Ken Block - wikipedia Ken Block For other people named Ken Block, see Ken Block ( disambiguation ). Ken Block Block in April 2016 Nationality American ( 1967 - 11 - 21 ) November 21, 1967 ( age 50 ) Long Beach, California, U.S. FIA World Rallycross Championship career Debut season 2014 Current team Hoonigan Racing Division Car no. 43 Starts 26 Wins 0 Podiums Best finish 9th in 2017 FIA ERX Supercar Championship Years active 2014 Former teams Hoonigan Racing Division Starts Wins Podiums Best finish 15th in 2014 Global RallyCross Championship Years active 2011 -- 2015 Former teams Hoonigan Racing Division Monster World Rally Team Starts 39 Wins 6 Podiums 12 Best finish 2nd in 2014 Rally America Years active 2005 -- 2010, 2012 -- 2014 Car no. 43 Co-driver Alex Gelsomino Former teams Hoonigan Racing Division Monster World Rally Team Starts 60 Wins 16 Podiums 28 Best finish 2nd Overall in 2006, 2008, and 2013 World Rally Championship record Active years 2007 -- 2008, 2010 -- 2014 Co-driver Alex Gelsomino Teams M - Sport World Rally Team Hoonigan Racing Division Monster World Rally Team Subaru Rally Team USA Rallies 23 Rally wins 0 Podiums 0 Stage wins 0 Total points 18 First rally 2007 Rally México Last rally 2014 Rally Spain Kenneth Block ( born November 21, 1967 ) is a professional rally driver with the Hoonigan Racing Division, formerly known as the Monster World Rally Team. Block is also one of the co-founders of DC Shoes. Block has also competed in many action sports events including skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross. Since selling his ownership of DC Shoes, Block has shifted his business focus to Hoonigan Industries, an apparel brand for auto enthusiasts. He is currently the co-owner and `` Head Hoonigan In Charge '' ( HHIC ) at the company. Contents 1 Rallying 1.1 2005 1.2 2006 1.3 2007 1.4 2008 1.5 2009 1.6 2010 1.7 2011 1.8 2013 1.9 2014 1.10 2015 1.11 2016 2 Racing record 2.1 Complete Rally America results 2.2 Complete WRC results 2.2. 1 PWRC results 2.3 Complete Global Rallycross Championship results 2.3. 1 Supercar 2.4 Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results 2.4. 1 Supercar 2.5 Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results 2.5. 1 Supercar 3 Other motorsport activities 4 Involvement in Colin McRae : Dirt 2, Dirt 3, and Dirt : Showdown 5 References 6 External links Rallying 2005 In 2005, Block began his National rallying career with the Vermont SportsCar team. Vermont SportsCar prepared a 2005 Subaru WRX STi for Block to compete. His first event of the rallying season was Sno * Drift, where he ended up finishing seventh overall and fifth in the Group N class. During the 2005 season, Block had five top five finishes and placed third overall in the Group A class and fourth overall in the Rally America National Championship. At the end of his first rallying year, Ken Block had won the Rally America Rookie of the Year award. 2006 In 2006, Block along with his DC rally teammate Travis Pastrana signed a new sponsorship deal with Subaru. Through this deal with Subaru, the teammates became known as `` Subaru Rally Team USA. '' With the new rally season, Block also got a brand new Vermont SportsCar prepped 2006 Subaru WRX STi. He competed in the first ever X Games rally event at X Games XII. In the competition, Block ended up finishing third to take the bronze. He went on to compete in the 2006 Rally America National Championship, where he finished second overall. 2007 In 2007, Block competed in the X Games XIII rally event, where he placed second overall and won a silver medal. In the 2007 Rally America National Championship, Block finished third overall. During this season, Block also entered in a few rounds of the World Rally Championship ; Rally Mexico and Rally New Zealand. In Rally New Zealand, Block recorded two top - five stage times in the Group N class. At the end of 2007, Block had achieved 19 podiums and 8 overall victories in rally events. 2008 In 2008, Block was provided with a brand new rally prepped 2008 Subaru WRX STi to compete. Block decided to compete in the Rallye Baie - des Chaleurs of the Canadian Rally Championship to gain some experience with his new 2008 rally car and prepare for the World Rally Championships later in the year. Block gained his first Canadian rally win at the event. This was only the second event for the new car. Block and his co-driver were unable to get any championship points at the event due to not having a Canadian competition license. Block competed in the Rally New York USA competition and finished in first place. In the X Games XIV rally competition, Block finished tied for third place with Dave Mirra. This occurrence was due to both competitors having issues with their car. Block, who made it to the semi-finals of the event, had a radiator problem after landing the car awkwardly on a jump. With both bronze place competitors in damaged cars unable to compete, the medals were awarded to both of them. Block competed in the 2008 Rally America National championship, which concluded on October 17, 2008. In the event, he finished second overall with a strong victory in the last event. In the Lake Superior Performance Rally stage, Block finished over one minute ahead of his next closest competitor and secured the second overall position. Next up for Block this rally season is three World Rally Championship events. 2009 Block appeared in a segment of motoring show Top Gear. Block filmed the hit YouTube video `` Gymkhana 2 '', making the most viral video of 2009, as well as selling more DC shoes with this `` informercial ''. Block testing Ford Fiesta for the 2010 Rally America season Participation in 2014 Rally Catalunya Block at the 2016 World RX of Portugal in his Ford Focus RS RX For 2010, Block finished his partnership with Subaru and joined Ford. Also, sponsors BFGoodrich and Motul were replaced by Pirelli and Castrol. On January 6, 2010 the Block drove selected rounds of the World Rally Championship for Monster World Rally Team, in which he campaigned a Ford Focus RS WRC 08 run by M - Sport, who also prepare the official Ford WRC cars. Also, he ran his sixth season of the Rally America Championship in an open class Ford Fiesta, as well as his fifth X Games. Block was the first ever American driver to campaign for the World Rally Championship. On February 27, Block won the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood ( Rally America ) for the 5th consecutive time. This broke the record held by John Buffum. Block is currently being trained by former Ford factory driver Markko Märtin. At the Rally Spain, he won his first 2 points in World Rally Championship. 2011 On March 23, Block and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino were taken to hospital, having rolled their Ford Fiesta RS WRC during the shakedown stage of the 2011 Rally de Portugal in Faro, Portugal. A representative of the Monster World Rally team later stated that both men were fine. 2013 See also : 2013 World Rally Championship season On his first race of 2013 season, Block scored well, entering top - ten in the Mexican rally, thus receiving his first six points for the championship and score a best - ever 7th overall finish. 2014 See also : 2014 World Rally Championship season Castrol returned as Block 's sponsor. He participated in the WRC located in Catalunya, Spain. He was in 10th place until the last stage where he suffered a tire puncture and lost a significant amount of time. He finished in 12th. 2015 Block continued to compete in the Global RallyCross Championship. He also put more time into managing the Hoonigan company. He announced that he would not put any time into the World Rally Championship, a first since 2009. 2016 On March 13, Block together with actor and television host Matt LeBlanc performed donuts at the Cenotaph War Memorial in London in a Ford Mustang, while filming a segment for the show Top Gear, which drew media attention in the United Kingdom. Block will be competing full - time in the World Rallycross Championship for the 2016 season. At Hockenheimring, Germany, Block finished third in the Supercar Final and achieved his second podium in the series. Racing record Complete Rally America results ( key ) Year Car 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STi SNO 5 ORE 7 SUS PIK MAI OJI Ret COL LSP 4th 65 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi SNO ACR ORE SUS Ret MAI 11 OJI Ret COL Ret LSP WIL 2nd 90 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STi SNO 6 ACR ORE OLY SUS Ret NEW OJI COL LSP Ret 3rd 109 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi SNO 5 ACR OLY ORE Ret SUS Ret NEW Ret OJI Ret COL 5 LSP 2nd 86 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STi SNO Ret ACR OLY Ret ORE Ret SUS NEW OJI Ret COL Ret LSP 4th 80 Ford Fiesta SNO Ret ACR OLY Ret ORE Ret SUS Ret NEW Ret 13th 27 2012 Ford Fiesta ST SNO ACR ORE SUS NEW OLY 4th 44 2013 Ford Fiesta ST SNO 6 ACR Ret ORE SUS NEW OJI LSP Ret 2nd 93 2014 Ford Fiesta ST SNO ACR ORE SUS MTW NEW OJI LSP 12th 22 * Season still in progress Complete WRC results ( key ) Year Entrant Car 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points 2007 Ken Block Subaru Impreza WRX STI MON SWE NOR MEX 28 POR ARG ITA GRE FIN GER NC 0 Rally FaNZ NZL 56 ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR 2008 Subaru Rally Team USA Subaru Impreza WRX STI MON SWE MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE TUR FIN GER NZL 30 ESP FRA JPN GBR NC 0 Monster World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 SWE MEX 18 JOR TUR 24 NZL POR Ret BUL FIN GER Ret JPN FRA 12 ESP 9 GBR 21 19th 2011 Monster World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC SWE 14 MEX 12 POR DNS JOR ITA ARG 18 GRE FIN GER 17 AUS 19 FRA 8 ESP Ret GBR 9 22nd 6 2012 Monster World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX 9 POR ARG GRE NZL 9 FIN Ret GER GBR FRA ITA ESP 28th 2013 Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX 7 POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR 20th 6 2014 M - Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP 12 GBR NC 0 PWRC results Year Entrant Car 5 6 7 8 PWRC Points 2008 Subaru Rally Team USA Subaru Impreza WRX STI SWE ARG GRE TUR FIN NZL 13 JPN GBR NC 0 Complete Global Rallycross Championship results ( key ) Supercar Year Entrant Car 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 GRC Points 2011 Monster World Rally Team Ford Fiesta IRW1 IRW2 SEA1 SEA2 PIK1 PIK2 LA1 11 LA2 13 23rd 10 2012 Monster World Rally Team Ford Racing Ford Fiesta CHA 15 TEX 8 LA LOU 5 LV 7 LVC 10 5th 58 2013 Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta ST BRA 9 MUN1 MUN2 DSQ LOU 5 BRI IRW 6 ATL 8 CHA 7 LV 3rd 115 2014 Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta ST BAR 10 AUS 11 DC 7 NY CHA DAY LA1 LA2 SEA 9 LV 2nd 376 2015 Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta ST FTA DAY1 8 DAY2 MCAS DET1 DET2 7 DC LA1 11 LA2 9 BAR1 11 BAR1 10 LV 10 7th 345 Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results ( key ) Supercar Year Entrant Car 5 ERX Points 2014 Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta ST GBR NOR BEL GER ITA 15th 16 Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship Results ( key ) Supercar Year Entrant Car 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WRX Points 2014 Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta ST POR GBR NOR FIN SWE BEL CAN FRA GER ITA TUR DNP ARG 16th 32 2016 Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS POR 18 HOC BEL 19 GBR 14 NOR 14 SWE 13 CAN 10 FRA 6 BAR 16 LAT 16 GER 12 ARG 15 14th 63 2017 Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS BAR 9 POR 11 HOC 11 BEL 8 GBR 7 NOR 8 SWE 9 CAN 9 FRA 7 † LAT 14 GER 14 RSA 8 9th 112 Five championship points deducted for receiving three reprimands in a season. Other motorsport activities In 2005, Block along with his DC Shoes associates participated in the Gumball 3000 Rally. For the event they sent out three modified 2004 Subaru WRX STi 's sponsored by DC Shoes. In 2006, Block competed in the One Lap of America competition along with Brian Scotto. They were teamed up in a 2006 Subaru WRX STi and finished forty - fifth overall. In 2006, for the Discovery Channel show Stunt Junkies, Block jumped his Subaru WRX STi rally car 171 feet ( 52 m ) and a max height of 25 feet ( 7.6 m ). The whole episode was dedicated to Block attempting this stunt. In 2007, Block joined the DC Shoes Snowboarding team at New Zealand 's Snow Park. Block did massive jumps and assisted in snowboarding tricks while driving his rally car on the mountain alongside the snowboarders. A crash after landing a large jump cracked one of the vertebrae in his spine, he was flown to the hospital. The session made the cover of the December 2007 issue of Snowboarder Magazine and closed out the MTN. LAB 1.5 DVD. In 2009, for the BBC show Top Gear, Block took James May out for Gymkhana - style driving at Block 's stunt course at Inyokern Airport, an operational California airport, also starring Ricky Carmichael. In 2010 Block took the feature car from the previous episode ( a Reliant Robin ) for a lap of the Top Gear test track. He rolled the car and was unable to complete a lap but was unhurt. On October 15, 2009, it was reported that Block was close to a deal to join the World Rally Championship in a new Ford team. Long time co-driver Alex Gelsomino was also reportedly involved in the deal. Former Subaru WRC driver Chris Atkinson has been reported to be lined up as Block 's teammate in the all - new Monster Energy Drink Ford World Rally Team. On January 6, 2010, the announcement is made as Block joins up with Ford and begins his WRC career driving both a Ford Fiesta and Focus RS WRC. On August 24, 2010, Block released the first of a three part Gymkhana 3 video release featuring his new Ford Fiesta. On September 14, 2010, Block 's third Gymkhana video, featuring a Ford Fiesta, was released on YouTube. The video got more than seven million views in its first week. This vehicle is now on display on the Petersen Automotive Museum. On August 16, 2011, the fourth Gymkhana video, The Hollywood Megamercial was released on YouTube, featuring Block driving around the Universal Studios backlot. On July 1, 2012, Block took the Silver Medal for Rallycross at X Games XVIII behind Sébastien Loeb. On July 9, 2012, Block released his fifth Gymkhana video on YouTube, featuring Block driving his Ford Fiesta in San Francisco and Travis Pastrana on a dirtbike. After 24 hours, the video was viewed 5.1 million times, making it the top - viewed video of the previous week. Block also holds the world record for the world 's fastest snowcat, a modified Subaru STI called a Trax STI. Block appears in the 2015 Need for Speed video game as the style icon. He was credited as the stunt performer in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Beauty and the Beast. Involvement in Colin McRae : Dirt 2, Dirt 3, and Dirt : Showdown Block is featured as a driver in Codemasters Colin McRae : Dirt 2, along with his Subaru Rally Team USA Impreza. In Dirt 3 he is seen as a driver and Gymkhana teacher, his Monster World Rally Team vehicles are available in the game, including the Ford Fiesta GYM 3, and the Ken Block Ford Focus WRC. Ken 's Ford Fiesta and his Hoonigan / Monster livery appear extensively in Dirt : Showdown another Codemasters racing game with a more arcade feeling and demolition derby style Knockout and 8 - Ball crossover racing events. His trademark gymkhana style of driving dominates the Head - to - Head and Trick Rush race modes as well as the Freestyle section. References Jump up ^ `` Catching Up With DC 's Ken Block ''. Jeff Emig. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 02. ^ Jump up to : `` Official Site : Bio ''. http://www.kenblockracing.com/. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 02. External link in publisher = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : `` Ken Block ''. http://auto.dcshoes.com/team/ken-block/. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2008. External link in publisher = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : `` Interview : Ken Block - Part 2 ''. Carolyn Schonafinger. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 02. ^ Jump up to : `` 2008 Subaru Rally Team USA ''. http://rally.subaru.com. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 02. External link in publisher = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : `` Ken Block Flies To His First Canadian Rally Win ''. http://www.snowboard-mag.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2008. External link in publisher = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Rally New York USA : USRC Results ''. http://rallynewyork.com. Archived from the original on 2008 - 06 - 06. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 02. External link in publisher = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : `` Travis Pastrana wins gold medal at 2008 X Games 14 Rally, Tanner Foust silver, as Dave Mirra and Ken Block share bronze ''. http://rallybuzz.stagetimes.com. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 02. External link in publisher = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Subaru Driver Ken Block Wins Rally Finale at LSPR, SRT USA Finishes 1 - 2 in Rally America Championship ''. http://www.specialstage.com. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 02. External link in publisher = ( help ) Jump up ^ Top Gear, Season 13, Episode 3. Jump up ^ `` Rally America ''. Rally America. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Ken Block has Massive Wreck on Shakedown Stage ''. Rally World News. Retrieved March 24, 2011. Jump up ^ `` WRC : Ogier rocks, Block rolls on Portugal shakedown ''. crash.net. Retrieved March 24, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Driver Standings - WRC Results, Positions & Stage Times - wrc.com ''. Jump up ^ `` WRC.com ® - FIA World Rally Championship - Official Website - wrc.com ''. Jump up ^ Dathan, Matt ; Robinson, Martin ; Tozer, James ( 13 March 2016 ). `` Top Gear host Chris Evans is forced to apologise ' unreservedly ' for Matt LeBlanc 's ' gravely disrespectful ' wheelspins around the Cenotaph as Army veterans say even Clarkson would not stoop so low ''. MailOnline. Retrieved 21 October 2016. Jump up ^ Evans, David ( 13 January 2016 ). `` Ken Block commits to World Rallycross Championship for 2016 ''. Autosport. Retrieved 21 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Mattias Ekström vann på Hockenheim '' ( in Swedish ). Sveriges Television. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Teams 31 - 60 ''. http://www.GTspirit.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Rob Dyrdek back on the rally ''. http://gumball3000.com. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 02. External link in publisher = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` 2006 Tire Rack One Lap of America : Final Overall Results ''. http://www.onelapofamerica.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved November 2, 2008. External link in publisher = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` autosport.com ''. autosport.com. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Gymkhana 3 ''. DC Shoes. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Ken Block : Gymkhana Three ''. AUSmotive.com. 2010 - 09 - 15. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 12. Jump up ^ Sanchez, Karla. `` Gymkhana Four -- Ken Block Hoons in Hollywood ''. Motor Trend. Retrieved August 17, 2011. Jump up ^ Hardigree, Matt. `` Gymkhana 5 Viewed 5.1 Million Times in 24 Hours ''. Jalopnik. Retrieved July 10, 2012. Jump up ^ Yandell, Chris. `` Vermont SportsCar 's TRAX STI and 400 Horse ( powered ) Sleigh ''. Vermont SportsCar Rallying. Retrieved July 6, 2015. Davies, Steve. `` The Accidental Hero -- An interview with Ken Block ''. SkiddMark. Fitch Media. Retrieved December 9, 2011. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ken Block. Hoonigan - Official Site Hoonigan Racing Division - Official site Monster World Rally Team Rally Results and News Subaru Rally Team USA Rally America Website Ken Block Official Merchandise Ken Block Interview Gymkhana racing improved by Ken Block, Video, ~ 4min dirt2game.com Teams and drivers competing in the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship DA Racing EKS RX GRX Hoonigan Racing Division LOCO World RX Team 66. Grégoire Demoustier 87. Jean - Baptiste Dubourg 1. Mattias Ekström 15. Reinis Nitišs 57. Toomas Heikkinen 68. Niclas Grönholm 13. Andreas Bakkerud 43. Ken Block 58. Alister McRae 100. Guy Wilks MJP Racing Team Austria PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Speedy Motorsport STARD Team Peugeot - Hansen 44. Timo Scheider 96. Kevin Eriksson 3. Johan Kristoffersson 11. Petter Solberg 10. `` Csucsu '' 25. Gigi Galli 6. Jānis Baumanis 7. Timur Timerzyanov 9. Sébastien Loeb 21. Timmy Hansen 71. 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Question: what type of car does ken block drive
Answer: Subaru Impreza WRX STi