The 2019 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the seventh 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 was open to drivers under the age of thirty with no such restriction for co-drivers. Crews competed in identical one-litre Ford Fiesta R2s built and maintained by M-Sport. The championship was contested over five selected WRC rounds with the winning crew awarded a new Ford Fiesta R5 car, tyre package, free fuel and a registration to compete in the 2020 WRC3 Championship.

Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro won the drivers' and co-drivers' championships, beating Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog by eighteen points. In the Trophy of Nations, Sweden beat Spain by six point to become the inaugural winners.

Calendar The final 2019 Junior WRC Championship calendar consisted of five events of the 2019 World Rally Championship. RoundDatesRallyRally headquartersRally detailsStartFinishSurfaceStagesDistance1 Rally SwedenTorsby, VärmlandSnow19316.80 km228 March31 March Tour de CorseBastia, Haute-CorseTarmac14347.51 km313 June16 June Rally Italia SardegnaAlghero, SardiniaGravel19313.44 km41 August4 August Rally FinlandGravel23307.58 km53 October6 October Wales Rally GBDeeside, FlintshireGravel22312.75 kmSource:

Calendar changes The 2019 calendar was heavily revised from the 2018 schedule. The championship dropped from six rounds to five. The Rallies of Portugal and Turkey were removed from the calendar, while events in Italy and Wales were added in their place.

Route changes Organisers of the Tour de Corse announced plans for a new route, with up to three-quarters of the 2019 route being revised from the 2018 rally.

Entries The following crews were entered into the championship: Entrant RoundsADAC Sachsen Julius Tannert Helmar Hinneberg1 Jürgen Heigl2–4ADAC Weiser-Ems Nico Knacker Tobias Braun1 Michael Wenzel2, 4–5 Anne Katharina Stein3 Aleksi Röyhkiö Aleksi Röyhkiö Ville Mannisenmäki4Dennis Rådström Johan JohanssonAllEnrico Oldrati Enrico Oldrati Elia De GuioAllFabrizio ZaldívarAllOT Racing Ken Torn Kuldar Sikk1 Kauri Pannas2Keanna Erickson-Chang Keanna Erickson-Chang Martin Brady5Rally Team Spain Jan Solans Mauro BarreiroAll Mārtiņš Sesks Krišjānis Caune1–4Raul Badiu Raul Badiu Gabriel Lazăr1–4Roland Poom Roland Poom Ken Järveoja1–2, 4–5Ryan Booth Ryan Booth Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino5Sean Johnston Sean Johnston Alex KihuraniAll Team Flying Finn Sami Pajari Antti Haapala4Tom Kristensson Tom Kristensson Henrik AppelskogAllTom Williams Tom Williams Phil HallAllSource:

Changes All teams competed with an identical car built by M-Sport. The team announced that a new model of Ford Fiesta was introduced for 2019, one that was still built to R2 specifications, but featured a new engine and drivetrain. The new engine package was capable of producing of power, up from the produced by the engine used in 2018.

Crews were no longer eligible to score points in WRC3 as the series was discontinued in 2019.

Results and standings Season summary Round EventWinning driverWinning co-driverNations' winnerWinning time Report 1 Rally Sweden Tom Kristensson Henrik Appelskog 3:14:48.9 Report 2 Tour de Corse Julius Tannert Jürgen Heigl 3:52:10.0 Report 3 Rally Italia Sardegna Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro 4:02:36.2 Report 4 Rally Finland Tom Kristensson Henrik Appelskog 2:55:17.2 Report 5 Wales Rally GB Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro 3:30:05.0 Report

Scoring system Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point is given for every stage win. The best 4 classification results count towards the drivers’ and co-drivers’ totals, but stage points from all 5 rounds can be retained. Classification points for the last event are doubled for the drivers’ and co-drivers’ championship, but only if they have started at least 3 of the previous Junior WRC rounds. For the FIA Junior WRC Trophy of Nations, only the highest-placed driver from each event received points for their nation.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

Driver SWE FRA ITA FIN GBR Drops Points 1 Jan Solans 31 46 112 25 17 12 139 2 11 23 3 18 22 15 118 3 812 31 26 Ret5 910 0 75 4 Sean Johnston 5 Ret Ret 5 3 0 50 5 Roland Poom 2 6 3 10 0 43 6 Enrico Oldrati 7 8 8 6 4 4 42 7 11 13 6 Ret1 0 37 8 9 10 7 8 5 1 32 9 Tom Williams 4 5 Ret 10 8 0 31 10 Mārtiņš Sesks 63 Ret 5 92 0 25 11 Raul Badiu 13 7 4 Ret 0 18 12 Aleksi Röyhkiö 4 0 12 13 Nico Knacker 12 9 9 7 0 10 14 Ryan Booth 6 0 8 15 Keanna Erickson-Chang 7 0 6 16 Ken Torn 102 Ret 0 3 17 Sami Pajari Ret2 0 2 Driver SWE FRA ITA FIN GBR Drops Points

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

Co-Driver SWE FRA ITA FIN GBR Drops Points 1 Mauro Barreiro 31 46 112 25 17 12 139 2 Henrik Appelskog 11 23 3 18 22 15 118 3 Johan Johansson 812 31 26 Ret5 910 0 75 4 Alex Kihurani 5 Ret Ret 5 3 0 50 5 Ken Järveoja 2 6 3 10 0 43 6 Elia De Guio 7 8 8 6 4 4 42 7 13 6 Ret1 0 37 8 9 10 7 8 5 1 32 9 Phil Hall 4 5 Ret 10 8 0 31 10 Krišjānis Caune 63 Ret 5 92 0 21 11 Gabriel Lazăr 13 7 4 Ret 0 18 12 Ville Mannisenmäki 4 0 12 13 Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino 6 0 8 14 Michael Wenzel 9 7 0 8 15 Martin Brady 7 0 6 16 Krišjānis Caune 92 0 4 17 Kuldar Sikk 102 0 3 17 Anne Katharina Stein 9 0 2 18 Antti Haapala Ret2 0 2 Co-Driver SWE FRA ITA FIN GBR Drops Points

FIA Junior WRC Championship Trophy for Nations Nation SWE FRA ITA FIN GBR Points 1 12212 104 2 33121 98 3 2537 49 4 9157 43 5 77764 38 6 5RetRet53 35 7 44106 33 8 88685 30 9 1063Ret 24 10 6Ret49 22 11 4 12 Nation SWE FRA ITA FIN GBR Points

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