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 Gus Greensmith at the 2023 Central European Rally | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 26 December 1996 Manchester, England |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2014–present |
| Teams | M-Sport, Toksport WRT |
| Rallies | 82 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 2 |
| Total points | 167 |
| First rally | 2014 Wales Rally GB |
| Last rally | 2024 Croatia Rally |
Fergus "Gus" Greensmith (born 26 December 1996) is a British rally driver.
Greensmith's family owns fuel and lubricants distributor Crown Oil. A former youth goalkeeper for Manchester City F.C. and karter before moving into the ranks of rally driving.
As a karter who went to school in Manchester he appeared in the CIK-FIA U18 World Karting Championship in 2012, racing alongside Charles Leclerc, Ben Barnicoat and Joey Mawson among others.
In 2014, Greensmith won the British Junior Rally Championship on a Ford Fiesta R1, and debuted at the Wales Rally GB on a Ford Fiesta R2.
In 2015, he entered the Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy, where he finished sixth. He also entered five WRC rounds on a Ford Fiesta R2T.
At the 2016 Wales Rally GB, Greensmith drove a M-Sport Ford Fiesta R5.
He competed full-time in the 2017 World Rally Championship-2 on an M-Sport Ford Fiesta R5, finishing 11th in the overall standings.
In the 2018 World Rally Championship-2 he scored four podiums and placed fourth in points. In the 2018 Rally Mexico, Greensmith finished ninth and scored World Rally Championship points for the first time.
In 2019 he claimed two wins and six podiums on a Ford Fiesta R5, ranking third in the WRC-2 standings. He also entered three rounds with an M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC, finishing 9th in Germany.
The Brit became an M-Sport Ford factory driver for the 2020 World Rally Championship. He had a best finish of fifth at Turkey, and finished 11th in points.
In 2021 he had a best result of fourth at the Safari Rally, and was 9th in the overall table.
Greensmith earned his first WRC stage victory at the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally. He scored points in five out of 13 races, and was 10th in the WRC drivers standings.
In 2015, he teamed up with Idris Elba in a documentary series that Elba was filming for Discovery TV and drove him in a Ford Fiesta. [1]
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| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Gus Greensmith | Ford Fiesta R2T | POR 4 | POL 4 | FIN Ret | GER Ret | ESP 7 | 6th | 48 |
| 2016 | Gus Greensmith | Ford Fiesta R2T | POR Ret | POL 4 | FIN Ret | GER 6 | ESP 2 | 4th | 52 |
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | CHN C | FRA | ESP | GBR 12 | AUS | NC | 0 |
| 2017 | MSRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE 5 | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR 6 | ITA | POL 7 | FIN 8 | GER Ret | ESP 13 | GBR 6 | AUS | 11th | 36 | |
| 2018 | MSRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX 2 | FRA | ARG 2 | POR 8 | ITA | FIN 3 | GER Ret | TUR Ret | GBR 3 | ESP | AUS | 4th | 70 | |
| 2023 | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MON | SWE | MEX 1 | CRO 6 | POR 1 | ITA Ret | KEN | EST | FIN Ret | GRE 2 | CHL 2 | EUR 4 | JPN | 2nd | 111 | |
| 2024 | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MON | SWE | KEN 1 | CRO | POR | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | 6th* | 25* | |
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON 1 | SWE 3 | MEX | FRA | ARG 2 | CHL 3 | POR | ITA 4 | 3rd | 137 | ||||||
| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | FIN WD | GER | TUR 1 | GBR 3 | ESP 4 | AUS C |
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