Guy Wilks
- January 10, 2024
- Rally Driver
Quick Facts
Full Name | Guy Wilks |
Occupation | Rally Driver |
Date Of Birth | Jan 22, 1981(1981-01-22) |
Age | 43 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Horoscope | Capricorn |
Guy Wilks Biography
Name | Guy Wilks |
Birthday | Jan 22 |
Birth Year | 1981 |
Birth Country | United Kingdom |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Guy Wilks is one of the most popular and richest Rally Driver who was born on January 22, 1981 in United Kingdom. Guy Wilks, born 22 January 1981, is a British rally driver. Wilks began rallying when he was 19 years old. He currently drives for JRM at the FIA World Rallycross Championship. Wilks was a Peugeot UK driver in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge 2011. He did not participate in the 2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
Wilks competed in the 2007 BRC, as well as a variety of WRC events. This allowed him to make his World Rally Car debut driving a Ford Focus 03 WRC. He competed in seven events, with his sixth place finish in Rally Ireland being his best result in a Subaru S11 WRC.
Wilks made the switch in 2009 to S2000 class rallying with Mellors Elliot Motorsport driving a Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 car in the Pirelli International Rally. Then, on 6 June 2009, Proton announced an entry for Wilks in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC). He competed in six events with Proton before making the switch to drive for Škoda UK in Rally Scotland which he won.
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.
Wilks parted ways with Suzuki in 2006, as they shifted their focus to full- time participation in the World Rally Championship (WRC). Wilks was a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Group N driver in the 2007 Mitsubishi Motors UK Works team. Wilks won eight rallies over the next two-years, and took home the BRC title.
Guy Wilks Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Rally Driver |
House | Living in own house. |
Guy Wilks is one of the richest Rally Driver from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Guy Wilks 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Wilks, who was born in Bishop Auckland County Durham, became Ford Ka Junior Champion 2000 in his first year of the sport. He graduated within the Ford “Ladder of Opportunity” scheme to the Puma 1400 Series for 2001. He was second in the championship. Wilks was fifth in the British Rally Championship (BRC), and third in British Super1600 Rally Championship. Wilks finished seventh in the Junior World Rally Championship in 2003, driving a Ford Puma that Chris Birkbeck Motorsport had prepared.
In 2004, Wilks switched from Ford to a JWRC works entry with Suzuki driving an Ignis along side Per-Gunnar andersson. Wilks won five rallies over the next three years and was second in the JWRC 2005. His wins included his first JWRC victory in the Acropolis Rally 2004 and Rally GB the following year. He also won the British Super 1600 title and British Junior title during his time with Suzuki Wilks.
2008 saw Wilks supplement his BRC commitments with several outings in a Honda Civic Type R R3 rally car for Italy’s JAS Motorsport.
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Facts & Trivia
Guy Ranked on the list of most popular Rally Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Guy Wilks celebrates birthday on January 22 of every year.