For the footballer, see Colin McRae (footballer). For the American planter and politician, see Colin J. McRae.
Colin McRae MBE
Colin McRae at the X Games XIII in 2007
Personal information
Nationality
Scottish British
Born
(1968-08-05)5 August 1968 Lanark, Scotland
Died
15 September 2007(2007-09-15) (aged 39) Lanark, Scotland
World Rally Championship record
Active years
1987–2003, 2005–2006[1]
Co-driver
Derek Ringer Nicky Grist
Teams
Subaru, Citroën, Ford, Škoda
Rallies
146
Championships
1 (1995)
Rally wins
25
Podiums
42
Stage wins
460
Total points
626
First rally
1987 Swedish Rally
First win
1993 Rally New Zealand
Last win
2002 Safari Rally
Last rally
2006 Rally of Turkey
Colin Steele McRae,[2]MBE (5 August 1968 – 15 September 2007) was a British rally driver from Scotland. He was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Champion, and in 1995 became the first British driver to win the World Rally Championship Drivers' title.
At 27, McRae was the youngest ever World Champion, a record that stood until 2022. McRae's performances with the Subaru World Rally Team enabled the team to win the World Rally Championship Manufacturers' title three times in succession in 1995, 1996 and 1997. After four years with the Ford Motor Co. team, where McRae won nine events, he moved to Citroën World Rally Team in 2003 where, despite not winning an event, he helped them win their first manufacturers' title. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to motorsport in 1996.[3] With 25 victories in the WRC, McRae held the record for the most wins in the series at the time of his retirement from full time rallying in 2003. A record since beaten. [4]
McRae was killed in a helicopter crash in 2007 near his home.[5] His son and two family friends were also killed.[6]
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^Fame, Scottish Sports Hall of. "Colin McRae, MBE | Scottish Sports Hall of Fame". www.sshf.sportscotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^"McRae claims record 25th win". The Independent. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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^Pattullo, Alan (28 December 2007). "The Scotsman: Review of the Year: Motorsport: Death of McRae casts shadow over Franchitti's IndyCar win". The Scotsman.
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