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

Complete WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Pts
1979 Louise Aitken Ford Fiesta MON SWE POR KEN GRE NZL FIN CAN ITA FRA GBR
Ret 		CIV NC 0
1980 Mogil Motors Ford Fiesta MON SWE POR KEN GRC ARG FIN NZL ITA FRA GBR
Ret 		CIV NC 0
1981 M.C.D. Services Ford Escort RS2000 MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE ARG BRA FIN ITA CIV GBR
19 		NC 0
1982 M.C.D. Services Ford Escort RS2000 MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL BRA FIN ITA CIV GBR
20 		NC 0
1983 Louise Aitken Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI MON
48 		NC 0
Ford Escort XR3i SWE
60 		POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV
British Junior Rally Team Ford Escort RS1600 GBR
Ret
1984 R.E.D. Ford Escort RS1600 MON SWE
23 		POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV GBR
Ret 		NC 0
1985 Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 205 GTI MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV GBR
16 		NC 0
1986 Team Nissan Europe Nissan 240RS MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR
15 		USA NC 0
1987 Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 205 GTI MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR
Ret 		NC 0
1988 Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 205 GTI MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR
Ret 		NC 0
1989 Vauxhall Dealer Sport Vauxhall Astra GTE SWE MON POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV GBR
18 		NC 0
1990 GM Euro Sport Vauxhall Astra GTE MON
11 		GBR
17 		NC 0
Opel Kadett GSI POR
Ret 		KEN FRA
Ret 		GRC NZL
11 		ARG FIN AUS
13 		ITA
18 		CIV
1991 Mobil 1 / Ford Cellular Ford Sierra Cosworth RS 4x4 MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR
10 		62nd 1

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(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
1989 Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v C OUL SIL
ovr:20
cls:2 		THR
ovr:15
cls:1 		DON
ovr:12
cls:2 		THR
ovr:16
cls:2 		SIL
ovr:19
cls:1 		SIL
ovr:22
cls:2 		BRH
ovr:15
cls:2 		SNE
ovr:17
cls:2 		BRH
ovr:15
cls:2 		BIR
ovr:17
cls:2 		DON
ovr:18
cls:2 		SIL
Ret 		5th 72 2nd
Source:[5]

See also

List of female World Rally Championship drivers

References

  1. ^ a b Low, Dave. "Louise Aitken-Walker world rally champion 1990". A Sporting Nation. BBC Online. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Title - Segrave Trophy". Royal Automobile Club. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Louise Aitken-Walker MBE, Rally Driver, Scotland UK". Aitken-Walker Cars. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Louise Aitken-Walker, MBE". Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  5. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Autosport
National Rally Driver of the Year
1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bob Ives and Joe Ives
 Segrave Trophy
1990 		Succeeded by


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Aitken-Walker
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