Aaron Johnston
Johnston at the 2023 Central European Rally
Personal information
NationalityRepublic of Ireland Irish
Born (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995
World Rally Championship record
Active years2019–present
DriverTakamoto Katsuta
TeamsToyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Rallies29
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums2
Stage wins2
First rally2019 Wales Rally GB

Aaron Johnston (born 2 February 1995) is an Irish rallying co-driver. He is currently partnered with Takamoto Katsuta for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT in the World Rally Championship .

Rally career

Johnston's rally career began at the age of sixteen.[1] At the 2019 Wales Rally GB, he made his WRC debut by co-driving with Oliver Solberg in a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 in the WRC-2 category.[2] Both Johnston and Solberg were signed by Hyundai Motorsport to compete for the 2021 World Rally Championship-2.[3]

On 16 September 2021 he and Solberg announce their split after 3 years of collaboration.[4] Just five days later on 21 September Johnston announced he would partner Japanese driver Takamoto Katsuta for the 2021 Rally Finland,[5] replacing the injured Daniel Barrit.

Rally victories

ERC victories

 #  Event Season Co-driver Car
1 Latvia 7th Rally Liepāja 2019 Sweden Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2 Latvia 8th Rally Liepāja 2020 Sweden Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

Rally record

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2019 Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR
Ret		 ESP AUS
C		 NC 0
2020 Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON
25		 MEX
Ret		 EST
9		 TUR 17th 8
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo SWE
17		 ITA
18		 MNZ
7
2021 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 MON
Ret		 CRO POR
11		 EST
Ret		 17th 12
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 BEL
Ret		 GRE
Ret
Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC ARC
WD		 ITA
WD		 KEN
Ret
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC FIN
37		 ESP
40		 MNZ
7
2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 MON
8		 SWE
4		 CRO
6		 POR
4		 ITA
6		 KEN
3		 EST
5		 FIN
6		 BEL
5		 GRE
6		 NZL
Ret		 ESP
7		 JPN
3		 5th 122
2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 MON
6		 SWE
Ret		 MEX
23		 CRO
6		 POR
33		 ITA
40		 KEN
4		 EST
7		 FIN
3		 GRE
6		 CHL EUR JAP 7th* 66*

* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2019 Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR
Ret		 ESP AUS
C		 NC 0
2021 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 MON
WD		 ARC CRO POR
5		 ITA KEN EST
Ret		 23rd 10
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 BEL
Ret		 GRE
Ret		 FIN ESP MNZ

WRC-3 results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WDC Points
2020 Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON SWE
5		 TUR ITA
6		 MNZ
2		 4th 61
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MEX
Ret		 EST
1

ERC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points
2019 Sports Racing Technologies Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 PRT ESP LAT
1		 POL ITA CZE CYP HUN 6th 39
2020 Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 ITA
3		 LAT
1		 PRT
23		 ESP
4		 2nd 112
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo HUN
4

References

  1. ↑ "Aaron Johnston". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Evans, David (24 July 2019). "Petter and Oliver Solberg team up for WRC's Wales Rally GB". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Caldwell, Chris (18 December 2020). "Johnston's dreams come true with Hyundai deal". ulsterherald.com. Ulster Herald. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Solberg and co-driver Johnston split". DirtFish. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Toyota's Katsuta brings in ex-Solberg WRC co-driver Johnston". DirtFish. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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