David Llewellin
British rally driver (born 1960)
![]() Llewellin on the 1995 Scottish Rally | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() ![]() |
Born | (1960-05-03) 3 May 1960 (age 64) |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1984–1994 |
Co-driver | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.
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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