Aussie Gill confirmed for 2025 Junior WRC
Young up-and-coming Aussie rally star Taylor Gill and co-driver Dan Brkic have been confirmed and deservedly rewarded with a second stint in the Junior WRC Championship in 2025.
The Newcastle born rally driver and talented mechanic – who in 2023 became the youngest ever ARC Production Cup winner – had a sensational 2024 debut season in the Junior WRC, and will get a deserved second crack on the FIA World Rally Championship calendar next season.
Gill will again pilot a Ford Fiesta Rally3 Evo in the Rally Star program after a host of drivers were announced again overnight, with the 2025 calendar to take in Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Finland and Central Europe (new addition along with Portugal to the junior calendar), with dates to be announced.
Gill and Brkic took off in 2024, taking a win and a podium across five rounds in the Junior WRC
If not for mechanical and tyre issues on the brutal roads of the Acropolis Rally Greece, Taylor and Brkic were in the contention for the title in the final round, with a fighting eighth place finish seeing him drop from second in the title race to fourth by season’s end.
But in a huge year of learning and new experiences, the pair had a plethora of momentous outings, including becoming the first Aussies to capture a class win at the legendary Rally Finland, as well as a second place on the unforgiving Asphalt of Rally Croatia.
They had the pace to compete all season against eventual champion Romet Jurgenson, who captured the coveted title that netted a select amount of drives in WRC2 machinery in 2025.
As a cool spinoff bonus to their debut season, Gill’s Fiesta will also feature in the EA Sports WRC expansion pack, which Gill described by saying “A pretty cool boy hood dream to have our car in the world’s premier rally game!”
Check out Taylor’s personal video diary on his YouTube Channel below, detailing how he fared at the treacherous Rally Greece…
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