FIA RALLY STAR ROMET JÜRGENSON READY TO HIT GRAVEL TRACKS OF RALLY ITALIA SARDEGNA
After claiming Seventh within the WRC2 challenger class on the Vodafone Rally de Portugal final this month, FIA Rally Star Romet Jürgenson and co-driver Siim Oja are aiming to turbo cost their season on the unforgiving gravel roads of Sardinia this June.
The Estonian driver discovered Rally Portugal to be “a giant studying curve” however mirrored that “Sunday gave us one thing constructive to remove. On newer phases, we had been beginning to match the others, which is encouraging”
Spherical six of the 2025 FIA WRC Championship is because of get underway from 5 June in what is ready to be an exhilarating take a look at of the rally drivers’ talent and precision on one of the crucial difficult occasions on the calendar. The twenty second version of the Sardegna rally shall be “pleasant however demanding” Jürgenson stated. “There’s extra hazard on the facet of the street – rocks, slender traces – so you could be extra correct. It’s a unique driving fashion than Portugal.”.
Sardegna would be the Estonian duo’s fourth WRC2 outing of the season, with the slender tracks of the Mediterranean island providing little room for error. Their focus stays on their rally nevertheless, acknowledging “the competitors is sort of excessive with numerous quick drivers there”.
Driving an M-Sport constructed Ford Fiesta Rally2, Jürgenson is assured forward of the 16 particular phases and 320 kilometres of aggressive motion. “What are you able to count on from me in Sardinia? I would say being faster immediately going into the rally – it’s positively wanted”. The 25-year-old driver is studying shortly on this collection, stating that “With the arrogance I’ve gained, I feel we are able to intention a bit larger this time… The important thing goal is to ship a extra constant tempo throughout the rally, much like what we achieved on Sunday in Portugal.”
Trying ahead to the remainder of the season Jürgenson is optimistic “Closing the hole to the highest groups is already occurring step-by-step… everybody understands the place I’m when it comes to expertise, and we’re all pushing collectively to shut the hole to the frontrunners”.
Jürgenson can be motivated by inner competitors inside the M-Sport group “My first competitor is unquestionably my teammate. Pierre Louis Loubet is a really skilled and a really quick driver, so to have the ability to match his instances or be sooner can be very nice”.
Though the competitors inside the group is robust, Jürgenson spoke extremely of the surroundings at M-Sport. “It has been superb for the reason that starting, I would say, from the administration facet all the way in which to engineers and mechanics. Everyone has welcomed us to the group very nicely… we’re all pushing in direction of getting nearer and nearer to the highest guys. I would say it’s extremely constructive and we’re all working in direction of the identical objective.”
FIA Rally Star Venture Chief Jérôme Roussel stated: “We’re trying ahead to seeing how Romet and Siim method their fourth WRC2 outing on the demanding gravel roads of Sardegna. Their Seventh-place end within the Challenger class in Portugal was a robust end result, particularly given the depth of competitors there and supplied them a precious studying expertise for the rally this week.
Sardegna brings its personal set of challenges from the outset, with slender, technical roads and punishing warmth that take a look at each driver and automotive. However Romet and Siim have already demonstrated spectacular maturity and velocity this season. This rally is one other key alternative to construct on that progress, preserve consistency, and preserve narrowing the hole to the entrance.”
Rally Italia Sardegna takes place between 5-8 June 2025.
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The FIA Rally Star programme is a pioneering initiative launched by the Fédération Internationale de l’Car (FIA) in 2023 to find and assist future rally expertise.
Romet Jürgenson was certainly one of six drivers chosen for the inaugural cohort, securing a spot within the Junior WRC in 2024, which he went on to win. He now competes within the WRC2 Championship with M-Sport alongside co-driver and fellow Estonian Siim Oja.
Rally Italia Sardegna is the sixth spherical of the 2025 FIA World Rally Championship, that includes WRC, WRC2, and WRC3 classes. It’s organised by the Car Membership d’Italia with assist from the Area of Sardinia.
