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2014 Junior WRC Championship

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   Rally de Portugal Faro, Algarve Gravel
2 27–29 June   Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel
3 1–3 August   Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel
4 22–24 August   Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac
5 3–5 October   Rallye de France Alsace Strasbourg, Alsace Tarmac
6 14–16 November   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   Simone Tempestini[8]   Dorin Pulpea[8] 1–5
  Matteo Chiarcossi[9] 6
53   Aron Domzala[8]   Przemek Zawada[8] 1–3
  Szymon Gospodarczyk[10] 5
  Kamil Heller[9] 6
54   Christian Riedemann[8]   Lara Vanneste[8] 1–2, 5
  Michael Wenzel[11] 4
55   Quentin Giordano[8]   Guillaume Duval[8] 1–2
  Valentin Sarreaud[12] 3, 5–6
  Thomas Roux[11] 4
56   Martin Koči[8]   Lukáš Kostka[8] All
57   Stephane Lefebvre[8]   Thomas Dubois[8] 1–5
58   Molly Taylor[8]   Coral Taylor[8] 1
  Sebastian Marshall[13] 2–3, 6
59   Panikos Polykarpou[8]   Gerald Winter[8] 1–2
60   Sylvain Michel[8]   Gwenola Marie[8] 1
61   Frederico Della Casa[8]   Domenico Pozzi[8] 1–4
62   Alastair Fisher[8]   Gordon Noble[8] All
63   Kornél Lukács[8]   Márk Mesterházi[8] 1–5
64   Jan Černý[8]   Pavel Kohout[8] 1
65   Simone Campedelli[8]   Danilo Fappani[8] 1
67   Mohammed Al Mutawaa[11]   Stephen McAuley[11] 4
68   Eric Camilli[11]   Maxime Vilmot[11] 4–5
69   Frédéric Hauswald[10]   Olivier Ural[10] 5
70   Yohan Rossel[10]   Benoît Fulcrand[10] 5
73   Henri Haapamäki[14]   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   Rally de Portugal
(3–6 April) — Results and report 		1 57   Stephane Lefebvre
  Thomas Dubois 		4:02:51.8 16 330.78 km 14 12
2 54   Christian Riedemann
  Lara Vanneste 		4:03:54.5
3 56   Martin Koči
  Lukáš Kostka 		4:06:22.4
2   Rally Poland
(27–29 June) — Results and report 		1 57   Stephane Lefebvre
  Thomas Dubois 		2:58:25.3 24 336.64 km 11 9
2 62   Alastair Fisher
  Gordon Noble 		3:00:38.6
3 55   Quentin Giordano
  Guillaume Duval 		3:01:51.2
3   Rally Finland
(1–3 August) — Results and report 		1 56   Martin Koči
  Lukáš Kostka 		3:31:59.7 26 360.94 km 9 8
2 55   Quentin Giordano
  Valentin Sarreaud 		3:33:19.8
3 58   Molly Taylor
  Sebastian Marshall 		3:47:15.7
4   Rallye Deutschland
(22–24 August) — Results and report 		1 57   Stephane Lefebvre
  Thomas Dubois 		3:27:45.4 18 324.31 km 10 6
2 54   Christian Riedemann
  Michael Wenzel 		3:27:54.8
3 55   Quentin Giordano
  Thomas Roux 		3:33:21.5
5   Rallye de France-Alsace[N 1]
(3–5 October) — Results and report 		1 62   Alastair Fisher
  Gordon Noble 		2:57:06.5 18 303.63 km 10 7
2 68   Eric Camilli
  Maxime Vilmot 		2:57:57.4
3 55   Quentin Giordano
  Valentin Sarreaud 		2:58:27.5
6   Wales Rally GB
(14–16 November) — Results and report 		1 62   Alastair Fisher
  Gordon Noble 		3:31:20.1 17 305,64 km 7 6
2 56   Martin Koči
  Lukáš Kostka 		3:32:38.9
3 73   Henri Haapamäki
  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
  		POL
  		FIN
  		GER
  		FRA
  		GBR
  		Points
1   Stéphane Lefebvre 1 1 7 1 4 93
2   Alastair Fisher Ret 2 4 4 1 1 92
3   Martin Koči 3 4 1 Ret 7 2 76
4   Quentin Giordano 10 3 2 3 3 6 72
5   Christian Riedemann 2 5 2 46
6   Molly Taylor 8 8 3 4 35
7   Aron Domżała Ret 7 6 6 5 32
8   Simone Tempestini 6 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 28
9   Eric Camilli Ret 2 18
10   Federico della Casa 4 9 8 Ret 18
11   Kornél Lukács 12 6 Ret 6 Ret 16
12   Henri Haapamäki 3 15
13   Yohan Rossel 5 10
14   Jan Černý 7 6
15   Panikos Polykarpou 9 Ret 2
Pos. Driver POR
  		POL
  		FIN
  		GER
  		FRA
  		GBR
  		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
  		POL
  		FIN
  		GER
  		FRA
  		GBR
  		Points
1   Thomas Dubois 1 1 7 1 4 93
2   Gordon Noble Ret 2 4 4 1 1 92
3   Lukáš Kostka 3 4 1 Ret 7 2 76
4   Valentin Sarreaud 2 3 6 41
5   Sebastian Marshall 8 3 4 31
6   Lara Vanneste 2 5 28
7   Dorin Pulpea 6 Ret 5 5 Ret 28
8   Michael Wenzel 2 18
9   Maxime Vilmot Ret 2 18
10   Domenico Pozzi 4 9 8 Ret 18
11   Guillaume Duval 10 3 16
12   Márk Mesterházi 12 6 Ret 6 Ret 16
13   Thomas Roux 3 15
14   Marko Salminen 3 15
15   Przemek Zawada Ret 7 6 14
16   Benoît Fulcrand 5 10
17   Kamil Heller 5 10
18   Szymon Gospodarczyk 6 8
19   Pavel Kohout 7 6
20   Coral Taylor 8 4
21   Gerald Winter 9 Ret 2
Pos. Co-driver POR
  		POL
  		FIN
  		GER
  		FRA
  		GBR
  		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
  		POL
  		FIN
  		GER
  		FRA
  		GBR
  		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
  		POL
  		FIN
  		GER
  		FRA
  		GBR
  		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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  1. ^ "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "JUNIOR WRC DATES ANNOUNCED". WRC.com. WRC.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  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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