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2013 Junior WRC Championship

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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

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

Round WRC
Round
Dates Rally name Base Surface
1 4 12–13 April Portugal Rally de Portugal Faro, Algarve Gravel
2 6 31 May–2 June Greece Acropolis Rally Loutraki, Corinthia Gravel
3 8 1–3 August Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel
4 9 22–25 August Germany Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac
5 11 3–6 October France Rallye de France Alsace Strasbourg, Alsace Tarmac
6 12 25–27 October Spain Rally de Catalunya Salou, Tarragona Mixed

Teams and drivers

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

Team No. Driver Co-driver Rounds
Estonia Sander Pärn[4] 100 Estonia Sander Pärn Estonia Ken Järveoja 1–6
Sweden Pontus Tidemand[4] 102 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Norway Ola Fløene 1–6
Slovakia Styllex Motorsport[4] 103 Slovakia Martin Koči Czech Republic Petr Starý 1–5
Czech Republic Lukas Kostka[5] 6
Finland Andreas Amberg[4] 104 Finland Andreas Amberg Finland Mikko Lukka 1–3
Spain ACSM Rallye Team[4] 105 Spain José Antonio Suárez Spain Cándido Carrera 1–6
Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye[4] 106 Turkey Murat Bostancı Turkey Onur Vatansever 1–6
Switzerland Michaël Burri[4] 107 Switzerland Michaël Burri France Gabin Moreau 1–6
Finland Niko-Pekka Nieminen[4] 108 Finland Niko-Pekka Nieminen Finland Mikael Korhonen 1–2, 4–6
Finland Ari Koponen[6] 3
Norway Marius Aasen[4] 109 Norway Marius Aasen Norway Marlene Engan 1–6
Spain Yeray Lemes[4] 110 Spain Yeray Lemes Spain Rogelio Peñate 1–6
Belgium Pieter-Jan-Michiel Cracco[7] 111 Belgium Pieter-Jan-Michiel Cracco[7] Belgium Frederic Miclotte[7] 4
Luxembourg Hugo Arellano[8] 112 Luxembourg Hugo Arellano[8] Belgium Daniel Arens[8] 5

Rally summaries

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Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Pos. No. Crew Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 Portugal Rally de Portugal
(12–13 April) — Results and report
1 102 Sweden Pontus Tidemand
Norway Ola Fløene
Sweden Pontus Tidemand 3:01:23.6 11 239.09 km 10 8
2 105 Spain José Antonio Suárez
Spain Cándido Carrera
Spain ACSM Rallye Team 3:03:50.5
3 110 Spain Yeray Lemes
Spain Rogelio Peñate
Spain Yeray Lemes 3:04:34.3
2 Greece Acropolis Rally
(31 May–2 June) — Results and report
1 105 Spain José Antonio Suárez
Spain Cándido Carrera
Spain ACSM Rallye Team 4:33:17.8 10 231.75 km 10 6
2 102 Sweden Pontus Tidemand
Norway Ola Fløene
Sweden Pontus Tidemand 4:34:22.0
3 100 Estonia Sander Pärn
Estonia Ken Järveoja
Estonia Sander Pärn 4:41:55.2
3 Finland Rally Finland
(1–3 August) — Results and report
1 104 Finland Andreas Amberg
Finland Mikko Lukka
Finland Andreas Amberg 2:34:51.9 19 259.11 km 10 9
2 100 Estonia Sander Pärn
Estonia Ken Järveoja
Estonia Sander Pärn 2:37:16.5
3 102 Sweden Pontus Tidemand
Norway Ola Fløene
Sweden Pontus Tidemand 2:37:44.4
4 Germany Rallye Deutschland
(22–25 August) — Results and report
1 102 Sweden Pontus Tidemand
Norway Ola Fløene
Sweden Pontus Tidemand 3:09:26.8 (14)
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(322.70 km)
281.62 km
10 10
2 107 Switzerland Michaël Burri
France Gabin Moreau
Switzerland Michaël Burri 3:11:14.3
3 110 Spain Yeray Lemes
Spain Rogelio Peñate
Spain Yeray Lemes 3:11:38.0
5 France Rallye de France Alsace
(3–6 October) — Results and report
1 102 Sweden Pontus Tidemand
Norway Ola Fløene
Sweden Pontus Tidemand 2:41:37.4 14 312.14 km 10 9
2 112 Luxembourg Hugo Arellano
France Gaëtan Houssin
Luxembourg Hugo Arellano 2:42:19.7
3 110 Spain Yeray Lemes
Spain Rogelio Peñate
Spain Yeray Lemes 2:42:48.0
6 Spain Rally de Catalunya
(25–27 October) — Results and report
1 110 Spain Yeray Lemes
Spain Rogelio Peñate
Spain Yeray Lemes 4:03:59.8 15 355.92 km 9 5
2 109 Norway Marius Aasen
Norway Marlene Engan
Norway Marius Aasen 4:06:14.5
3 100 Estonia Sander Pärn
Estonia Ken Järveoja
Estonia Sander Pärn 4:07:18.8

Championship standings

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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
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver POR
Portugal
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
Drops Points
1 Sweden Pontus Tidemand 1 5 2 8 3 6 1 3 1 1 Ret 1 1 131
2 Spain Yeray Lemes 3 2 Ret 1 4 1 3 5 3 7 1 7 1 104
3 Estonia Sander Pärn 8 3 2 6 6 8 3 2 4 68
4 Spain José Antonio Suárez 2 2 1 1 9 5 5 Ret5 Ret1 1 68
5 Norway Marius Aasen 6 1 Ret 5 10 4 1 2 3 0 54
6 Slovakia Martin Koči 5 6 7 4 5 4 6 52
7 Switzerland Michaël Burri Ret 4 6 2 6 Ret 0 46
8 Finland Niko-Pekka Nieminen 7 5 8 8 9 Ret 0 26
9 Turkey Murat Bostancı Ret Ret Ret 1 7 7 5 1 0 24
EX Finland Andreas Amberg 4 Ret 1 5 WD 0
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
Drops Points
Notes
  • 1 refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.
  • Driver withdrew from the event, and was excluded from the championship.

Co-drivers' championship

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Pos. Co-driver POR
Portugal
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
Drops Points
1 Norway Ola Fløene 1 5 2 8 3 6 1 3 1 1 Ret 1 1 131
2 Spain Rogelio Peñate 3 2 Ret 1 4 1 3 5 3 7 1 7 1 104
3 Estonia Ken Järveoja 8 3 2 6 6 8 3 2 4 68
4 Spain Cándido Carrera 2 2 1 1 9 5 5 Ret5 Ret1 1 68
5 Norway Marlene Engan 6 1 Ret 5 10 4 1 2 3 0 54
6 France Gabin Moreau Ret 4 6 2 6 Ret 0 46
7 Finland Mikko Lukka 4 Ret 1 5 WD 42
8 Czech Republic Petr Starý 5 6 7 4 36
9 Turkey Onur Vatansever Ret Ret Ret 1 7 7 5 1 0 24
10 Finland Mikael Korhonen 7 5 8 9 Ret 22
11 Czech Republic Lukas Kostka 4 12
Pos. Co-driver POR
Portugal
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
Drops Points
Notes
  • 1 refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.

References

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  1. ^ "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Junior WRC is where it's at, says top rally man". WRC.com. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  3. ^ "JWRC: Tidemand secures Junior Title". WRC.com. 5 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Rally Portugal Entry List" (PDF). RallydePortugal.pt.com. rallydeportugal.pt. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-19. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Rally Spain Entry List" (PDF). rallyracc.com. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Rally Finland Draft Entry List" (PDF). nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "ADAC Rallye Deustchland Entry List" (PDF). adac-rallye-deutschland.de. Retrieved 1 August 2013.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ a b c "Rallye de France Alsace Entry List" (PDF). rallyedefrance.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
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