David Llewellin

David Llewellin
Personal information
Llewellin on the 1995 Scottish Rally
Nationality	British
Born	(1960-05-03) 3 May 1960
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1984–1994
Teams	Audi, Toyota, Nissan, Vauxhall
Rallies	16
Championships	0
Rally wins	0
Podiums	0
Total points	14
First rally	1984 RAC Rally
Last rally	1994 RAC Rally

David Llewellin (born 3 May 1960 in Haverfordwest) is a Welsh rally driver. He was highly successful in the British Rally Championship, winning the title twice in 1989 and 1990, both times at the wheel of a Toyota Celica GT-Four. In the European Rally Championship for drivers, he finished third in 1987, while his highest placing in the World Rally Championship was 36th in 1987.

Llewellin in an Audi Coupe Quattro

David Llewellin driving a Subaru Legacy at Race Retro 2014

Throughout his career, Llewellin drove for a number of different teams reaching a pinnacle during his time with the Toyota team.

David Llewellin has recently been seen again on the motor sports scene, supporting his son Ben in British Historic Rallies. He was also a guest driver at the 2014 Race Retro show, demonstrating his skills behind the wheel of a Subaru Legacy.

External links

Rallybase Data page

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Darryl Weidner	Autosport National Rally Driver of the Year 1984	Succeeded by Mark Lovell
Preceded by Malcolm Wilson	Autosport National Rally Driver of the Year 1989–1990	Succeeded by Colin McRae

Winners of Autosport's National Driver of the Year

Racing Winner	1982: Tommy Byrne 1983: Martin Brundle 1984: Johnny Dumfries 1985: Andy Rouse 1986: Andy Wallace 1987: Johnny Herbert 1988: JJ Lehto 1989: Allan McNish 1990: Robb Gravett 1991: David Coulthard 1992: Tim Harvey 1993: Kelvin Burt 1994: Gabriele Tarquini 1995: John Cleland 1996: Frank Biela 1997: Alain Menu 1998: Rickard Rydell 1999: Laurent Aïello 2000: Antônio Pizzonia 2001: Takuma Sato 2002: Robbie Kerr 2003: Nelson Piquet, Jr. 2004: James Thompson 2005: Matt Neal 2006: Mike Conway 2007: Jason Plato

Rally Winner	1982: Malcolm Patrick 1983: Darryl Weidner 1984: David Llewellin 1985: Mark Lovell 1986: Ken Wood 1987: Louise Aitken-Walker 1988: Malcolm Wilson 1989–90: David Llewellin 1991–92: Colin McRae 1993: Richard Burns 1994: Malcolm Wilson 1995: Alister McRae 1996: Gwyndaf Evans 1997: Mark Higgins 1998: Martin Rowe 1999: Tapio Laukkanen 2000: Mark Higgins 2001–02: Justin Dale 2003: Martin Rowe 2004: Guy Wilks 2005–07: Mark Higgins

Combined Winner	2008: Oliver Turvey 2009: Colin Turkington 2010: Jason Plato 2011: Matt Neal 2012: Gordon Shedden 2013: Andrew Jordan 2014: Colin Turkington 2015–16: Gordon Shedden

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