Daniel Barritt
Barritt at the 2016 Rally Estonia
Personal information
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1980-08-23) 23 August 1980 (age 43)
Burnley, England
World Rally Championship record
Active years2000, 2002–present
TeamsM-Sport World Rally Team, Citroën Junior Team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Rallies137
Championships0
Rally wins1
Podiums8
Stage wins39
First rally2000 Wales Rally GB
First win2017 Wales Rally GB
Last win2017 Wales Rally GB

Daniel Barritt (born 23 August 1980) is a British World Rally Championship co-driver from England.[1]

Background

Barritt was born in Burnley, UK. His family has been involved in rallying for three generations.[2] His grandfather, for example, was a navigator (in the 1950s) and his dad adopted the same activity two decades later, at which point Barritt started going along with his dad. This piqued his interest from a very young age. He thinks he saw his very first rally from his bassinet.

Early co-driving

Barritt believes that his hometown, Burnley, played a part in his sporting career, given the number of famous stock car and bike racers who hail from the area. The town also has motorsport clubs which help those interested get into the sport and for sure assisted Barritt when he first started out.[3]

Going pro

When Barritt was 16, he co-drove for his dad in Scotland on the Tour of Mull Rally. From then on he was hooked. In 2000 in England, he drove in his first rally. He turned pro in 2002.[citation needed] From 2006, Barritt became a regular co-driver in the WRC (World Rally Championship), marking the start of his three-year partnership with Fumio Nutahara, a PWRC driver.[citation needed]

In 2009, Barritt and Conrad Rautenbach competed in the World Rally Championship.[4] In 2010 he switched back to PWRC with Toshi Arai. In 2011 and 2012 he navigated for Alastair Fisher, a WRC Academy front-runner. He then joined Elfyn Evans at the time that Evans started making his mark in 2013, and also co-driving with him as part of the M-Sport World Rally Team in 2014.[5]

Career highlights

One highlight occurred in 2002 when David Higgins approached him and asked if he would co-drive for him in the British and US championships. At the US international rally three days later, he was part of the winning team. Another highlight was the 2008 Tour of Mull rally that he won with his friend Paul Mackinnon.

Year Event[6]
2017 Returned as co-driver to Elfyn Evans. Lost win in Argentina by 0.7 of a second, got another second place in Finland and took first WRC win on Wales Rally GB.
2016 Finnish Rally Championship
2015 Picked up first podium finish with third in Argentina, finished second in Corsica after leading most of the rally.
2014 First full season in a WRC car for the M-Sport team. Fourth overall in Mexico and Germany, fifth overall in Italy and winner of the Power Stage on the ADAC Rally Deutschland.
2013 Winner, WRC2 on Wales Rally GB. 2nd in WRC2 in Germany and France. 6th overall in Germany (WRC2) and Sardinia (WRC)
2011/12 WRC academy and selected WRC events with Alastair Fisher
2010 PWRC and selected events with Toshi Arai
2009 Full WRC championship with Conrad Rautenbach and Citroen Junior Team
2008 PWRC with Nutahara, Middle East championship 3rd, BRC
2007 PWRC with Fumio Nutahara plus BRC
2006 PWRC with Fumio Nutahara, 2nd in championship with 3 wins. BRC Phillip Morrow
2005 BRC
2004 BRC and China National Championship
2002/3 SCCA American champions with David Higgins
1997–2001 Local and national rallies
1996 1st Rally Tour of Mull

WRC victories

 #  Event Season Co-driver Car
1 United Kingdom 73. Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 2017 2017 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC

Results

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos. Points
2000 David Bateson Volkswagen Polo 16V MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRE NZL FIN CYP FRA ITA AUS GBR
Ret 		NC 0
2002 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRC '99 MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRE KEN FIN GER ITA NZL AUS GBR
Ret 		NC 0
2004 Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STi MON SWE MEX NZL CYP GRE TUR ARG FIN GER JPN GBR ITA FRA ESP AUS
Ret 		NC 0
2005 David Higgins Opel Corsa S1600 MON SWE MEX NZL ITA CYP TUR
31 		GRE ARG FIN GER NC 0
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII GBR
24 		JPN FRA ESP
Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STi AUS
10
2006 Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON
17 		SWE MEX
EX 		ESP FRA ARG ITA GRE GER FIN JPN
8 		CYP
11 		TUR AUS
26 		NZL
21 		29th 1
Phillip Morrow Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GBR
51
2007 Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON SWE
22 		NOR
18 		MEX POR ARG
Ret 		ITA GRE FIN GER NZL
17 		ESP FRA JPN
Ret 		IRE
21 		GBR NC 0
2008 Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON SWE MEX ARG
11 		JOR ITA GRE
17 		TUR FIN
23 		GER NZL
Ret 		ESP FRA JPN
18 		GBR
Ret 		NC 0
2009 Citroën Junior Team Citroën C4 WRC IRE
18 		NOR
Ret 		CYP
6 		POR
Ret 		ARG
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		GRE
5 		POL
8 		FIN
Ret 		AUS
Ret 		ESP
11 		GBR
8 		10th 9
2010 Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STi N15 SWE MEX
11 		JOR TUR NZL
26 		POR BUL FIN GER
34 		JPN
Ret 		FRA
23 		ESP GBR
30 		NC 0
2011 Alastair Fisher Ford Fiesta R2 SWE MEX POR
NC 		JOR ITA
Ret 		ARG GRE FIN
Ret 		GER
NC 		AUS FRA
NC 		ESP GBR
NC 		NC 0
2012 Alastair Fisher Ford Fiesta R2 MON SWE MEX POR
NC 		ARG GRE
NC 		NZL FIN
NC 		GER
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		ITA NC 0
Ford Fiesta S2000 GBR
23
Proton Motorsports Proton Satria Neo S2000 ESP
17
2013 Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE MEX POR
23 		ARG GRE 12th 20
Ford Fiesta RS WRC ITA
6
Ford Fiesta R5 FIN
Ret 		GER
6 		AUS FRA
11 		ESP
Ret 		GBR
8
2014 M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
6 		SWE
Ret 		MEX
4 		POR
22 		ARG
7 		ITA
5 		POL
35 		FIN
7 		GER
4 		AUS
8 		FRA
6 		ESP
14 		GBR
5 		8th 81
2015 M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
7 		SWE
6 		MEX
4 		ARG
3 		POR
64 		ITA
4 		POL
Ret 		FIN
12 		GER
6 		AUS
9 		FRA
2 		ESP
34 		GBR
6 		7th 89
2016 M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta R5 MON
8 		SWE
9 		MEX ARG
17 		POR
30 		ITA POL
13 		FIN
11 		GER CHN
C 		FRA
11 		ESP GBR
WD 		AUS 21st 6
2017 M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON
6 		SWE
6 		MEX
9 		FRA
21 		ARG
2 		POR
6 		ITA
Ret 		POL
8 		FIN
2 		GER
6 		ESP
7 		GBR
1 		AUS
5 		5th 128
2018 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON
6 		SWE
14 		MEX
Ret 		FRA
5 		ARG
6 		POR
2 		ITA
14 		FIN
7 		GER
25 		TUR
12 		GBR
20 		ESP
3 		AUS
6 		7th 80
2019 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 MON
13 		SWE
Ret 		MEX FRA
14 		ARG
16 		CHL
14 		POR
21 		ITA
Ret 		25th 1
Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II FIN
Ret 		TUR GBR
14 		AUS
C
Toyota Yaris WRC GER
10 		ESP
39
2020 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON
7 		SWE
9 		MEX EST
Ret 		TUR ITA
Ret 		MNZ
20 		13th 13
2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON
6 		ARC
6 		CRO
6 		POR
4 		ITA
4 		KEN
2 		EST
Ret 		BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ 7th 66

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Barritt Profile". EWRC. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Daniel Barritt: Co-Driver Profile". World Rally Championship. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Interview With Burnley Born – Daniel Barritt". Your Village Life. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Barritt gets World Rally Championship spot". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Daniel Barritt: Co-Driver Profile, Career Summary". WRC. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  6. ^ "About Elfyn Evans and Co-Driver Daniel Barritt". About Elfyn. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

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