Mārtiņš Sesks

Mārtiņš Sesks
	Sesks in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	Latvian
Born	18 September 1999 (age 24)
World Rally Championship record
Active years	2019–2021, 2024–present
Co-driver	Renārs Francis
Teams	M-Sport Ford WRT
Rallies	15
Championships	0
Rally wins	0
Podiums	0
Stage wins	2
First rally	2018 Rally Deutschland
Last rally	2024 Rally Poland

Mārtiņš Sesks (born 18 September 1999) is a Latvian rally driver.

Rally career

Sesks started rallying in 2014 in a Honda Civic Type R.^[1] He entered the Junior World Rally Championship in 2019, and finished as runner-up in 2020.^[2] After winning his first European Rally Championship event in 2022, the Latvian entered the series full-time in 2023. He went on to finish second to Hayden Paddon in the final standings, having won the events in Poland and Latvia.^[3]

Sesks made his Rally1 debut in 2024, competing at the Rally Poland with M-Sport Ford WRT, where a strong opening run was praised by team principal Richard Millener.^[4]^[5] Despite running without a hybrid unit, he was able to run as high as second overall, eventually finishing fifth.^[6] He remained in the car for his home rally in Latvia, once again earning plaudits for his pace, with only a late technical problem preventing a podium finish.^[7] Later on, he would be confirmed for the rally in Chile.^[8]

Rally results

WRC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos.	Points
2018	Mārtiņš Sesks	Opel Adam R2	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	GER 36	TUR	GBR	ESP	AUS		NC	0
2019	LMT Autosporta Akadēmija	Ford Fiesta R2T19	MON	SWE 36	MEX	FRA Ret	ARG	CHL	POR	ITA 25	FIN 42	GER	TUR	GBR	ESP	AUS C	NC	0
2020	LMT Autosporta Akadēmija	Ford Fiesta Rally4	MON	SWE 27	MEX	EST 28	TUR	ITA 34	MNZ Ret								NC	0
2021	LMT Autosporta Akadēmija	Ford Fiesta Rally4	MON	ARC	CRO 19	POR 25	ITA	KEN	EST 23	BEL 58	GRE	FIN	ESP 48	MNZ			NC	0
2024	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	MON	SWE	KEN	CRO	POR	ITA	POL 5	LAT 7	FIN	GRE	CHL	EUR	JPN		12th*	22*

* Season still in progress.

ERC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points
2016	LMT Autosporta Akadēmija	Peugeot 208 R2	CAN	GBR	GRC	AZO	BEL	EST	POL	CZE	LAT 17	CYP	NC	0
2017	LMT Autosporta Akadēmija	Peugeot 208 R2	AZO	CAN	GRC	CYP	POL	CZE	ITA	LAT 11			NC	0
2018	ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team	Opel Adam R2	AZO 17	CAN 19	GRC	CYP	ITA 15	CZE 15	POL	LAT 10			42nd	1
2019	LMT Autosporta Akadēmija	Škoda Fabia R5	AZO	CAN	LAT 3	POL	ITA 8	CZE	CYP	HUN			15th	29
2020	Mārtiņš Sesks	Ford Fiesta Rally4	ITA	LAT Ret	PRT	HUN	CAN						NC	0
2021	LMT Autosporta Akadēmija	Ford Fiesta Rally4	POL	LAT EX	ITA	CZE	AZO	PRT	HUN	CAN			NC	0
2022	Proracing Rally Team	Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit	PRT	AZO 10	CAN	POL 17							12th	42
2022	Team MRF Tyres	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo					LAT 1	ITA 31	CZE	ESP			12th	42
2023	Team MRF Tyres	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	PRT 12	CAN 8	POL 1	LAT 1	SWE 3	ITA Ret	CZE 11	HUN 3			2nd	134
2024	Team MRF Tyres	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	HUN Ret	CAN 23	SWE 6	EST 14	ITA	CZE	GBR	POL			24th*	17*

* Season still in progress.

References

^ "Mārtiņš Sesks". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ "Kristensson seals junior world title". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Martins Sesks buscará asaltar el título del ERC junto a MRF Tyres en 2023". revistascratch.com (in Spanish). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ "Mārtiņš Sesks set for Rally1 step-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ Howard, Tom (28 June 2024). "M-Sport: Sesks' top fight WRC debut one of the strongest in a while". motorsport.com.
^ Barry, Luke (2024-07-03). "Top 10 WRC debuts of the decade". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
^ Barry, Luke (2024-07-21). "Rovanperä wins Rally Latvia, heartbreak for Sesks". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
^ Barry, Luke (2024-08-27). "Sesks gets another Rally1 chance at Rally Chile". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-09-07.

External links

Mārtiņš Sesks's e-wrc profile

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[1] "Mārtiņš Sesks". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[2] "Kristensson seals junior world title". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

[3] "Martins Sesks buscará asaltar el título del ERC junto a MRF Tyres en 2023". revistascratch.com (in Spanish). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[4] "Mārtiņš Sesks set for Rally1 step-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[5] Howard, Tom (28 June 2024). "M-Sport: Sesks' top fight WRC debut one of the strongest in a while". motorsport.com.

[6] Barry, Luke (2024-07-03). "Top 10 WRC debuts of the decade". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-09-07.

[7] Barry, Luke (2024-07-21). "Rovanperä wins Rally Latvia, heartbreak for Sesks". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-09-07.

[8] Barry, Luke (2024-08-27). "Sesks gets another Rally1 chance at Rally Chile". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-09-07.

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