| Mārtiņš Sesks | |
| Birth Date: | 18 September 1999 |
| Nationality: | Latvian |
| Years: | –, –present |
| Teams: | M-Sport Ford WRT |
| Co-Driver: | Renārs Francis |
| Championships: | 0 |
| Races: | 15 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Podiums: | 0 |
| Stagewins: | 2 |
| First Race: | 2018 Rally Deutschland |
| Last Race: | 2024 Rally Poland |
Mārtiņš Sesks (born 18 September 1999) is a Latvian rally driver.
Sesks started rallying in 2014 in a Honda Civic Type R.[1] He entered the Junior World Rally Championship in, and finished as runner-up in .[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 standings, 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]
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mārtiņš Sesks | Opel Adam R2 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 | |||
| LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta R2T19 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 | ||
| LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | MON | SWE | MEX | EST | TUR | ITA | MNZ | NC | 0 | |||||||||
| LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | MON | ARC | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | BEL | GRE | FIN | ESP | MNZ | NC | 0 | ||||
| M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | MON | SWE | KEN | CRO | POR | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | 14th* | 22* |
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Peugeot 208 R2 | CAN | GBR | GRC | AZO | BEL | EST | POL | CZE | LAT | CYP | NC | 0 |
| 2017 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Peugeot 208 R2 | AZO | CAN | GRC | CYP | POL | CZE | ITA | LAT | NC | 0 | ||
| 2018 | ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team | Opel Adam R2 | AZO | CAN | GRC | CYP | ITA | CZE | POL | LAT | 42nd | 1 | ||
| 2019 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Škoda Fabia R5 | AZO | CAN | LAT | POL | ITA | CZE | CYP | HUN | 15th | 29 | ||
| 2020 | Mārtiņš Sesks | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | ITA | LAT | PRT | HUN | CAN | NC | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | POL | LAT | ITA | CZE | AZO | PRT | HUN | CAN | NC | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Proracing Rally Team | Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit | PRT | AZO | CAN | POL | 12th | 42 | ||||||
| Team MRF Tyres | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | LAT | ITA | CZE | ESP | |||||||||
| 2023 | Team MRF Tyres | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | PRT | CAN | POL | LAT | SWE | ITA | CZE | HUN | 2nd | 134 | ||
| 2024 | Team MRF Tyres | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | HUN | CAN | SWE | EST | ITA | CZE | GBR | POL | 24th* | 17* | ||