2023 Junior WRC Championship

The 2023 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the tenth season of Junior WRC, a rallying championship governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. The championship featured five events, beginning in February at the Rally Sweden and concluded in September at the Acropolis Rally.

2023 FIA Junior WRC Championship

Drivers' Champion:
William Creighton
Co-drivers' Champion:
Liam Regan

Previous

2021

Next

2024

Parent series:
FIA World Rally Championship
FIA WRC2 Championship
FIA WRC3 Championship

Robert Virves and Brian Hoy were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions.^[1][a] William Creighton and Liam Regan became the 2023 Junior WRC Champions.^[2]

Calendar

Sweden

Croatia

Italy

Estonia

Greece

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2023 Junior WRC Championship. Click on the dot to see the rally details.

Round	Start date	Finish date	Rally	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance	Ref.
1	9 February	12 February	Rally Sweden	Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Snow	18	325.02 km	[3]
2	20 April	23 April	Croatia Rally	Zagreb, Croatia	Tarmac	20	301.26 km	[4]
3	1 June	4 June	Rally Italia Sardegna	Olbia, Sardinia, Italy	Gravel	19	334.05 km	[5]
4	20 July	23 July	Rally Estonia	Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia	Gravel	21	300.70 km	[6]
5	7 September	10 September	Acropolis Rally Greece	Lamia, Central Greece, Greece	Gravel	15	270.89 km	[7]
Sources:[8]

Entries

The following crews entered into the Junior WRC Championship:

Car	Driver name	Co-driver name	Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3	Hamza Anwar	Adnan Din	1, 3
		Martin Brady	2
		Alexander Kihurani	4
		Julia Thulin	5
	Roberto Blach	Mauro Barreiro	All
	Nataniel Bruun Sosa	Claudio Bustos	5
	William Creighton	Liam Regan	All
	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	All
	Raúl Hernández	Rodrigo Sanjuan	1–2
		Adrián Pérez Fernández	3
	Eamonn Kelly	Conor Mohan	All
	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	1, 4
	Laurent Pellier	Marine Pelamourgues	1–2
		Kévin Bronner	3–5
	Tom Rensonnet	Loïc Dumont	All
Sources:[9][10][11][12]

Sporting Regulations

The Junior WRC was open for drivers born on or after 1 January 1994 and had not competed as a priority 1 (P1) driver designated to score Manufacturer points before the first JWRC round, no such restrictions were set for co-drivers.^[13] All crews once again contested identical Ford Fiesta Rally3 cars prepared by the M-Sport Poland for the winning prize of four fully-funded Ford Fiesta Rally2 drives with a tyre package and a pre-event test.^[14]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round	Event	Winning driver	Winning co-driver	Winning time	Report	Ref.
1	Rally Sweden	William Creighton	Liam Regan	2:45:05.5	Report	[15]
2	Croatia Rally	Eamonn Kelly	Conor Mohan	3:20:15.7	Report	[16]
3	Rally Italia Sardegna	William Creighton	Liam Regan	4:15:11.5	Report	[17]
4	Rally Estonia	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	2:57:42.6	Report	[18]
5	Acropolis Rally Greece	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	3:24:38.9	Report	[19]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point was given for every stage win. The best four results out of five counted towards the final drivers’ and co-drivers’ standings. However, all points gained from stage wins were retained. Double points were awarded at the season's finale to those with at least 3 previous 2023 JWRC round starts. ^[13]

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 CRO ITA EST GRC Total Points Best 4 1 William Creighton 19 710 14 711 54 120 114 2 Diego Dominguez Jr. 3 4 22 32 14 118 106 3 Laurent Pellier 26 Ret5 45 23 64 87 87 4 Eamonn Kelly Ret 1 6 Ret 2 69 69 5 Roberto Blach 6 33 3 4 4 77 69 6 Tom Rensonnet 7 22 5 6 3 74 68 7 Grégoire Munster 43 15 45 45 8 Raúl Hernández 5 6 75 29 29 9 Hamza Anwar 8 5 8 5 Ret 28 28 10 Nataniel Bruun Sosa Ret 0 0 Pos. Driver SWE CRO ITA EST GRC Total Points Best 4 Source:[20][21][22]

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) Notes: Superscripts indicate the number of bonus points that drivers received for winning stages during each rally.

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-Driver SWE CRO ITA EST GRC Total Points Best 4 1 Liam Regan 19 710 14 711 54 120 114 2 Rogelio Peñate 3 4 22 32 14 118 106 3 Conor Mohan Ret 1 6 Ret 2 69 69 4 Mauro Barreiro 6 33 3 4 4 77 69 5 Loïc Dumont 7 22 5 6 3 74 68 6 Kévin Bronner 45 23 64 58 58 7 Louis Louka 43 15 45 45 8 Marine Pelamourgues 26 Ret5 29 29 9 Rodrigo Sanjuan 5 6 18 18 10 Adrián Pérez Fernández 75 11 11 11 Martin Brady 5 10 10 12 Alexander Kihurani 5 10 10 13 Adnan Din 8 8 8 8 14 Julia Thulin Ret 0 0 15 Claudio Bustos Ret 0 0 Pos. Co-Driver SWE CRO ITA EST GRC Total Points Best 4 Source:[23][21][22]

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) Notes: Superscripts indicate the number of bonus points that drivers received for winning stages during each rally.

Notes

1. The FIA's junior category titles were awarded as part of the 2022 WRC3 Championship.