Stuart Loudon

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Stuart Loudon
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Loudon at the 2017 Wales Rally GB
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1988-04-11) April 11, 1988 (age 34)
Uddingston, United Kingdom
Related to Boyd Tunnock (Grandfather)
World Rally Championship record
Active years 20112014, 20162018, 2021–present
Teams M-Sport Ford WRT
Rallies24
Championships 0
Rally wins 0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
First rally 2011 Rallye Deutschland
Last rally 2022 Rally Japan

Stuart Loudon (born 11 April 1988 in Uddingston) is a British rally co-driver and engineer. [1] He was a co-driver to Gus Greensmith at the 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna for M-Sport Ford. [2]

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Personal life

Loudon was born in Uddingston. His grandfather is Boyd Tunnock, who owes Tunnock's. [3] Loudon is also a qualified Rolls-Royce Aeronautical Engineer. [4]

Rally results

YearEntrantCar1234567891011121314WDCPoints
2011 John MacCrone Ford Fiesta R2 SWE MEX POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN GER
Ret
AUS FRA ESP GBR
22
NC0
2012 John MacCrone Ford Fiesta R2 MON SWE MEX POR
NC
ARG GRE
NC
NZL FIN
NC
GER
NC
GBR FRA
NC
ITA ESP
NC
NC0
2013 Symtech Racing Subaru Impreza STi MON
44
SWE MEX NC0
Robert Barrable Ford Fiesta S2000 POR
11
ARG GRE ITA
Ford Fiesta R5 FIN
18
GER
Ret
AUS FRA
26
ESP
15
GBR
21
2014 Robert Barrable Ford Fiesta R5 MON
13
SWE MEX POR
16
ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP
16
GBR NC0
2016 Abu Dhabi Racing Team Citroën DS3 R3T Max MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER CHN
C
FRA
Ret
ESP GBR AUS NC0
2017 C-Rally Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR
39
AUS NC0
2018 Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER
Ret
TUR GBR ESP AUS NC0
2021 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON ARC CRO POR ITA
26
KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ NC0
2022 McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 MON SWE CRO POR
52
ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP NC0
Luke Anear Ford Fiesta Rally2 JPN
18

* Season still in progress.

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References

  1. "Stuart Loudon". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. "Preview – Rally Italia Sardegna". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. McGilvray, Andy (6 August 2018). "Uddingston rally star Stuart Loudon turns his attention back to motorsport". Daily Record . Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. Bailey, Max (8 April 2020). "Q&A with Stuart Loudon". nickygrist.com . Retrieved 7 August 2022.