Louise Aitken-Walker
MBE
Louise Aitken-Walker in 2023
Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1960-01-21) 21 January 1960
Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
World Rally Championship record
Active years1979 - 1991
Co-driverUnited Kingdom Ellen Morgan
Sweden Tina Thörner
TeamsFord
Nissan
Opel
Vauxhall
Rallies22
Championships0
Rally wins1
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points1
First rallyRAC Rally 1979
Last rallyRAC 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

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
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]

See also

List of female World Rally Championship drivers

References

  1. 1 2 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 28 January 2023.


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