Rally Sweden (Thirteenth- sixteenth February 2025), marks the graduation of each the FIA Junior World Rally Championship and the beginning of the FIA Rally Star 2025 Campaigns. The FIA Rally Star crew trio of Romet Jürgenson / Siim Oja, Taylor Gill / Dan Brkic and Max Good / Cameron Truthful will proceed their WRC adventures in 2025, with Jürgenson beginning his prize WRC2 marketing campaign, whereas Gill and Good will contest a second season of the Junior WRC. This yr’s marketing campaign guarantees thrilling motion and important milestones for the FIA Rally Star programme.
Rally Sweden is a traditional occasion on the WRC calendar, identified for its quick and flowing levels on snow and ice, with iconic snowbanks lining the roads. Primarily based in Umeå, the rally covers 18 levels over 4 days, totalling 300km of aggressive distance.
The FIA Rally Star crews will face a troublesome problem, adapting to the demanding circumstances of the Swedish fixture whereas competing towards skilled rivals from world wide. Good and Gill will likely be competing in strictly an identical circumstances to the opposite Junior WRC rivals, driving the identical Ford Fiesta Rally3 EVO vehicles fitted with Hankook tyres, whereas Jürgenson will pilot his M-Sport-built Ford Fiesta Rally2 for the primary time.
2025 FIA Rally Star Rally Sweden crews in seeded order:
- #30 Romet Jürgenson (25, Estonia); Co-driver: Siim Oja (EST), Ford Fiesta Rally2 Mk II
- #56 Taylor Gill (21, Australia); Co-driver: Daniel Brkic (AUS), Ford Fiesta Rally3
- #59 Max Good (22, South Africa); Co-driver: Cameron Truthful (GBR), Ford Fiesta Rally3
Romet Jürgenson Commences WRC2 Marketing campaign
Estonian driver Romet Jürgenson, who exceeded all expectations by profitable the FIA Junior WRC title a yr forward of schedule in 2024, will start his prize WRC2 marketing campaign in Sweden. Rally Sweden would be the first of six WRC2 occasions contested by Jürgenson with FIA Rally Star assist in 2025.
Jürgenson may also profit from the identical coaching and assist initiatives offered via the FIA Rally Star programme and can undertake a take a look at forward of every FIA WRC2 spherical he contests alongside co-driver Siim Oja. Jürgenson has been diligently getting ready for the step from Junior WRC to WRC2 by working carefully together with his M-Sport workforce forward of the season and collaborating within the Arctic Lapland Rally in a Rally3 automobile, gaining helpful expertise on snow forward of the Swedish occasion.
Taylor Gill and Max Good Enter Second Junior WRC Season
Australian Taylor Gill and South African Max Good will embark on their second seasons within the FIA Junior WRC Championship. Each drivers have proven outstanding progress and promise, incomes them continued assist from the FIA Rally Star programme. Gill, alongside co-driver Daniel Brkic, and Good, co-driven by Cameron Truthful, are keen to construct on their spectacular performances from final season and intention for even higher success in 2025.
Thrilling Prospects for FIA Rally Star Drivers
The FIA Rally Star programme continues to nurture and develop future rally champions. Taylor Gill, Romet Jürgenson, and Max Good have all progressed via nationwide choice occasions and continental finals to earn their locations within the FIA Rally Star Coaching Season in 2023. Their journey from digital novices to potential FIA World Rally Championship title contenders is a testomony to their dedication and the influence of the FIA Rally Star initiative.
FIA Rally Star Mission Chief Jérôme Roussel mentioned: “We’re thrilled to see our FIA Rally Star drivers embark on their 2025 campaigns. Romet Jürgenson, Taylor Gill, and Max Good have proven distinctive expertise and dedication, and their progress has been outstanding. Romet’s transition to WRC2 is a major step for the FIA Rally Star undertaking, and we’re assured that his coaching and preparation will serve him effectively on this extremely aggressive class.
Taylor and Max, getting into their second seasons within the Junior WRC, have additionally made spectacular strides. They proceed to enhance their abilities and consistency, and we look ahead to seeing them construct on their successes from final yr. The FIA Rally Star programme is all about nurturing and creating future champions, and these drivers actually showcase the potential and promise we intention to domesticate.
Rally Sweden presents a novel problem with its snow and ice levels, however I’m assured that our crews are well-prepared to face these circumstances.”
Romet Jürgenson said “Forward of the season, I’ve been coaching for the step as much as WRC2. I’ve already been to M-Sport on the finish of final yr to be taught the automobile and the specifics of the Rally2 class. Final week, I competed on the Arctic Lapland Rally in a Rally3 automobile, which has been an ideal expertise to organize for Sweden. It’s given me one other likelihood to drive on snow and get many levels and testing kilometres on snow underneath my belt.
I’m actually excited for the WRC2 season and the occasion in Sweden. It’s a pleasant occasion, and the circumstances have been actually good there. Clearly, it’s an enormous step as much as WRC2, and it’s going to take a while to rise up to hurry with the crews which were there for a number of years. Within the first a part of the season, I’m specializing in studying the brand new automobile, the brand new class, and the brand new workforce. Within the second a part of the season, I will likely be specializing in efficiency and making our hole to the quickest vehicles as small as attainable.”
Taylor Gill commented “I’m actually wanting ahead to the season. I’ve been again in Finland for a few weeks now and have already been in a position to do a personal take a look at with a Rally3 automobile. I’ve additionally performed some additional driving on frozen lakes, so it has been good to reunite with the sensation of getting snow and ice beneath me, which ought to assist in Sweden.
We confirmed promising glimpses in 2024, particularly in Sweden, and there was good potential there. So, in 2025, we’re specializing in getting our pace extra constant throughout the board. Our plan total is to win the championship this yr and put all our expertise from 2024 into our marketing campaign this yr. However I feel it’s going to be an in depth battle, and the competitors goes to be simply as robust, if not stronger, than it was in 2024.”
Max Good added: “Sweden is the rally I’m wanting ahead to essentially the most. I like driving on the ice; it’s certainly one of my favorite surfaces. I learnt a lot from the rally final yr. Earlier than Sweden in 2024, I had by no means even seen snow! So, it was all new coming into Sweden final yr. I learnt tons about how the automobile reacts, how the grip feels on the ice, and tips on how to carry pace in quick turns.
I’ve been getting ready for the rally in Norway, the place now we have performed some testing with John Haughland in a Rally3 automobile within the forests and on a frozen lake observe. The plan for Sweden is to get a powerful begin in the beginning of the season and work in the direction of our final purpose of changing into the Junior World Champion this yr.”
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