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Gus Greensmith

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Gus Greensmith
Gus Greensmith at the 2023 Central European Rally
Personal information
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27)
Manchester, England
World Rally Championship record
Active years2014–present
TeamsM-Sport, Toksport WRT
Rallies86
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins2
Total points167
First rally2014 Wales Rally GB
Last rally2024 Rally Finland

Fergus "Gus" Greensmith (born 26 December 1996) is a British rally driver.

Rally career

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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.

Media

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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]

Career results

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WRC results

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Greensmith driving a Ford Fiesta R2T at 2015 Rally Poland
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2014 Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R2 MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR
42
NC 0
2015 Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R2T MON SWE MEX ARG POR
36
ITA POL
40
FIN
Ret
GER
Ret
AUS FRA ESP
57
GBR
55
NC 0
2016 Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R2 MON SWE MEX ARG POR
Ret
ITA POL
35
FIN
Ret
GER
63
CHN
C
FRA ESP
24
NC 0
M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 GBR
34
AUS
2017 MSRT Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE
16
MEX FRA ARG POR
20
ITA POL
22
FIN
32
GER
Ret
ESP
45
GBR
17
AUS NC 0
2018 Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R2T MON
Ret
SWE 23rd 2
MSRT Ford Fiesta R5 MEX
9
FRA
13
ARG
12
POR
18
ITA FIN
13
GER
Ret
TUR
Ret
GBR
11
ESP AUS
2019 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 MON
7
SWE
19
MEX FRA ARG
15
CHL
12
ITA
42
15th 9
Ford Fiesta WRC POR
Ret
FIN
Ret
GER
9
Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II TUR
10
GBR
33
ESP
15
AUS
C
2020 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON
63
SWE MEX
9
EST
8
TUR
5
ITA
25
MNZ
Ret
11th 16
2021 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON
8
ARC
9
CRO
7
POR
5
ITA
26
KEN
4
EST
32
BEL
47
GRE
5
FIN
6
ESP
6
MNZ
8
9th 64
2022 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON
5
SWE
5
CRO
15
POR
19
ITA
7
KEN
14
EST
Ret
FIN
7
BEL
19
GRE
29
NZL
Ret
ESP
Ret
JPN
6
10th 44
2023 Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE MEX
6
CRO
14
POR
6
ITA
Ret
KEN EST
Ret
FIN
Ret
GRE
8
CHL
7
EUR
14
JPN 13th 26
2024 Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN
6
CRO
11
POR
Ret
ITA POL
17
LAT
13
FIN
Ret
GRE CHL EUR JPN 13th* 6*

* Season still in progress.

Drive DMACK Cup results

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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

WRC-2 results

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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
Ret
ITA POL
9
LAT FIN
Ret
GRE CHL EUR JPN 13th* 27*

WRC-2 Pro results

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Gus Teams up WIth Elba". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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