Jurgenson and co-driver Oja Siim as soon as once more starred within the World Rally Championship expertise recognizing initiative after taking a category win on gravel at RallyRACC final weekend.
Organised and funded by the FIA, six driver and co-driver pairings have been chosen from regional finals held the world over to sort out six European rallies this yr behind the wheel of an M-Sport Ford Fiesta Rally3 automotive.
The perfect 4 crews on the finish of the six rallies will obtain a totally funded two-year programme within the Junior WRC starting in 2024. If one of many finalists wins the JWRC title, they are going to earn a coveted WRC2 marketing campaign for 2026.
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European finalists Jurgenson and Siim set the Rally3 tempo on eight of the 9 Spanish phases and set the joint third quickest outright time on the asphalt-based avenue stage in Salou, the place WRC drivers have been examined prior to now.
The duo took the class win by 1m26.9s from the Renault Clio Rally3 pushed by Matteo Chatillon and Maxence Cornuau.
“The rally went very well, no points with the automotive, no points with myself and Siim, and we delivered, we’re actually joyful,” mentioned Jurgenson, who took Rally3 class wins in Austria and Slovenia earlier this yr.
“We gained our class and it is a good story on the finish as a result of we did not have a outcome but on gravel so it is good to get a outcome on this floor in addition to on tarmac.
“We confirmed tempo all through the occasion, it was not just one stage however a constant tempo all through the rally and that is what I am most joyful about.
“I used to be spectating right here in 2019 and was sooner or later dreaming to be driving these nice roads. They have been actually quick, rocky and abrasive so lots of new stuff to be taught, however studying pays dividends in the long run.
“When you find yourself given such a tremendous alternative like FIA Rally Star, for positive it’s a must to address strain, it is inevitable. We handled the strain fairly nicely.”
South African Max Good scored his finest results of the Rally Star programme to return house fifth at school, forward of fellow Rally Star rivals Abdullah Al Tawqi, Taylor Gill and Annia Cilioniz.
Jose Caparo crashed out on the penultimate stage whereas sitting second among the many Rally Star area.
The FIA Rally Star coaching season concludes at Germany’s Lausitz Rally from September 11 November.