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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | 10 January 1987 Reading, PA, USA |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2012, 2017–present |
| Driver | Sean Johnston |
| Rallies | 23 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 0 |
| First rally | 2012 Rally Finland |
Alex Kihurani (born 10 January 1987) is an American rally co-driver currently competing in World Rally Championship-2.[1] He began his rallying career in 2003 in North America and debuted in the WRC at Rally Finland 2012. In 2013, Kihurani moved to London and began competing in the European Rally Championship in 2014 [2]. In 2018, Kihurani started co-driving for Sean Johnston, who switched to rallying.[3] The pairing's first rallying win came at the 2020 Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo, where they won the RC4 class,[4] becoming the first Americans with a class win at the event.[5] Johnston and Kihurani drive the Citroën C3 Rally2 for Saintéloc Junior Team.
Career results
editWRC results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sean Johnston | Ford Fiesta R2 | MON | SWE 35 |
MEX | FRA Ret |
ARG | CHL | POR | ITA Ret |
FIN 27 |
GER | TUR | GBR 26 |
ESP | AUS C |
NC | 0 |
| 2020 | Sean Johnston | Peugeot 208 R2 | MON 27 |
SWE | MEX | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
| Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 R5 | EST 21 |
TUR Ret |
ITA Ret |
MNZ | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | MON 17 |
ARC 30 |
CRO | POR | ITA Ret |
KEN | EST Ret |
BEL | GRE 17 |
FIN | ESP 19 |
MNZ | NC | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | MON 11 |
SWE | CRO 19 |
POR Ret |
ITA | KEN 11 |
EST 22 |
FIN | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP | JPN 13 |
NC | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
WRC Academy results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Chris Duplessis | Ford Fiesta R2 | POR | GRE | FIN 6 |
GER | FRA | ESP | NC | 0 |
WRC-2 results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | MON 5 |
ARC 7 |
CRO | POR | ITA Ret |
KEN | EST Ret |
BEL | GRE 6 |
FIN | ESP 5 |
MNZ | 13th | 35 | |
| 2022 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | MON 4 |
SWE | CRO 11 |
POR Ret |
ITA | KEN 2 |
EST 10 |
FIN | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP | JPN 6 |
11th | 41 |
* Season still in progress.
WRC-3 results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | EST 8 |
TUR Ret |
ITA Ret |
MNZ | 34th | 4 |
J-WRC results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sean Johnston | Ford Fiesta R2 | SWE 5 |
FRA Ret |
ITA Ret |
FIN 5 |
GBR 3 |
4th | 50 |
References
edit- ^ "Co-Driver profile - Alexander Kihurani". eWRC-results.com. eWRC.cz. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Alex Kihurani Makes a Splash in Europe". theamerican.co.uk. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Barry, Luke (2020-05-07). "THE AMERICAN RALLY PAIRING EYEING UP LIFE IN THE WRC". DirtFish Rally.
- ^ "Sean Johnston - Alexander Kihurani Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2020". eWRC-results.com. eWRC.cz. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Johnston Gives World Rally Championship Fans in U.S. a moment". autoweek.com. autoweek.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.