Kuldar Sikk
Personal information
Nationality Estonia
Born (1979-06-20) 20 June 1979
Puhja, Estonia[1]
World Rally Championship record
Active years2003–present
DriverEstonia Ken Torn
TeamsOT Racing
Rallies102
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums1
Stage wins15
First rally2003 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally2019 Rally Sweden

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]

Dakar results

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

Rally career

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

WRC results

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

References

  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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