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The 2020 FIA Junior World Rally Championship is the nineteenth 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 Junior World Rally Championship is 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 by M-Sport. The championship is due to be contested over five selected WRC rounds with the winning crew awarded a new Ford Fiesta R5 car, 200 tyres, free registration into the 2021 World Rally Championship-3 and five free rally entries.[1][2] The championship will offer an additional prize of €15,000 to the highest-placed rookie driver to fund a drive in the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship.

Jan Solans and Mauro Barreriro are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions. Sweden is the reigning Nations' Trophy winner.

Calendar

The 2020 Junior World Rally Championship calendar consists of five events taken from the 2020 World Rally Championship.[3]

Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 13 February 16 February Sweden Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow 11 171.64 km[a] [5]
2 6 August 9 August Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel Cancelled[b] [6]
3 15 October 18 October Germany ADAC Rallye Deutschland Bostalsee, Saarland Tarmac TBA TBA
4 28 October 31 October United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Llandudno, Conwy Gravel Cancelled[c] [7]
– TBA TBA Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 20 308.63 km [8]
Source:[9]

Calendar changes

The 2020 calendar was revised from the 2019 schedule. The Tour de Corse and Wales Rally GB were removed from the calendar, while events in Chile and Germany were added in their place.[9] However, Rally Chile was later cancelled in the face of ongoing political unrest in the country,[10] and Wales Rally GB was added back onto the calendar.[3] Rally Italia Sardegna was postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Entries

The following crews are entered into the championship:

Entrant Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Fabio Andolfi Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Savoia Stefano 1
Jon Armstrong United Kingdom Jon Armstrong Republic of Ireland Noel O’Sullivan 1
Raul Baidu Romania Raul Badiu Romania Gabriel Lazar 1
Ruairi Bell United Kingdom Ruairi Bell United Kingdom Darren Garrod 1
Tommaso Ciuffi Italy Tommaso Ciuffi Italy Nicolo Gonella 1
Lauri Joona Finland Lauri Joona Finland Ari Koponen 1
Tom Kristensson Motorsport Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Joakim Sjöberg 1
Pontus Lönnström Sweden Pontus Lönnström Sweden Stefan Gustavsson 1
Catie Munnings United Kingdom Catie Munnings Sweden Ida Lidebjer-Granberg 1
Enrico Oldrati Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Elia de Guio 1
Team Flying Finn Finland Sami Pajari Finland Antti Haapala 1
Marco Pollara Italy Marco Pollara Italy Maurizio Messina 1
LMT Autosporta Akademija Latvia Martins Sesks Latvia Renars Francis 1
PS 110% AB Norway Oscar Solberg Sweden Jim Hjerpe 1
Estonian Autosport Junior Team Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kauri Pannas 1
Fabrizio Zaldivar Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Argentina Fernando Mussano 1
Sources:[12]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report Ref.
1 Sweden Rally Sweden Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Joakim Sjöberg 1:22:51.3 Report
– Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Round postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Report [11]
2 Finland Rally Finland Round cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Report [6]
3 Germany ADAC Rallye Deutschland Report
4 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Round cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Report [7]

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point is given for every stage win.

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

(Results key)

Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden 		EST
Estonia 		DEU
Germany 		ITA
Italy 		Points
1 Sweden Tom Kristensson 13 28
2 Latvia Martins Sesks 21 19
3 Estonia Ken Torn 3 15
4 Finland Sami Pajari 41 13
5 Romania Raul Badiu 52 12
6 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar 6 8
7 United Kingdom Ruairi Bell 7 6
8 Sweden Pontus Lönnström 82 6
9 Finland Lauri Joona 9 2
10 Italy Marco Pollara 10 1
– Italy Enrico Oldrati 11 –
– Italy Tommaso Ciuffi 12 –
– Norway Oscar Solberg 13 –
– United Kingdom Catie Munnings 14 –
– Italy Fabio Andolfi Ret –
– United Kingdom Jon Armstrong Ret –
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden 		EST
Estonia 		DEU
Germany 		ITA
Italy 		Points
Source:[13]

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

(Results key)

Pos. Co-Driver SWE
Sweden 		EST
Estonia 		DEU
Germany 		ITA
Italy 		Points
1 Sweden Joakim Sjöberg 13 28
2 Latvia Renars Francis 21 19
3 Estonia Kauri Pannas 3 15
4 Finland Marko Salminen 41 13
5 Romania Gabriel Lazar 52 12
6 Argentina Fernando Mussano 6 8
7 United Kingdom Darren Garrod 7 6
8 Sweden Stefan Gustavsson 82 6
9 Finland Ari Koponen 9 2
10 Italy Maurizio Messina 10 1
– Italy Elia de Guio 11 –
– Italy Nicolo Gonella 12 –
– Sweden Jim Hjerpe 13 –
– Sweden Ida Lidebjer-Granberg 14 –
– Republic of Ireland Noel O’Sullivan Ret –
– Italy Savoia Stefano Ret –
Pos. Co-Driver SWE
Sweden 		EST
Estonia 		DEU
Germany 		ITA
Italy 		Points
Source:[13]

FIA Junior WRC Trophy for Nations

(Results key)

Pos. Nation SWE
Sweden 		EST
Estonia 		DEU
Germany 		ITA
Italy 		Points
1  Sweden 1 25
2  Latvia 2 18
3  Estonia 3 15
4  Finland 4 12
5  Romania 5 10
6  Paraguay 6 8
7  United Kingdom 7 6
8  Italy 8 4
9  Norway 9 2
Pos. Nation SWE
Sweden 		EST
Estonia 		DEU
Germany 		ITA
Italy 		Points
Source:[13]

Notes

  1. ^ The route of Rally Sweden was shortened from 301.26 km over 19 stages to 11 stages totalling 171.64 km. The route was shortened due to a lack of snow.[4]
  2. ^ Rally Finland was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
  3. ^ Wales Rally GB was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

References

  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. ^ a b "Junior WRC Calendar 2020". WRC - World Rally Championship.
  4. ^ "Green light for Rally Sweden". rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. ^ "The race". rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "No Neste Rally Finland for 2020". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Herrero, Dan (9 June 2020). "Rally GB cancelled". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Itinerary". rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Chile added to Junior WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  10. ^ Evans, David (29 November 2019). "WRC's 2020 Rally Chile cancelled due to political and social unrest". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. ^ a b Elizalde, Pablo (25 March 2020). "WRC 2020 season hit by more rally postponements due to coronavirus". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Competitive field entered for 2020 FIA Junior WRC". m-sport.co.uk. M-Sport World Rally Team.
  13. ^ a b c "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile.

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