Mārtiņš Nikijs Sesks (born 18 September 1999) is a Latvian rally driver who currently competes in the World Rally Championship for M-Sport Ford WRT on a part-time schedule.
Rally career
Sesks started rallying in 2014 in a Honda Civic Type R. He entered the Junior World Rally Championship in , and finished as runner-up in . After winning his first European Rally Championship event in 2022, he entered the series full-time in 2023. He went on to finish second to Hayden Paddon in the final standing, having won the events in Poland and Latvia.
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. Despite running without a hybrid unit, he was able to run as high as second overall, eventually finishing fifth. 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. Later on, he would be confirmed for the rally in Chile. 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.
Personal life Sesks is the son of Uldis Sesks, a politician and former rally racer who served as the mayor of his hometown of Liepāja between 1997 and 2018.
Rally results Latvian Rally Championship results YearEntrantCarClass12345678Points 2015 LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Honda Civic Type-R EP3 LRC3 SAR LIE LIE TAL 6th 30 Ford Fiesta R2 LAK KUR TAR LAT 2016 LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R2 LRC3 SAR KUR 1st 112 Peugeot 208 R2 TAL ŽEM TAL LIE LIE LAT 2017 LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Peugeot 208 R2 LRC3 ALŪ SAR TAL LAT LÕU LIE LIE 1st 172 2018 LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Peugeot 208 R2 LRC3 ALŪ SAR TAL EST LÕU 1st 94 ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Adam R2 LIE LIE 2019 LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R2T Overall ALŪ SAR 4th 29 Škoda Fabia R5 LIE LIE EST LÕU 2020 LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta Rally4 Overall ROK LIE LIE 5th 48 2022 Proracing Rally Team Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit LCR3 SAR CĒS LÕU SAM 4th 35 Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo LCR2 LIE 4th 35 2023 Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit LCR3 SAR 6th 35 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 LCR2 ALŪVECLIELIECĒSHPRUTE 3rd 35
WRC results 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 15th 22 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON SWE KEN ESP POR ITA GRE EST FIN PAR CHL EUR JPN SAU 12th 16 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON SWE KEN CRO ESP POR JPN GRE EST FIN PAR CHL ITA SAU NC 0 Season still in progress.
ERC results YearEntrantCar12345678910Points 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 44th 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 28th 17 2025 Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 ESP HUN SWE POL ITA CZE GBR CRO 10th 35
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