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Hayden Paddon

1987 - Today

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Hayden Paddon (born 20 April 1987) is a New Zealand rally driver. He was PWRC world champion in 2011 and won the New Zealand Rally Championship in 2008, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023. In 2023 he became the first non-European to be crowned European Rally Champion. Following that up by retaining the European Rally Championship title in 2024 and winning the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hayden Paddon is the 1,163rd most popular racing driver (down from 1,069th in 2024), the 302nd most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 245th in 2019) and the 13th most popular New Zealander Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Hayden Paddon ranks 1,162 out of 1,080. Before him are Beitske Visser, Tom Blomqvist, Reema Juffali, Ryan Briscoe, and Matthew Wilson. After him are Dennis Hauger, Jamie Chadwick, Marco Sørensen, Bianca Bustamante, James Hinchcliffe, Chase Elliott, and Dilano van 't Hoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Hayden Paddon ranks 1,752. Before him are Keisuke Naito, Matthew Brittain, Gina Stechert, Svetlana Tsarukaeva, Satoshi Kukino, and Matthew Wilson. After him are Gal Nevo, Ruth Bradley, Ersan Gülüm, Shogo Nakatsuru, Nacho Cases, and Lina Grinčikaitė-Samuolė.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Hayden Paddon ranks 302 out of 303. Before him are Corbin Strong (2000), Eliza McCartney (1996), Phil Keoghan (1967), Kerri Gowler (1993), Westley Gough (1988), and Liberato Cacace (2000). After him are Alison Shanks (1982), Rory Fallon (1982), Nathan Cohen (1986), Erin Routliffe (1995), Jaime Nielsen (1985), and Aaron Clapham (1987).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In New Zealand

Among racing drivers born in New Zealand, Hayden Paddon ranks 13. Before him are Graham McRae (1940), Tony Shelly (1937), Mike Thackwell (1961), Brendon Hartley (1989), Earl Bamber (1990), and Mitch Evans (1994). After him are Marcus Armstrong (2000).

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