Kuldar Sikk (born 20 June 1979) is an Estonian rally co-driver. From 2022 he is the co-driver of Benediktas Vanagas from Lithuania.[2] Sikk holds the record for the best overall result in a car class in the Baltics as well as for an Estonian co-driver.

Kuldar Sikk
Personal information
Nationality Estonia
Born (1979-06-20) 20 June 1979 (age 45)
Puhja, Estonia[1]
World Rally Championship record
Active years2003–present
DriverEstonia Ken Torn
TeamsOT Racing
Rallies103
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums1
Stage wins15
First rally2003 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally2020 Rally Estonia

Dakar results

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Year Class Starting number Driver Vehicle Position
2023 Car 214   Benediktas Vanagas   Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing DKR (aka BlackHawk VII) DNF (4/14)
2024 Car 223   Benediktas Vanagas   Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing DKR (aka BlackHawk VIII) 8

Rally career

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Kuldar Sikk began his co-driver in 1998, co-driving for several drivers. In the 2003 Monte Carlo Rally, he made his WRC debut in a Suzuki Ignis S1600. The rally also marks the beginning of the partnership with Urmo Aava.[3]

 
Ott Tänak and Kuldar Sikk in a Ford Fiesta RS WRC during 2012 Rallye Deutschland.

From 2010, Sikk became the co-driver of the rising star Ott Tänak.[4] Two years later, in the 2012 Rally Sweden, the Estonian crew took their first stage win on SS14.[5] Another five rounds later, Sikk achieved his first and only WRC podium finish.[6]

After a short partnership with the Ukrainian rally driver Yuriy Protasov, he was co-driving for three more drivers in 2016 and 2017.[7]

Starting from 2018 Rally Sweden, Sikk became the co-driver of Ken Torn in the Junior World Rally Championship.[8]

Rally results

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WRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2002 Urmo Aava Ford Focus RS WRC MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRE KEN FIN
Ret
GER ITA NZL AUS GBR 0
2003 Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON
20
SWE TUR
Ret
NZL ARG GRE
19
CYP GER FIN
25
AUS ITA
Ret
FRA ESP
24
GBR
Ret
0
2004 Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON
12
SWE MEX NZL CYP GRE
Ret
TUR
16
ARG FIN
23
GER JPN GBR
Ret
ITA
Ret
FRA ESP
Ret
AUS 0
2005 Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON
Ret
SWE MEX NZL ITA
19
CYP TUR GRE
19
ARG FIN
16
GER
Ret
GBR JPN FRA
19
ESP
21
AUS 0
2006 Urmo Aava Suzuki Swift S1600 MON SWE
22
MEX ESP FRA
17
ARG ITA
18
GRE GER FIN
DSQ
JPN CYP TUR
16
AUS NZL GBR
42
0
2007 Urmo Aava Suzuki Swift S1600 MON SWE NOR
28
MEX POR
15
ARG ITA
13
GER
12
ESP
18
FRA
Ret
JPN
15
IRE GBR 19th 3
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 GRE
14
FIN
7
NZL
8
2008 World Rally Team Estonia Citroën C4 WRC MON SWE
18
MEX ARG JOR
Ret
ITA
8
GRE
4
TUR
Ret
FIN
15
GER
8
NZL
5
ESP
Ret
FRA
7
JPN GBR 11th 13
2009 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 IRE
10
NOR
8
CYP POR ARG ITA GRE POL 19th 1
Urmo Aava Honda Civic Type-R R3 FIN
29
AUS ESP GBR
2010 Ott Tänak Subaru Impreza WRX STi SWE
Ret
MEX JOR NC 0
Pirelli Star Driver Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X TUR
Ret
NZL POR
Ret
BUL FIN
18
GER
31
JPN FRA
19
ESP GBR
17
2011 MM Motorsport Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE MEX
10
POR JOR ITA
7
ARG GRE
Ret
FIN
13
GER
12
AUS FRA
11
ESP
27
15th 15
M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR
6
2012 M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
8
SWE
Ret
MEX
5
POR
14
ARG
10
GRE
9
NZL
Ret
FIN
6
GER
Ret
GBR
Ret
FRA
6
ITA
3
ESP
Ret
8th 52
2013 Symtech Racing Subaru Impreza STi R4 MON
12
SWE
15
MEX
18
POR
21
ARG
18
NC 0
MM Motorsport Ford Fiesta RRC GRE
12
ITA
Ret
FIN
15
Ford Fiesta R5 GER
12
AUS
11
FRA ESP
Ret
GBR
Ret
2014 Oleksiy Kikireshko Mini Cooper S2000 MON SWE MEX POR
Ret
ARG ITA NC 0
Ford Fiesta R5 FIN
Ret
GER AUS FRA ESP
AT Rally Team Ford Fiesta S2000 POL
Ret
GBR
Ret
2015 EM Eurolamp WRT Mini Cooper S2000 MON SWE
24
MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2017 Tehase Auto Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL
Ret
GBR
28
AUS NC 0
Raul Jeets FIN
22
GER ESP
2018 OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T MON SWE
54
MEX FRA ARG POR
Ret
ITA FIN
19
GER TUR
Ret
GBR ESP AUS NC 0
2019 OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T MON SWE
42
MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C
NC 0
2020 Gregor Jeets Ford Fiesta Rally4 MON SWE MEX EST
32
TUR ITA MNZ NC 0

References

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  1. ^ "Rallisõitja Kuldar Sikk naudib visaduse vilju". Postimees (in Estonian). 8 June 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ^ Kuldar Sikk
  3. ^ "Kuldar Sikk". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. ^ "FIA Production Car World Rally Championship: Final List of Entrants". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Tanak takes first stage win". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 11 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Sebastien Ogier defeats Andreas Mikkelsen to win". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  7. ^ Юрий Протасов меняет штурмана [Yuriy Protasov changes co-driver]. Rally.ua (in Russian). 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Rally Sweden Entry List". rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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