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

Rally career

Greensmith's family owns fuel and lubricants distributor Crown Oil. A former youth goalkeeper for

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and karter before moving into the ranks of rally driving. As a karter who went to school in

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he appeared in the

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U18 World Karting Championship in 2012, racing alongside

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and

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among others. In 2014, Greensmith won the British Junior Rally Championship on a Ford Fiesta R1, and debuted at the

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on a

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. In 2015, he entered the

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, where he finished sixth. He also entered five WRC rounds on a Ford Fiesta R2T. At the

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, Greensmith drove a M-Sport

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. He competed full-time in the

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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

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, 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

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, 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

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, 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

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in a documentary series that Elba was filming for

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and drove him in a Ford Fiesta.

Career results

WRC results

* Season still in progress.

Drive DMACK Cup results

WRC-2 results

WRC-2 Pro results

References

External links

Gus Greensmith official websiteeWRC results
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greensmith, Gus British rally drivers English rally drivers 1996 births World Rally Championship drivers Living people English racing drivers Sportspeople from Manchester Karting World Championship drivers M-Sport drivers