Kuldar Sikk

Kuldar Sikk
Personal information
Nationality Estonia
Born (1979-06-20) 20 June 1979 (age 45)
Puhja, Estonia[1]
World Rally Championship record
Active years2003–present
DriverEstonia Ken Torn
TeamsOT Racing
Rallies103
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums1
Stage wins15
First rally2003 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally2020 Rally Estonia

Kuldar Sikk (born 20 June 1979) is an Estonian rally co-driver. From 2022 he is the co-driver of Benediktas Vanagas from Lithuania.[2] Sikk holds the record for the best overall result in a car class in the Baltics as well as for an Estonian co-driver.

Dakar results

Year Class Starting number Driver Vehicle Position
2023 Car 214 Lithuania Benediktas Vanagas Japan Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing DKR (aka BlackHawk VII) DNF (4/14)
2024 Car 223 Lithuania Benediktas Vanagas Japan Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing DKR (aka BlackHawk VIII) 8

Rally career

Kuldar Sikk began his co-driver in 1998, co-driving for several drivers. In the 2003 Monte Carlo Rally, he made his WRC debut in a Suzuki Ignis S1600. The rally also marks the beginning of the partnership with Urmo Aava.[3]

Ott Tänak and Kuldar Sikk in a Ford Fiesta RS WRC during 2012 Rallye Deutschland.

From 2010, Sikk became the co-driver of the rising star Ott Tänak.[4] Two years later, in the 2012 Rally Sweden, the Estonian crew took their first stage win on SS14.[5] Another five rounds later, Sikk achieved his first and only WRC podium finish.[6]

After a short partnership with the Ukrainian rally driver Yuriy Protasov, he was co-driving for three more drivers in 2016 and 2017.[7]

Starting from 2018 Rally Sweden, Sikk became the co-driver of Ken Torn in the Junior World Rally Championship.[8]

Rally results

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2002 Urmo Aava Ford Focus RS WRC MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRE KEN FIN
Ret 		GER ITA NZL AUS GBR – 0
2003 Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON
20 		SWE TUR
Ret 		NZL ARG GRE
19 		CYP GER FIN
25 		AUS ITA
Ret 		FRA ESP
24 		GBR
Ret 		– 0
2004 Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON
12 		SWE MEX NZL CYP GRE
Ret 		TUR
16 		ARG FIN
23 		GER JPN GBR
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		FRA ESP
Ret 		AUS – 0
2005 Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON
Ret 		SWE MEX NZL ITA
19 		CYP TUR GRE
19 		ARG FIN
16 		GER
Ret 		GBR JPN FRA
19 		ESP
21 		AUS – 0
2006 Urmo Aava Suzuki Swift S1600 MON SWE
22 		MEX ESP FRA
17 		ARG ITA
18 		GRE GER FIN
DSQ 		JPN CYP TUR
16 		AUS NZL GBR
42 		– 0
2007 Urmo Aava Suzuki Swift S1600 MON SWE NOR
28 		MEX POR
15 		ARG ITA
13 		GER
12 		ESP
18 		FRA
Ret 		JPN
15 		IRE GBR 19th 3
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 GRE
14 		FIN
7 		NZL
8
2008 World Rally Team Estonia Citroën C4 WRC MON SWE
18 		MEX ARG JOR
Ret 		ITA
8 		GRE
4 		TUR
Ret 		FIN
15 		GER
8 		NZL
5 		ESP
Ret 		FRA
7 		JPN GBR 11th 13
2009 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 IRE
10 		NOR
8 		CYP POR ARG ITA GRE POL 19th 1
Urmo Aava Honda Civic Type-R R3 FIN
29 		AUS ESP GBR
2010 Ott Tänak Subaru Impreza WRX STi SWE
Ret 		MEX JOR NC 0
Pirelli Star Driver Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X TUR
Ret 		NZL POR
Ret 		BUL FIN
18 		GER
31 		JPN FRA
19 		ESP GBR
17
2011 MM Motorsport Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE MEX
10 		POR JOR ITA
7 		ARG GRE
Ret 		FIN
13 		GER
12 		AUS FRA
11 		ESP
27 		15th 15
M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR
6
2012 M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
8 		SWE
Ret 		MEX
5 		POR
14 		ARG
10 		GRE
9 		NZL
Ret 		FIN
6 		GER
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		FRA
6 		ITA
3 		ESP
Ret 		8th 52
2013 Symtech Racing Subaru Impreza STi R4 MON
12 		SWE
15 		MEX
18 		POR
21 		ARG
18 		NC 0
MM Motorsport Ford Fiesta RRC GRE
12 		ITA
Ret 		FIN
15
Ford Fiesta R5 GER
12 		AUS
11 		FRA ESP
Ret 		GBR
Ret
2014 Oleksiy Kikireshko Mini Cooper S2000 MON SWE MEX POR
Ret 		ARG ITA NC 0
Ford Fiesta R5 FIN
Ret 		GER AUS FRA ESP
AT Rally Team Ford Fiesta S2000 POL
Ret 		GBR
Ret
2015 EM Eurolamp WRT Mini Cooper S2000 MON SWE
24 		MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2017 Tehase Auto Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL
Ret 		GBR
28 		AUS NC 0
Raul Jeets FIN
22 		GER ESP
2018 OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T MON SWE
54 		MEX FRA ARG POR
Ret 		ITA FIN
19 		GER TUR
Ret 		GBR ESP AUS NC 0
2019 OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T MON SWE
42 		MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C 		NC 0
2020 Gregor Jeets Ford Fiesta Rally4 MON SWE MEX EST
32 		TUR ITA MNZ NC 0

References

  1. ^ "Rallisõitja Kuldar Sikk naudib visaduse vilju". Postimees (in Estonian). 8 June 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ^ Kuldar Sikk
  3. ^ "Kuldar Sikk". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. ^ "FIA Production Car World Rally Championship: Final List of Entrants". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Tanak takes first stage win". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 11 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Sebastien Ogier defeats Andreas Mikkelsen to win". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  7. ^ Юрий Протасов меняет штурмана [Yuriy Protasov changes co-driver]. Rally.ua (in Russian). 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Rally Sweden Entry List". rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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