
McRae, the son of former World Rally Championship driver Alister and nephew of the late 1995 WRC champion Colin, has been eyeing a move into European competition having largely focussed his career around his native national championship in Australia.
The 18-year-old had set his sights on competing in the Junior World Rally Championship after testing a Rally3 JWRC-specification Fiesta last year, but the timeline and the early start to the JWRC season made a move to the Junior ERC more viable.