David Llewellin
British rally driver (born 1960)
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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.
Nationality
Welsh
British
Welsh
BritishBorn3 May 1960
Active years1984–1994
Co-driver Roger Evans
Phil Short
Peter Diekmann
Ian Grindrod
Roger Evans Phil Short
Peter Diekmann Ian GrindrodLlewellin in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Welsh British |
| Born | 3 May 1960 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1984–1994 |
| Co-driver | Roger Evans Phil Short Peter Diekmann Ian Grindrod |
| 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 |
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]
Racing record
Complete WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | David Llewellin | Nissan 240RS | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR 14 |
NC | 0 | ||
| 1985 | Audi Sport UK | Audi Quattro A2 | MON | SWE Ret |
POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | NC | 0 | |||||
| David Llewellin | Audi 80 Quattro | ITA Ret |
CIV | GBR | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Austin Rover World Rally Team | MG Metro 6R4 | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR 9 |
USA | 60th | 2 | |
| 1987 | David Llewellin | Audi Coupé Quattro | MON | SWE | POR 17 |
KEN | FRA | GRE | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | 36th | 6 | ||
| Audi Sport UK | GBR 6 |
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| 1988 | Audi Sport UK | Audi 200 Quattro | MON | SWE | POR Ret |
KEN | FRA | GRC | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | NC | 0 | ||
| David Llewellin | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | GBR Ret |
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| 1989 | Toyota Team Great Britain | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 | SWE | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 | |
| 1990 | Toyota Team Great Britain | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR 8 |
53rd | 3 | ||
| 1991 | Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan Sunny GTI-R | MON | SWE | POR | KEN Ret |
FRA | GRC 9 |
NZL | ARG | FIN 10 |
AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR Ret |
54th | 3 |
| 1993 | Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall Astra GSi 16v | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG | NZL | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | GBR 12 |
NC | 0 | |
| 1994 | Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall Astra GSi 16v | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG | NZL | FIN | ITA | GBR 11 |
NC | 0 |
