Robert Virves

Robert Virves
Personal information
NationalityEstonia Estonian
Born (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 24)
Estonia
World Rally Championship record
Active years2020–present
Co-driverEstonia Aleks Lesk
Estonia Sander Pruul
Sweden Julia Thulin
Portugal Hugo Magalhães
United Kingdom Craig Drew
Rallies21
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points7
First rally2020 Rally Estonia

Robert Virves (born 8 July 2000) is an Estonian rally driver.[1] He won the 2022 Junior World Rally Championship.[2] Virves is competing in 2024 WRC-2 with Škoda Fabia RS Rally2.[3]

Career

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2022

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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

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JWRC victories

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 #  Event Season Co-driver Car
1 Greece 2022 Acropolis Rally 2022 Sweden Julia Thulin Ford Fiesta Rally3

Other notable victories

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 #  Event Season Co-driver Car
1 Estonia Rally Estonia Nationals 2024 2024 United Kingdom Craig Drew Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

Results

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WRC summary

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Season Team Starts Victories Podiums Stage wins DNF Points Final result
2020 Private 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
2021 Private 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
2022 Private 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
2023 M-Sport 6 0 0 0 3 0 NC
Total 17 0 0 0 3 0

WRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Points
2020 Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally4 MON SWE MEX EST
30
TUR ITA MNZ NC 0
2021 Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 MON FIN CRO
51
POR
33
ITA KEN EST
34
BEL
22
GRE FIN ESP
30
MNZ NC 0
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 NC 0
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 NC 0
2024 Robert Virves Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA
11
POL
11
LAT FIN
14
GRE
5
CHI EUR JPN 7* 18th*

* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. 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 27th 10
2024 Robert Virves Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA
6
POL
3
LAT FIN
8
GRE
2
CHI EUR JPN 8th* 45*

* Season still in progress

WRC-2 Challenger

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. 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 15th 24

ERC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2022 M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta Rally3 PRT1 PRT2 ESP1 POL
13
LAT ITA
15
CZE ESP2 50th 4
2023 RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 PRT
16
CAN POL LAT
5
SWE ITA CZE HUN 26th 19
2024 Robert Virves Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 HUN CAN SWE EST
2
ITA CZE GBR POL 14th* 28*

* Season still in progress

JWRC results/WRC-3 Junior

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 WDC Points
2020 Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally4 SWE EST
3
ITA MNZ 9th 17
2021 Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 CRO
7
POR
3
EST
7
BEL
3
ESP
3
5th 78
2022 Starter Energy Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 SWE
6
CRO
2
POR
3
EST
2
GRE
1
1st 130

References

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  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.
  4. ^ Lindsay, Alasdair (21 July 2022). "The Ogier record that was broken on Rally Estonia". DirtFish.
  5. ^ "WRC - Virves becomes first Estonian Junior WRC Champion". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 September 2022.
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