WRC Young Driver Team

Multitude

Hankook

HJS

ADAC Team Mittelrhein

1x Portugal, please – with spirit and courage

Junior World Championship driver Claire Schönborn sees the finish line at the legendary Rally Portugal after a courageous and instructive rollercoaster ride

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Born ready – World Rally Championship classic in Portugal ahead

Claire Schönborn joins the Junior World Rally Championship in mid-May and sets her sights on spectacular gravel tracks

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Welcome to claire-schoenborn.com

Here you will find everything you need to know about the up-and-coming rally driver Claire Schönborn, who is currently competing with Jara Hain as co-driver for the “WRC Young Drivers Team” in the “Junior World Rally Championship”.

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Show me the gravel – preparing for Portugal

It was an eventful week of preparation for Claire Schönborn and Jara Hain ahead of their big gravel debut – the upcoming Rally Portugal. And it didn’t even start really well. Spoiler: All’s well that ends well.

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Piece of Art: Claire’s new helmet design

Claire Schönborn’s helmet, designed for her involvement in the Junior World Rally Championship in the WRC Young Driver Team, is far more than just a protective element.

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The Sport

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A word with Claire

A word with Claire

20. March 2025 |

Self-made hill-climb champion, permanent assignments as a race engineer and focus on the big goal: a conversation about female power that motorsport has not seen for a long time.

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Beyond-Sichtung

FIA World Rally Championship

Rallye-WM

SWR

Arctic Lapland Rally

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Rallye-WM

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The People

Fast facts

Claire

Schönborn

Claire

Schönborn

Driver

Claire

Schönborn

Date of birth

July 31, 1999

Claire

Schönborn

Place of birth

Traben-Trarbach, Germany

Claire

Schönborn

Place of residence

Löffelscheid, Germany

Jara

Hain

Jara

Hain

Co-driver

Jara

Hain

Date of birth

November 17, 1999

Jara

Hain

Place of birth

Stadthagen, Germany

Jara

Hain

Place of residence

Nentershausen, Germany

Rally driver

From naught to WRC in just four rallies. Has prevailed in the worldwide selection program "Beyond Rally Women's Driver Development".

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Race engineer

Comprehensive technical expertise in set-up, strategy, data analysis and technical systems.

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Mechanic

Can do everything, does everything: brakes, engine, decals. Natural born screwdriver.

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Facets

Claire & Jara

One is the boss, the other gives the commands. In rallying, the driver and co-driver are always looking for perfect communication. Crisp, efficient, to the point. Two who fit together: that’s what makes Claire Schönborn and Jara Hain tick – each with three defining characteristics.

Rally co-driver

Has already gained a lot of experience. For example in the German Rally Championship, European Rally Championship and World Rally Championship.

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Aspiring doctor

Exams in the bag, practical year ahead: Jara Hain is a budding doctor. She proves how notorious doctor's handwriting goes together with accurate pace notes in rally sport.

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6x6 jogger

Jara Hain doesn't walk the dog. We go for a run. And a 6x6 drive has its advantages ...

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“There is only one plan A – and that is to be successful.”
Claire Schönborn

WRC Young Driver Team

The Calendar

Season

Junior

World Rally Championship

Junior

World Rally Championship

2025

Junior

World Rally Championship

Rally Sweden

February 13–February 16, 2025
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Junior

World Rally Championship

Rally Portugal

May 15–May 18, 2025
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Junior

World Rally Championship

Rally Greece

June 26–June 29, 2025

Junior

World Rally Championship

Rally Finland

July 31–August 3, 2025

Junior

World Rally Championship

Rally Central Europe

October 16–October 19, 2025

Rally Sweden

February 13–February 16, 2025

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Rally Portugal

May 15–May 18, 2025

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Rally Greece

June 26–June 29, 2025

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Rally Finland

July 31–August 3, 2025

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Rally Central Europe

October 16–October 19, 2025

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The Technology

Vehicle

M-SPORT

Ford Fiesta

M-SPORT

Ford Fiesta

Rally3 Evo

M-SPORT

Ford Fiesta

In brief

The Rally3 developed by M-Sport Poland is the perfect rally car for all up-and-coming talents who want to get off to a flying start in rallying. Whether national, regional or international – this rally car is made to shine on every stage and give young talents the chance to develop their skills and prove themselves. The rally car is the same for all teams in the Junior World Rally Championship. It is equipped with a turbocharged three-cylinder engine and sequential gearbox. The key data: all-wheel drive 173 kW (235 PS), 415 Newton meters of maximum torque and, in accordance with the regulations, no electronic assistance systems.

The Partners

Sponsors and supporters

WRC Young Driver Team

Website

Multitude AG

Website

Hankook Tire

Website

HJS GmbH & Co KG

Website

ADAC Mittelrhein e. V.

Website

Results

Rally Portugal

2025

Date: 15.05.–18.05.2025
Service Park: Matosinhos (Portugal)

Surface: Gravel

Special stages: 24
Stage kilometres: 344.50 km
Total distance: 1,790.65 km

Overall winners: Sébastien Ogier/Vincent Landais (FRA/FRA), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, 3h 48m 35.9s

Results Junior WRC

01

#87

Taylor Gill/Daniel Brkic (AUS/AUS)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

4h 15m 07.3s

02

#68

Mille Johansson/Johan Grönvall (SWE/SWE)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 13.4s

03

#90

Kerem Kazaz/Corentin Silvestre (TUR/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 4m 11.7s

04

#91

Thomas Martens/Max Freeman (BEL/GBR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 4h 40.9s

05

#95

Max Smart/Malcolm Read (RSA/AUS)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 4h 45.2s

06

#96

Joosep Ralf Nõgene/Aleks Lesk (EST/EST)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 5h 53.6s

07

#88

Eamonn Kelly/Conor Mohan (IRL/IRL)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 10h 46.3s

08

#94

Diego Domínguez Jr./Rogelio Peñate (PAR/ESP)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 20h 10.3s

09

#89

Ali Türkkan/Oytun Albayrak (TUR/TUR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 34h 12.5s

10

#93

Tristan Charpentier/Florian Barral (FRA/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 1h 24m 15.3s

11

#93

Claire Schönborn/Jara Hain (GER/GER)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 1h 50m 15.2s

DNF

#97

Shaker Jweihan/Aisvydas PaliukÄ—nas (JOR/LIT)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

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Results

Rally Sweden

2025

Date: 13.02.–16.02.2025
Service park: Umeå (Sweden)

Surface: Snow/ice

Special Stages:18
Stage kilometres: 293.84 km
Total distance: 1,054.63 km

Overall winners: Evans Elfyn/Martin Scott (GBR/GBR), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, 2h 33m 39.2s

Results Junior WRC

01

#56

Taylor Gill/Daniel Brkic (AUS/AUS)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

2h 51m 17.7s

02

#58

Mille Johansson/Johan Grönvall (SWE/SWE)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 22.8s

03

#60

Eamonn Kelly/Conor Mohan (IRL/IRL)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 1m 22.7s

04

#54

Ali Türkkan/Oytun Albayrak (TUR/TUR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 1m 31.1s

05

#64

Kerem Kazaz/Corentin Silvestre (TUR/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 2m 48.3s

06

#63

Thomas Martens/Max Freeman (BEL/GBR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 3m 04.2s

07

#65

Claire Schönborn/Jara Hain (GER/GER)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 10m 28.6s

08

#66

Lyssia Baudet/Léa Sam-Caw-Freve (BEL/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 13m 24.9s

09

#61

Tristan Charpentier/Florian Barral (FRA/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 13m 43.7s

10

#57

Diego Domínguez Jr./Rogelio Peñate (PAR/ESP)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 40m 09.8s

11

#59

Max Smart/Cameron Fair (RSA/GBR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 47m 47.2s

12

#62

Joosep Ralf Nõgene/Aleks Lesk (EST/EST)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 1h 09m 42.5s

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