As the son of five-time British Rally champion Jimmy, his subsequent stellar success was little surprise, with Colin’s brother Alister also becoming a rally driver.
Growing up in Lanark, Colin began his competitive career in motorsport at an early age, riding schoolboy motorcross and trial bikes. Aged 16, he upgraded to a Mini Cooper and started competing in Autotests. The following year he entered his first rally, finishing first in his class and 14th overall in a Hillman Avenger.
In 1988, he won the Scottish Rally Championship, and came sixth in the 1990 RAC Rally, despite several accidents. The following year he turned professional and instantly tasted success, becoming British Rally Champion in 1991 and 1992 and making his debut in the British Touring Car Championship.
In 1995, Colin reached the top of his sport when he became the first Briton to win the World Rally Drivers title aged just 27. He played a crucial role in helping Subaru win the World Rally Championship Manufacturers title in 1995, 1996 and 1997, then moved to the Ford World Rally Sport team. Their four-year partnership yielded nine event wins.
In 2003, he moved to the Citroen World Rally Team and helped them to win the first of three consecutive manufacturers’ titles, before pursuing other interests including theDakar Rallyand the24 Hours of Le Mans.
Colin was awarded an MBE in 1996 in recognition of a career which yielded 25 World Rally Championship wins. He died, along with his son Johnny and two family friends, in 2007 when a helicopter he was piloting crashed near his home in Lanark. He was 39.
Colin was awarded an MBE in 1996 in recognition of a career which yielded 25 World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is an international rallying series owned and governed by the FIA. Inaugurated in 1973, it is the second oldest of the FIA's world championships after Formula One.
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McRae was the first British driver to win the World Rally Championship, clinched after setting the fastest times on 18 of the 28 stages to win his home rally. The second most popular memory was from the 24 hours of Le Mans.
McRae's Subaru Impreza which he drove to win the 1995 World Rally Championship. On his promotion for 1993, McRae initially drove the Prodrive-built Group A Subaru Legacy alongside Finns Ari Vatanen, Hannu Mikkola and Markku Alén. McRae then won his first WRC rally in the car at that year's Rally New Zealand.
Colin McRae (5 August 1968 – 15 September 2007) was a Scottish rally car driver. He was one of the best rally drivers in the world. He died with his son and two other friends when he crashed his helicopter near his home in Lanark, Scotland.
Gallery: 1998 Subaru Impreza STi 22B Formerly Owned By Colin McRae. The 22B celebrated Subaru's WRC team winning three consecutive WRC manufacturers' championships – 1995, 1996, and 1997.
A former gymnast, Sébastien Loeb is the most successful driver in WRC history, winning nine World Championships in a row with Citroen. The stats show Loeb also has the record for the most rally wins, stage wins and podiums.
David Lapworth and his team at Prodrive found more power and torque in the turbocharged 1994cc, flat-four engine and the spec sheets say that it is good for 310bhp at 5500rpm and 367lb ft at 4000rpm.
A fatal accident inquiry found the crash, near his family home in Lanark in 2007, happened because he carried out unnecessary low-level manoeuvres. It also found that Mr McRae's flying was "imprudent" and "unreasonable".
Following her third season aboard Parsifal III, Daisy explored a relationship with Colin for several months. Their romance concluded at the end of 2022, and the chief engineer is currently in a relationship with a woman named Britt, who works with Colin on his boat, Parlay.
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McRae, as well as his five-year-old son Johnny, and family friends Graeme Duncan and six-year-old Ben Porcelli were killed back in September 2007 when McRae's helicopter crashed in woodland on his Jerviswood estate.
In the 14 years between 1981 and 1995, one family dominated the British Rally Championship. Clan McRae. Jimmy still delights in the fact he has more than double the number of British titles either of his sons – Colin and Alister – managed. But now it's time for the next generation.
As the son of five-time British Rally champion Jimmy, his subsequent stellar success was little surprise, with Colin's brother Alister also becoming a rally driver. Growing up in Lanark, Colin began his competitive career in motorsport at an early age, riding schoolboy motorcross and trial bikes.
As with previous games in the series, Colin McRae Rally 2005 is presented as a realistic rally simulation, with players participating in rallies consisting of 70 stages spread over nine countries.
How will McRae be remembered? His motto – “when in doubt, flat out” – ties in with his fast but inconsistent style. He often stayed flat out where others dared not – an unrelenting approach which cost him another two WRC titles.
Former world rally champion Colin McRae did not have a valid flying licence when the helicopter he was piloting crashed and killed all four people on board, according to an official accident report released today.
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