Kuldar Sikk

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Kuldar Sikk
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Personal information
NationalityFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Born (1979-06-20) 20 June 1979 (age 44)
Puhja, Estonia [1]
World Rally Championship record
Active years 2003–present
Driver Flag of Estonia.svg Ken Torn
Teams OT Racing
Rallies103
Championships 0
Rally wins 0
Podiums1
Stage wins15
First rally 2003 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally 2020 Rally Estonia

Kuldar Sikk (born 20 June 1979) is an Estonian rally co-driver. From 2022 he is the co-driver of Benediktas Vanagas from Lithuania. [2] Sikk holds the record for the best overall result in a car class in the Baltics as well as for an Estonian co-driver.

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Dakar results

YearClassStarting numberDriverVehiclePosition
2023 Car214 Flag of Lithuania.svg Benediktas Vanagas Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing DKR (aka BlackHawk VII)DNF (4/14)
2024 Car223 Flag of Lithuania.svg Benediktas Vanagas Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing DKR (aka BlackHawk VIII)8

Rally career

Kuldar Sikk began his co-driver in 1998, co-driving for several drivers. In the 2003 Monte Carlo Rally, he made his WRC debut in a Suzuki Ignis S1600. The rally also marks the beginning of the partnership with Urmo Aava. [3]

Ott Tanak and Kuldar Sikk in a Ford Fiesta RS WRC during 2012 Rallye Deutschland. 2012 rallye deutschland by 2eightdsc 9263.jpg
Ott Tänak and Kuldar Sikk in a Ford Fiesta RS WRC during 2012 Rallye Deutschland.

From 2010, Sikk became the co-driver of the rising star Ott Tänak. [4] Two years later, in the 2012 Rally Sweden, the Estonian crew took their first stage win on SS14. [5] Another five rounds later, Sikk achieved his first and only WRC podium finish. [6]

After a short partnership with the Ukrainian rally driver Yuriy Protasov, he was co-driving for three more drivers in 2016 and 2017. [7]

Starting from 2018 Rally Sweden, Sikk became the co-driver of Ken Torn in the Junior World Rally Championship. [8]

Rally results

WRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
2002 Urmo Aava Ford Focus RS WRC MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRE KEN FIN
Ret		 GER ITA NZL AUS GBR –0
2003 Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON
20		 SWE TUR
Ret		 NZL ARG GRE
19		 CYP GER FIN
25		 AUS ITA
Ret		 FRA ESP
24		 GBR
Ret		–0
2004 Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON
12		 SWE MEX NZL CYP GRE
Ret		 TUR
16		 ARG FIN
23		 GER JPN GBR
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 FRA ESP
Ret		 AUS –0
2005 Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON
Ret		 SWE MEX NZL ITA
19		 CYP TUR GRE
19		 ARG FIN
16		 GER
Ret		 GBR JPN FRA
19		 ESP
21		 AUS –0
2006 Urmo Aava Suzuki Swift S1600 MON SWE
22		 MEX ESP FRA
17		 ARG ITA
18		 GRE GER FIN
DSQ		 JPN CYP TUR
16		 AUS NZL GBR
42		–0
2007 Urmo Aava Suzuki Swift S1600 MON SWE NOR
28		 MEX POR
15		 ARG ITA
13		 GER
12		 ESP
18		 FRA
Ret		 JPN
15		 IRE GBR 19th3
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 GRE
14		 FIN
7		 NZL
8
2008 World Rally Team Estonia Citroën C4 WRC MON SWE
18		 MEX ARG JOR
Ret		 ITA
8		 GRE
4		 TUR
Ret		 FIN
15		 GER
8		 NZL
5		 ESP
Ret		 FRA
7		 JPN GBR 11th13
2009 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 IRE
10		 NOR
8		 CYP POR ARG ITA GRE POL 19th1
Urmo Aava Honda Civic Type-R R3 FIN
29		 AUS ESP GBR
2010 Ott Tänak Subaru Impreza WRX STi SWE
Ret		 MEX JOR NC0
Pirelli Star Driver Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X TUR
Ret		 NZL POR
Ret		 BUL FIN
18		 GER
31		 JPN FRA
19		 ESP GBR
17
2011 MM Motorsport Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE MEX
10		 POR JOR ITA
7		 ARG GRE
Ret		 FIN
13		 GER
12		 AUS FRA
11		 ESP
27		15th15
M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR
6
2012 M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
8		 SWE
Ret		 MEX
5		 POR
14		 ARG
10		 GRE
9		 NZL
Ret		 FIN
6		 GER
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 FRA
6		 ITA
3		 ESP
Ret		8th52
2013 Symtech Racing Subaru Impreza STi R4 MON
12		 SWE
15		 MEX
18		 POR
21		 ARG
18		NC0
MM Motorsport Ford Fiesta RRC GRE
12		 ITA
Ret		 FIN
15
Ford Fiesta R5 GER
12		 AUS
11		 FRA ESP
Ret		 GBR
Ret
2014 Oleksiy Kikireshko Mini Cooper S2000 MON SWE MEX POR
Ret		 ARG ITA NC0
Ford Fiesta R5 FIN
Ret		 GER AUS FRA ESP
AT Rally Team Ford Fiesta S2000 POL
Ret		 GBR
Ret
2015 EM Eurolamp WRT Mini Cooper S2000 MON SWE
24		 MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC0
2017 Tehase Auto Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL
Ret		 GBR
28		 AUS NC0
Raul Jeets FIN
22		 GER ESP
2018 OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T MON SWE
54		 MEX FRA ARG POR
Ret		 ITA FIN
19		 GER TUR
Ret		 GBR ESP AUS NC0
2019 OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T MON SWE
42		 MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C		NC0
2020 Gregor Jeets Ford Fiesta Rally4 MON SWE MEX EST
32		 TUR ITA MNZ NC0

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