Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | 17 November 1990 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2019–present |
Co-driver | Alex Kihurani |
Rallies | 21 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 0 |
Total points | 0 |
First rally | 2019 Rally Sweden |
Sean Johnston (born 17 November 1990) is an American rally driver currently competing in World Rally Championship-2. [1] He began his racing career in 2011 in the North American Nissan GT Academy, a televised competition that took the fastest sim racers in Gran Turismo to compete in real cars to win a professional racing contract with Nissan. After finishing second in the competition, Johnston competed in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge the following year, claiming 14 podiums from 15 races and winning the championship. [2] In 2013, Johnston moved to Europe to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. [3] In 2018, Johnston switched to rallying, competing alongside co-driver Alex Kihurani. [4] Johnston's first rallying win came at the 2020 Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo, where he won the RC4 class, [5] becoming the first American with a class win at the event. [6] Johnston and Kihurani drive the Citroën C3 Rally2 for Saintéloc Junior Team.
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
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2019 | Sean Johnston | Ford Fiesta R2 | MON | SWE 35 | MEX | FRA Ret | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA Ret | FIN 27 | GER | TUR | GBR 26 | ESP | AUS C | NC | 0 |
2020 | Sean Johnston | Peugeot 208 R2 | MON 27 | SWE | MEX | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 R5 | EST 21 | TUR Ret | ITA Ret | MNZ | |||||||||||||
2021 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | MON 17 | ARC 30 | CRO | POR | ITA Ret | KEN | EST Ret | BEL | GRE 17 | FIN | ESP 19 | MNZ | NC | 0 | ||
2022 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | MON 11 | SWE | CRO 19 | POR Ret | ITA | KEN 11 | EST 22 | FIN | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP | JPN 13 | NC | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points |
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2021 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | MON 5 | ARC 7 | CRO | POR | ITA Ret | KEN | EST Ret | BEL | GRE 6 | FIN | ESP 5 | MNZ | 13th | 35 | |
2022 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | MON 4 | SWE | CRO 11 | POR Ret | ITA | KEN 2 | EST 10 | FIN | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP | JPN 6 | 11th | 41 |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | WDC | Points |
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2020 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | EST 8 | TUR Ret | ITA Ret | MNZ | 34th | 4 |
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | WDC | Points |
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2019 | Sean Johnston | Ford Fiesta R2 | SWE 5 | FRA Ret | ITA Ret | FIN 5 | GBR 3 | 4th | 50 |
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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2012 | JDX Racing | GTC | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SEB | LBH | LGA | LIM | MOS | MOH | ROA | BAL | VIR | ATL ovr:28 cls:4 | 24th | 17 |
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
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2015 | Performance Tech Motorsports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY 7 | SEB | LGA | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ROA | COTA | ATL | 39th | 1 | |
2016 | Starworks Motorsport | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY 7 | SEB 7 | LBH | LGA | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ROA | COTA | ATL | 27th | 26 |
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