Robert Virves

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Robert Virves
2022 Rally Poland - Robert Virves 2.jpg
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Estonia.svg Estonian
Born (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 24)
Estonia
World Rally Championship record
Active years 2020–present
Co-driver Flag of Estonia.svg Jakko Viilo
Flag of Estonia.svg Aleks Lesk
Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Pruul
Flag of Sweden.svg Julia Thulin
Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Magalhães
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Drew
Rallies21
Championships 0
Rally wins 0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points7
First rally 2020 Rally Estonia

Robert Virves (born 8 July 2000) is an Estonian rally driver. [1] He won the 2022 Junior World Rally Championship. [2] He competes for Toksport WRT in the World Rally Championship. [3]

Contents

Career

2022

At the Rally Estonia, Virves set a new record with most stage wins in the Junior WRC class in a single rally event. He won 17 stages, one more than Sébastien Ogier at the 2008 Jordan Rally. [4]

After winning the Acropolis Rally Greece, he become the 2022 FIA Junior WRC Champion. [5]

Rally victories

JWRC victories

 # EventSeasonCo-driverCar
1 Flag of Greece.svg 2022 Acropolis Rally 2022 Flag of Sweden.svg Julia Thulin Ford Fiesta Rally3

Other notable victories

 # EventSeasonCo-driverCar
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Rally Estonia Nationals 2024 2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Drew Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

Results

WRC summary

SeasonTeamStartsVictoriesPodiumsStage winsDNFPointsFinal result
2020 Private100000-
2021 Private500000-
2022 Private500000-
2023 M-Sport 600030NC
2024 Private40000719th
Total2100037

WRC results

YearEntrantCar1234567891011121314Pos.Points
2020 Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally4 MON SWE MEX EST
30
TUR ITA MNZ NC0
2021 Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 MON FIN CRO
51
POR
33
ITA KEN EST
34
BEL
22
GRE FIN ESP
30
MNZ NC0
2022 Starter Energy Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 MON SWE
34
CRO
21
POR
27
ITA KEN EST
17
FIN BEL GRE
19
NZL ESP JPN NC0
2023 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 MON SWE
18
MEX CRO POR
Ret
ITA
17
KEN EST
14
FIN
Ret
GRE
Ret
CHL EUR JPN NC0
2024 Robert Virves Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA
11
POL
11
LAT FIN
14
GRE
5
CHI EUR JPN 19th7
2025 Robert Virves Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN ESP POR ITA GRE EST FIN PAR CHL EUR JPN SAU NC0

* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 results

YearEntrantCar1234567891011121314Pos.Points
2023 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 MON SWE
9
MEX CRO POR
Ret
ITA
12
KEN EST
6
FIN
Ret
GRE
Ret
CHL EUR JPN 27th10
2024 Robert Virves Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA
6
POL
3
LAT FIN
8
GRE
2
CHI EUR JPN 10th45
2025 Robert Virves Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN ESP POR ITA GRE EST FIN PAR CHL EUR JPN SAU NC0

* Season still in progress

WRC-2 Challenger

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213Pos.Points
2023 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 MON SWE
5
MEX CRO POR
Ret
ITA
9
KEN EST
4
FIN
Ret
GRE
Ret
CHL EUR JPN 15th24

ERC results

YearEntrantCar12345678Pos.Points
2022 M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta Rally3 PRT1 PRT2 ESP1 POL
13
LAT ITA
15
CZE ESP2 50th4
2023 RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 PRT
16
CAN POL LAT
5
SWE ITA CZE HUN 26th19
2024 Robert Virves Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 HUN CAN SWE EST
2
ITA CZE GBR POL 18th28

* Season still in progress

JWRC results/WRC-3 Junior

YearEntrantCar12345WDCPoints
2020 Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally4 SWE EST
3
ITA MNZ 9th17
2021 Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 CRO
7
POR
3
EST
7
BEL
3
ESP
3
5th78
2022 Starter Energy Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 SWE
6
CRO
2
POR
3
EST
2
GRE
1
1st130

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References

  1. "Robert Virves". wrc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. "Virves crowned FIA Junior WRC champion". wrc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. "Robert Virves naaseb Sardiinia MM-rallil Škodaga võistlusrajale". 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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