 Egon Kaur in 2023 Rally Estonia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Estonian |
| Born | 20 August 1987 Pärnu, Estonia |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2006, 2008–2009, 2011, 2014, 2020- |
| Co-driver | Silver Simm |
| Rallies | 20 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 2 |
| First rally |  2006 Wales Rally GB |
| Last rally | 2023 Rally Estonia |
| Last updated on: 27 July 2023. | |
Egon Kaur (born 20 August 1987) is an Estonian rally driver.
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).
Currently in 2013 Egon is driving in local Estonian championship and running his Kaur Motorsport rallyschool.
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
| 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 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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