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Gwyndaf Evans
Welsh former rally driver

Gwyndaf Evans

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Welsh former rally driver
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Male
Place of birth
Dinas Mawddwy, United Kingdom
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65 years
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Gwyndaf Evans ([ˈɡwɨ̞ndav ˈɛvans]; born 4 June 1959) is a Welsh former rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship in 1996, and was also the runner-up in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2010. On the international stage his participation was limited, but he used his local knowledge to great success in the RAC Rally, where he won the Group N production car class twice driving a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4, in 1990 and Ford Escort RS Cosworth in 1993. In 1994, driving a Group A Ford Escort RS2000, he scored a then career high seventh place overall, winning his class once more, before going one better with a sixth place finish the following year, and his fourth class victory in six years.

In 1997 he switched to SEAT, who were competing with their Ibiza GTI 16v, and later the Córdoba WRC from 1999 to 2001. In 2002 he moved to MG and an MG ZR S1600, spending two years on the international circuit with Chris Patterson, and the British Championship with Claire Mole, after splitting with long-time co-driver Howard Davies.

He drove a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution in the now renamed Wales Rally GB in 2004 and 2006, with the latter being where he won the 2006 Mitsubishi Evo Challenge Trophy. His prize was a works-prepared Lancer Evolution for the 2007 British Rally Championship.

He now runs the family Ford and Suzuki dealership in Dolgellau, first established by his grandfather in Dinas Mawddwy in 1930, and renamed to Gwyndaf Evans Motors in 1983. The company now supports Gwyndaf's son Elfyn, who competes at an international level as a rally driver in the WRC.

World Rally Championship results

YearTeam/EntrantCarWRC RoundWDCPoints
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1987Gwyndaf EvansFord Sierra RS CosworthMONSWEPORKENFRAGREUSANZLARGFINCIVITAGBR
0
1988PeacocksFord Sierra RS CosworthMONSWEPORKENFRAGREUSANZLARGFINCIVITAGBR
0
1989Brooklyn MotorsportFord Sierra RS CosworthSWEMONPORKENFRAGRENZLARGFINAUSCIVITAGBR
0
1990Q8 Team FordFord Sierra RS Cosworth 4X4MONPORKENFRAGRENZLARGFIN
AUSITA
CIVGBR
0
1991Q8 Team FordFord Sierra RS Cosworth 4X4MONSWE
PORKENFRAGRCNZLARGFINAUSITACIVESPGBR
0
1992Gwyndaf EvansFord Sierra RS Cosworth 4X4MONSWEPORKENFRAGRCNZLARGFINAUSITACIVESPGBR
0
1993Shell Helix Motor OilsFord Escort RS CosworthMONSWEPORKENFRAGRCARGNZLFINAUSITAESPGBR
0
1994Gwyndaf EvansFord Escort RS CosworthMONPORKENFRAGRCARGNZLFINITAGBR
35th4
1995Ford MotorsportFord Escort RS CosworthMONSWEPORFRANZLAUSESPGBR
12th6
1996Ford Motor Co Ltd.Ford Escort RS CosworthSWEKENINA
GRCARGFINAUSITAGBR
0
1997SEAT Cupra SportSEAT Ibiza Kit Car Evo2MONSWEKENPORESPFRAARGGRCNZLFININAITAAUSGBR
0
1998SEAT Cupra SportSEAT Ibiza Kit Car Evo2MONSWEKENPORESPFRAARGGRCNZLFIN
ITAAUS
0
SEAT Córdoba WRCGBR
1999SEAT Cupra SportSEAT Ibiza Kit Car Evo2MONSWEKENPORESPFRAARG
GRCNZLFINCHNITAAUS0
SEAT Córdoba WRCGBR
2000SEAT Cupra SportSEAT Córdoba WRCMONSWEKENPORESPARGGRCNZLFINCYPFRAITAAUSGBR
0
2001SEAT Cupra SportSEAT Córdoba WRCMONSWEPORESPARGCYPGRCKENFINNZLITAFRAAUSGBR
0
2002MG Sport & RacingMG ZR S1600MON
SWEFRAESP
CYPARGGRC
KENFINGER
ITA
NZLAUSGBR
0
2003MG Sport & RacingMG ZR 160MONSWETURNZLARGGRCCYPGERFINAUSITAFRAESPGBR
0
2004Geoff JonesMitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIIMONSWEMEXNZLCYPGRCTURARGFINGERJPNGBR
ITAFRAESPAUS0
2006Gwyndaf EvansMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IXMONSWEMEXESPFRAARGITAGRCGERFINJPNCYPTURAUSNZLGBR
0
2007Mitsubishi Motors UKMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IXMONSWENORMEXPORARGITAGRCFINGERNZLESPFRAJPNIRLGBR
0
2008Mitsubishi Motors UKMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IXMONSWEMEXARGJORITAGRCTURFINGERNZLESPFRAJPNGBR
0
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