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 Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R2 MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR42 NC 0 Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R2T MON SWE MEX ARG POR36 ITA POL40 FINRet GERRet AUS FRA ESP57 GBR55 NC 0 Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R2 MON SWE MEX ARG PORRet ITA POL35 FINRet GER63 CHNC FRA ESP24 NC 0 M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 GBR34 AUS MSRT Ford Fiesta R5 MONSWE16 MEX FRA ARG POR20 ITA POL22 FIN32 GERRet ESP45 GBR17 AUS NC 0 Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R2T MONRet SWE 23rd 2 M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 MEX9 FRA13 ARG12 POR18 ITA FIN13 GERRet TURRet GBR11 ESP AUS M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 MON7 SWE19 MEX FRA ARG15 CHL12 ITA42 15th 9 Ford Fiesta WRC PORRet FINRetGER9 Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II TUR10 GBR33 ESP15 AUS M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON63 SWE MEX9 EST8 TUR5 ITA25 MNZRet 11th 16 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON8 ARC9 CRO7 POR5 ITA26 KEN4 EST32 BEL47 GRE5 FIN6 ESP6 MNZ8 9th 64 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON5 SWE5 CRO15 POR19 ITA7 KEN14 ESTRet FIN7 BEL19 GRE29 NZLRet ESPRet JPN6 10th 44 Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE MEX6 CRO14 POR6 ITARet KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 13th 26 Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 18th 8 Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN ESP POR ITA GRE EST FIN PAR CHL EUR JPN SAU 14th 14 Gus Greensmith Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO ESP POR JPN GRE EST FIN PAR CHL ITA SAU 15th* 8* Season still in progress.
Drive DMACK Cup results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 Pos. Points 2015 Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R2T POR4 POL4 FINRet GERRet ESP7 6th 48 2016 Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R2T PORRet POL4 FINRet GER6 ESP2 4th 52
WRC-2 results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER CHNC FRA ESP GBR12 AUS NC 0 MSRT Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE5 MEX FRA ARG POR6 ITA POL7 FIN8 GERRet ESP13 GBR6 AUS 11th 36 MSRT Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX2 FRA ARG2 POR8 ITA FIN3 GERRet TURRet GBR3 ESP AUS 4th 70 Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE MEX1 CRO6 POR ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 2nd 111 Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 7th 54 2025 Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN ESP POR ITA GRE EST FIN PAR CHL EUR JPN SAU 4th 82 2026 Gus Greensmith Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO ESP POR JPN GRE EST FIN PAR CHL ITA SAU 8th* 17* 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
References
External links
Gus Greensmith official website eWRC results