Aaron Johnston (co-driver)

Aaron Johnston (born 2 February 1995) is an Irish rallying co-driver. He is partnered with Oliver Solberg for Hyundai Motorsport in the World Rally Championship-2 category.

This article is about the Irish rally co-driver. For the writer and film producer, see Aaron Johnston. For the basketball coach, see Aaron Johnston (basketball). For the American filmmaker based in the Netherlands, see Aaron Douglas Johnston.
Aaron Johnston
Personal information
Nationality Irish
Born (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995
World Rally Championship record
Active years2019–present
DriverOliver Solberg
TeamsHyundai Motorsport
Rallies8
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points8
First rally2019 Wales Rally GB

Rally career

Johnston's rally career began at the age of sixteen.[1] At the 2019 Wales Rally GB, he made his WRC debut by co-driving with Oliver Solberg in a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 in the WRC-2 category.[2] Both Johnston and Solberg were signed by Hyundai Motorsport to compete for the 2021 World Rally Championship-2.[3]

Rally victories

ERC victories
 #  Event Season Co-driver Car
1 7th Rally Liepāja 2019 Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2 8th Rally Liepāja 2020 Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

Rally record

WRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2019 Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR
Ret		 ESP AUS
C		 NC 0
2020 Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON
25		 MEX
Ret		 EST
9		 TUR 17th 8
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo SWE
17		 ITA
18		 MNZ
7
2021 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 MON
Ret		 ARC CRO POR ITA SAF EST FIN BEL CHL ESP JPN NC* 0*

* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2019 Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR
Ret		 ESP AUS
C		 NC 0

WRC-3 results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WDC Points
2020 Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON SWE
5		 TUR ITA
6		 MNZ
2		 4th 61
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MEX
Ret		 EST
1

ERC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points
2019 Sports Racing Technologies Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 PRT ESP LAT
1		 POL ITA CZE CYP HUN 6th 39
2020 Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 ITA
3		 LAT
1		 PRT
23		 ESP
4		 2nd 112
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo HUN
4

References
  1. "Aaron Johnston". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. Evans, David (24 July 2019). "Petter and Oliver Solberg team up for WRC's Wales Rally GB". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. Caldwell, Chris (18 December 2020). "Johnston's dreams come true with Hyundai deal". ulsterherald.com. Ulster Herald. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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