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FOUND: What s next for the wrc s new rising star - What They Never Told You

Romet Jurgenson WRC FIA JWRC Sebastien Ogier Ford Robert Reid Sebastien Loeb Croatia Finland

After spotting an advert for the FIA Rally Star talent search programme while in the Estonian Military, Romet Jurgenson is now preparing for a career in the World Rally Championship.

Three years on from that moment when the advert made him abruptly stop scrolling on his phone, the 24-year-old has now repaid the faith the FIA Rally Star Programme put in him by lifting the Junior WRC title at last weekend’s Acropolis Rally. The triumph arrived a year ahead of the FIA’s predicted timeline for the initiative. 

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