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 Sweden Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden Snow 18 300.10 km [1]
2 9 April 12 April Croatia Croatia Rally Rijeka, Croatia Tarmac 20 300.28 km [2]
3 7 May 10 May Portugal Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal Gravel 23 348.70 km [3]
4 30 July 2 August Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland Gravel 20 316.60 km [4]
5 10 September 13 September Chile Rally Chile Concepción, Biobío, Chile Gravel 16 311.70 km [5]
Sources:[6]

Entrants

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

Car Entrant Driver name Co-driver name Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Turkey Ali Türkkan Turkey Oytun Albayrak 1–4
Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Republic of Ireland Craig Rahill Republic of Ireland Conor Smith 1–4
Turkey Team Petrol Ofisi Turkey Kerem Kazaz France Corentin Silvestre 1–4
Entered under driver's name Sweden Calle Carlberg Norway Jørgen Eriksen 1–4
Finland Leevi Lassila Finland Mikko Lukka 1–4
Spain Gil Membrado Spain Adrián Pérez 1–4
Spain Raúl Hernández Spain José Murado 1–3
Sources:[7][8][9][10]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report Ref.
1 Sweden Rally Sweden Sweden Calle Carlberg Norway Jørgen Eriksen 2:54:58.1 Report [11]
2 Croatia Croatia Rally Turkey Ali Türkkan Turkey Oytun Albayrak 3:07:01.1 Report [12]
3 Portugal Rally de Portugal Turkey Ali Türkkan Turkey Oytun Albaykar 4:24:45.4 Report [13]
4 Finland Rally Finland Spain Gil Membrado Spain Adrián Pérez 2:48:29.0 Report [14]
5 Chile 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
Sweden		 CRO
Croatia		 POR
Portugal		 FIN
Finland		 CHL
Chile		 Total
points		 Best 4
1 Sweden Calle Carlberg 112 214 Ret8 34 95
2 Turkey Ali Türkkan 54 14 16 58 92
3 Spain Gil Membrado 4 4 35 12 71
4 Finland Leevi Lassila 21 7 2 23 61
5 Spain Raúl Hernández 3 6 41 36
6 Turkey Kerem Kazaz 6 5 Ret1 41 32
7 Republic of Ireland Craig Rahill Ret 32 5 Ret 27
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden		 CRO
Croatia		 POR
Portugal		 FIN
Finland		 CHL
Chile		 Total
points		 Best 4
Source:[15]
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
Sweden		 CRO
Croatia		 POR
Portugal		 FIN
Finland		 CHL
Chile		 Total
points		 Best 4
1 Norway Jørgen Eriksen 112 214 Ret8 34 95
2 Turkey Oytun Albayrak 54 14 16 74
3 Spain Adrián Pérez 4 4 35 12 71
4 Finland Mikko Lukka 21 7 2 23 61
5 Spain José Murado 3 6 41 36
6 France Corentin Silvestre 6 5 Ret1 41 32
7 Republic of Ireland Conor Smith Ret 32 5 Ret 27
8 Turkey Bilge Ayan 58 18
Pos. Co-driver SWE
Sweden		 CRO
Croatia		 POR
Portugal		 FIN
Finland		 CHL
Chile		 Total
points		 Best 4
Source:[15]
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. ↑ "Itinerary Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Chile finale highlights new-look FIA Junior WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Entries Rally Sweden 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Entry list Croatia Rally 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Entry list Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Entry List Secto Rally Finland 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Imperious Carlberg cruises clear in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "Türkkan survives Sunday pressure to clinch Croatia Rally Junior WRC win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Türkkan profits from Portugal drama to seal Junior WRC win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Membrado snatches Junior WRC Finland victory in final-stage thriller". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  15. 1 2 "WRC2 standings 2026". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
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