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Grégoire Munster

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Grégoire Munster
Munster at the 2019 Monte Carlo Rally
Personal information
NationalityBelgium Belgian
Luxembourg Luxembourgish
Born (1998-12-24) 24 December 1998 (age 26)
World Rally Championship record
Active years2019–present
Co-driverBelgium Louis Louka
TeamsM-Sport Ford WRT
Rallies39
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins1
Total points58
First rally2019 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally2024 Rally Japan

Grégoire Munster (born 24 December 1998) is a Belgian and Luxembourgish rally driver driving with a licence from Luxembourg.[1] Munster holds dual-citizenship because his father is Belgian and his mother is Luxembourgish, but he drives with a licence from Luxembourg because he receives some financial support from the Automobile Federation of Luxembourg. He lives in Belgium. Grégoire is the son of former Belgian rally icon Bernard Munster.[2]

Career

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Early career

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Munster started his rallying career as a co-driver for his father Bernard, with whom he debuted at the Terre de Lozère Rally in 2015.[3] The following year, the Munster duo won the Rally Nationale Terre de Vaucluse, with Grégoire co-driving a Porsche 911 Carrera RS Proto.[4] In 2017, Munster entered his first championship as a driver, finishing sixth in the ADAC Opel Rallye Cup.[5] His 2018 season proved fruitful, as Munster progressed to win three rallies in the Opel Cup and ended up second in the standings.[6][7][8][9] He also contested the Belgian Junior Championship, winning it with four rally triumphs at the wheel of an Opel Adam R2.[10]

Having made his European Rally Championship debut in 2018, Munster entered the ERC with the ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team in 2019, driving in the ERC-3 Junior category.[11] He scored a best finish of fourth in Spain and finished seventh in the junior class standings. Munster also retained the Belgian Junior title by winning four of the opening five rounds, as well as finishing second again in the ADAC Opel Rallye Cup with three wins from four outings.[12][13][14] During 2019, Munster also made his WRC debut, contesting the Monte Carlo Rally with a Škoda Fabia R5.[15] He later also drove at the Rally Finland together with Louis Louka.[16]

Years at Hyundai

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For the 2020 season, Munster joined Hyundai and its junior programme to pilot the i20 R5 in the ERC on a full-time basis.[17] He showed progress to his debut year, as Munster followed two top ten results up with his first podium, as well as first ERC stage win, in Portugal.[18] Another strong result with second at Hungary followed, though Munster lost out on the ERC1 junior title after suffering an early puncture at the Rally Islas Canarias, leaving him third in the overall standings.[19][20] During 2020, Munster again made several WRC starts in WRC2 machinery. He remained with Hyundai in 2021 and focused on the Belgian Rally Championship, where two victories helped him and Louka to place second overall.[21][22] In addition, Munster raced in two events of the WRC3 Championship, notably winning seven stages (including the Power Stage) at the Ypres Rally.[23]

Munster joined the Customer Racing Junior Driver programme of Hyundai Motorsport in 2022.[24] As part of the programme, he and Louka competed in several WRC2 events, starting off with fifth in class at Monte Carlo.[25] Five more rounds followed, as Munster took a maiden WRC2 victory in Japan on his way to ninth in the championship.[26] He was later voted as the most improved driver of the WRC in 2022 by fans.[27]

WRC top class

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In 2023, Munster left Hyundai to join M-Sport Ford ahead of another season focused on the WRC2.[28] However, after co-driving with Jourdan Serderidis at the Malcolm Wilson Rally, Munster received the opportunity to make his Rally1 debut at the Rally Chile in the car owned by Serderidis.[29][30] He then impressed by completing a secure drive in mixed conditions at the Central European Rally later in the month.[31] Munster concluded the year by retiring late in the WRC2 class in Japan after competing for the win on dirty asphalt, leaving him 17th in the class standings.[32][33]

With Ott Tänak's departure from Ford, M-Sport promoted Munster to contest the 2024 WRC season in what was titled a learning year.[34][35] Down on mileage compared to his more experienced WRC competitors, Serderidis-backed Munster struggled heavily, making defining errors in Monte Carlo, Portugal, and Finland among others.[36] His performances improved towards the rest of the year, peaking with two successive fifth-place finishes in Central Europe and Japan.[37] Consequently, Munster and Louka were retained by M-Sport for 2025, this time being installed as team leaders as a consequence of Adrien Fourmaux leaving the team.[38]

Rally results

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ADAC Opel Rallye Cup results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2017 Grégoire Munster Opel Adam R2 VOG
11 		SUL
5 		SAC
12 		STE
10 		DEU1
7 		DEU2
5 		NIE
4 		3SR
4 		6th 122
2018 Grégoire Munster Opel Adam R2 SAA
3 		SAC
2 		STE
3 		WAR
1 		DEU1
1 		DEU2
Ret 		ERZ
6 		3SR
1 		2nd 233
2019 Grégoire Munster Opel Adam R2 SAA
14 		SAC
C 		STE
1 		SUL
1 		ERZ
Ret 		3SR
1 		2nd 150

ERC results

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Year Entrant Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2018 EBRT Opel Adam R2 ERC-3 AZO CAN GRC CYP ITA CZE
8 		POL LAT 23rd 7
2019 ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Adam R2 ERC-3 AZO
11 		CAN
6 		LAT
Ret 		POL
Ret 		ITA
7 		CZE
Ret 		CYP HUN 16th 20
2020 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 ERC ITA
7 		LAT
6 		PRT
3 		HUN
2 		CAN
18 		3rd 83
2021 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 ERC POL
20 		LAT
17 		ITA
13 		CZE AZO PRT HUN CAN 55th 3

WRC2 results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2019 BMA Autosport Škoda Fabia R5 MON
Ret 		SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN
8 		GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C 		43rd 4
2022 Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 MON
5 		SWE CRO
25 		POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL
5 		GRE
Ret 		NZL ESP
12 		JPN
1 		9th 48
2023 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 MON
8 		SWE MEX CRO
11 		POR
27 		ITA
7 		KEN
Ret 		EST FIN
9 		GRE
5 		CHL EUR JPN
Ret 		17th 22

WRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2019 Grégoire Munster Škoda Fabia R5 MON
Ret 		SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN
45 		GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C 		NC 0
2020 Grégoire Munster Škoda Fabia R5 MON
14 		NC 0
Hyundai i20 R5 SWE
WD 		MEX EST
24 		TUR ITA MNZ
Ret
2021 Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 R5 MON ARC CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL
16 		GRE FIN ESP NC 0
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 MNZ
15
2022 Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 MON
12 		SWE CRO
48 		POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL
11 		GRE
Ret 		NZL ESP
22 		JPN
7 		23rd 6
2023 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 MON
17 		CRO
26 		POR
42 		ITA
11 		KEN
Ret 		FIN
15 		GRE
12 		JPN
Ret 		21st 6
Ford Puma Rally1 CHL
13 		EUR
7
Grégoire Munster Ford Fiesta Rally3 SWE
26 		MEX EST
18
2024 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON
20 		SWE
23 		KEN
15 		CRO
7 		POR
Ret 		ITA
5 		POL
7 		LAT
9 		FIN
49 		GRE
Ret 		CHL
7 		EUR
5 		JPN
5 		8th 46
2025 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON
Ret 		SWE KEN ESP POR ITA GRE EST FIN PAR CHL EUR JPN SAU NC* 0*

* Season still in progress.

References

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