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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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