2026 Junior WRC Championship

The 2026 FIA Junior WRC Championship is set to be the thirteenth 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 Rally Chile.

Calendar

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 12 February 15 February Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden Snow 18 300.10 km [1]
2 9 April 12 April Croatia Rally Rijeka, Croatia Tarmac 20 300.28 km [2]
3 7 May 10 May Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal Gravel 23 348.70 km [3]
4 30 July 2 August Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland Gravel 20 316.60 km [4]
5 10 September 13 September Rally Chile Concepción, Biobío, Chile Gravel TBA TBA
Sources:[5]

Entrants

The following crews are set to enter the 2026 Junior WRC Championship:

Car Entrant Driver name Co-driver name Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak 1
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Craig Rahill Conor Smith 1
Team Petrol Ofisi Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre 1
Entered under driver's name Calle Carlberg Jørgen Eriksen 1
Leevi Lassila Mikko Lukka 1
Raúl Hernández José Murado 1
Gil Membrado Adrián Pérez 1
Sources:[6]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report Ref.
1 Rally Sweden Calle Carlberg Jørgen Eriksen 2:54:58.1 Report [7]
2 Croatia Rally Report
3 Rally de Portugal Report
4 Rally Finland Report
5 Rally Chile Report

Scoring system

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

Pos. Driver SWE
 CRO
 POR
 FIN
 CHL
 Total
points 		Best 4
1 Calle Carlberg 112 37
2 Leevi Lassila 21 18
3 Raúl Hernández 3 15
4 Ali Türkkan 54 14
5 Gil Membrado 4 12
6 Kerem Kazaz 6 8
Pos. Driver SWE
 CRO
 POR
 FIN
 CHL
 Total
points 		Best 4
Source:[8]
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

Pos. Co-driver SWE
 CRO
 POR
 FIN
 CHL
 Total
points 		Best 4
1 Jørgen Eriksen 112 37
2 Mikko Lukka 21 18
3 José Murado 3 15
4 Oytun Albaykar 54 14
5 Adrián Pérez 4 12
6 Corentin Silvestre 6 8
Pos. Co-driver SWE
 CRO
 POR
 FIN
 CHL
 Total
points 		Best 4
Source:[8]
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

  1. ^ "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Itinerary Croatia Rally 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Chile finale highlights new-look FIA Junior WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Entries Rally Sweden 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Imperious Carlberg cruises clear in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  8. ^ a b "WRC2 standings 2026". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
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