# Gwyndaf Evans

Gwyndaf Evans (Welsh pronunciation:; born 4 June 1959) is a Welsh former rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship in 1996, and was also the runner-up in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2010. On the international stage his participation was limited, but he used his local knowledge to great success in the RAC Rally, where he won the Group N production car class twice driving a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4, in 1990 and Ford Escort RS Cosworth in 1993. In 1994, driving a Group A Ford Escort RS2000, he scored a then career high seventh place overall, winning his class once more, before going one better with a sixth place finish the following year, and his fourth class victory in six years.
In 1997, he switched to SEAT, who were competing with their Ibiza GTI 16v, and later the Córdoba WRC from 1999 to 2001. In 2002, he moved to MG and an MG ZR S1600, spending two years on the international circuit with Chris Patterson, and the British Championship with Claire Mole, after splitting with long-time co-driver Howard Davies.
He drove a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution in the now renamed Wales Rally GB in 2004 and 2006, with the latter being where he won the 2006 Mitsubishi Evo Challenge Trophy. His prize was a works-prepared Lancer Evolution for the 2007 British Rally Championship.
He now runs the family Ford and Suzuki dealership in Dolgellau, first established by his grandfather in Dinas Mawddwy in 1930, and renamed to Gwyndaf Evans Motors in 1983. The company now supports Gwyndaf's son Elfyn, who competes at an international level as a rally driver in the WRC.

## World Rally Championship results

| Year | Team/Entrant | Car | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WRC Round | WDC | Points |
| Year | Team/Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
| 1987 | Gwyndaf Evans | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR RET | | | | – | 0 |
| 1988 | Peacocks | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR RET | | | | – | 0 |
| 1989 | Brooklyn Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | SWE | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | CIV | ITA | GBR 11 | | | | – | 0 |
| 1990 | Q8 Team Ford | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4X4 | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN 23 | AUS | ITA 12 | CIV | GBR 11 | | | | | – | 0 |
| 1991 | Q8 Team Ford | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4X4 | MON | SWE RET | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR RET | | | – | 0 |
| 1992 | Gwyndaf Evans | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4X4 | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR RET | | | – | 0 |
| 1993 | Shell Helix Motor Oils | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG | NZL | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | GBR 11 | | | | – | 0 |
| 1994 | Gwyndaf Evans | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG | NZL | FIN | ITA | GBR 7 | | | | | | | 35th | 4 |
| 1995 | Ford Motorsport | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | MON | SWE | POR | FRA | NZL | AUS | ESP | GBR 6 | | | | | | | | | 12th | 6 |
| 1996 | Ford Motor Co Ltd. | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | SWE | KEN | INA RET | GRC | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | GBR RET | | | | | | | | – | 0 |
| 1997 | SEAT Cupra Sport | SEAT Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRC | NZL | FIN | INA | ITA | AUS | GBR RET | | | – | 0 |
| 1998 | SEAT Cupra Sport | SEAT Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRC | NZL | FIN RET | ITA | AUS 20 | | | | | – | 0 |
| 1998 | SEAT Cupra Sport | SEAT Córdoba WRC | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR RET | | | | – | 0 |
| 1999 | SEAT Cupra Sport | SEAT Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG RET | GRC | NZL | FIN | CHN | ITA | AUS | | | | – | 0 |
| 1999 | SEAT Cupra Sport | SEAT Córdoba WRC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR RET | | | – | 0 |
| 2000 | SEAT Cupra Sport | SEAT Córdoba WRC | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRC | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR RET | | | – | 0 |
| 2001 | SEAT Cupra Sport | SEAT Córdoba WRC | MON | SWE | POR | ESP | ARG | CYP | GRC | KEN | FIN | NZL | ITA | FRA | AUS | GBR RET | | | – | 0 |
| 2002 | MG Sport & Racing | MG ZR S1600 | MON RET | SWE | FRA | ESP RET | CYP | ARG | GRC RET | KEN | FIN | GER RET | ITA 26 | NZL | AUS | GBR RET | | | – | 0 |
| 2003 | MG Sport & Racing | MG ZR 160 | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL | ARG | GRC | CYP | GER | FIN | AUS | ITA | FRA | ESP | GBR 27 | | | – | 0 |
| 2004 | Geoff Jones | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | CYP | GRC | TUR | ARG | FIN | GER | JPN | GBR 17 | ITA | FRA | ESP | AUS | – | 0 |
| 2006 | Gwyndaf Evans | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | MON | SWE | MEX | ESP | FRA | ARG | ITA | GRC | GER | FIN | JPN | CYP | TUR | AUS | NZL | GBR 65 | – | 0 |
| 2007 | Mitsubishi Motors UK | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR 40 | – | 0 |
| 2008 | Mitsubishi Motors UK | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRC | TUR | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | GBR 18 | | – | 0 |