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Romet Jürgenson

{{Short description|Estonian rally driver}}

{{use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox WRC driver

| name = Romet Jürgenson

| image = Romet Jürgenson at the 2024 Rally Estonia.jpg

| caption = Jürgenson at the 2024 Rally Estonia

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|12|22}}

| birth_place = Paide, Estonia

| nationality = {{flagicon|EST}} Estonian

| Years = 2023–present

| Co-driver = {{flagicon|EST}} Siim Oja

| Teams =

| Races = 8

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Stagewins = 0

| Points = 0

| First race = 2023 Croatia Rally

}}

Romet Jürgenson (born 22 December 1999) is an Estonian rally driver.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrc.com/d/driver/w27355_Romet-J-rgenson|website=wrc.com|title=Romet Jürgenson|access-date=2024-09-08}} He won the 2024 Junior World Rally Championship.{{cite web|url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/jurgenson-wins-junior-wrc-title-in-high-attrition-finale/|title=Romet Jürgenson|date=8 September 2024 |access-date=2024-09-08}} Romet is also 2023 European Rally Trophy Junior champion.{{cite web|url=https://jarvateataja.postimees.ee/7898765/noor-rallisoitja-voitis-maineka-tiitli|title=Noor rallisõitja võitis maineka tiitli|date=16 November 2023 |access-date=2024-09-08}}

Career

=2022=

Romet won the WRC 9 video game Europe competition. Thanks to that he got a chance to compete in FIA Rally Star program final in Germany, Estering rallycross circuit, where he was selected as the winner. The prize was six rallys with Ford Fiesta Rally3.{{cite web|title=Wilsonile ja Neuville'ile muljet avaldanud Eesti rallitalendile avanes suur võimalus|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/7442834/wilsonile-ja-neuville-ile-muljet-avaldanud-eesti-rallitalendile-avanes-suur-voimalus|date=31 January 2022|accessdate=12 September 2024}}

=2023=

In 2023 Jürgenson started the FIA Rally Star season with five other competitors. He made his WRC debut at the 2023 Croatia Rally with Ford Fiesta Rally4.{{cite web|title=Horvaatia rallil teeb MM-debüüdi eestlane, kelle karjäär sai tuule tiibadesse arvutimängust|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/7742226/horvaatia-rallil-teeb-mm-debuudi-eestlane-kelle-karjaar-sai-tuule-tiibadesse-arvutimangust|date=23 March 2023|accessdate=12 September 2024}} Showing great speed and pace, Romet was selected one of four FIA Rally Star drivers to compete full season in 2024 JWRC.{{cite web|title=AMETLIK ⟩ WRC-karusselliga liitub veel üks eestlane|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/7903973/ametlik-wrc-karusselliga-liitub-veel-uks-eestlane|date=23 November 2023|accessdate=12 September 2024}}

=2024=

Romet Jürgenson started 2024 JWRC season in Rally Sweden. He finished in second place behind Mille Johansson. In Croatia he won the rally by two minutes over second place and gaining nine stage wins. Next rounds in Sardegna and Finland were a disappointment for Romet due to technical problem in Sardegna and a driving mistake in Finland. Romet still maintained the lead in the championship due to the points gained from the stage wins. The final round in Greece where Romet Jürgenson achieved second place, therefore becoming a 2024 JWRC champion. For winning the JWRC championship he gets to drive in six rallies in 2025 WRC2 with Ford Fiesta Rally2.{{cite web|title=“This life is mad!” – WRC’s newest Junior champion|url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/this-life-is-mad-wrcs-newest-junior-champion/|date=13 September 2024|accessdate=19 January 2025}}

=2025=

His JWRC title ensured him a prize supplied by M-Sport of tackling at least four WRC2 rounds in the Ford Fiesta Rally2. And Rally Star redirected its budget to supplement the M-Sport prize and enable its standard bearer to contest a full WRC2 campaign. Along with this, Romet is tackling the 2025 British Rally Championship in the same Ford Fiesta Rally2 machine alongside Elliot Payne in another M-Sport funded venture. He opened the season with an extremely strong 6th place at the East Riding Stages Rally, almost taking a stage win on the 4th stage. {{cite web|title=What’s next for FIA Rally Star?|url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/whats-next-for-fia-rally-star/|date=10 September 2024|accessdate=24 February 2025}}

Rally victories

=WRC3 victories=

class="wikitable"

!  # 

! Event

! Season

! Co-driver

! Car

1

| {{flagicon|CRO}} 2024 Croatia Rally

| 2024

| {{flagicon|EST}} Siim Oja

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

=JWRC victories=

class="wikitable"

!  # 

! Event

! Season

! Co-driver

! Car

1

| {{flagicon|CRO}} 2024 Croatia Rally

| 2024

| {{flagicon|EST}} Siim Oja

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

=ERC3 victories=

class="wikitable"

!  # 

! Event

! Season

! Co-driver

! Car

1

| {{flagicon|EST}} 2024 Rally Estonia

| 2024

| {{flagicon|EST}} Siim Oja

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

=Other notable victories=

class="wikitable"

!  # 

! Event

! Season

! Co-driver

! Car

1

| {{flagicon|ENG}} 11th Carlisle Stages Rally

| 2025

| {{flagicon|EST}} Siim Oja

| Ford Fiesta Rally2

Results

=WRC results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

rowspan="2"| {{WRC|2023}}

!nowrap| Romet Jürgenson

!nowrap| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| CRO
{{small|24}}

| POR

| ITA

| KEN

|colspan=7|

!rowspan="2"| NC

!rowspan="2"| 0

nowrap| Team Estonia Autosport

!nowrap| Ford Fiesta Rally4

|colspan=7|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| EST
{{small|30}}

| FIN

| GRE

| CHL

| EUR

| JPN

|

{{WRC|2024}}

!nowrap| FIA Rally Star

!nowrap| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| MON

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
{{small|17}}

| KEN

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| CRO
{{small|20}}

| POR

| style="background:#CFCFFF"| ITA
{{small|56}}

| POL

| LAT

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
{{small|52}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"| GRE
{{small|19}}

| CHL

| EUR

| JPN

|

! NC

! 0

{{WRC|2025}}

!nowrap| FIA Rally Star

!nowrap| Ford Fiesta Rally2

| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
{{small|15}}

| KEN

| ESP

| POR

| ITA

| GRE

| EST

| FIN

| PAR

| CHL

| EUR

| JPN

| SAU

! NC*

! 0*

{{asterisk}} Season still in progress.

=WRC2 results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

2025

!nowrap| FIA Rally Star

!nowrap| Ford Fiesta Rally2

| MON

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
{{small|7}}

| KEN

| ESP

| POR

| ITA

| GRE

| EST

| FIN

| PAR

| CHL

| EUR

| JPN

| SAU

! 18th

! 6*

{{asterisk}} Season still in progress.

=WRC3 results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

2024

!nowrap| FIA Rally Star

!nowrap| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| MON

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SWE
{{small|2}}

| KEN

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| CRO
{{small|1}}

| POR

| style="background:#CFCFFF"| ITA
{{small|12}}

| POL

| LAT

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF"| GRE
{{small|2}}

| CHL

| EUR

| JPN

! style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

! style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 61

=JWRC results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! WDC

! Points

2024

!nowrap| FIA Rally Star

!nowrap| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SWE
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CRO
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GRE
{{small|2}}

! style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

! style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 108

=ERC3 results=

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

2024

!nowrap| Team Estonia Autosport

!nowrap| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| HUN

| CAN

| SWE

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| EST
{{small|1}}

| ITA

| CZE

| GBR

| POL

! 6th

! 30

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{commons category}}

  • [https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/295038-romet-jurgenson/ ewrc-results profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jürgenson, Romet}}

Category:1999 births

Category:Living people

Category:Estonian rally drivers

Category:World Rally Championship drivers

Category:European Rally Championship drivers

Category:Sportspeople from Paide