Tom Kristensson and
Joakim Sjöberg were the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions while
Sweden was 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.
Calendar
The following events are under contract to be run as part of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. Each event is taken from the
2021 World Rally Championship calendar.
Rally Croatia made its championship début.[9] 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 World Rally 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.
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 drivers’ and co-drivers’ standings. However, all points gained from stage wins were retained. Double points were awarded for drivers' championship at the season's finale.