2013 Junior World Rally Championship

The 2013 Junior World Rally Championship is the twelfth 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. It was previously known as the WRC Academy.^[1]

The Junior World Rally Championship is open to drivers under the age of twenty-six. All teams will contest the same six events – with their best five results counting towards their final championship position – in identical Ford Fiesta R2 cars, prepared by M-Sport.^[2] Hankook supplies tyres for all competitors.

Pontus Tidemand secured the drivers' championship after winning at the Rallye de France-Alsace.^[3]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2013 Junior World Rally Championship consists of six rounds, run alongside the World Rally Championship.

Round	WRC Round	Dates	Rally name	Base	Surface
1	4	12–13 April	47º Vodafone Rally de Portugal	Faro, Algarve	Gravel
2	6	31 May–2 June	59th Acropolis Rally	Loutraki, Corinthia	Gravel
3	8	1–3 August	63rd Neste Oil Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel
4	9	22–25 August	31. ADAC Rallye Deutschland	Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate	Tarmac
5	11	3–6 October	Rallye de France – Alsace 2013	Strasbourg, Alsace	Tarmac
6	12	25–27 October	49º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada	Salou, Tarragona	Mixed

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers will take part in the 2013 Junior World Rally Championship season:

Team	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Rounds
Sander Pärn[4]	100	Sander Pärn	Ken Järveoja	1–6
Pontus Tidemand[4]	102	Pontus Tidemand	Ola Fløene	1–6
Styllex Motorsport[4]	103	Martin Koči	Petr Starý	1–5
			Lukas Kostka[5]	6
Andreas Amberg[4]	104	Andreas Amberg	Mikko Lukka	1–3
ACSM Rallye Team[4]	105	José Antonio Suárez	Cándido Carrera	1–6
Castrol Ford Team Türkiye[4]	106	Murat Bostancı	Onur Vatansever	1–6
Michaël Burri[4]	107	Michaël Burri	Gabin Moreau	1–6
Niko-Pekka Nieminen[4]	108	Niko-Pekka Nieminen	Mikael Korhonen	1–2, 4–6
			Ari Koponen[6]	3
Marius Aasen[4]	109	Marius Aasen	Marlene Engan	1–6
Yeray Lemes[4]	110	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	1–6
Pieter-Jan-Michiel Cracco[7]	111	Pieter-Jan-Michiel Cracco[7]	Frederic Miclotte[7]	4
Hugo Arellano[8]	112	Hugo Arellano[8]	Daniel Arens[8]	5

Rally summaries

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Crew	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	47º Vodafone Rally de Portugal (12–13 April) — Results and report	1	102	Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene	Pontus Tidemand	3:01:23.6	11	239.09 km	10	8
		2	105	José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera	ACSM Rallye Team	3:03:50.5
		3	110	Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate	Yeray Lemes	3:04:34.3
2	59th Acropolis Rally (31 May–2 June) — Results and report	1	105	José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera	ACSM Rallye Team	4:33:17.8	10	231.75 km	10	6
		2	102	Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene	Pontus Tidemand	4:34:22.0
		3	100	Sander Pärn Ken Järveoja	Sander Pärn	4:41:55.2
3	63rd Neste Oil Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results and report	1	104	Andreas Amberg Mikko Lukka	Andreas Amberg	2:34:51.9	19	259.11 km	10	9
		2	100	Sander Pärn Ken Järveoja	Sander Pärn	2:37:16.5
		3	102	Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene	Pontus Tidemand	2:37:44.4
4	31. ADAC Rallye Deutschland (22–25 August) — Results and report	1	102	Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene	Pontus Tidemand	3:09:26.8	(14)† 13	(322.70 km)† 281.62 km	10	10
		2	107	Michaël Burri Gabin Moreau	Michaël Burri	3:11:14.3
		3	110	Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate	Yeray Lemes	3:11:38.0
5	Rallye de France – Alsace 2013 (3–6 October) — Results and report	1	102	Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene	Pontus Tidemand	2:41:37.4	14	312.14 km	10	9
		2	112	Hugo Arellano Gaëtan Houssin	Hugo Arellano	2:42:19.7
		3	110	Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate	Yeray Lemes	2:42:48.0
6	49º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada (25–27 October) — Results and report	1	110	Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate	Yeray Lemes	4:03:59.8	15	355.92 km	9	5
		2	109	Marius Aasen Marlene Engan	Marius Aasen	4:06:14.5
		3	100	Sander Pärn Ken Järveoja	Sander Pärn	4:07:18.8

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers, and one point for winning a stage. Five best results of the season are counted towards the final score.

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	POR	GRE	FIN	GER	FRA	ESP	Drops	Points
1	Pontus Tidemand	1 5	2 8	3 6	1 3	1 1	Ret 1	1	131
2	Yeray Lemes	3 2	Ret 1	4 1	3 5	3 7	1 7	1	104
3	Sander Pärn	8	3	2 6	6	8	3 2	4	68
4	José Antonio Suárez	2 2	1 1	9	5 5	Ret5	Ret1	1	68
5	Marius Aasen	6 1	Ret	5	10	4 1	2 3	0	54
6	Martin Koči	5	6	7	4	5	4	6	52
7	Michaël Burri	Ret	4	6	2	6	Ret	0	46
8	Niko-Pekka Nieminen	7	5	8	8	9	Ret	0	26
9	Murat Bostancı	Ret	Ret	Ret 1	7	7	5 1	0	24
EX	Andreas Amberg	4	Ret	1 5	WD†				0
Pos.	Driver	POR	GRE	FIN	GER	FRA	ESP	Drops	Points

Notes

• ¹ refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.
• ^† Driver withdrew from the event, and was excluded from the championship.

Co-drivers' championship

Pos.	Co-driver	POR	GRE	FIN	GER	FRA	ESP	Drops	Points
1	Ola Fløene	1 5	2 8	3 6	1 3	1 1	Ret 1	1	131
2	Rogelio Peñate	3 2	Ret 1	4 1	3 5	3 7	1 7	1	104
3	Ken Järveoja	8	3	2 6	6	8	3 2	4	68
4	Cándido Carrera	2 2	1 1	9	5 5	Ret5	Ret1	1	68
5	Marlene Engan	6 1	Ret	5	10	4 1	2 3	0	54
6	Gabin Moreau	Ret	4	6	2	6	Ret	0	46
7	Mikko Lukka	4	Ret	1 5	WD				42
8	Petr Starý	5	6	7	4				36
9	Onur Vatansever	Ret	Ret	Ret 1	7	7	5 1	0	24
10	Mikael Korhonen	7	5		8	9	Ret		22
11	Lukas Kostka						4		12
Pos.	Co-driver	POR	GRE	FIN	GER	FRA	ESP	Drops	Points

Notes

• ¹ refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.

References

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship