2014 Junior World Rally Championship
# 2014 Junior World Rally Championship

The 2014 FIA Junior World Rally Championship was the thirteenth season of the Junior World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was previously known as the WRC Academy.

The Junior World Rally Championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams contested in six European events, with all of their score counting towards their final championship position, in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts using Michelin tyres.

The championship went to Stephane Lefebvre, who secured the title in Rallye de France Alsace with one round to spare. Alastair Fisher finished second, one point behind of Lefebvre and Martin Koči finished the championship third.

## Calendar

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

| 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

The following drivers competed in the championship.

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

## Rule changes

* Citroën Racing will become the car supplier for the 2014 and 2015 seasons, providing identical Citroën DS3 R3T that falls under the Group R3 regulations. They replace M-Sport, who prepared identical Ford Fiesta R2 cars for the series—previously known as the WRC Academy—since its inception in 2011.
* Michelin will replace Hankook as the tire supplier for the series.
* All competitors registered in the Championships–WRC, WRC-2, WRC-3 and the Junior WRC—will be obliged to use a colour-coded windscreen sticker to distinguish its category.
* All competitors registered for the Junior WRC will be registered for scoring points in the World Rally Championship-3.
* Competitors will no longer score points per Stage Win. Only the final result of each rally counts toward the championship.

## Rally summaries

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round | Rally name | 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 |
| 1 | Rally de Portugal (3–6 April) — Results and report | 2 | 54 | Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste | 4:03:54.5 | 16 | 330.78 km | 14 | 12 |
| 1 | Rally de Portugal (3–6 April) — Results and report | 3 | 56 | Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka | 4:06:22.4 | 16 | 330.78 km | 14 | 12 |
| 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 | Rally Poland (27–29 June) — Results and report | 2 | 62 | Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble | 3:00:38.6 | 24 | 336.64 km | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | Rally Poland (27–29 June) — Results and report | 3 | 55 | Quentin Giordano Guillaume Duval | 3:01:51.2 | 24 | 336.64 km | 11 | 9 |
| 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 |
| 3 | Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results and report | 2 | 55 | Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud | 3:33:19.8 | 26 | 360.94 km | 9 | 8 |
| 3 | Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results and report | 3 | 58 | Molly Taylor Sebastian Marshall | 3:47:15.7 | 26 | 360.94 km | 9 | 8 |
| 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 |
| 4 | Rallye Deutschland (22–24 August) — Results and report | 2 | 54 | Christian Riedemann Michael Wenzel | 3:27:54.8 | 18 | 324.31 km | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Rallye Deutschland (22–24 August) — Results and report | 3 | 55 | Quentin Giordano Thomas Roux | 3:33:21.5 | 18 | 324.31 km | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Rallye de France-Alsace (3–5 October) — Results and report | 1 | 62 | Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble | 2:57:06.5 | 18 | 303.63 km | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | Rallye de France-Alsace (3–5 October) — Results and report | 2 | 68 | Eric Camilli Maxime Vilmot | 2:57:57.4 | 18 | 303.63 km | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | Rallye de France-Alsace (3–5 October) — Results and report | 3 | 55 | Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud | 2:58:27.5 | 18 | 303.63 km | 10 | 7 |
| 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 |
| 6 | Wales Rally GB (14–16 November) — Results and report | 2 | 56 | Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka | 3:32:38.9 | 17 | 305,64 km | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Wales Rally GB (14–16 November) — Results and report | 3 | 73 | Henri Haapamäki Marko Salminen | 3:34:14.6 | 17 | 305,64 km | 7 | 6 |

### Notes

* ↑ 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.

## Standings

### FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Drivers

| 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 |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

| 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 |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Nations

| Pos. | Country | Drivers | POR | POL | FIN | GER | FRA | GBR | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | Stéphane Lefebvre | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | | 193 |
| 1 | France | Quentin Giordano | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 193 |
| 1 | France | Eric Camilli | | | | Ret | 2 | | 193 |
| 1 | France | Yohan Rossel | | | | | 5 | | 193 |
| 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 |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |
