Romet Jürgenson heads the FIA Junior WRC title chase after four roundsTaylor Gill starts the Acropolis Rally eight points behind in second placeMax Smart aims to build on his Sardinia podium on the rough gravel stagesJose ‘Abito’ Caparó targets remaining error-free on Junior WRC season finale
The 68th running of the Acropolis Rally brings the curtain down on the 2024 FIA Junior WRC Championship with two of the four FIA Rally Star drivers firmly in contention for the coveted title and a WRC2 prize drive in 2025.
Despite 2024 marking their first season of world championship competition, Romet Jürgenson and Taylor Gill have excelled in their Pirelli-equipped Ford Fiesta Rally3s with their co-drivers Siim Oja and Daniel Brkic and start the Junior WRC finale in Greece first and second in the provisional standings.
While the double-points format makes the title race wide open, the enormity of Jürgenson and Gill’s achievements cannot be underestimated with both drivers joining the FIA Rally Star process though grassroot assessment events organised by their respective ASNs, Estonian Autosport Union and Motorsport Australia.
Having progressed to Junior WRC for 2024 after successfully completing the FIA Rally Star Training Season in 2023, Jürgenson and Gill start EKO Acropolis Rally on Thursday ready to put into practice all the knowledge, advice and guidance handed to them by experts from rallying, sports fitness and psychology and beyond. Even if these two relative rookie drivers ultimately fall short in their respective Junior WRC title quests, they are set for bright futures in the sport and second Junior WRC campaigns in 2025 as part of the FIA Rally Star initiative.
FIA Deputy President for Sport Robert Reid, FIA Vice President for Sport Europe Anna Nordkvist, WRC Commission Chair Pernilla Solberg and FIA Road Sport Director Andrew Wheatley will all be in attendance during EKO Acropolis Rally to watch the FIA Rally Star drivers contest the Junior WRC season finale having supported the project from its early days.
EKO Acropolis Rally 2024 – What’s in store for the FIA Rally Star drivers
In a change to the traditional format of a start and opening superspecial stage in Athens, this year’s Acropolis Rally begins in Lamia, the location of the service park and ceremonial finish, with the itinerary taking crews south from Lamia towards the Greek capital…
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The four FIA Rally Star drivers completed a one-day test in Greece on Sunday in preparation for their first Acropolis Rally starts. Romet Jürgenson, who was second in Sweden and first in Croatia, tops the provisional FIA Junior WRC standings with 69 points…
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