Ken Block

 ( 1967 Births ) 

At Hockenheimring, Germany, Block finished third in the Super car Final and achieved his second podium in the series.

In 2017, Block finished 9th in points, with a best finish of 7th at Britain and France.

In 2009, for the BBC show Top Gear, Block took James May out for Gymkhana-style driving at Block's stunt course at Inyokern Airport, an operational California airport, also starring Ricky Carmichael. In 2010, Block took the feature car from the previous episode (a Reliant Robin) for a lap of the Top Gear test track. He rolled the car and was unable to complete a lap but was unhurt.

On August 24, 2010, Block released the first of a three part Gymkhana 3 video release featuring his new Ford Fiesta.

On September 14, 2010, Block's third Gymkhana video, featuring a Ford Fiesta, was released on YouTube. The video got more than seven million views in its first week.

On August 16, 2011, the fourth Gymkhana video, The Hollywood Megamercial was released on YouTube, featuring Block driving around the Universal Studios backlot.

On July 9, 2012, Block released his fifth Gymkhana video on YouTube, featuring Block driving his Ford Fiesta in San Francisco and Travis Pastrana on a dirtbike. After 24 hours, the video was viewed 5.1 million times, making it the top-viewed video of the previous week.

In 2024, Hoonigan released a video compilation containing all of Block's Gymkhana videos and Gymkhana spinoff videos, apart from the two he did with Top Gear and the BBC.

Main video series

• Ken Block Gymkhana Practice (2008; Subaru Impreza)
• Ken Block Gymkhana Two the Infomercial (2009; Subaru Impreza)
• Ken Block's Gymkhana Three, Part 2; Ultimate Playground; l'Autodrome, France (2010; Ford Fiesta)
• Ken Block's Gymkhana Four; The Hollywood Megamercial (2011; Ford Fiesta)
• Ken Block's Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground; San Francisco (2012; Ford Fiesta)
• Ken Block's Gymkhana Six – Ultimate Gymkhana Grid Course (2013; Ford Fiesta)
• Ken Block's Gymkhana Seven: Wild in the Streets of Los Angeles (2014; Ford Mustang)
• Ken Block's Gymkhana Eight: Ultimate Exotic Playground in Dubai (2016; Ford Fiesta)
• Ken Block's Gymkhana Nine: Raw Industrial Playground (2016; Ford Focus)
• Ken Block's Gymkhana Ten: The Ultimate Tire Slaying Tour (2018; Ford Ford Fiesta, Escort RS Cosworth, Ford Focus, Ford Mustang and F-150)

Other videos

• Ken Block Airfield Rallying (2009; Subaru Impreza)
• Castrol Footkhana: Neymar Jr vs Ken Block (2014; Ford Fiesta)
• Ken Block Drifts London (2016; Ford Mustang)
• Ken Block's Terrakhana: The Ultimate Dirt Playground; Swing Arm City Utah (2017; Ford Fiesta)
• Ken Block's Climbkhana: Pikes Peak Featuring the Hoonicorn V2 (2017; Ford Mustang)
• Ken Block's Climbkhana Two: 914hp Hoonitruck on China's Most Dangerous Road; Tianmen Mountain (2019; Ford F-150)
• Ken Block's Electrikhana: High Stakes Playground; Las Vegas, in the Audi S1 Hoonitron (2022; Audi S1 Hoonitron)
• Ken Block’s Electrikhana Two: One More Playground; Mexico City in the Audi S1 Hoonitron (2023; Audi S1 Hoonitron)

In 2006, Block competed in the One Lap of America competition along with Brian Scotto. They were teamed up in a 2006 Subaru WRX STi and finished forty-fifth overall.

In 2006, for the Discovery Channel show Stunt Junkies, Block jumped his Subaru WRX STi rally car and a max height of .

In 2007, Block joined the DC Shoes Snowboarding team at New Zealand's Snow Park. Block did massive jumps and assisted in snowboarding tricks while driving his rally car on the mountain alongside the snowboarders. A crash after landing a large jump cracked one of the vertebrae in his spine; he was flown to the hospital. The session made the cover of the December 2007 issue of Snowboarder Magazine and closed out the MTN.LAB 1.5 DVD.

In 2010, Block co-founded Gymkhana Grid, a gymkhana race held annually around the world. When The Rodeo Came To Town – Remembering The Gymkhana Grid Ken Block Invitational – Bob Hernandez, Super Street / Motor Trend, August 10, 2020 He won all-wheel-drive event in 2014, beating Jake Archer in the final duel. Ken Block takes 2014 Gymkhana GRiD final top spot – Vince Pettit, The Checkered Flag, November 3, 2014

In 2019, Block travelled to Ireland to Compete in the Donegal International Rally. He drove an Escort Cosworth for the event. He crashed out on SS2.

In 2021, Block raced in the Baja 1000 in the trophy truck class finishing in 4th.

Block also holds the world record for the world's fastest snowcat, a modified Ford Raptor called the RaptorTrax.

Block appears in the 2015 Need for Speed video game as the style icon.

Block's Hoonigan-branded cars have also featured in Microsoft's Forza racing video game series. Their first appearance was in expansion packs for Forza Horizon 3 and Forza Motorsport 7 in 2017. Later they were offered as launch cars for 2018's Forza Horizon 4 and 2021's Forza Horizon 5.

In 2021, Block started a collaboration with drag racing game CSR Racing 2, a mobile game for iOS and Android.

In 2023, a racing styled car with the name "Hoon" and number 43 was added to version 2 of CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, as he died before major patch 2.0.

In November 2023, CSR Racing 2 released an update which added a #KB43VER event featuring a playable 1965 Ford Mustang GT Hoonicorn V1 vehicle.

On November 20, 2025, Real Racing 3 released update v13.7, which added Ken Block's Audi S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron to the game, and it can be used in two series. The car comes in the official gray and red "Hoonitron" livery, as driven by Ken Block.

• His 1965 Ford Mustang (aka Hoonicorn) uses the Rotiform KB-1 in a 5x120 PCD, with a 26 offset in a 18x10.5 tire width. It is a forged 3pc type wheel in gloss white.
• His 1986 Ford RS2000 uses the same wheels in a 54 offset, with a 18x9.5 tire width in a 4x108 PCD. It is a forged mono2 style wheel in gloss white.
• His 2016 Ford Focus RS uses the same wheels in a 42 offset, with a 19x18.5 tire width in a 5x108 PCD. It is a forged mono2 style wheel in gloss white.

• His 1977 Ford F-150 (aka Hoonitruck) uses the Fuel Block in a 5x120 PCD, with a -48 offset in a 20x10.5 tire width. It is forged beadlock type wheel in gloss white.
• His 2017 SVC Offroad Ford F-150 Raptor uses the Fuel Block in a 6x135 PCD, with a 0 offset in a 17x9 tire width. It is forged beadlock type wheel in a matte black with a gloss black ring.
• His 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor uses the Fuel Block in a 6x135 PCD, with a 0 offset in a 17x9 tire width. It is forged beadlock type wheel in a matte black with a gloss black ring.

• His 1994 Ford Escort RS Cosworth WRC AKA Cossie V2 uses the Rotiform VCE-M in a 4x108 PCD, with a 31 offset in a 18x8.5 tire width. It is a forged 3pc in gloss white.
• His 2015 Ford Fiesta ST RX43 uses the Rotiform VCE-M in a 5x135 PCD, with a 54 offset in a 18x8.5 tire width. It is a forged Monoblock style wheel in gloss white.