1. Elfyn Rhys Evans was born on 28 December 1988 and is a Welsh professional rally driver.
21 Facts About Elfyn Evans
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Elfyn Evans is currently teamed with Scott Martin and is competing for Toyota Gazoo Racing in the World Rally Championship.
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Elfyn Evans began his professional career in 2007, driving a Group N production-car-class Ford Fiesta in the Ford Fiesta Sporting Trophy.
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Elfyn Evans competed in that year's Rally GB in Wales.
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In 2012, Elfyn Evans secured the FIA World Rally Championship Academy title, the R2 title in the British Rally Championship and the UK Fiesta Sport Trophy.
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Elfyn Evans then drove a Fiesta RRC on the WRC Rally of Portugal, retiring with a transmission problem before starting the final day under Rally 2 regulations.
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Elfyn Evans switched to M-Sport for the 2014 season to drive a Ford Fiesta WRC as the teammate of veteran Mikko Hirvonen.
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Elfyn Evans won the 2016 British Rally Championship with five wins in seven races, driving the Ford Fiesta R5.
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For 2017, Elfyn Evans rejoined the M-Sport World Rally Team to drive the DMACK car.
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Elfyn Evans started the year with sixth in Monte Carlo, setting several fastest stage times, and then repeated the performance in Sweden.
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On day two, Elfyn Evans struggled with punctures, a spin and a damaged diffuser, and saw his lead fall to just 11 seconds.
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Elfyn Evans pushed early in the stage, but lost several seconds when he hit a bridge.
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Elfyn Evans tried hard to make up the lost time, but in the end he lost his first victory by just 0.7 seconds to Neuville.
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In Finland, Elfyn Evans was left to uphold team honors after a crash for teammate Sebastien Ogier and a puncture for Ott Tanak.
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Elfyn Evans dutifully set consistent top three stage times and snatched second place on the last stage from Juho Hanninen, in what many journalists described as the best drive of his career so far.
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At the penultimate round on his home rally in Wales, Elfyn Evans took advantage of his DMACK tyres, which were widely suited to the conditions, to take his first WRC victory, the first for a Welsh driver, and the first for a British driver on Wales Rally GB since the late Richard Burns in 2000.
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Elfyn Evans eventually finished the year in second position in the Covid-abbreviated championship, helped by a second rally win of the season in the 2020 Rally Turkey.
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Elfyn Evans finished the season eight points behind champion Sebastien Ogier, and nine points ahead of Ott Tanak, who finished third.
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Elfyn Evans remained in contention for the title until the final rally of the season, but finished that event in second position to championship winner and Toyota teammate Ogier with only a 0.6-second time difference.
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Elfyn Evans contributes his dry spell in 2022 to not adapting to the new hybrid cars introduced at the start of the season, admitting others adapted better, but he was determined to improve for the 2023 season with hopes to challenge for the title.
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The 2023 World Rally Championship saw a return to glory for Elfyn Evans, securing 3 rally wins, in Croatia Rally, Rally Finland and Rally Japan, in order to secure the runner-up spot behind teammate and championship winner Kalle Rovanpera.