Mitch Guthrie
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| Mitch Guthrie Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | November 20, 1996[1] California |
| Related to | Mitch Guthrie Sr. |
| Current team | Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team USA By BFGoodrich |
Mitch Guthrie Jr. (born November 20, 1996) is American off-road racing driver. He is currently part of Red Bull's rallying team for rally raid events and competes in the World Rally-Raid Championship.[2]
Career
Mitch grew up in Glendora, California and began SSV racing in 2008 at the age 12, in the Championship Off-Road Racing and Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.[2]
In 2012, he moved on to the World Off Road Championship Series, securing multitude of podiums and wins in a 4-season span, driving Polaris RZRs. In 2015, he won the WORCS Unlimited Series.[2]
In 2016, Guthrie moved on to the Best in the Desert series, racking up 4 top five finishes. He also won the 2016 UTV World Championship. In 2017, Guthrie won the Mint 400 and the Baja 1000 races in the UTV class, along with 2 other wins.[2][3]
In 2018, Guthrie won the King of the Hammers race in the UTV class, standing atop the podium alongside his father, an ex-champion of the race. In 2019, Guthrie won the King of the Hammers for the 2nd time, becoming the first back-to-back champion of the race since his father.[2][4]
In 2020, Guthrie began competing internationally, joining Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team USA for his debut in the 2020 edition of the Dakar Rally, where he competed in the SXS/UTV open class in an Overdrive OT3, with experienced navigator Ola Fløene as his co-driver.[5] He won his first stage on stage 4 of the rally, before dropping out of overall contention due to an engine failure. Rejoining in the Dakar Experience category, he won 2 further stages - stages 8 & 10 - to bring his tally of stage wins to 3 for the rally.[3]
In 2021, Guthrie's Dakar Rally began in an ignominious fashion, as he lost over 4 hours due to punctures in stage 1 itself, before being forced out due to an engine oil pressure issue.[3] His attempts to rebound at the next year's event were curtailed due to illness.[6]
In 2023, Guthrie returned to Dakar Rally with a new T3 class vehicle - the MCE-5 Development T3M and a new co-driver - Kellon Walch. He began the rally in a charging fashion, winning stage 2 & stage 4 to take the lead in the general classifications in the T3 class. However, he lost over 8 hours in stage 5, ending his shot at the overall victory. [7] Guthrie then proceeded to 3 further stages in the rally - stages 7,12 & 13 - taking his final tally of stage wins of the rally to 5. [8][9][10] Besides the Dakar, Guthrie is contesting the complete 2023 World Rally-Raid Championship, winning at the 2023 Sonora Rally.[11]
Rally results
Dakar Rally results
| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UTV/SSV | OT3 | Ret | 3 |
| 2021 | Light Prototype | Ret | 0 | |
| 2023 | MCE-5 | 23rd | 5 |
Complete World Rally-Raid Championship results
(key)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Championship position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team USA | Overdrive Racing OT3 | T3 | DAK |
ABU |
MOR 4 |
AND |
10th | 24 | |
| 2023 | Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team USA by BFG | MCE-5 Development T3M | T3 | DAK 7 |
ABU 7 |
SON 1 |
DES |
MOR |
3rd* | 126* |
* Season still in progress
References
- ↑ "Mitch Guthrie Jr". redbull.com. Red Bull. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Mitch Guthrie Jr". Red Bull. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Profile of MITCHELL GUTHRIE - RED BULL OFF-ROAD JR TEAM USA BY BFG - Dakar". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ "Polaris RZR® Factory Racing Wins King of The Hammers for 11th Consecutive Year with Podium Sweep". www.businesswire.com. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ "Can Mitch Guthrie Jr step up at Dakar 2020?". Red Bull. 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ Staff, DirtSportsWorld (2021-12-31). "Mitch Guthrie Jr Out of Dakar Rally After Positive COVID Test". DirtSportsWorld. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ Nate Ryan (2023-01-05). "Dakar Rally 2023, Stage 5: Skyler Howes takes overall lead; Mason Klein rebounds for fourth". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ Nate Ryan (2023-01-07). "Dakar Rally 2023, Stage 7: Americans excel in T3 special while riders are sidelined from dirt". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ Nate Ryan (2023-01-13). "Dakar Rally 2023, Stage 12: Toby Price takes bike lead; Sebastien Loeb wins fifth straight". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ Nate Ryan (2023-01-14). "Dakar Rally 2023, Stage 13: Top three riders separated by 91 seconds; Loeb sets record". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ Nguyen, Justin (2023-05-02). "2023 Sonora Rally: Mitch Guthrie holds off Ekstrom for T3 triumph". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
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