This
year’s JWRC will enter a new era with Citroën Racing, and all competitors, who
must be aged 28 or under, will drive 1600cc, two-wheel drive DS3 R3 cars
instead of the Ford Fiesta R2 cars used in recent seasons.
A
number of former WRC Academy drivers are back too, including Martin Koci, Jan
Cerny and Molly Taylor.
The
six-round championship has attracted a strong list of entries, each eager to
emulate the success of former champions like Dani Sordo (2005), Sebastien Ogier
(2008) and Elfyn Evans (2012).
The adoption of
Citroen power should benefit a number of drivers with prior experience of the
210bhp turbo-charged DS3, in WRC3 or national trophy competition.
Tipped
to do well in Portugal are Christian Riedemann, Federico Della Casa, Alister
Fisher and Simone Campedelli – all of whom contested Citroen’s Top Driver
series in 2013.
Christian
Riedemann and co-driver Lara Vanneste.
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