Louise Aitken-Walker

Louise Aitken-Walker
MBE

Louise Aitken-Walker in 2023
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1960-01-21) 21 January 1960 Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1979 - 1991
Co-driver	Jan Williamson  Ellen Morgan  Tina Thörner
Teams	Ford Nissan Opel Vauxhall
Rallies	22
Championships	0
Rally wins	1
Podiums	0
Stage wins	0
Total points	1
First rally	RAC Rally 1979
Last rally	RAC Rally 1991

Louise Dunn Aitken-Walker MBE (born January 1960 in Duns, Berwickshire) is a British rally and racing driver. Aitken-Walker entered competition in 1979 and finished 19th in her first Rally GB two years later. She contested the 1989 British Touring Car Championship in a Class C Vauxhall Astra finishing fifth in points, and in 1990 was the first ever Ladies World Champion, the pinnacle of a successful 14-year career. She was awarded the Segrave Trophy in 1990. She retired in 1993 to have a family (son John and daughter Gina) and concentrate on her business affairs. She runs Aitken-Walker Cars, which specializes in quality used cars, with her husband Graham in the Scottish Borders.

In September 2008, Aitken-Walker took part in the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, a round of the Scottish Rally Championship centred in Perth in Scotland. A historic Talbot Sunbeam Lotus was her chosen car for the event. She was one of a number of ex-world and British champions to take part in the event in memory of McRae, who died in 2007.

Aitken-Walker was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

Racing record

Complete WRC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	WDC	Pts
1979	Louise Aitken	Ford Fiesta	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	GRE	NZL	FIN	CAN	ITA	FRA	GBR Ret	CIV			NC	0
1980	Mogil Motors	Ford Fiesta	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	GRC	ARG	FIN	NZL	ITA	FRA	GBR Ret	CIV			NC	0
1981	M.C.D. Services	Ford Escort RS2000	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	ARG	BRA	FIN	ITA	CIV	GBR 19			NC	0
1982	M.C.D. Services	Ford Escort RS2000	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	BRA	FIN	ITA	CIV	GBR 20			NC	0
1983	Louise Aitken	Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI	MON 48														NC	0
		Ford Escort XR3i		SWE 60	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN	ITA	CIV
	British Junior Rally Team	Ford Escort RS1600												GBR Ret
1984	R.E.D.	Ford Escort RS1600	MON	SWE 23	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN	ITA	CIV	GBR Ret			NC	0
1985	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Peugeot 205 GTI	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN	ITA	CIV	GBR 16			NC	0
1986	Team Nissan Europe	Nissan 240RS	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN	CIV	ITA	GBR 15	USA		NC	0
1987	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Peugeot 205 GTI	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	USA	NZL	ARG	FIN	CIV	ITA	GBR Ret		NC	0
1988	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Peugeot 205 GTI	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	USA	NZL	ARG	FIN	CIV	ITA	GBR Ret		NC	0
1989	Vauxhall Dealer Sport	Vauxhall Astra GTE	SWE	MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN	AUS	ITA	CIV	GBR 18		NC	0
1990	GM Euro Sport	Vauxhall Astra GTE	MON 11											GBR 17			NC	0
		Opel Kadett GSI		POR Ret	KEN	FRA Ret	GRC	NZL 11	ARG	FIN	AUS 13	ITA 18	CIV
1991	Mobil 1 / Ford Cellular	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS 4x4	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRC	NZL	ARG	FIN	AUS	ITA	CIV	ESP	GBR 10	62nd	1

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class - 1 point awarded all races)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	DC	Pts	Class
1989	Vauxhall Motorsport	Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v	C	OUL	SIL 20	THR 15	DON 12	THR 16	SIL 19	SIL 22	BRH 15	SNE 17	BRH 15	BIR 17	DON 18	SIL Ret	5th	72	2nd
Source:

See also

List of female World Rally Championship drivers

External links

• Rally experience sessions with Aitken-Walker
• Family-run business with her husband, Son & Daughter
• Louises Daughter Gina has started her career, supported by her mum
• Louise Aitken-Walker at the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame