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 optimistic to remove. On newer levels, 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 about 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 “fulfilling however demanding” Jürgenson stated. “There’s extra hazard on the facet of the street – rocks, slender traces – so it is advisable to be extra correct. It’s a distinct driving type 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 nonetheless, acknowledging “the competitors is sort of excessive with quite a lot of quick drivers there”.
Driving an M-Sport constructed Ford Fiesta Rally2, Jürgenson is assured forward of the 16 particular levels and 320 kilometres of aggressive motion. “What are you able to count on from me in Sardinia? I would say being faster right away going into the rally – it’s positively wanted”. The 25-year-old driver is studying shortly on this sequence, stating that “With the boldness I’ve gained, I feel we are able to purpose 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.”
Wanting 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 also be motivated by inner competitors inside the M-Sport workforce “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 quicker can be very nice”.
Though the competitors inside the workforce is robust, Jürgenson spoke extremely of the atmosphere at M-Sport. “It has been excellent because the starting, I would say, from the administration facet all the best way to engineers and mechanics. All people has welcomed us to the workforce very properly… we’re all pushing in direction of getting nearer and nearer to the highest guys. I would say it is very optimistic and we’re all working in direction of the identical objective.”
FIA Rally Star Mission 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 outcome, particularly given the depth of competitors there and provided 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 automobile. However Romet and Siim have already demonstrated spectacular maturity and pace this season. This rally is one other key alternative to construct on that progress, keep 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’Vehicle (FIA) in 2023 to find and help future rally expertise.
Romet Jürgenson was one in all 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 Vehicle Membership d’Italia with help from the Area of Sardinia.
