FIA Rally Star Romet Jürgenson gears up for dream WRC2 homecoming at Rally Estonia
Recent from a standout fifth-place end at Rally Italia Sardegna and one other strong exhibiting on the Ardeca Ypres Rally, FIA Rally Star Romet Jürgenson and co-driver Siim Oja are able to chase one other massive outcome, this time on house soil, at Rally Estonia, spherical eight of the 2025 FIA World Rally Championship.
Jürgenson has loved a breakthrough WRC2 marketing campaign in current months, exhibiting clear indicators of progress in each tempo and consistency. Reflecting on his efficiency in Sardinia, the 25-year-old mentioned: “It was a giant step ahead. We have been positively extra aggressive total, we’ve improved our rally craft, which allowed us to push tougher, be extra constant, and cut back our cut up occasions. That’s a very encouraging signal.”
Now, the younger Estonian will get able to deal with Rally Estonia’s famously quick gravel levels for the primary time in Rally2 equipment, and the joy is clear: “I’m heading into this occasion with adrenaline and pleasure. Actually, it’s a dream come true to compete right here. It feels actually particular. I believe the help from the Estonian followers will certainly give us some additional velocity.”
Rally Estonia is understood for its high-speed gravel roads, the place flat-out tempo is usually rewarded greater than cautious technique, a problem Jürgenson is embracing: “This occasion is all about efficiency. You want constant velocity to get outcome. My aim is to be persistently fast all through the weekend.”
Whereas he is aware of consistency might be key, Jurgenson is lifelike in regards to the problem forward. “Clearly, it’s my first 12 months in WRC2, so I’ve to be good,” he mentioned. “You may’t go flat out in every single place. The plan is to select the levels I do know properly, the place I really feel assured, and push a bit extra there. Hopefully that helps me discover some additional velocity and shut the gaps.”
With confidence constructing and native data on his facet, Jürgenson believes a robust result’s inside attain including: “If we play our playing cards proper, push on the levels we all know, and execute all the pieces correctly, a prime six end is certainly potential.”
Nevertheless, the competitors might be intense. The WRC2 entry checklist options a number of skilled Estonian and Finnish drivers, a lot of whom excelled throughout final 12 months’s ERC spherical. As Jürgenson defined “The competitors might be robust. A number of drivers know these roads properly and have already confirmed their tempo right here in earlier years. However we’ve obtained good momentum, and the aim is to hold that into Estonia.”
That native expertise may supply the Rally Star Duo a key benefit over a lot of their rivals, with the pair having pushed most of the levels over earlier years, as Jürgenson explains. “I’ve pushed these levels over the previous two years and have already got strong tempo notes. We all know the place to push and the place to again off. I’ve additionally been reviewing outdated onboards to study from earlier errors. That preparation offers us an actual benefit.”
FIA Rally Star Challenge Chief Jérôme Roussel, mentioned: “Rally Estonia is a giant milestone for Romet and Siim, not simply because it’s their house occasion, however as a result of it offers them an actual probability to point out the progress they’ve made on acquainted floor. Their efficiency and maturity have been steadily bettering all year long, and this occasion is one other probability to construct on that.
Estonia presents a novel problem. It’s an occasion all about sustained tempo, in contrast to Sardinia and Portugal, the place mechanical preservation performed an even bigger function. If they’ll obtain constant velocity right here, it will likely be one other main step ahead of their improvement.”
Rally Estonia takes place 17–20 July 2025, that includes 20 particular levels and 308 kilometres of aggressive motion throughout a few of the quickest gravel roads on the WRC calendar.
