The 2019 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the seventh season of Junior WRC, a

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championship governed by the

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, running in support of the

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. The championship was open to drivers under the age of thirty with no such restriction for co-drivers. Crews competed in identical one-litre Ford Fiesta R2s built and maintained by

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. The championship was contested over five selected WRC rounds with the winning crew awarded a new

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car, tyre package, free fuel and a registration to compete in the

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. Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro won the drivers' and co-drivers' championships, beating

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and

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by eighteen points. In the Trophy of Nations, Sweden beat Spain by six point to become the inaugural winners.

Calendar

The final 2019 Junior WRC Championship calendar consisted of five events of the

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Calendar changes

The 2019 calendar was heavily revised from the 2018 schedule. The championship dropped from six rounds to five. The Rallies of Portugal and

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were removed from the calendar, while events in

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and

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were added in their place.

Route changes

Organisers of the

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announced plans for a new route, with up to three-quarters of the 2019 route being revised from the 2018 rally.

Entries

The following crews were entered into the championship:

Changes

All teams competed with an identical car built by

. The team announced that a new model of

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was introduced for 2019, one that was still built to R2 specifications, but featured a new engine and drivetrain. The new engine package was capable of producing of power, up from the produced by the engine used in 2018. Crews were no longer eligible to score points in

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as the series was discontinued in 2019.

Results and standings

Season summary

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point is given for every stage win. The best 4 classification results count towards the drivers’ and co-drivers’ totals, but stage points from all 5 rounds can be retained. Classification points for the last event are doubled for the drivers’ and co-drivers’ championship, but only if they have started at least 3 of the previous Junior WRC rounds. For the FIA Junior WRC Trophy of Nations, only the highest-placed driver from each event received points for their nation.

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

FIA Junior WRC Championship Trophy for Nations

Notes

References

External links

* {{World Rally Championship results *

Junior WRC Championship The FIA Junior WRC Championship is an international rallying series restricted to drivers under 29 years old, running within the framework of the World Rally Championship. The series is governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobi ...