# Daniel Barritt

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

## Background

Barritt was born in Burnley, UK. His family has been involved in rallying for three generations. 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.

## 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. 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.
In 2009, Barritt and Conrad Rautenbach competed in the World Rally Championship. 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.

## 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 |
| 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 | 73. Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 2017 | 2017 | 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 |
| 2005 | David Higgins | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR 24 | JPN | FRA | ESP | | NC | 0 |
| 2005 | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | AUS 10 | NC | 0 |
| 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 |
| 2006 | Phillip Morrow | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR 51 | 29th | 1 |
| 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 |
| 2012 | Alastair Fisher | Ford Fiesta S2000 | | | | | | | | | | GBR 23 | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2012 | Proton Motorsports | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ESP 17 | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2013 | Qatar M-Sport WRT | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR 23 | ARG | GRE | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 20 |
| 2013 | Qatar M-Sport WRT | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | | | | | | | ITA 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 20 |
| 2013 | Qatar M-Sport WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | | | | | | | | FIN Ret | GER 6 | AUS | FRA 11 | ESP Ret | GBR 8 | | | | 12th | 20 |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Tommi Mäkinen Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | | | | | | | | | FIN Ret | | TUR | GBR 14 | | AUS C | | | 25th | 1 |
| 2019 | Tommi Mäkinen Racing | Toyota Yaris WRC | | | | | | | | | | GER 10 | | | ESP 39 | | | | 25th | 1 |
| 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.