Barry Clark (born 30 July 1982) is a Scottish rally driver born in Aberdeen in Scotland. In 2006 he became the PWRC Junior Rookie World Champion competing in his Fiesta ST.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 30 July 1982 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2003, 2006–2008 |
| Co-driver | Clive Jenkins Scott Martin Aled Davies Paul Nagle |
| Teams | Munchi's Ford |
| Rallies | 18 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 0 |
| First rally | 2003 Wales Rally GB |
| Last rally | 2008 Wales Rally GB |
After becoming the Fiesta Sporting Trophy International champion in 2007, Clark was awarded a drive in the World Rally Championship for one event, and secured funding for two more events.[1] His first event was to be in Turkey driving a Ford Focus WRC for the Munchi's Ford team, but after regular Munchi's driver Luís Pérez Companc had to drop out of the Jordan rally, Clark took his place at short notice. Clark also helps organise his local event, the Speyside Stages organised by 63 car club and the Grampian Forest stages organised by Stonehaven and District Motor Club.[2]
Despite competing in four WRC events in 2008, he was unable to secure sponsorship to enable him to continue at that level and he more or less retired from the WRC. He built a successful rally car preparation business in Kintore, Aberdeenshire before it was sold on in 2012.
Complete WRC results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Barry Clark | Ford Puma S1600 | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL | ARG | GRE | CYP | GER | FIN | AUS | ITA | FRA | ESP | GBR Ret |
- | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Barry Clark | Ford Fiesta ST | MON | SWE | MEX | ESP Ret |
FRA 40 |
ARG 49 |
ITA | GRE | GER 35 |
FIN 37 |
JPN | CYP | TUR | AUS | NZL | GBR 30 |
- | 0 |
| 2007 | Barry Clark | Ford Fiesta ST | MON | SWE | NOR 29 |
MEX | POR 24 |
ARG | ITA 32 |
GRE | FIN 55 |
GER 45 |
NZL | ESP 59 |
FRA | JPN | IRE | - | 0 | |
| Subaru Impreza STi | GBR 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | JOR 12 |
ITA | GRE | TUR 10 |
FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | - | 0 | ||||
| Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | FRA 10 |
GBR 10 |
References
edit- ^ "World Rally Championship – News – 2007 Fiesta Trophy winner Barry Clark collects WRC prize drive". wrc.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ "Barry Clark Rallying". clarkmotorsport.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
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