Daniel Barritt (born 23 August 1980) is a British World Rally Championship co-driver from England.
Background Barritt was born in Burnley, UK. His family has been involved in rallying for three generations. His grandfather, for example, was a navigator (in the 1950s) and his dad adopted the same activity two decades later, at which point Barritt started going along with his dad. This piqued his interest from a very young age. He thinks he saw his very first rally from his bassinet.
Early co-driving Barritt believes that his hometown, Burnley, played a part in his sporting career, given the number of famous stock car and bike racers who hail from the area. The town also has motorsport clubs which help those interested get into the sport and for sure assisted Barritt when he first started out.
Going pro When Barritt was 16, he co-drove for his dad in Scotland on the Tour of Mull Rally. From then on he was hooked. In 2000 in England, he drove in his first rally. He turned pro in 2002. From 2006, Barritt became a regular co-driver in the WRC (World Rally Championship), marking the start of his three-year partnership with Fumio Nutahara, a PWRC driver.
In 2009, Barritt and Conrad Rautenbach competed in the World Rally Championship. In 2010, he switched back to PWRC with Toshi Arai. In 2011 and 2012, he navigated for Alastair Fisher, a WRC Academy front-runner. He then joined Elfyn Evans at the time that Evans started making his mark in 2013, and also co-driving with him as part of the M-Sport World Rally Team in 2014.
Career highlights One highlight occurred in 2002 when David Higgins approached him and asked if he would co-drive for him in the British and US championships. At the US international rally three days later, he was part of the winning team. Another highlight was the 2008 Tour of Mull rally that he won with his friend Paul Mackinnon.
Year Event 2017 Returned as co-driver to Elfyn Evans. Lost win in Argentina by 0.7 of a second, got another second place in Finland and took first WRC win on Wales Rally GB. 2016 Finnish Rally Championship 2015 Picked up first podium finish with third in Argentina, finished second in Corsica after leading most of the rally. 2014 First full season in a WRC car for the M-Sport team. Fourth overall in Mexico and Germany, fifth overall in Italy and winner of the Power Stage on the ADAC Rally Deutschland. 2013 Winner, WRC2 on Wales Rally GB. 2nd in WRC2 in Germany and France. 6th overall in Germany (WRC2) and Sardinia (WRC) 2011/12 WRC academy and selected WRC events with Alastair Fisher 2010 PWRC and selected events with Toshi Arai 2009 Full WRC championship with Conrad Rautenbach and Citroen Junior Team 2008 PWRC with Nutahara, Middle East championship 3rd, BRC 2007 PWRC with Fumio Nutahara plus BRC 2006 PWRC with Fumio Nutahara, 2nd in championship with 3 wins. BRC Phillip Morrow 2005 BRC 2004 BRC and China National Championship 2002/3 SCCA American champions with David Higgins 1997–2001 Local and national rallies 1996 1st Rally Tour of Mull
WRC victories # Event Season Co-driver Car 1 73. Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 2017 Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC
Results WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points 2000 David Bateson Volkswagen Polo 16V MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRE NZL FIN CYP FRA ITA AUS GBRRet NC 0 2002 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRC '99 MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRE KEN FIN GER ITA NZL AUS GBRRet NC 0 2004 Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STi MON SWE MEX NZL CYP GRE TUR ARG FIN GER JPN GBR ITA FRA ESP AUSRet NC 0 2005 David Higgins Opel Corsa S1600 MON SWE MEX NZL ITA CYP TUR31 GRE ARG FIN GER NC 0 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII GBR24 JPN FRA ESP Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STi AUS10 2006 Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON17 SWE MEXEX ESP FRA ARG ITA GRE GER FIN JPN8 CYP11 TUR AUS26 NZL21 29th 1 Phillip Morrow Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GBR51 2007 Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON SWE22 NOR18 MEX POR ARGRet ITA GRE FIN GER NZL17 ESP FRA JPNRet IRE21 GBR NC 0 2008 Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON SWE MEX ARG11 JOR ITA GRE17 TUR FIN23 GER NZLRet ESP FRA JPN18 GBRRet NC 0 2009 Citroën Junior Team Citroën C4 WRC IRE18 NORRet CYP6 PORRet ARGRet ITARet GRE5 POL8 FINRet AUSRet ESP11 GBR8 10th 9 2010 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N15 SWE MEX11 JOR TUR NZL26 POR BUL FIN GER34 JPNRet FRA23 ESP GBR30 NC 0 2011 Alastair Fisher Ford Fiesta R2 SWE MEX PORNC JOR ITARet ARG GRE FINRet GERNC AUS FRANC ESP GBRNC NC 0 2012 Alastair Fisher Ford Fiesta R2 MON SWE MEX PORNC ARG GRENC NZL FINNC GERRet FRARet ITA NC 0 Ford Fiesta S2000 GBR23 Proton Motorsports Proton Satria Neo S2000 ESP17 2013 Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE MEX POR23 ARG GRE 12th 20 Ford Fiesta RS WRC ITA6 Ford Fiesta R5 FINRet GER6 AUS FRA11 ESPRet GBR8 2014 M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON6 SWERet MEX4 POR22 ARG7 ITA5 POL35 FIN7 GER4 AUS8 FRA6 ESP14 GBR5 8th 81 2015 M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON7SWE6MEX4ARG3POR64ITA4POLRetFIN12GER6AUS9FRA2ESP34GBR6 7th 89 2016 M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta R5 MON8 SWE9 MEX ARG17 POR30 ITA POL13 FIN11 GER CHNC FRA11 ESP GBRWD AUS 21st 6 2017 M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON6 SWE6 MEX9 FRA21 ARG2 POR6 ITARet POL8 FIN2 GER6 ESP7 GBR1 AUS5 5th 128 2018 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON6 SWE14 MEXRet FRA5 ARG6 POR2 ITA14 FIN7 GER25 TUR12 GBR20 ESP3 AUS6 7th 80 2019 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 MON13 SWERet MEX FRA14 ARG16 CHL14 POR21 ITARet 25th 1 Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II FINRet TUR GBR14 AUS Toyota Yaris WRC GER10 ESP39 2020 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON7 SWE9 MEX ESTRet TUR ITARet MNZ20 13th 13 2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON ARC CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ 7th 66 * Season still in progress.
References
External links
Daniel Barritt's e-wrc profile