Alex Gelsomino

Alex Gelsomino

Alex Gelsomino in 2007
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1973-03-22) 22 March 1973 Palermo, Italy
World Rally Championship record
Active years	2007–2008, 2010–2016, 2018, 2026
Driver	Ken Block Salah Bin Eidan Will Hudson Gus Greensmith Conner Martell
Teams	Rally FaNZ Subaru Rally Team USA Monster World Rally Team Sirbb Kuwait M-Sport World Rally Team 2C Junior Team
Rallies	40
Rally wins	0
Podiums	0
Stage wins	0
First rally	2007 Rally México
Last rally	2026 Rally Finland

Alessandro Gelsomino (born 22 March 1973) is an Italian rally co-driver. Born in Palermo, he is best known of his 17-year association with the late Ken Block in rallying from 2005, until Block's death in 2023. He was a constant in over 350 rally races worldwide, including being in the World Rally Championship (WRC) and the American Rally Association (ARA).

He's currently participating in competition alongside Lia Block and Conner Martell, and has notably co-driven with Travis Pastrana.

Early life

Gelsomino is married to fellow co-driver Rhianon Gelsomino, the sister of the Australian rally driver Brendan Reeves.

Complete WRC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos.	Points
2007	Ken Block	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	MON	SWE	NOR	MEX 28	POR	ARG	ITA	GRE	FIN	GER							NC	0
	Rally FaNZ												NZL 56	ESP	FRA	JPN	IRE	GBR
2008	Subaru Rally Team USA	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	JOR	ITA	GRE	TUR	FIN	GER	NZL 30	ESP	FRA	JPN	GBR		NC	0
2010	Monster World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	SWE	MEX 18	JOR	TUR 24	NZL	POR Ret	BUL	FIN	GER Ret	JPN	FRA 12	ESP 9	GBR 21				19th	2
2011	Monster World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	SWE 14	MEX 12	POR DNS	JOR	ITA	ARG 18	GRE	FIN	GER 17	AUS 19	FRA 8	ESP Ret	GBR 9				22nd	6
2012	Monster World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	MON	SWE	MEX 9	POR	ARG	GRE	NZL 9	FIN Ret	GER	GBR	FRA	ITA	ESP				29th	4
2013	Hoonigan Racing Division	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	MON	SWE	MEX 7	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR				21st	6
2014	Sirbb Kuwait	Ford Fiesta R5	MON	SWE	MEX	POR 39	ARG	ITA 27	POL	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA						NC	0
	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC												ESP 12	GBR
2015	Will Hudson	Ford Fiesta R2T	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	POR Ret	ITA	POL Ret	FIN Ret	GER 46	AUS	FRA	ESP					NC	0
	Gus Greensmith														GBR 55
2016	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R2T	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	POR Ret	ITA	POL 35	FIN Ret	GER 63	CHN C	FRA	ESP	GBR	AUS			NC	0
2018	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	GER	TUR Ret	GBR 11						NC	0
	Hoonigan Racing Division	Ford Fiesta WRC												ESP Ret	AUS
2026	2C Junior Team	Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale	MON	SWE	KEN	CRO	ESP	POR	JPN	GRE Ret	EST	FIN 23	PAR	CHL	ITA	SAU			NC	0