spain Roberto Blach Spain Mauro Barreiro 1
Republic of Ireland William Creighton Republic of Ireland Liam Regan 1
Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Spain Rogelio Peñate 1
Spain Raúl Hernández Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan 1
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly Republic of Ireland Conor Mohan 1
Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka 1
France Laurent Pellier France Marine Pelamourgues 1
Belgium Tom Rensonnet Belgium Loïc Dumont 1
Sources:[7][8]

Sporting Regulations

The Junior WRC is open for drivers born on or after 1st January 1994 and have not competed as a priority 1 (P1) driver designated to score Manufacturer points before the first JWRC round, no such restrictions are set for co-drivers.[9]

Results and standings

Season summary
Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report Ref.
1 Sweden Rally Sweden Republic of Ireland William Creighton Republic of Ireland Liam Regan 2:45:05.5 Report [10]
2 Croatia Croatia Rally Report
3 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Report
4 Estonia Rally Estonia Report
5 Greece Acropolis Rally Greece Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point is given for every stage win. The best four results out of five count towards the final drivers’ and co-drivers’ standings. However, all points gained from stage wins are retained. Double points are awarded at the season's finale to those with at least 3 previous 2023 JWRC round starts. [9]

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
Sweden		 CRO
Croatia		 ITA
Italy		 EST
Estonia		 GRC
Greece		 Total
Points		 Best 4
1 Republic of Ireland William Creighton 19 34
2 France Laurent Pellier 26 24
3 Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. 3 15
4 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster 43 15
5 Spain Raúl Hernández 5 10
6 Spain Roberto Blach 6 8
7 Belgium Tom Rensonnet 7 6
8 Kenya Hamza Anwar 8 4
9 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly Ret 0
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden		 CRO
Croatia		 POR
Portugal		 EST
Estonia		 GRC
Greece		 Total
Points		 Best 4
Source:[11][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:
Superscripts indicate the number of bonus points that drivers received for winning stages during each rally.

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden		 CRO
Croatia		 ITA
Italy		 EST
Estonia		 GRC
Greece		 Total
Points		 Best 4
1 Republic of Ireland Liam Regan 19 34
2 France Marine Pelamourgues 26 24
3 Spain Rogelio Peñate 3 15
4 Belgium Louis Louka 43 15
5 Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan 5 10
6 Spain Mauro Barreiro 6 8
7 Belgium Loïc Dumont 7 6
8 Kenya Adnan Din 8 4
9 Republic of Ireland Conor Mohan Ret 0
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden		 CRO
Croatia		 POR
Portugal		 EST
Estonia		 GRC
Greece		 Total
Points		 Best 4
Source:[11][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:
Superscripts indicate the number of bonus points that drivers received for winning stages during each rally.

Notes
  1. The championship was held as World Rally Championship-3 Junior in 2022.

References
  1. "Virves crowned FIA Junior WRC champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. "Itinerary Rally Croatia Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. "Itinerary Rally Estonia 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  6. "FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2023 gets green light". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  7. "Fresh look for Junior WRC: Full 2023 line-up confirmed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. "Entry List Rallye Sweden 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  9. "2023 FIA World Rally Championship – Sporting regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 December 2022. p. 104. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  10. "Comeback king Creighton edges Pellier in junior WRC snowdown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  11. "Junior WRC standings 2023". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  12. "Standings". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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