2020 Junior World Rally Championship

The 2020 FIA Junior World Rally Championship was 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 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 by M-Sport. The championship was contested over four 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 offered an additional prize of €15,000 to the highest-placed rookie driver to fund a drive in the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship.

2020 FIA Junior World Rally Championship
Drivers' Champion:
Tom Kristensson
Co-drivers' Champion:
Joakim Sjöberg
Nations' Trophy winner:
Sweden
Previous: 2019 Next: 2021
Parent series:
FIA World Rally Championship
FIA World Rally Championship-2
FIA World Rally Championship-3

Jan Solans and Mauro Barreriro were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions. Sweden is the reigning Nations' Trophy winner. Tom Kristensson and Joakim Sjöberg won the 2020 junior championships, while Sweden sealed a back-to-back Nations' Trophy.

Calendar

The 2020 Junior World Rally Championship calendar consists of four 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 Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow 11 171.64 km[lower-alpha 1] [5]
2 4 September 6 September Rally Estonia Tartu, Tartu County Gravel 17 232.64 km [6]
3 8 October 11 October Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 20 308.57 km [7]
4 3 December 6 December ACI Rally Monza Monza, Brianza Tarmac 16 241.37 km [8]
Source:[9][10][11]

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,[12] and Wales Rally GB was added back onto the calendar.[3] Rally Italia Sardegna was postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] A new calendar was revised after the championship was interrupted by six months.[10] Ypres Rally was set to be the season's finale,[14] but were unable to do so as the rally was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] The finale moved to Monza instead.[11]

Entries

The following crews are entered into the championship:

Entrant Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Fabio Andolfi Fabio Andolfi Savoia Stefano All
Jon Armstrong Jon Armstrong Noel O’Sullivan 1
Raul Baidu Raul Badiu Gabriel Lazar 1–2
Ruairi Bell Ruairi Bell Darren Garrod 1, 3-4
Matthew Edwards 2
Tommaso Ciuffi Tommaso Ciuffi Nicolo Gonella 1
Lauri Joona Lauri Joona Ari Koponen 1
Tom Kristensson Motorsport Tom Kristensson Joakim Sjöberg All
Pontus Lönnström Pontus Lönnström Stefan Gustavsson 1–2
Catie Munnings Catie Munnings Ida Lidebjer-Granberg 1
Enrico Oldrati Enrico Oldrati Elia de Guio 1–3
Team Flying Finn Sami Pajari Marko Salminen All
Marco Pollara Marco Pollara Maurizio Messina 1–3
LMT Autosporta Akademija Mārtiņš Sesks Renars Francis All
PS 110% AB Oscar Solberg Jim Hjerpe 1
Estonian Autosport Junior Team Ken Torn Kauri Pannas 1–2
Robert Virves Robert Virves Sander Pruul 2
Fabrizio Zaldivar Fabrizio Zaldívar Fernando Mussano 1–3
Rogelio Peñate 4
Sources:[16][17][18][19][20]

Results and standings

Season summary
Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report Ref.
1 Rally Sweden Tom Kristensson Joakim Sjöberg 1:22:51.3 Report [21]
2 Rally Estonia Mārtiņš Sesks Renars Francis 2:21:20.5 Report [22]
3 Rally Italia Sardegna Tom Kristensson Joakim Sjöberg 3:07:49.1 Report [23]
4 ACI Rally Monza Tom Kristensson Joakim Sjöberg 2:35:21.4 Report [24]

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point is given for every stage win. 1.5-time bonus points were awarded for both drivers' and co-drivers' 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 World Rally Championship for Drivers

(Results key)

Pos. Driver SWE
 EST
 ITA
 MNZ
 Points
1 Tom Kristensson 13 Ret1 14 17 100.5
2 Mārtiņš Sesks 21 13 35 Ret1 69
3 Sami Pajari 41 28 56 44 66
4 Fabrizio Zaldívar 6 6 2 2 53
5 Ruairi Bell 7 4 Ret 32 42.5
6 Marco Pollara 10 5 6 19
7 Ken Torn 3 Ret3 18
8 Enrico Oldrati 11 7 4 18
9 Robert Virves 32 17
10 Raul Badiu 52 8 16
11 Pontus Lönnström 82 Ret 6
12 Lauri Joona 9 2
– Tommaso Ciuffi 12 –
– Oscar Solberg 13 –
– Catie Munnings 14 –
– Fabio Andolfi Ret Ret DNS Ret –
– Jon Armstrong Ret –
Pos. Driver SWE
 EST
 ITA
 MNZ
 Points
Source:[25]

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

(Results key)

Pos. Co-Driver SWE
 EST
 ITA
 MNZ
 Points
1 Joakim Sjöberg 13 Ret1 14 17 100.5
2 Renars Francis 21 13 35 Ret1 69
3 Marko Salminen 41 28 56 44 66
4 Fernando Mussano 6 6 2 34
5 Darren Garrod 7 Ret 32 30.5
6 Maurizio Messina 10 5 6 19
7 Rogelio Peñate 2 18
8 Kauri Pannas 3 Ret3 18
9 Elia de Guio 11 7 4 18
10 Sander Pruul 32 17
11 Gabriel Lazar 52 8 16
12 Matthew Edwards 4 12
13 Stefan Gustavsson 82 Ret 6
14 Ari Koponen 9 2
– Nicolo Gonella 12 –
– Jim Hjerpe 13 –
– Ida Lidebjer-Granberg 14 –
– Stefano Savoia Ret Ret DNS Ret –
– Noel O’Sullivan Ret –
Pos. Co-Driver SWE
 EST
 ITA
 MNZ
 Points
Source:[25]

FIA Junior WRC Trophy for Nations

(Results key)

Pos. Nation SWE
 EST
 ITA
 MNZ
 Points
1  Sweden 1 Ret 1 1 75
2  Latvia 2 1 3 Ret 58
3  Paraguay 6 6 2 2 52
4  Finland 4 2 5 4 52
5  United Kingdom 7 4 Ret 3 33
6  Estonia 3 3 30
7  Italy 8 5 4 Ret 26
8  Romania 5 7 16
9  Norway 9 2
Pos. Nation SWE
 EST
 ITA
 MNZ
 Points
Source:[25]

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]

References
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