Gus Greensmith

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

Gus Greensmith
Gus Greensmith at the 2019 Rallye Monte Carlo
Personal information
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996
Manchester, England
World Rally Championship record
Active years2014–present
TeamsM-Sport TOK Sport
Rallies71
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins2
Total points135
First rally2014 Wales Rally GB
Last rally2023 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
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 FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 10th* 16*

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 ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 5th* 37*

WRC-2 Pro results
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
  1. "Gus Teams up WIth Elba". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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