![]() Louise Aitken-Walker in 2023 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland | 21 January 1960
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1979 - 1991 |
Co-driver | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Teams | Ford Nissan Opel Vauxhall |
Rallies | 22 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 1 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 0 |
Total points | 1 |
First rally | RAC Rally 1979 |
Last rally | RAC Rally 1991 |
Louise Dunn Aitken-Walker MBE (born January 1960 in Duns, Berwickshire)[1] 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.[2] 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.[1][3]
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.[4]
Racing record
[edit]Complete WRC results
[edit]Complete British Touring Car Championship results
[edit](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 |
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1989 | Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v | C | OUL | SIL 20 |
THR 15 |
DON 12 |
THR 16 |
SIL 19 |
SIL 22 |
BRH 15 |
SNE 17 |
BRH 15 |
BIR 17 |
DON 18 |
SIL Ret |
5th | 72 | 2nd |
Source:[5]
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See also
[edit]List of female World Rally Championship drivers
References
[edit]- ^ a b Low, Dave. "Louise Aitken-Walker world rally champion 1990". A Sporting Nation. BBC Online. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
- ^ "Title - Segrave Trophy". Royal Automobile Club. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Louise Aitken-Walker MBE, Rally Driver, Scotland UK". Aitken-Walker Cars. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Louise Aitken-Walker, MBE". Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Rally experience sessions with Aitken-Walker
- Family-run business with her husband, Son & Daughter
- Louises Daughter Gina has started her career, supported by her mum
- Louise Aitken-Walker at the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame