# Aaron Johnston (co-driver)

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. 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. Both Johnston and Solberg were signed by Hyundai Motorsport to compete for the 2021 World Rally Championship-2.
On 16 September 2021 he and Solberg announce their split after 3 years of collaboration. Just five days later on 21 September Johnston announced he would partner Japanese driver Takamoto Katsuta for the 2021 Rally Finland, replacing the injured Daniel Barrit.

## Rally victories
### ERC victories

| # | Event | Season | Co-driver | Car |
| 1 | 7th Rally Liepāja | 2019 | Oliver Solberg | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 |
| 2 | 8th Rally Liepāja | 2020 | 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 |
| 2020 | Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | | SWE 17 | | | | ITA 18 | MNZ 7 | | | | | | | | 17th | 8 |
| 2021 | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 R5 | MON Ret | | CRO | POR 11 | | | EST Ret | | | | | | | | 17th | 12 |
| 2021 | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | | | | | | | | BEL Ret | GRE Ret | | | | | | 17th | 12 |
| 2021 | Hyundai 2C Competition | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | | ARC WD | | | ITA WD | KEN Ret | | | | | | | | | 17th | 12 |
| 2021 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | | | | | | | | | | FIN 37 | ESP 40 | MNZ 7 | | | 17th | 12 |
| 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 5 | EUR 5 | JPN 5 | | 7th | 101 |
| 2024 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | MON 7 | SWE 45 | KEN 2 | CRO 5 | POR 29 | ITA 35 | POL 8 | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | | 7th* | 58* |
* 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 |
| 2021 | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | | | | | | | | BEL Ret | GRE Ret | FIN | ESP | MNZ | | | 23rd | 10 |

### 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 |
| 2020 | Oliver Solberg | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | | | MEX Ret | EST 1 | | | | 4th | 61 |

### 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 |
| 2020 | Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | | | | HUN 4 | | | | | 2nd | 112 |