The race to win one of the biggest prizes in rallying is over: Nikolay Gryazin is the winner of the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship for 2018* and the recipient of a prize drive in a World Rally Car on a European round of the world championship in 2019.

The 2018 FIA European Rally Championship drew to an action-packed close on Rally Liepāja earlier today. Here's a reminder of who won what this season*.

Emma Falcón secured the 2018 ERC Ladies’ Trophy title on the final stage of Rally Liepāja, though her main competitor Catie Munnings secured victory on the rally itself.

Sergei Remennik scored his first win in the FIA European Rally Championship’s ERC2 category this year on Rally Liepāja, the season finale.

ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team secured a 1-2 finish in the Pirelli-supported FIA ERC Junior U27 category on Rally Liepāja but with Swede Tom Kristensson beating new champion* Mārtiņš Sesks to victory on his home event.

Russian promise Nikolay Gryazin scooped a maiden FIA ERC Junior Under 28 championship title* on Rally Liepāja, while a titanic scrap between Fredrik Åhlin and Fabian Kreim for third provided a fantastic sub-plot.