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Mārtiņš Sesks
Latvian rally driver (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Rally career
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, the Latvian 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]
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Personal life
Sesks 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
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