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Gus Greensmith

{{short description|British rally driver (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox WRC driver

| name = Gus Greensmith

| image = WRC-2 Central European Rallye 2023 Gus Greensmith.jpg

| caption = Gus Greensmith at the 2023 Central European Rally

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|12|26}}

| birth_place = Manchester, England

| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| Years = 2014–present

| Teams = M-Sport, Toksport WRT

| Races = 92

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Stagewins = 2

| Points = 177

| First race = 2014 Wales Rally GB

| Last race = 2025 Safari Rally

| updated = 27 March 2025

}}

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

Rally career

File:Rajd Polski 2015 Gus Greensmith.jpg at 2015 Rally Poland]]

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gusgreensmith.com/news/gus-greensmith-teams-idris-elba/ |title=Gus Teams up WIth Elba |access-date=2015-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040425/http://www.gusgreensmith.com/news/gus-greensmith-teams-idris-elba/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}

Career results

=WRC results=

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

{{WRC|2014}}

! nowrap| Gus Greensmith

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R2

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| POR

| ARG

| ITA

| POL

| FIN

| GER

| AUS

| FRA

| ESP

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
42

|

! NC

! 0

{{WRC|2015}}

! nowrap| Gus Greensmith

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R2T

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| ARG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
36

| ITA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POL
40

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

| AUS

| FRA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
57

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
55

|

! NC

! 0

rowspan="2"| {{WRC|2016}}

! nowrap| Gus Greensmith

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R2

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| ARG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

| ITA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POL
35

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
63

| CHN
C

| FRA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
24

|colspan=2|

!rowspan="2"| NC

!rowspan="2"| 0

nowrap| M-Sport World Rally Team

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R5

|colspan=12|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
34

| AUS

{{WRC|2017}}

! nowrap| MSRT

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R5

| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SWE
16

| MEX

| FRA

| ARG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
20

| ITA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POL
22

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
32

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
45

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
17

| AUS

|

! NC

! 0

rowspan="2"| {{WRC|2018}}

! nowrap| Gus Greensmith

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R2T

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
Ret

| SWE

|colspan=12|

!rowspan="2"| 23rd

!rowspan="2"| 2

nowrap| MSRT

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R5

|colspan=2|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
9

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARG
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
18

| ITA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TUR
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
11

| ESP

| AUS

|

rowspan="3"| {{WRC|2019}}

!rowspan="3" nowrap| M-Sport Ford WRT

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
7

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
19

| MEX

| FRA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARG
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHL
12

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
42

|colspan=6|

!rowspan="3"| 15th

!rowspan="3"| 9

nowrap| Ford Fiesta WRC

|colspan=6|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|GER
9

|colspan=4|

nowrap| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

|colspan=10|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR
10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
33

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
15

| AUS
{{small|C}}

{{WRC|2020}}

! nowrap| M-Sport Ford WRT

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta WRC

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON
63

| SWE

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EST
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR
5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
25

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
Ret

|colspan=7|

! 11th

! 16

{{WRC|2021}}

! nowrap| M-Sport Ford WRT

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta WRC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARC
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
26

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN
4

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST
32

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL
47

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GRE
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
8

|colspan=2|

! 9th

! 64

{{WRC|2022}}

! nowrap| M-Sport Ford WRT

! nowrap| Ford Puma Rally1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
19

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
7

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN
14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EST
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN
7

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL
19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GRE
29

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZL
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
6

|

! 10th

! 44

{{WRC|2023}}

! nowrap| Toksport WRT 2

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| MON

| SWE

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

| KEN

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EST
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GRE
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHL
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR
{{small|14}}

| JPN

|

! 13th

! 26

{{WRC|2024}}

! nowrap| Toksport WRT

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| MON

| SWE

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|Ret}}

| ITA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POL
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAT
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHL
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
{{small|10}}

|

! 18th

! 8

{{WRC|2025}}

! nowrap| Gus Greensmith

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON
{{small|12}}

| SWE

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN
{{small|6}}

| ESP

| POR

| ITA

| GRE

| EST

| FIN

| PAR

| CHL

| EUR

| JPN

| SAU

! 11th*

! 8*

{{asterisk}} Season still in progress.

=Drive DMACK Cup results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! Pos.

! Points

2015

! nowrap| Gus Greensmith

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R2T

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
4

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| POL
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
Ret

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| ESP
7

! 6th

! 48

2016

! nowrap| Gus Greensmith

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R2T

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| POL
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
Ret

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
6

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ESP
2

! 4th

! 52

=WRC-2 results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! Pos

! Points

{{WRC-2|2016}}

! nowrap| M-Sport World Rally Team

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R5

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| ARG

| POR

| ITA

| POL

| FIN

| GER

| CHN
C

| FRA

| ESP

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
12

| AUS

! NC

! 0

{{WRC-2|2017}}

! nowrap| MSRT

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R5

| MON

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
5

| MEX

| FRA

| ARG

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
6

| ITA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POL
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
6

| AUS

|

! 11th

! 36

{{WRC-2|2018}}

! nowrap| MSRT

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R5

| MON

| SWE

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MEX
2

| FRA

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ARG
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
8

| ITA

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FIN
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TUR
Ret

|style="background:#FFDF9F; | GBR
3

| ESP

| AUS

|

! 4th

! 70

{{WRC-2|2023}}

! nowrap| Toksport WRT 2

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| MON

| SWE

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MEX
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
6

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
{{small|Ret}}

| KEN

| EST

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GRE
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CHL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EUR
{{small|4}}

| JPN

|

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 111

{{WRC-2|2024}}

! nowrap| Toksport WRT

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| MON

| SWE

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| KEN
{{small|1}}

| CRO

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|Ret}}

| ITA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POL
{{small|9}}

| LAT

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CHL
{{small|3}}

| EUR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
{{small|4}}

|

! 7th

! 54

{{WRC|2025}}

! nowrap| Gus Greensmith

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| MON

| SWE

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| KEN
{{small|1}}

| ESP

| POR

| ITA

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GRE
{{small|2}}

| EST

| FIN

| PAR

| CHL

| EUR

| JPN

| SAU

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd*

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 25*

{{asterisk}} Season still in progress.

=WRC-2 Pro results=

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

rowspan="2"| 2019

!rowspan="2" nowrap| M-Sport Ford WRT

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R5

| style="background:#ffffbf;"|MON
1

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SWE
3

| MEX

| FRA

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ARG
2

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CHL
3

| POR

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
4

|colspan=6|

!rowspan="2" style="background:#ffdf9f; | 3rd

!rowspan="2" style="background:#ffdf9f; | 137

nowrap| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

|colspan=8|

| FIN
WD

| GER

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| TUR
1

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| GBR
3

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| ESP
4

| AUS
{{small|C}}

References

External links

{{commons category|Gus Greensmith}}

  • [http://www.gusgreensmith.com Gus Greensmith official website]
  • [https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/63921-gus-greensmith/ eWRC results]

{{2022 World Rally Championship season}}

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