RACING DRIVER

Colin McRae

1968 - 2007

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Colin Steele McRae, (5 August 1968 – 15 September 2007), was a British rally driver. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Colin McRae is the 108th most popular racing driver (down from 69th in 2019), the 1,801st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,116th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Colin McRae ranks 108 out of 1,080. Before him are Björn Waldegård, Andrea de Cesaris, Jarno Saarinen, Juha Kankkunen, Henri Toivonen, and Max Verstappen. After him are Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Rolf Stommelen, Stig Blomqvist, Charles Leclerc, Markku Alén, and Jean Behra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Colin McRae ranks 64. Before him are DJ BoBo, Mathias Rust, Évariste Ndayishimiye, Josh Brolin, Hervé Renard, and Mateusz Morawiecki. After him are Tracy Morgan, Larry Sanger, Vítor Pereira, Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Mark Fisher, and Akhtar Mansour. Among people deceased in 2007, Colin McRae ranks 119. Before him are Karel Svoboda, Maurice Papon, Mika Špiljak, Steve Fossett, Jean-Pierre Vernant, and Ulrich Mühe. After him are Maria Gripe, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Tikhon Khrennikov, Ivica Račan, Henri Debehogne, and Andranik Margaryan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin McRae ranks 1,801 out of 8,785. Before him are Stephen Toulmin (1922), Martin Gore (1961), Anthony Minghella (1954), Tom Hooper (1972), Matthew Boulton (1728), and Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870). After him are Claire Bloom (1931), Hudson Taylor (1832), George Robert Waterhouse (1810), Francis Baily (1774), Catherine Eddowes (1842), and John Bowring (1792).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Colin McRae ranks 16. Before him are Damon Hill (1960), Stirling Moss (1929), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Tony Brooks (1932), Tom Pryce (1949), and Mike Hailwood (1940). After him are Peter Collins (1931), Roger Williamson (1948), John Watson (1946), David Coulthard (1971), David Purley (1945), and Trevor Taylor (1936).

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