Gus Greensmith
Fergus "Gus" Greensmith (born 26 December 1996) is a British rally driver.
 Gus Greensmith at the 2023 Central European Rally | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 26 December 1996 Manchester, England |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2014–present |
| Teams | M-Sport, Toksport WRT |
| Rallies | 82 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 2 |
| Total points | 167 |
| First rally | 2014 Wales Rally GB |
| Last rally | 2024 Croatia Rally |
Rally career
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
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
WRC results
| 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 |
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| 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 | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | 13th* | 6* | |
* Season still in progress.
Drive DMACK Cup results
| 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
| 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 | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | 6th* | 25* | |
References
- "Gus Teams up WIth Elba". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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