Guy Wilks To Drive a Peugeot in 2011 IRC Season

Peugeot has announced that Guy Wilks will drive the Peugeot UK 207 S2000 in next year’s IRC rally championship. The double British Rally champion, who is leaving Skoda, will enter the Peugeot UK-supported Kronos team for a full campaign in the 2011 IRC season.

Wilks’ co-driver will be Phil Pugh, who has held this role since 2003. The move will maintain one of the best partnerships in rallying.

“We are very excited to be joining Peugeot UK for the 2011 IRC. It was a difficult decision to leave Skoda UK and I am indebted to them for their support in 2010. But the opportunity to drive the Peugeot 207 S2000 for Peugeot UK, with the support of a team like Kronos was too hard to resist. We're highly motivated for 2011 and can't wait for the Monte,” said Wilks.

The 2011 IRC Challenge will consist of twelve rounds, starting with the Monte Carlo Rally, which will be held on January 19-22 (this will be the 100th edition of the legendary event) and finishing with the Rally of Cyprus, scheduled to be held on November 3-5.

“I am delighted to have both Guy and Phil join the Peugeot UK team. We had a difficult year this year but I am sure that together with Kronos we can get back to our winning ways in 2011. Rallying is in the DNA of Peugeot and it is a great way to demonstrate that “Motion and Emotion” work together at Peugeot and rallying shows off the dynamic qualities of our cars and especially the 207. We know we have a winning car, and in Guy and Phil we can also have a winning team,” said Jon Goodman,Managing Director Peugeot UK.