Gus Greensmith

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 Manchester City F.C. and karter before moving into the ranks of rally driving.

As a karter who went to school in Manchester, Greensmith 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, Greensmith 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.

Greensmith 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, Greensmith 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, Greensmith 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 ninth in Germany.

Greensmith 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, Greensmith had a best result of fourth at the Safari Rally, and was ninth 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 tenth in the WRC drivers standings.

Media In 2015, Greensmith teamed up with Idris Elba in a documentary series that Elba was filming for Discovery TV and drove him in a Ford Fiesta.

Personal life In 2025, Greensmith married his Finnish wife, Jessica Malin, in her hometown of Jyväskylä.

Career results WRC results Season still in progress.

Drive DMACK Cup results

WRC-2 results

Season still in progress.

WRC-2 Pro results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points 2019 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 MON1 SWE3 MEX FRA ARG2 CHL3 POR ITA4 3rd 137 Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II FINWD GER TUR1 GBR3 ESP4 AUS