2025 Junior WRC Championship

The 2025 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the twelfth season of Junior WRC, a rallying championship governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. The championship featured five events, beginning in February at the Rally Sweden and concluding in October at the Central European Rally.

Mille Johansson and Johan Grönvall won the drivers' and co-drivers' championships.

Calendar

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A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2025 Junior WRC Championship. Click on the dot to see the rally details.
Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 13 February 16 February Sweden Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden Snow 18 301.16 km [1]
2 15 May 18 May Portugal Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal Gravel 24 344.50 km [2]
3 26 June 29 June Greece Acropolis Rally Greece Lamia, Central Greece, Greece Gravel 17 345.76 km [3]
4 31 July 3 August Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland Gravel 20 307.22 km [4]
5 16 October 19 October Europe Central European Rally Bad Griesbach, Bavaria, Germany Tarmac 18 306.08 km [5]
Sources:[6]

Entries

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The following crews are set to enter the 2025 Junior WRC Championship:

Car Entrant Driver name Co-driver name Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Turkey Ali Türkkan Turkey Oytun Albayrak All
FIA Rally Star Australia Taylor Gill Australia Daniel Brkic All
South Africa Max Smart United Kingdom Cameron Fair 1
New Zealand Malcolm Read 2–5
WRC Young Driver Team Germany Claire Schönborn Germany Jara Hain 1–2
Germany Michael Wenzel 3–5
Belgium Lyssia Baudet France Léa Sam-Caw-Freve 1
Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Republic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly Republic of Ireland Conor Mohan All
Estonia LightGrey Team Estonia Joosep Ralf Nõgene Estonia Aleks Lesk 1–2
Turkey Team Petrol Ofisi Turkey Kerem Kazaz France Corentin Silvestre All
Finland Team Flying Finn Finland Aatu Hakalehto Finland Joonas Ojala 4
Entered under driver's name Paraguay Diego Domínguez Jr. Spain Rogelio Peñate All
Sweden Mille Johansson Sweden Johan Grönvall All
France Tristan Charpentier France Florian Barral 1–2
Belgium Thomas Martens United Kingdom Max Freeman 1–4
Jordan Shaker Jweihan Lithuania Aisvydas Paliukėnas 2
Sources:[7][8][9][10][11]

Results and standings

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Season summary

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Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report Ref.
1 Sweden Rally Sweden Australia Taylor Gill Australia Daniel Brkic 2:51:17.7 Report [12]
2 Portugal Rally de Portugal Australia Taylor Gill Australia Daniel Brkic 4:15:07.3 Report [13]
3 Greece Acropolis Rally Greece Turkey Ali Türkkan Turkey Oytun Albayrak 4:39:31.7 Report [14]
4 Finland Rally Finland Republic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly Republic of Ireland Conor Mohan 2:41:21.6 Report [15]
5 Europe Central European Rally Sweden Mille Johansson Sweden Johan Grönvall 2:54:27.8 Report [16]

Scoring system

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Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point is given for every stage win during a rally. Double points for the final round. The best four results out of five counts towards the final drivers’ and co-drivers’ standings. However, all points gained from stage wins are retained.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 17 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

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Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
POR
Portugal
GRC
Greece
FIN
Finland
EUR
Europe
Total
points
Best 4
1 Sweden Mille Johansson 212 213 64 67 17 143 135
2 Australia Taylor Gill 12 17 22 25 25 140 123
3 Turkey Ali Türkkan 41 9 17 33 Ret4 69 69
4 Turkey Kerem Kazaz 51 3 4 5 3 78 68
5 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly 3 71 5 13 Ret 60 60
6 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Jr. 10 81 31 7 4 52 51
7 Germany Claire Schönborn 7 11 8 9 5 32 32
8 Belgium Thomas Martens 6 4 Ret1 10 22 22
9 South Africa Max Smart 111 5 7 8 Ret 21 21
10 Finland Aatu Hakalehto 42 14 14
11 Estonia Joosep Ralf Nõgene 12 6 8 8
12 France Tristan Charpentier 91 101 5 5
13 Belgium Lyssia Baudet 8 4 4
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
POR
Portugal
GRC
Greece
FIN
Finland
EUR
Europe
Total
points
Best 4
Source:[17]
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)

Notes:
Superscripts indicate the number of bonus points that drivers received for winning stages during each rally.

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

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Pos. Co-driver SWE
Sweden
POR
Portugal
GRC
Greece
FIN
Finland
EUR
Europe
Total
points
Best 4
1 Sweden Johan Grönvall 212 217 64 67 17 143 135
2 Australia Daniel Brkic 12 17 22 25 26 140 123
3 Turkey Oytun Albayrak 41 9 17 33 Ret4 69 69
4 France Corentin Silvestre 51 3 4 5 3 78 68
5 Republic of Ireland Conor Mohan 3 71 5 13 Ret 60 60
6 Spain Rogelio Peñate 10 81 31 7 4 52 51
7 Germany Michael Wenzel 8 9 5 26 26
8 United Kingdom Max Freeman 6 4 Ret1 10 22 22
9 New Zealand Malcolm Read 5 7 8 Ret 20 20
10 Finland Joonas Ojala 42 14 14
11 Estonia Aleks Lesk 12 6 8 8
12 Germany Jara Hain 7 11 6 6
13 France Florian Barral 91 101 5 5
14 France Léa Sam-Caw-Freve 8 4 4
15 United Kingdom Cameron Fair 111 1 1
Pos. Co-driver SWE
Sweden
POR
Portugal
GRC
Greece
FIN
Finland
EUR
Europe
Total
points
Best 4
Source:[18]
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)

Notes:
Superscripts indicate the number of bonus points that drivers received for winning stages during each rally.

References

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  1. ^ "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Itinerary Central European Rally 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  6. ^ "2025 FIA Junior WRC: Portugal Returns, Central European Rally Debuts". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Entry list Rally Sweden 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Entry list Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Entry list EKO Acropolis Rally 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Entry list Secto Rally Finland 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Entry list Central European Rally 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Gill triumphs in Sweden, but Johansson claims early Junior WRC lead". wrc.com. WRC Promotor GmbH. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Portugal perfection for Gill in FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Portugal perfection for Gill in FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Kelly keeps cool to celebrate Junior WRC victory in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Johansson clinches Junior WRC title in dramatic finale". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  17. ^ "JWRC Driver's standings 2025". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  18. ^ "JWRC Co-Driver's standings 2025". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
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