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2014 Junior WRC Championship

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The 2014 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the second season of the Junior WRC Championship, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile in association with Citroën Racing, running in support of the World Rally Championship.[1]

The Junior WRC Championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams contested 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

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

Round Dates Rally name Rally headquarters Surface
1 3–6 April Portugal Rally de Portugal Faro, Algarve Gravel
2 27–29 June Poland Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel
3 1–3 August Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel
4 22–24 August Germany Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac
5 3–5 October France Rallye de France Alsace Strasbourg, Alsace Tarmac
6 14–16 November United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel

Drivers

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The following drivers competed in the championship.[7]

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

Rule changes

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  • Citroën Racing became the car supplier for the 2014 and 2015 seasons, providing identical Citroën DS3 R3T that fell under the Group R3 regulations. They replaced M-Sport, who prepared identical Ford Fiesta R2 cars for the previous season and the WRC Academy in 2011 and 2012.[3][4]
  • Michelin replaced Hankook as the tire supplier for the series.[4]
  • All competitors registered in the Manufacturers', WRC2, WRC3 and the Junior WRC championships were obliged to use a colour-coded windscreen sticker to distinguish its category.[15]
  • All competitors registered for the Junior WRC were also registered for scoring points in WRC3.[16]
  • Competitors no longer scored points per Stage Win. Only the final result of each rally counted toward the championship.[2]

Rally summaries

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

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FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

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Pos. Driver POR
Portugal
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1 France Stéphane Lefebvre 1 1 7 1 4 93
2 United Kingdom Alastair Fisher Ret 2 4 4 1 1 92
3 Slovakia Martin Koči 3 4 1 Ret 7 2 76
4 France Quentin Giordano 10 3 2 3 3 6 72
5 Germany Christian Riedemann 2 5 2 46
6 Australia Molly Taylor 8 8 3 4 35
7 Poland Aron Domżała Ret 7 6 6 5 32
8 Italy Simone Tempestini 6 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 28
9 France Eric Camilli Ret 2 18
10 Switzerland Federico della Casa 4 9 8 Ret 18
11 Hungary Kornél Lukács 12 6 Ret 6 Ret 16
12 Finland Henri Haapamäki 3 15
13 France Yohan Rossel 5 10
14 Czech Republic Jan Černý 7 6
15 Cyprus Panikos Polykarpou 9 Ret 2
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
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)

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

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

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Nations

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Pos. Country Drivers POR
Portugal
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
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
Portugal
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
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)

References

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  3. ^ a b "JWRC will change cars". WRC.com. WRC.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "FIA Junior WRC Championship". FIA.com. FIA. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Rally Portugal Entry List". rallydeportugal.pt. rallydeportugal.pt. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Wales Rally GB Start List" (PDF). Wales Rally GB. International Motor Sports Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Rallye de France Entry List" (PDF). rallyedefrance.com. Fédération Française du Sport Automobile. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "ADAC Rallye Deutschland Entry List". www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de. www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. 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. ^ a b "Wales Rally GB Entry List" (PDF). Wales Rally GB. International Motor Sports Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2014. 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.
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