2013 Junior WRC Championship

The 2013 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the first season of the Junior WRC Championship, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile in association with M-Sport, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It replaced WRC Academy as the Junior category championship at world level.^[1]

The Junior WRC Championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-six. All teams contested 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 supplied 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 WRC Championship consisted of six rounds, run alongside the World Rally Championship.

Round	WRC Round	Dates	Rally name	Base	Surface
1	4	12–13 April	Rally de Portugal	Faro, Algarve	Gravel
2	6	31 May–2 June	Acropolis Rally	Loutraki, Corinthia	Gravel
3	8	1–3 August	Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel
4	9	22–25 August	Rallye Deutschland	Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate	Tarmac
5	11	3–6 October	Rallye de France Alsace	Strasbourg, Alsace	Tarmac
6	12	25–27 October	Rally de Catalunya	Salou, Tarragona	Mixed

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers took part in the 2013 Junior WRC 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
Styllex Motorsport^[4]	103	Martin Koči	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
Niko-Pekka Nieminen^[4]	108	Niko-Pekka Nieminen	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
Round	Rally name	Pos.	No.	Crew	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	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	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	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	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 (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	Rally de Catalunya (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.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Stage win
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1

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.

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