Louise Aitken-Walker

Louise Dunn Aitken-Walker MBE (born January 1960 in Duns, Berwickshire) is a British rally and racing driver. Aitken-Walker entered competition in 1979 and finished 19th in her first Rally GB two years later. She contested the 1989 British Touring Car Championship in a Class C Vauxhall Astra finishing fifth in points, and in 1990 was the first ever Ladies World Champion, the pinnacle of a successful 14-year career. She was awarded the Segrave Trophy in 1990. She retired in 1993 to have a family (son John and daughter Gina) and concentrate on her business affairs. She runs Aitken-Walker Cars, which specializes in quality used cars, with her husband Graham in the Scottish Borders.

In September 2008, Aitken-Walker took part in the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, a round of the Scottish Rally Championship centred in Perth in Scotland. A historic Talbot Sunbeam Lotus was her chosen car for the event. She was one of a number of ex-world and British champions to take part in the event in memory of McRae, who died in 2007.

Aitken-Walker was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

Racing record

Complete WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts 1979 Louise Aitken Ford Fiesta MON SWE POR KEN GRE NZL FIN CAN ITA FRA GBRRet CIV NC 0 1980 Mogil Motors Ford Fiesta MON SWE POR KEN GRC ARG FIN NZL ITA FRA GBRRet CIV NC 0 1981 M.C.D. Services Ford Escort RS2000 MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE ARG BRA FIN ITA CIV GBR19 NC 0 1982 M.C.D. Services Ford Escort RS2000 MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL BRA FIN ITA CIV GBR20 NC 0 1983 Louise Aitken Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI MON48 NC 0 Ford Escort XR3i SWE60 POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV British Junior Rally Team Ford Escort RS1600 GBRRet 1984 R.E.D. Ford Escort RS1600 MON SWE23 POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV GBRRet NC 0 1985 Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 205 GTI MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV GBR16 NC 0 1986 Team Nissan Europe Nissan 240RS MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR15 USA NC 0 1987 Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 205 GTI MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBRRet NC 0 1988 Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 205 GTI MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBRRet NC 0 1989 Vauxhall Dealer Sport Vauxhall Astra GTE SWE MON POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV GBR18 NC 0 1990 GM Euro Sport Vauxhall Astra GTE MON11 GBR17 NC 0 Opel Kadett GSI PORRet KEN FRARet GRC NZL11 ARG FIN AUS13 ITA18 CIV 1991 Mobil 1 / Ford Cellular Ford Sierra Cosworth RS 4x4 MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR10 62nd 1

Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class - 1 point awarded all races) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DC Pts Class 1989 Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v OUL SILovr:20cls:2 THRovr:15cls:1 DONovr:12cls:2 THRovr:16cls:2 SILovr:19cls:1 SILovr:22cls:2 BRHovr:15cls:2 SNEovr:17cls:2 BRHovr:15cls:2 BIRovr:17cls:2 DONovr:18cls:2 SILRet 5th 72 2nd