The 2021 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the ninth season of Junior WRC, a rallying championship governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. The championship was open to drivers under the age of thirtyâÂÂalthough no such restriction existed for co-driversâÂÂcompeting in identical one-litre Ford Fiesta R2s built and maintained by M-Sport. The championship began in April 2021 at the Croatia Rally.
Tom KristenssonàandàJoakim Sjöbergàwere the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions while Swedenàwas the defending Nations' Trophy winner. Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen became the first Finnish crew to win the championship. Finland took the Nations' Trophy victory.
The FIA Junior WRC Championship titles were not awarded in 2022, with WRC3 Junior titles taking their place. However, FIA Junior WRC titles would make a return in 2023.
The following events were included in the 2021 Junior WRC Championship. Each event was taken from the 2021 World Rally Championship calendar.
Rally Croatia made its championship début. The Ypres Rally also made its début, replacing Rally GB. Rally Catalunya returned to the schedule after being removed from the 2020 calendar before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the championship. Rally Italia Sardegna was removed from the calendar. Rally Sweden was omitted from the Junior WRC Championship calendar before it was removed from the wider World Rally Championship schedule. The Rally Monza was also removed from the calendar as it was only included on the 2020 schedule in response to the pandemic.
The following crews competed in the championship:
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers. An additional point was given for every stage win. The best four results out of five counted towards the final driversâ and co-driversâ standings. However, all points gained from stage wins were retained. Double points were awarded for drivers' championship at the season's finale.