Mārtiņš Nikijs Sesks (born 18 September 1999) is a Latvian rally driver who currently competes in the World Rally Championship for M-Sport Ford WRT on a part-time schedule.
 Sesks at the 2022 Rally Poland | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Latvian |
| Born | 18 September 1999 Liepāja, Latvia |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2018–2021, 2024–present |
| Co-driver | Renārs Francis |
| Teams | M-Sport Ford WRT |
| Rallies | 24 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 7 |
| Total points | 38 |
| First rally | 2018 Rally Deutschland |
| Last rally | 2025 Rally Saudi Arabia |
Rally career
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Sesks started rallying in 2014 in a Honda Civic Type R.[1] He entered the Junior World Rally Championship in 2019, and finished as runner-up in 2020.[2] After winning his first European Rally Championship event in 2022, he entered the series full-time in 2023. He went on to finish second to Hayden Paddon in the final standing, having won the events in Poland and Latvia.[3]
Sesks made his Rally1 debut in 2024, competing at the Rally Poland with M-Sport Ford WRT, where a strong opening run was praised by team principal Richard Millener.[4][5] Despite running without a hybrid unit, he was able to run as high as second overall, eventually finishing fifth.[6] He remained in the car for his home rally in Latvia, once again earning plaudits for his pace, with only a late technical problem preventing a podium finish.[7] Later on, he would be confirmed for the rally in Chile.[8] There however, Sesks was forced to retire from Friday's running after crashing into a bank and puncturing two tyres; he went on to finish 24th.[9][10]
Personal life
editSesks is the son of Uldis Sesks, a politician and former rally racer who served as the mayor of his hometown of Liepāja between 1997 and 2018.[11]
Rally results
editLatvian Rally Championship results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Honda Civic Type-R EP3 | LRC3 | SAR Ret |
LIE Ret |
LIE 6 |
TAL Ret |
6th | 30 | ||||
| Ford Fiesta R2 | LAK 3 |
KUR 4 |
TAR 6 |
LAT Ret | |||||||||
| 2016 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta R2 | LRC3 | SAR 4 |
KUR 2 |
1st | 112 | ||||||
| Peugeot 208 R2 | TAL 2 |
ŽEM 1 |
TAL 2 |
LIE 2 |
LIE 3 |
LAT 1 | |||||||
| 2017 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Peugeot 208 R2 | LRC3 | ALŪ 1 |
SAR Ret |
TAL Ret |
LAT 1 |
LÕU 1 |
LIE 2 |
LIE 1 |
1st | 172 | |
| 2018 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Peugeot 208 R2 | LRC3 | ALŪ 1 |
SAR 1 |
TAL 1 |
EST | LÕU | 1st | 94 | |||
| ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team | Opel Adam R2 | LIE 1 |
LIE 1 |
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| 2019 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta R2T | Overall | ALŪ 9 |
SAR 6 |
4th | 29 | ||||||
| Škoda Fabia R5 | LIE 3 |
LIE 2 |
EST | LÕU | |||||||||
| 2020 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | Overall | ROK 3 |
LIE 3 |
LIE Ret |
5th | 48 | |||||
| 2022 | Proracing Rally Team | Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit | LCR3 | SAR 1 |
CĒS Ret |
LÕU | SAM | 4th | 35 | ||||
| Team MRF Tyres | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | LCR2 | LIE 1 |
4th | 35 | ||||||||
| 2023 | Team MRF Tyres | Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit | LCR3 | SAR 1 |
6th | 35 | |||||||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | LCR2 | ALŪ 1 |
VEC | LIE | LIE | CĒS | HPR | UTE | 3rd | 35 | |||
WRC results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mārtiņš Sesks | Opel Adam R2 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER 36 |
TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 | |
| 2019 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta R2T19 | MON | SWE 36 |
MEX | FRA Ret |
ARG | CHL | POR | ITA 25 |
FIN 42 |
GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C |
NC | 0 |
| 2020 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | MON | SWE 27 |
MEX | EST 28 |
TUR | ITA 34 |
MNZ Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||
| 2021 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | MON | ARC | CRO 19 |
POR 25 |
ITA | KEN | EST 23 |
BEL 58 |
GRE | FIN | ESP 48 |
MNZ | NC | 0 | ||
| 2024 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | MON | SWE | KEN | CRO | POR | ITA | POL 5 |
LAT 7 |
FIN | GRE | CHL 24 |
EUR | JPN | 15th | 22 | |
| 2025 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | MON | SWE 6 |
KEN | ESP | POR 15 |
ITA Ret |
GRE 15 |
EST 8 |
FIN 8 |
PAR | CHL | EUR | JPN | SAU Ret |
12th | 16 |
| 2026 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | MON | SWE 35 |
KEN | CRO | ESP | POR | JPN | GRE | EST | FIN | PAR | CHL | ITA | SAU | NC | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
ERC results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Peugeot 208 R2 | CAN | GBR | GRC | AZO | BEL | EST | POL | CZE | LAT 17 |
CYP | NC | 0 |
| 2017 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Peugeot 208 R2 | AZO | CAN | GRC | CYP | POL | CZE | ITA | LAT 11 |
NC | 0 | ||
| 2018 | ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team | Opel Adam R2 | AZO 17 |
CAN 19 |
GRC | CYP | ITA 15 |
CZE 15 |
POL | LAT 10 |
44th | 1 | ||
| 2019 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Škoda Fabia R5 | AZO | CAN | LAT 3 |
POL | ITA 8 |
CZE | CYP | HUN | 15th | 29 | ||
| 2020 | Mārtiņš Sesks | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | ITA | LAT Ret |
PRT | HUN | CAN | NC | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | POL | LAT EX |
ITA | CZE | AZO | PRT | HUN | CAN | NC | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Proracing Rally Team | Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit | PRT | AZO 10 |
CAN | POL 17 |
12th | 42 | ||||||
| Team MRF Tyres | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | LAT 1 |
ITA 31 |
CZE | ESP | |||||||||
| 2023 | Team MRF Tyres | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | PRT 12 |
CAN 8 |
POL 1 |
LAT 1 |
SWE 3 |
ITA Ret |
CZE 11 |
HUN 3 |
2nd | 134 | ||
| 2024 | Team MRF Tyres | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | HUN Ret |
CAN 23 |
SWE 6 |
EST 14 |
ITA | CZE | GBR | POL | 28th | 17 | ||
| 2025 | Team MRF Tyres | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | ESP | HUN | SWE | POL 1 |
ITA | CZE | GBR | CRO | 10th | 35 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "Mārtiņš Sesks". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ "Kristensson seals junior world title". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ↑ "Martins Sesks buscará asaltar el título del ERC junto a MRF Tyres en 2023". revistascratch.com (in Spanish). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ "Mārtiņš Sesks set for Rally1 step-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ Howard, Tom (28 June 2024). "M-Sport: Sesks' top fight WRC debut one of the strongest in a while". motorsport.com.
- ↑ Barry, Luke (2024-07-03). "Top 10 WRC debuts of the decade". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ↑ Barry, Luke (2024-07-21). "Rovanperä wins Rally Latvia, heartbreak for Sesks". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ↑ Barry, Luke (2024-08-27). "Sesks gets another Rally1 chance at Rally Chile". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ↑ Barry, Luke (2024-09-27). "Tänak ends Friday just 0.4s ahead at Rally Chile". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ↑ Shacki. "Final results Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ↑ "Mārtiņš Sesks". Red Bull. Red Bull Content Pool. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
External links
edit- Mārtiņš Sesks's e-wrc profile