Guy Wilks (born 22 January 1981) is a British

rally driver Rally is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (often called ''rally racing),'' navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed time or average speed. ...

. Wilks started rallying at the age of 19, but currently drives for JRM in the

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. In 2011 Wilks drove for Peugeot UK in the

Intercontinental Rally Challenge The Intercontinental Rally Challenge was an FIA-sanctioned rallying series organised by SRW Events and Eurosport Events, and aimed to "give new opportunities to young or amateur rally drivers competing in recognised regional and international ral ...

. In 2012 he did not compete.

Career

Lancer-Guy Wilks-2007 Wales Rally GB 001

Wilks who was born in

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, County Durham became

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Junior Champion in 2000 in his first year in the sport, graduating within the

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'Ladder of Opportunity' scheme to the Puma 1400 series for 2001. He finished second in the championship. The following year Wilks entered the

British Rally Championship The British Rally Championship is a rallying series based in the United Kingdom. The first championship was run in 1958 and it has been licensed by the Motor Sports Association (MSA) since 1999. MSA has opted not to run the series in 2015, in ...

(BRC) in a

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specification Puma, finishing fifth overall in the championship and third in the British Super1600 Rally Championship. In 2003 Wilks competed in the

Junior World Rally Championship The FIA Junior WRC, also known as JWRC and previously known as Junior World Rally Championship, is an international rallying competition restricted to drivers under 29 years old. The championship currently consists of five select rallies of th ...

(JWRC) driving a Ford Puma prepared by Chris Birkbeck Motorsport finishing seventh in the standings. Wilks missed out on an opportunity to join the Subaru World Rally Team for the 2004 season, as he had signed a contract with Suzuki. For 2004 Wilks made the switch from Ford to a works entry in the JWRC with

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driving an Ignis alongside Per-Gunnar Andersson. Over the next three years Wilks won five rallies and finished second in the JWRC in 2005. Wins included his first JWRC victory at the Acropolis Rally in 2004 and Rally GB in the same year. During his time driving for Suzuki Wilks also won the British Super 1600 title and British Junior title in 2005. Wilks split with Suzuki at the end of 2006 as they moved their focus to a full-fledged enter in

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(WRC). In 2007 Wilks joined the

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specification

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in the BRC. Over the next two years Wilks won eight rallies and the BRC title outright. In addition to the BRC in 2007, Wilks also competed in a number of WRC events with

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support allowing him to make his

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debut in

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driving a Ford Focus 03 WRC. In total he competed in seven events with a sixth place in

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his best finish in a Subaru S11 WRC. Guy Wilks Škoda Fabia Scotland 2010

2008 saw Wilks supplement his BRC commitments with several outings in a

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R3 rally car for Italy's JAS Motorsport. Wilks made the switch in 2009 to S2000 class rallying with Mellors Elliot Motorsport driving a

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Super 2000 car in the Pirelli International Rally. Then, on 6 June 2009, Proton announced an entry for Wilks in the

(IRC). He competed in six events with Proton before making the switch to drive for

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UK in

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which he won. On 12 January 2010, it was announced that Wilks would compete on selected rounds of the 2010 IRC driving a Škoda Fabia S2000 for Škoda UK. In the first four rallies of the season, Guy finished 6th in Rallye Monte-Carlo, 2nd in Rally Internacional de Curitiba, 2nd in Rally Argentina and 3rd in Rally Islas Canarias. During the first stage of the 2010 Rally d'Italia Sardegna Wilks crashed his Škoda and was flown to hospital after reporting pains in his lower back. Hospital checks found the Wilks had fractures to his first and second lumbar vertebrae. The injury meant that Wilks missed three events on the IRC Calendar making a comeback at the Barum Czech Rally Zlín at the end of August. It was confirmed that Wilks, who finished the year in sixth overall in the championship, would make the switch from Škoda to the

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run Peugeot UK Team for the

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IRC.

Racing record

Complete WRC results

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JWRC results

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PWRC results

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Complete IRC results

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Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results

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Supercar

References

External links

Guy Wilks Official SiteIRC Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilks, Guy English rally drivers Intercontinental Rally Challenge drivers World Rally Championship drivers World Rallycross Championship drivers Sportspeople from Darlington Living people 1981 births People educated at Barnard Castle School Peugeot Sport drivers