2018
Selected as a MSA Academy member
Mitsubishi Mirage R5 test driver for Spencer Sport
1st Welsh Rally Championship / 4th overall Cambrian Rally – Mirage R5
2017
Returned to the British Rally Championship in a Ford Fiesta R5, supported by Hills Ford, Alphera FS and Spencer Sport
3rd overall – Border Counties Rally
3rd overall – Pirelli International Rally
2nd overall – Scottish Rally
1st overall – Ypres Rally
Led the British Rally Championship at halfway (before mechanical problems during second half of season). Finished 5th in the Drivers’ standings
DriveDMACK Fiesta Trophy prize drive #1 – crashed out of Rally Poland, M-Sport Fiesta R5
DriveDMACK Fiesta Trophy prize drive #2 – career best 4th WRC2 finish, Rally Finland, M-Sport Fiesta R5
1st overall – Rally North Wales (won home rally for the first time by over a minute)
Selected as a MSA Academy member
Rally Instructor with Tuthill Porsche / Below Ice Driving Experience in Sweden
Mitsubishi Mirage R5 test driver for Spencer Sport
2016
FIA World Rally Championship DriveDMACK Fiesta Trophy in a Fiesta R2T
DriveDMACK Fiesta Trophy Champion – winning a prize of a drive in an M-Sport Fiesta R5 on two WRC events in 2017
1st on opening DriveDMACK Fiesta Trophy round, Rally Portugal
1st in DriveDMACK Fiesta Trophy, Rally Germany (led from start to finish)
2nd in DriveDMACK Fiesta Trophy, Rally Poland
5th in DriveDMACK Fiesta Trophy, Rally Spain (clinched title)
6th in DriveDMACK Fiesta Trophy, Rally Finland
1st overall – Mid Wales Stages Nat B in a Mitsubishi Mirage R5
Wales Rally GB in a Fiesta R5 – DNF (radiator damage)
2015
FIA Junior World Rally Championship in a Citroën DS3 MAX
Fastest time on first JWRC stage – Rally Portugal
Led both Rally Portugal and Rally Poland before mechanical problems
Finished 2nd JWRC Rally Poland
Finished 1st in class and 3rd overall – Rally North Wales
Mitsubishi Mirage R5 test driver for Spencer Sport
2014
Rallied a Citroën DS3 R3 in the British Rally Championship and other selected events
2nd overall in the British Rally Championship
1st – Pirelli International Rally
1st – Rally Isle of Man
2nd – Jim Clark Rally
2nd – Rally NI
Finished 18th overall on Wales Rally GB in Ford Fiesta R5
Set fastest time in WRC2 on class debut
Richard Burns Award winner – Wales Rally GB
Rory Galligan Outstanding Achievement Award – British Rally Championship
2013
Rallied a Citroën DS3 R3 in the British Rally Championship and other selected events
Season started with a class win on the Granite City Rally
Finished 2nd overall in the British Rally Championship
First overall rally win – Gareth Hall Rally
Won 3 rallies in a row – Rally NI, Rally Yorkshire and Rallye Sunseeker
30th overall Wales Rally GB
Youngest driver to score a hat-trick of wins in the history of the British Rally Championship
Rory Galligan Outstanding Achievement Award – British Rally Championship
John Philips Perpetual Cup winner– Harry Flatters Rally
The Philip White Perpetual Young achievers award
2012
Rallied a Citroën DS3 R3 in the British Rally Championship
1st in class on Rallye Sunseeker – on debut in a Citroën DS3 R3
4 class wins and 5 x 2nd place finishes
Finished 3rd overall in the British Rally Championship
First overall rally podium finish – 3rd on Rally Northern Ireland
Followed that with 2nd overall on Rally Yorkshire
Richard Burns Award Winner – Rallye Sunseeker
John Philips Perpetual Cup winner– Harry Flatters Rally
2011
Rallied a Fiesta ST in the Fiesta ST Trophy
Fiesta ST Trophy Champion at first attempt
Finished every rally contested
John Easson Award winner
Castrol Hard Charger Award Rally Yorkshire – 1st in class/12th overall in a Fiesta R2
1st in class on the Plains Rally, WLE Time Trial, Wales Rally GB in a Fiesta R2
Pirelli Star Driver Nominee
Dovey Valley Motor Club – Club Champion
Points scored for M-Sport Ford in British Rally Championship
Corporate Day Driver for M-Sport Ford
2010
Rallied a Fiesta ST in the Fiesta ST Trophy
Finished in top 10 on first UK rally – 8th overall on the Bulldog Rally in a Ford Fiesta ST
1st in class on the Plains Rally in a Ford Fiesta ST
Six Fiesta ST Trophy podium finishes in a row
Made World Rally Championship debut – Wales Rally GB. Finished 1st in class (winning by 27 minutes) and 35th overall in a Ford Fiesta ST
Dovey Valley Motor Club – Club Champion
2009
Made rally debut – Rally Kalnamuiza in Latvia in a Renault Clio
First rally podium – 2nd in class on Rally Gulbis in Latvia in a Renault Clio
Wales’ Youngest rally Driver – aged 16
Diploma in Latvian Motorsport Federation
Tested on snow and ice
2008
Joined the Junior Rallying Programme
2007
Drove a rally car for the first time
Osian watched his first rally aged three, and he’s been involved in the sport every since!
Born in Machynlleth, he spent much of his childhood riding motocross and Quad ‘bikes, and got behind the steering wheel of a car for the first time when he was just 10-years old.
He made his rally competition debut in 2009 when, aged just 16, he contested the Rally Kalnamuiza in Latvia in a Renault Clio. It wasn’t long before his natural talent began to shine through, and he scored his first podium, 2nd in class, on Rally Gulbis, shortly after.
Osian contested the Fiesta ST Trophy in 2010 and finished an impressive 8th overall on the Bulldog Rally. The Fiesta is a rally car very dear to his heart – so much so, that he re-bought the very same Fiesta ST and still rallies it for fun.
In 2010 Osian made his World Rally Championship debut – finishing 1st in class (winning by 27 minutes) and 35th overall on Wales Rally GB in a Ford Fiesta ST.
Since that incredible WRC debut, Osian has gained much WRC experience – contesting his home event several times, as well as Rally Spain, Portugal, Poland, Finland and Germany.
He has twice finished runner-up in the British Rally Championship (2013 and 2014), driving a Citroën DS3 R3.
Once of his finest achievements to date was winning the 2016 DriveDMACK Fiesta Trophy in a Fiesta R2T – which included victories on Rally Portugal and a start to finish victory on Rally Germany. His prize was two rounds of the WRC2 in a M-Sport Fiesta R5 the following year, and whilst he crashed out of a extremely wet and muddy 2017 Rally Poland, he finished career best 4th WRC2 on the famous Rally Finland.
Osian also led the 2017 British Rally Championship at the halfway mark in a Hills Ford/Alphera FS supported Fiesta R5, until mechanical problems intervened during the second half of the season.
Osian is a MSA Academy member (selected in both 2017 and 2018), has instructed for the Tuthill Porsche team at its Below Ice Driving Experience in Sweden and is Spencer Sport’s test and development driver for its Mitsubishi Mirage R5 project.
Osian lives in Brecon and is a fluent Welsh speaker – and is a regular studio guest on S4C’s Ralio+ programme, giving his expert rally analysis.
