# Louise Aitken-Walker

Louise Dunn Aitken-Walker MBE (born January 1960 in Duns, Berwickshire) is a British rally and racing driver. Aitken-Walker entered competition in 1979 and finished 19th in her first Rally GB two years later. She contested the 1989 British Touring Car Championship in a Class C Vauxhall Astra finishing fifth in points, and in 1990 was the first ever Ladies World Champion, the pinnacle of a successful 14-year career. She was awarded the Segrave Trophy in 1990. She retired in 1993 to have a family (son John and daughter Gina) and concentrate on her business affairs. She runs Aitken-Walker Cars, which specializes in quality used cars, with her husband Graham in the Scottish Borders.
In September 2008, Aitken-Walker took part in the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, a round of the Scottish Rally Championship centred in Perth in Scotland. A historic Talbot Sunbeam Lotus was her chosen car for the event. She was one of a number of ex-world and British champions to take part in the event in memory of McRae, who died in 2007.
Aitken-Walker was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

## Racing record
### Complete WRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Pts |
| 1979 | Louise Aitken | Ford Fiesta | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | GRE | NZL | FIN | CAN | ITA | FRA | GBR Ret | CIV | | | NC | 0 |
| 1980 | Mogil Motors | Ford Fiesta | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | GRC | ARG | FIN | NZL | ITA | FRA | GBR Ret | CIV | | | NC | 0 |
| 1981 | M.C.D. Services | Ford Escort RS2000 | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | BRA | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR 19 | | | NC | 0 |
| 1982 | M.C.D. Services | Ford Escort RS2000 | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | BRA | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR 20 | | | NC | 0 |
| 1983 | Louise Aitken | Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI | MON 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1983 | Louise Aitken | Ford Escort XR3i | | SWE 60 | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1983 | British Junior Rally Team | Ford Escort RS1600 | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Ret | | | NC | 0 |
| 1984 | R.E.D. | Ford Escort RS1600 | MON | SWE 23 | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR Ret | | | NC | 0 |
| 1985 | Peugeot Talbot Sport | Peugeot 205 GTI | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR 16 | | | NC | 0 |
| 1986 | Team Nissan Europe | Nissan 240RS | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR 15 | USA | | NC | 0 |
| 1987 | Peugeot Talbot Sport | Peugeot 205 GTI | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 1988 | Peugeot Talbot Sport | Peugeot 205 GTI | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 1989 | Vauxhall Dealer Sport | Vauxhall Astra GTE | SWE | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR 18 | | NC | 0 |
| 1990 | GM Euro Sport | Vauxhall Astra GTE | MON 11 | | | | | | | | | | | GBR 17 | | | NC | 0 |
| 1990 | GM Euro Sport | Opel Kadett GSI | | POR Ret | KEN | FRA Ret | GRC | NZL 11 | ARG | FIN | AUS 13 | ITA 18 | CIV | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1991 | Mobil 1 / Ford Cellular | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS 4x4 | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR 10 | 62nd | 1 |

### Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class - 1 point awarded all races)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | DC | Pts | Class |
| 1989 | Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v | C | OUL | SIL ovr:20 cls:2 | THR ovr:15 cls:1 | DON ovr:12 cls:2 | THR ovr:16 cls:2 | SIL ovr:19 cls:1 | SIL ovr:22 cls:2 | BRH ovr:15 cls:2 | SNE ovr:17 cls:2 | BRH ovr:15 cls:2 | BIR ovr:17 cls:2 | DON ovr:18 cls:2 | SIL Ret | 5th | 72 | 2nd |
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