Junior World Rally Championship
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History
The championship was first held in 2001 as the FIA Super 1600 Drivers' Championship, and included six events in Europe. Sébastien Loeb became the series' first champion, driving a Super 1600-class Citroën Saxo. The series became the Junior World Rally Championship the following year.
In 2007, the championship did not include events outside Europe, and was known as the FIA Junior Rally Championship (JRC) for one season only. In 2011, the FIA replaced the Junior WRC with WRC Academy, a single specification championship running Ford Fiesta R2 vehicles. In September 2012 [1] it was announced by the FIA that the WRC Academy would be renamed the FIA Junior WRC Championship.
Rules
The Junior WRC is open to drivers under the age of twenty-six have not competed as a Priority 1 (P1) driver in an FIA World Rally Championship event. In 2014, competitors drive in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts using Michelin tyres.
The point-scoring system is the same as in the WRC, WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships, with points allocated to the top ten classified finshers as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Unlike the other categories however, Junior WRC competitors score championship bonus points for each stage win during the season.
Champions
| Year | Series name | Driver | Car |
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| 2015 | Junior World Rally Championship |  Quentin Gilbert |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
| 2014 | Stéphane Lefebvre |
Citroën DS3 R3T | |
| 2013 |  Pontus Tidemand |
Ford Fiesta R2 | |
| 2012 | WRC Academy |  Elfyn Evans |
Ford Fiesta R2 |
| 2011 |  Craig Breen |
Ford Fiesta R2 | |
| 2010 | Junior World Rally Championship |  Aaron Burkart |
Suzuki Swift S1600 |
| 2009 |  Martin Prokop |
Citroën C2 S1600 | |
| 2008 | Sébastien Ogier |
Citroën C2 S1600 | |
| 2007 | FIA Junior Rally Championship | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
Suzuki Swift S1600 |
| 2006 | Junior World Rally Championship | Patrik Sandell |
Renault Clio S1600 |
| 2005 |  Dani Sordo |
Citroën C2 S1600 | |
| 2004 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | |
| 2003 | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | |
| 2002 | Daniel Solà |
Citroën Saxo VTS S1600 | |
| 2001 | FIA Cup for Super 1600 Drivers | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Saxo VTS S1600 |
The 2011 and 2012 championships were run as the FIA WRC Academy.
The 2007 championship was run as the FIA Junior Rally Championship.
The 2001 championship was run as the FIA Cup for Super 1600 Drivers.
Wins
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Gallery
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François Duval driving a Ford Puma S1600 at the 2001 Rally Finland.
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Sébastien Loeb driving his Citroën Saxo VTS S1600 in 2001.
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Fiat Punto S1600 at the 2001 Rally Finland.
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Renault Clio S1600 at the 2004 Rally Finland.
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2004 Suzuki Ignis S1600 at an auto show in 2003.
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Opel Corsa S1600 driven in 2005.
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Suzuki Swift S1600 at the 2007 Rally Finland.
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Ford Fiesta ST at the 2007 Wales Rally GB.
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Sébastien Ogier with a Citroën C2 S1600 in Germany.
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Martin Prokop with a Citroën C2 S1600 at the 2009 Cyprus Rally.
See also
References
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