Egon Kaur (born 20 August 1987) is an Estonian rally driver.

Egon Kaur
Egon Kaur in 2023 Rally Estonia
Personal information
NationalityEstonia Estonian
Born (1987-08-20) 20 August 1987 (age 37)
Pärnu, Estonia
World Rally Championship record
Active years2006, 20082009, 2011, 2014, 2020
Co-driverEstonia Avo Kristov
Estonia Simo Koskinen
Estonia Erik Lepikson
Estonia Mait Laidvee
Estonia Silver Simm
Estonia Jakko Viilo
Rallies22
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points2
First rallyUnited Kingdom 2006 Wales Rally GB
Last rallyEstonia 2023 Rally Estonia
Last updated on: 27 July 2023.

Career

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Egon started rallying in 2004, and made his World Rally Championship debut on the 2006 Wales Rally GB in a Renault Clio.[1] His next WRC appearances came in the 2008 season in Sweden and Wales, behind the wheel of a Subaru Impreza WRX STi. He contested Wales Rally GB again at the end of 2009.

After winning the Estonian Group N title in 2010, Egon contested the new WRC Academy class in 2011. He won the first three rounds of the season in Portugal, Sardinia and Finland. Kaur narrowly missed winning the 2011 FIA WRC Academy title to Craig Breen, with equal championship points but fewer fastest stage times.

In February 2011, Egon was one of 12 drivers selected for the first FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy.[2]

In 2012 he started to use the experience gained from the academies to manage a similar program named "EAL Akadeemia" for young Estonian drivers.[3]

His main sponsors throughout the years have been Estonian based companies Provintsi Transport, Gustaf Tallinn and DS Seaways (former Baltic Scandinavian Lines).

In 2013, Egon continued to drive in local Estonian championship and run his Kaur Motorsport rallyschool.

Results

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WRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2006 Egon Kaur Renault Clio RS MON SWE MEX ESP FRA ARG ITA GRE GER FIN JPN CYP TUR AUS NZL GBR
Ret
NC 0
2008 Egon Kaur Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE
38
MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE TUR FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN NC 0
World Rally Team Estonia GBR
Ret
2009 Egon Kaur Subaru Impreza WRX STi IRE NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GRE POL FIN AUS ESP GBR
27
NC 0
2014 Kaur Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA
Ret
POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2020 Kaur Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON SWE MEX EST
12
TUR ITA MNZ NC 0
2021 Kaur Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON ARC
14
CRO POR
Ret
ITA
38
KEN EST
33
BEL GRE FIN
18
ESP MNZ NC 0
2022 Egon Kaur Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON SWE
10
CRO POR ITA KEN EST
25
FIN
10
BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN 34th 2
2023 Egon Kaur Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE
20
MEX CRO POR ITA KEN NC 0
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 EST
15
FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN

WRC-2 results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WDC Points
2014 Kaur Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA
Ret
POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2022 Egon Kaur Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON SWE
4
CRO POR ITA KEN EST
12
FIN
2
BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN 13th 30
2023 Egon Kaur Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE
11
MEX CRO POR ITA KEN 28th 6
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 EST
7
FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN

WRC-3 results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2020 Kaur Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON SWE MEX EST
3
TUR ITA MNZ 15th 15
2021 Kaur Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON ARC
2
CRO POR
Ret
ITA
12
KEN EST
10
BEL GRE FIN
6
ESP MNZ 10th 45

PWRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos. Points
2008 World Rally Team Estonia Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE TUR FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN GBR
Ret
NC 0

WRC Academy results

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Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 WDC Points
2011 Playboy Estonia Rally Team POR
1
ITA
1
FIN
1
GER
8
FRA
Ret
GBR
2
2nd 111

References

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  1. ^ "Driver profile – Egon Kaur". eWRC-results.com. eWRC.cz. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Drivers Chosen for FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy". fiainstitute.com. FIA. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. ^ "EAL Akadeemia". autosport.ee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
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