David Llewellin
British rally driver (born 1960)
Llewellin in 2023 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Welsh British |
Born | (1960-05-03) 3 May 1960 (age 64) |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1984–1994 |
Co-driver | Roger Evans Phil Short Peter Diekmann Ian Grindrod |
Teams | Audi, Toyota, Nissan, Vauxhall |
Rallies | 16 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Total points | 14 |
First rally | 1984 RAC Rally |
Last rally | 1994 RAC Rally |
David Llewellin (born 3 May 1960) is a Welsh rally driver. He was highly successful in the British Rally Championship, winning the title twice in 1989 and 1990, both times at the wheel of a Toyota Celica GT-Four. In the European Rally Championship for drivers, he finished third in 1987, while his highest placing in the World Rally Championship was 36th in 1987.
Llewellin was born in Haverfordwest. In the course of his career, Llewellin drove for a number of different teams reaching a pinnacle during his time with the Toyota team.
Llewellin's son, Ben Llewellin, is a sports shooter who won a silver medal for Wales in the skeet event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1]
References
- ^ "Shooting star Ben Llewellin looking to emulate father David". BBC Sport. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
External links
- Rallybase Data page
- David Llewellin - EWRC Profile Page
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Darryl Weidner | Autosport National Rally Driver of the Year 1984 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Malcolm Wilson | Autosport National Rally Driver of the Year 1989–1990 | Succeeded by |
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- 1982: Tommy Byrne
- 1983: Martin Brundle
- 1984: Johnny Dumfries
- 1985: Andy Rouse
- 1986: Andy Wallace
- 1987: Johnny Herbert
- 1988: JJ Lehto
- 1989: Allan McNish
- 1990: Robb Gravett
- 1991: David Coulthard
- 1992: Tim Harvey
- 1993: Kelvin Burt
- 1994: Gabriele Tarquini
- 1995: John Cleland
- 1996: Frank Biela
- 1997: Alain Menu
- 1998: Rickard Rydell
- 1999: Laurent Aïello
- 2000: Antônio Pizzonia
- 2001: Takuma Sato
- 2002: Robbie Kerr
- 2003: Nelson Piquet Jr.
- 2004: James Thompson
- 2005: Matt Neal
- 2006: Mike Conway
- 2007: Jason Plato
- 1982: Malcolm Patrick
- 1983: Darryl Weidner
- 1984: David Llewellin
- 1985: Mark Lovell
- 1986: Ken Wood
- 1987: Louise Aitken-Walker
- 1988: Malcolm Wilson
- 1989–90: David Llewellin
- 1991–92: Colin McRae
- 1993: Richard Burns
- 1994: Malcolm Wilson
- 1995: Alister McRae
- 1996: Gwyndaf Evans
- 1997: Mark Higgins
- 1998: Martin Rowe
- 1999: Tapio Laukkanen
- 2000: Mark Higgins
- 2001–02: Justin Dale
- 2003: Martin Rowe
- 2004: Guy Wilks
- 2005–07: Mark Higgins
- 2008: Oliver Turvey
- 2009: Colin Turkington
- 2010: Jason Plato
- 2011: Matt Neal
- 2012: Gordon Shedden
- 2013: Andrew Jordan
- 2014: Colin Turkington
- 2015–16: Gordon Shedden
- 2017: Lando Norris
- 2018: Dan Ticktum
- 2019: Colin Turkington
- 2020: Harry King
- 2021: Ashley Sutton
- 2022: Tom Ingram