RACING DRIVER

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 different languages on Wikipedia. Hayden Paddon is the 1,078th most popular racing driver (down from 1,067th in 2019), the 276th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 245th in 2019) and the 12th most popular New Zealander Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Hayden Paddon ranks 1,078 out of 1,080Before him are Dan Ticktum, Yuki Takahashi, Mitch Evans, Tom Blomqvist, Ryan Briscoe, and Matthew Wilson. After him are Dennis Hauger, Jamie Chadwick, Bianca Bustamante, James Hinchcliffe, Chase Elliott, and Dilano van 't Hoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Hayden Paddon ranks 1,554Before him are Keisuke Naito, Matthew Brittain, Gina Stechert, Svetlana Tsarukaeva, Satoshi Kukino, and Matthew Wilson. After him are Ruth Bradley, Ersan Gülüm, Shogo Nakatsuru, Nacho Cases, Erin Brady, and Kerrea Gilbert.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Hayden Paddon ranks 276 out of 303Before him are Corbin Strong (2000), Eliza McCartney (1996), Phil Keoghan (1967), Kerri Gowler (1993), Westley Gough (1988), and Liberato Cacace (2000). After him are Rory Fallon (1982), Nathan Cohen (1986), Erin Routliffe (1995), Jaime Nielsen (1985), Aaron Clapham (1987), and Portia Woodman (1991).

Among RACING DRIVERS In New Zealand

Among racing drivers born in New Zealand, Hayden Paddon ranks 12Before him are Liam Lawson (2002), Graham McRae (1940), Tony Shelly (1937), Mike Thackwell (1961), Brendon Hartley (1989), and Mitch Evans (1994).