2018 Junior WRC Championship
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The 2018 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the sixth season of Junior WRC, a rallying championship governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.
The 2018 championship was open to drivers under the age of 30—although no such restriction existed for co-drivers—and they were competing in identical one-litre Ford Fiesta R2s built and maintained by M-Sport. Crews who contested the Junior WRC were also eligible to score points in the 2018 WRC3 Championship. The championship was competed over five selected WRC rounds with the winning crew awarded a new Ford Fiesta R5 car, tyre package, free fuel and a registration to compete in the 2019 WRC2 Championship.
Calendar
The final 2018 Junior WRC calendar consisted of five events, taken from the 2018 World Rally Championship.
| Round | Dates | Rally name | Rally headquarters | Rally details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | Surface | Stages | Distance | |||
| 1 | 15 February | 18 February | Sweden Rally Sweden | Torsby, Värmland | Snow | 19 | 314.25 km |
| 2 | 5 April | 8 April | France Tour de Corse | Bastia, Haute-Corse | Tarmac | 12 | 333.48 km |
| 3 | 17 May | 20 May | Portugal Rally de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel | 20 | 358.19 km |
| 4 | 26 July | 29 July | Finland Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi | Gravel | 23 | 317.26 km |
| 5 | 13 September | 16 September | Turkey Rally Turkey | Marmaris, Muğla | Gravel | 17 | 312.44 km |
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Calendar changes
The championship started in Sweden for the first time since 2006. The Rally of Poland was removed from the calendar after the event was taken off the World Championship schedule, while the Rallies of Deutschland and Rally Catalunya were also removed from the schedule and replaced by the Rally of Turkey. The changes were made to create a more compact championship with an earlier end date whilst giving drivers experience on a wider range of surface types.
Entries
The following crews competed in the championship.
| Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Italy Umberto Accornero | Italy Maurizio Barone | 2–4 |
| Romania Raul Badiu | Romania Gabriel Lazăr | 5 |
| Turkey Bugra Banaz | Turkey Burak Erdener | 2–5 |
| Sweden Emil Bergkvist | Norway Ola Fløene | 1–2 |
| Sweden Joakim Sjöberg | 3–4 | |
| Sweden Patrik Barth | 5 | |
| Italy Luca Bottarelli | Italy Manuel Fenoli | 1–5 |
| France Théo Chalal | France Jacques-Julien Renucci | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland Callum Devine | Republic of Ireland Keith Moriarty | 1–2 |
| Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy | 3–5 | |
| Chile Emilio Fernández | Chile Joaquin Riquelme | 1–5 |
| France Terry Folb | France Christopher Guieu | 1–2 |
| France Kevin Bronner | 3–4 | |
| France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | France Romain Courbon | 1–5 |
| Finland Henri Hokkala | Finland Kimmo Pahkala | 4 |
| New Zealand David Holder | New Zealand Jason Farmer | 1–5 |
| Italy Enrico Oldrati | Italy Danilo Fappani | 1–4 |
| Italy Elia De Guio | 5 | |
| Sweden Dennis Rådström | Sweden Johan Johansson | 1–5 |
| Germany Julius Tannert | Austria Jürgen Heigl | 1–5 |
| Estonia Ken Torn | Estonia Kuldar Sikk | 1, 3–5 |
| Estonia Ken Järveoja | 2 | |
| United Kingdom Tom Williams | United Kingdom Phil Hall | 1–5 |
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Rule changes
The final round of the championship was worth double points to encourage crews to contest all five events of the championship. Pirelli tyres replaced the DMACK tyres.
Results and standings
Season summary
| Round | Event | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Winning time | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden Rally Sweden | Sweden Dennis Rådström | Sweden Johan Johansson | 3:16:26.0 | Report |
| 2 | France Tour de Corse | France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | France Romain Courbon | 3:56:28.7 | Report |
| 3 | Portugal Rally de Portugal | Sweden Dennis Rådström | Sweden Johan Johansson | 4:26:51.2 | Report |
| 4 | Finland Rally Finland | Estonia Ken Torn | Estonia Kuldar Sikk | 3:03:07.2 | Report |
| 5 | Turkey Rally Turkey | Sweden Emil Bergkvist | Sweden Patrik Barth | 4:40:03.2 | Report |
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point is given for every stage win. The best 4 classification results count towards the drivers’ and co-drivers’ totals, but stage points from all 5 rounds can be retained.
| 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
| Pos. | Driver | SWE Sweden | FRA France | POR Portugal | FIN Finland | TUR Turkey | Drops | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. Driver SWE Sweden FRA France POR Portugal FIN Finland TUR Turkey Drops Points 1 Sweden Emil Bergkvist 2+5 3 5+10 2+12 1 10 128 2 Sweden Dennis Rådström 1+9 4 1+3 Ret 2 0 110 3 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi 4 1+8 9 3 Ret+7 0 69 4 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine 6 5 Ret 5 4+2 0 54 5 Estonia Ken Torn 12+4 6 Ret+3 1+9 Ret+3 0 52 6 Turkey Bugra Banaz 8 4 7 5 0 42 7 Chile Emilio Fernández 7+1 10 11 13 3 0 38 8 Germany Julius Tannert 3 9 10+1 4 Ret+2 0 33 9 New Zealand David Holder 9 14 3 9 7+2 0 33 10 United Kingdom Tom Williams 10 11 7 6 6 0 31 11 France Terry Folb 5 2+2 0 30 12 Italy Enrico Oldrati Ret 2 8 8 0 30 13 Italy Luca Bottarelli 8 7+1 6+1 0 20 14 Italy Umberto Accornero 8 10 0 5 15 Finland Henri Hokkala Ret+2 0 2 16 France Theo Chalal 11 0 0 17 Romania Raul Badiu Ret 0 0 Pos. Driver SWE Sweden FRA France POR Portugal FIN Finland TUR Turkey Drops Points Source: | 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) | |||||||
| 1 | Sweden Emil Bergkvist | 2+5 | 3 | 5+10 | 2+12 | 1 | 10 | 128 |
| 2 | Sweden Dennis Rådström | 1+9 | 4 | 1+3 | Ret | 2 | 0 | 110 |
| 3 | France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | 4 | 1+8 | 9 | 3 | Ret+7 | 0 | 69 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland Callum Devine | 6 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 4+2 | 0 | 54 |
| 5 | Estonia Ken Torn | 12+4 | 6 | Ret+3 | 1+9 | Ret+3 | 0 | 52 |
| 6 | Turkey Bugra Banaz | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 42 | |
| 7 | Chile Emilio Fernández | 7+1 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | Germany Julius Tannert | 3 | 9 | 10+1 | 4 | Ret+2 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | New Zealand David Holder | 9 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 7+2 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | United Kingdom Tom Williams | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | France Terry Folb | 5 | 2+2 | 0 | 30 | |||
| 12 | Italy Enrico Oldrati | Ret | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 30 | |
| 13 | Italy Luca Bottarelli | 8 | 7+1 | 6+1 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 14 | Italy Umberto Accornero | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 15 | Finland Henri Hokkala | Ret+2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | France Theo Chalal | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | Romania Raul Badiu | Ret | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pos. | Driver | SWE Sweden | FRA France | POR Portugal | FIN Finland | TUR Turkey | Drops | Points |
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| 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
| Pos. | Co-driver | SWE Sweden | FRA France | POR Portugal | FIN Finland | TUR Turkey | Drops | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. Co-driver SWE Sweden FRA France POR Portugal FIN Finland TUR Turkey Drops Points 1 Sweden Johan Johansson 1+9 4 1+3 Ret 2 0 110 2 France Romain Courbon 4 1+8 9 3 Ret+7 0 69 3 Sweden Joakim Sjöberg 5+10 2+12 0 50 4 Estonia Kuldar Sikk 12+4 Ret+3 1+9 Ret+3 0 44 5 Turkey Burak Erdener 8 4 7 5 0 42 6 Norway Ola Fløene 2+5 3 0 38 7 Chile Joaquin Riquelme 7+1 10 11 13 3 0 38 8 Austria Jürgen Heigl 3 9 10+1 4 Ret+2 0 33 9 New Zealand Jason Farmer 9 14 3 9 7+2 0 33 10 United Kingdom Phil Hall 10 11 7 6 6 0 31 11 France Christopher Guieu 5 2+2 0 30 12 Sweden Patrick Barth 1 0 25 13 Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy Ret 5 4 0 22 14 Italy Danilo Fappani Ret 12 2 8 0 22 15 Italy Manuel Fenoli 8 7+1 6+1 11 WD 0 20 16 Republic of Ireland Keith Moriarty 6 5 0 18 17 Estonia Ken Järveoja 6 0 8 18 Italy Maurizio Barone 13 8 10 0 5 19 Italy Elia De Guio 8 0 4 20 Finland Kimmo Pahkala Ret+2 0 2 21 France Jacques-Julien Renucci 11 0 0 22 Romania Gabriel Lazăr Ret 0 0 Pos. Co-driver SWE Sweden FRA France POR Portugal FIN Finland TUR Turkey Drops Points Source: | 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) | |||||||
| 1 | Sweden Johan Johansson | 1+9 | 4 | 1+3 | Ret | 2 | 0 | 110 |
| 2 | France Romain Courbon | 4 | 1+8 | 9 | 3 | Ret+7 | 0 | 69 |
| 3 | Sweden Joakim Sjöberg | 5+10 | 2+12 | 0 | 50 | |||
| 4 | Estonia Kuldar Sikk | 12+4 | Ret+3 | 1+9 | Ret+3 | 0 | 44 | |
| 5 | Turkey Burak Erdener | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 42 | |
| 6 | Norway Ola Fløene | 2+5 | 3 | 0 | 38 | |||
| 7 | Chile Joaquin Riquelme | 7+1 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | Austria Jürgen Heigl | 3 | 9 | 10+1 | 4 | Ret+2 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | New Zealand Jason Farmer | 9 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 7+2 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | United Kingdom Phil Hall | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | France Christopher Guieu | 5 | 2+2 | 0 | 30 | |||
| 12 | Sweden Patrick Barth | 1 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| 13 | Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy | Ret | 5 | 4 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 14 | Italy Danilo Fappani | Ret | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 22 | |
| 15 | Italy Manuel Fenoli | 8 | 7+1 | 6+1 | 11 | WD | 0 | 20 |
| 16 | Republic of Ireland Keith Moriarty | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Estonia Ken Järveoja | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 18 | Italy Maurizio Barone | 13 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 19 | Italy Elia De Guio | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 20 | Finland Kimmo Pahkala | Ret+2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 21 | France Jacques-Julien Renucci | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Romania Gabriel Lazăr | Ret | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pos. | Co-driver | SWE Sweden | FRA France | POR Portugal | FIN Finland | TUR Turkey | Drops | Points |
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| 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 Nations
| Pos. | Country | SWE Sweden | FRA France | POR Portugal | FIN Finland | TUR Turkey | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 111 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 63 | |
| 3 | Ireland | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 52 | |
| 4 | Italy | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 46 |
| 5 | Germany | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 42 | |
| 6 | Estonia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 39 | ||
| 7 | Turkey | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Chile | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| 11 | Romania | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Latvia | DNS | 0 | ||||
| 13 | Finland | 11 | 0 | ||||
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