2014 Junior World Rally Championship

2014 Junior World Rally Championship
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Parent series: World Rally Championship

The 2014 Junior World Rally Championship will be the thirteenth season of the Junior World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was previously known as the WRC Academy.^[1]

The Junior World Rally Championship is open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams will contest in six European events,^[2] with all of their score counting towards their final championship position, in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts using Michelin tyres.^[3][4]

The championship went to Stephane Lefebvre, who secured the title in Rallye de France Alsace with one round to spare.^[5] Alastair Fisher finished second, one point behind of Lefebvre and Martin Koči finished the championship third.^[6]

Calendar

The final 2014 Junior World Rally Championship calendar will consist of six European events, taken from the 2014 World Rally Championship.^[2]

Round	Dates	Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface
1	3–6 April	48º Vodafone Rally de Portugal	Faro, Algarve	Gravel
2	27–29 June	71st LOTOS Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria	Gravel
3	1–3 August	64th Neste Oil Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel
4	22–24 August	32. ADAC Rallye Deutschland	Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate	Tarmac
5	3–5 October	Rallye de France – Alsace 2014	Strasbourg, Alsace	Tarmac
6	14–16 November	70th Wales Rally GB	Deeside, Flintshire	Gravel

Drivers

The following drivers competed in the championship.^[7]

No.	Driver	Co-driver	Rounds
52	Simone Tempestini[8]	Dorin Pulpea[8]	1–5
		Matteo Chiarcossi[9]	6
53	Aron Domzala[8]	Przemek Zawada[8]	1–3
		Szymon Gospodarczyk[10]	5
		Kamil Heller[9]	6
54	Christian Riedemann[8]	Lara Vanneste[8]	1–2, 5
		Michael Wenzel[11]	4
55	Quentin Giordano[8]	Guillaume Duval[8]	1–2
		Valentin Sarreaud[12]	3, 5–6
		Thomas Roux[11]	4
56	Martin Koči[8]	Lukáš Kostka[8]	All
57	Stephane Lefebvre[8]	Thomas Dubois[8]	1–5
58	Molly Taylor[8]	Coral Taylor[8]	1
		Sebastian Marshall[13]	2–3, 6
59	Panikos Polykarpou[8]	Gerald Winter[8]	1–2
60	Sylvain Michel[8]	Gwenola Marie[8]	1
61	Frederico Della Casa[8]	Domenico Pozzi[8]	1–4
62	Alastair Fisher[8]	Gordon Noble[8]	All
63	Kornél Lukács[8]	Márk Mesterházi[8]	1–5
64	Jan Černý[8]	Pavel Kohout[8]	1
65	Simone Campedelli[8]	Danilo Fappani[8]	1
67	Mohammed Al Mutawaa[11]	Stephen McAuley[11]	4
68	Eric Camilli[11]	Maxime Vilmot[11]	4–5
69	Frédéric Hauswald[10]	Olivier Ural[10]	5
70	Yohan Rossel[10]	Benoît Fulcrand[10]	5
73	Henri Haapamäki[14]	Marko Salminen[14]	6

Rule changes

• Citroën Racing will become the car supplier for the 2014 and 2015 seasons, providing identical Citroën DS3 R3T that falls under the Group R3 regulations. They replace M-Sport, who prepared identical Ford Fiesta R2 cars for the series—previously known as the WRC Academy—since it inception in 2011.^[3][4]
• Michelin will replace Hankook as the tire supplier for the series.^[4]
• All competitors registered in the Championships–WRC, WRC-2, WRC-3 and the Junior WRC—will be obliged to use a colour-coded windscreen sticker to distinguish its category.^[15]
• All competitors registered for the Junior WRC will be registered for scoring points in the World Rally Championship-3.^[16]
• Competitors will no longer score points per Stage Win. Only the final result of each rally counts toward the championship.^[2]

Rally summaries

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	48° Rally de Portugal (3–6 April) — Results and report	1	57	Stephane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois	4:02:51.8	16	330.78 km	14	12
		2	54	Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste	4:03:54.5
		3	56	Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka	4:06:22.4
2	71st Rally Poland (27–29 June) — Results and report	1	57	Stephane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois	2:58:25.3	24	336.64 km	11	9
		2	62	Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble	3:00:38.6
		3	55	Quentin Giordano Guillaume Duval	3:01:51.2
3	64th Neste Oil Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results and report	1	56	Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka	3:31:59.7	26	360.94 km	9	8
		2	55	Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud	3:33:19.8
		3	58	Molly Taylor Sebastian Marshall	3:47:15.7
4	32. Rallye Deutschland (22–24 August) — Results and report	1	57	Stephane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois	3:27:45.4	18	324.31 km	10	6
		2	54	Christian Riedemann Michael Wenzel	3:27:54.8
		3	55	Quentin Giordano Thomas Roux	3:33:21.5
5	Rally de France — Alsace 2014[N 1] (3–5 October) — Results and report	1	62	Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble	2:57:06.5	18	303.63 km	10	7
		2	68	Eric Camilli Maxime Vilmot	2:57:57.4
		3	55	Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud	2:58:27.5
6	70th Wales Rally GB (14–16 November) — Results and report	1	62	Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble	3:31:20.1	17	305,64 km	7	6
		2	56	Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka	3:32:38.9
		3	73	Henri Haapamäki Marko Salminen	3:34:14.6

Notes

1. Due to technical irregularities, the seven Junior WRC finishers were excluded from the rally results. However, the drivers were allowed to keep their results within the Junior WRC class.^[17]

Standings

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Drivers

Pos. Driver POR POL FIN DEU FRA GBR Points 1 Stéphane Lefebvre 1 1 7 1 4 93 2 Alastair Fisher Ret 2 4 4 1 1 92 3 Martin Koči 3 4 1 Ret 7 2 76 4 Quentin Giordano 10 3 2 3 3 6 72 5 Christian Riedemann 2 5 2 46 6 Molly Taylor 8 8 3 4 35 7 Aron Domżała Ret 7 6 6 5 32 8 Simone Tempestini 6 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 28 9 Eric Camilli Ret 2 18 10 Federico della Casa 4 9 8 Ret 18 11 Kornél Lukács 12 6 Ret 6 Ret 16 12 Henri Haapamäki 3 15 13 Yohan Rossel 5 10 14 Jan Černý 7 6 15 Panikos Polykarpou 9 Ret 2 Pos. Driver POR POL FIN DEU FRA GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-driver POR POL FIN DEU FRA GBR Points 1 Thomas Dubois 1 1 7 1 4 93 2 Gordon Noble Ret 2 4 4 1 1 92 3 Lukáš Kostka 3 4 1 Ret 7 2 76 4 Valentin Sarreaud 2 3 6 41 5 Sebastian Marshall 8 3 4 31 6 Lara Vanneste 2 5 28 7 Dorin Pulpea 6 Ret 5 5 Ret 28 8 Michael Wenzel 2 18 9 Maxime Vilmot Ret 2 18 10 Domenico Pozzi 4 9 8 Ret 18 11 Guillaume Duval 10 3 16 12 Márk Mesterházi 12 6 Ret 6 Ret 16 13 Thomas Roux 3 15 14 Marko Salminen 3 15 15 Przemek Zawada Ret 7 6 14 16 Benoît Fulcrand 5 10 17 Kamil Heller 5 10 18 Szymon Gospodarczyk 6 8 19 Pavel Kohout 7 6 20 Coral Taylor 8 4 21 Gerald Winter 9 Ret 2 Pos. Co-driver POR POL FIN DEU FRA GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Nations

Pos. Country Drivers POR POL FIN DEU FRA GBR Points 1  France Stéphane Lefebvre 1 1 7 1 4 193 Quentin Giordano 10 3 2 3 3 6 Eric Camilli Ret 2 Yohan Rossel 5 2  United Kingdom Alastair Fisher Ret 2 4 4 1 1 92 3  Slovakia Martin Koči 3 4 1 Ret 7 2 76 4  Germany Christian Riedemann 2 5 2 46 5  Australia Molly Taylor 8 8 3 4 35 6  Poland Aron Domzala Ret 7 6 6 5 32 7  Romania Simone Tempestini 6 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 28 8   Switzerland Frederico Della Casa 4 9 8 Ret 18 9  Hungary Kornél Lukács 12 6 Ret 6 Ret 16 10  Finland Henri Haapamäki 3 15 11  Czech Republic Jan Černý 7 6 16  Cyprus Panikos Polykarpou 9 Ret 2 Pos. Country Drivers POR POL FIN DEU FRA GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References

1. "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
2. "JUNIOR WRC DATES ANNOUNCED". WRC.com. WRC.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
3. "JWRC will change cars". WRC.com. WRC.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
4. "FIA Junior WRC Championship". FIA.com. FIA. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
5. "Trio Fights for JWRC Runner-up". WRC.com. WRC.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
6. "Fisher takes second Junior WRC Win in Wales". WRC.com. WRC.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
7. "JWRC entries revealed". WRC.com. WRC.com. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
8. "Rally Portugal Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.pt. rallydeportugal.pt. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
9. "Wales Rally GB Start List" (PDF). Wales Rally GB. International Motor Sports Ltd. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
10. "Rallye de France Entry List" (PDF). rallyedefrance.com. Fédération Française du Sport Automobile. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
11. "ADAC Rallye Deutschland Entry List". www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de. www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
12. "Draft Entry List — Neste Oil Rally Finland 2014" (PDF). Rally Finland. AKK Sports. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
13. "Rally Poland Entry List" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
14. "Wales Rally GB Entry List" (PDF). Wales Rally GB. International Motor Sports Ltd. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
15. "World Motorsport Council December". FIA.com. FIA.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
16. "2014 FIA Junior WRC Championship". FIA.com. FIA.com. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
17. "News in brief: Kubica / Poland / Citroen". WRC.com (WRC Promoter GmbH). 24 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014. Lefebvre and the other Junior WRC finishers were excluded from all rally results except the Junior WRC classifications, and therefore retain their points.

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile