Karl Kruuda
Appearance
Kruuda at the 2015 Rally Poland. | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Tallinn, Estonia | 31 December 1992
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2010–2016, 2020 |
Co-driver | ![]() ![]() |
Teams | World Rally Team Estonia MM Motorsport ME3 Rally Team DMACK World Rally Team |
Rallies | 36 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 0 |
Total points | 1 |
First rally | 2010 Jordan Rally |
Last updated on: 6 September 2020. |
Karl Kruuda (born 31 December 1992) is an Estonian rally driver.
Rally career
[edit]Kruuda debuted in the World Rally Championship at the 2010 Jordan Rally, finishing in 22nd place. In the 2010 World Rally Championship season, he drove Suzuki Swift S1600. His best result of the year was 2nd place in Junior World Rally Championship at the 2010 Rally de Portugal.
Kruuda drove Škoda Fabia S2000 and Ford Fiesta S2000 in the 2011 World Rally Championship season.
He took his first WRC point in the 2014 Rally Finland, finishing in 10th place. The same year Kruuda also won Finnish Rally Championship.
In 2016, Kruuda signed for DMACK World Rally Team.[1]
Personal life
[edit]His father is businessman Oliver Kruuda.
Racing record
[edit]WRC results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
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2010 | World Rally Team Estonia | Suzuki Swift S1600 | SWE | MEX | JOR 22 |
TUR 31 |
NZL | POR 27 |
BUL 18 |
FIN | GER 30 |
JPN | FRA | ESP | – | 0 | ||
Karl Kruuda | GBR Ret |
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2011 | ME3 Rally Team | Škoda Fabia S2000 | SWE | MEX 15 |
POR 13 |
JOR 11 |
ITA 21 |
ARG | GRE 23 |
FIN 27 |
GER 22 |
AUS | FRA | ESP 28 |
– | 0 | ||
Karl Kruuda | Ford Fiesta S2000 | GBR 28 |
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2012 | Karl Kruuda | Ford Fiesta S2000 | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN 12 |
GBR 21 |
FRA | ITA Ret |
ESP 23 |
– | 0 | ||
Škoda Fabia S2000 | GER Ret |
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2013 | MM Motorsport | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | ITA | FIN Ret |
GER 18 |
AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | – | 0 | |
2014 | Karl Kruuda | Ford Fiesta S2000 | MON | SWE 11 |
MEX | POR 12 |
ARG | FIN 10 |
GER | AUS | FRA | ESP 24 |
GBR 16 |
28th | 1 | |||
Peugeot 208 T16 | ITA 15 |
POL Ret |
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2015 | ME3 Rally Team | Citroën DS3 R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR 26 |
ITA Ret |
POL 14 |
FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | – | 0 | |
2016 | Drive DMACK Trophy Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA 11 |
POL 23 |
FIN Ret |
GER | CHN | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS | – | 0 |
2020 | Karl Kruuda | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | EST 17 |
TUR | ITA | MNZ | NC | 0 |
JWRC results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos | Points |
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2010 | World Rally Team Estonia | Suzuki Swift S1600 | TUR 6 |
POR 2 |
BUL 5 |
GER 3 |
FRA | ESP | 4th | 51 |
SWRC results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos | Points |
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2011 | ME3 Rally Team | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MEX 4 |
JOR 2 |
ITA 6 |
GRE 8 |
FIN 7 |
GER 5 |
FRA | ESP 7 |
6th | 64 |
WRC 2 results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
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2013 | MM Motorsport | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | ITA | FIN Ret |
GER 5 |
AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | 29th | 10 | |
2014 | Karl Kruuda | Ford Fiesta S2000 | MON | SWE 1 |
MEX | POR 4 |
ARG | FIN 1 |
GER | AUS | FRA | ESP 7 |
GBR 5 |
5th | 90 | |||
Peugeot 208 T16 | ITA 4 |
POL Ret |
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2015 | ME3 Rally Team | Citroën DS3 R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR 11 |
ITA Ret |
POL 3 |
FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | 25th | 15 | |
2016 | Drive DMACK Trophy Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA 3 |
POL 10 |
FIN Ret |
GER | CHN | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS | 20th | 16 |
WRC-3 results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
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2020 | Karl Kruuda | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | EST 5 |
TUR | ITA | MNZ | 20th | 10 |
IRC results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Points |
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2011 | ME3 Rally Team | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MON | CAN | COR | YAL 8 |
YPR 5 |
AZO | ZLI 10 |
MEC 11 |
SAN Ret |
SCO 13 |
CYP 4 |
10th | 39 | ||
2012 | Karl Kruuda | Škoda Fabia S2000 | AZO | CAN | IRL | COR | ITA | YPR | SMR | ROM | ZLI 6 |
YAL | SLI | SAN | CYP | 44th | 8 |
ERC results
[edit]Year | Car | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points |
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2012 | ME3 Rally Team | Škoda Fabia S2000 | JÄN | MIL | CRO | BUL | YPR | BOS | MAD | ZLI 6 |
AST | POL Ret |
VAL | – | 0 |
2014 | ME3 Rally Team | Peugeot 208 T16 | JÄN | LIE | GRE | IRE | AZO | YPR | EST 6 |
CZE | CYP | VAL | COR | 39th | 10 |
2015 | ME3 Rally Team | Citroën DS3 R5 | JÄN | LIE | IRE | AZO | YPR | EST Ret |
CZE | CYP | GRE | VAL | – | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "VANGERDUS: Karl Kruuda istub Sardiinia rallil Sander Pärna autosse" (in Estonian). Delfi. 31 May 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karl Kruuda.
- Karl Kruuda career summary at DriverDB.com
- Karl Kruuda career summary at eWRC-results.com