RACING DRIVER

Michael Park

1966 - 2005

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Michael Steven Park (22 June 1966 – 18 September 2005) was a rally co-driver from Newent in Gloucestershire. He worked with former world champions Richard Burns and Colin McRae as a gravel note expert while co-driving for both David Higgins and Mark Higgins in the British national series. His big break, however, came when he teamed up with the emerging Estonian talent Markko Märtin as a privateer pairing in a Toyota Corolla WRC for the 2000 World Rally Championship season. After a number of strong performances, the pair were signed up by Subaru for 2001, before moving to Ford, where they evolved into one of the leading driver/co-driver combinations in the WRC. In 2003, they took two rally victories, in Greece and Finland, and improved on that figure with three wins in 2004 (Mexico, Corsica and Catalunya). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Park is the 784th most popular racing driver (down from 731st in 2024), the 6,011th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,569th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Michael Park ranks 784 out of 1,080. Before him are Tony Kanaan, Mattias Ekström, Paul Emery, Shekhar Mehta, Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, and Shinji Nakano. After him are Patrick Friesacher, Zsolt Baumgartner, Enrique Bernoldi, Nicolas Kiesa, Anthony Davidson, and Emanuele Naspetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Michael Park ranks 518. Before him are Athina Rachel Tsangari, Fehaid Al-Deehani, Valery Asapov, Olena Demyanenko, Srđan Aleksić, and Lenny Abrahamson. After him are Andy Richter, Albert Pahimi Padacké, Yelena Nikolayeva, Axel Braun, Bernd Dreher, and Hélène Rollès. Among people deceased in 2005, Michael Park ranks 352. Before him are Herbert Goldstein, André Testut, Charles Rocket, Jackie Henderson, Bill McGarry, and William Hootkins. After him are Luis Taruc, Ted Ditchburn, June Haver, Constance Cummings, Bob Denver, and Ramanand Sagar.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Park ranks 6,019 out of 8,785. Before him are Kevin Whately (1951), Judy Grinham (1939), Tom Kilburn (1921), Maxim Baldry (1996), Cleo Laine (1927), Mimi Keene (1998), Rupert Hine (1947), Timothy Gowers (1963), Ralph McTell (1944), Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (1915), Edwyn Collins (1959), and Shirley Williams (1930).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Michael Park ranks 143. Before him are Gary Brabham (1961), Eric Brandon (1920), John Riseley-Prichard (1924), Alan Rollinson (1943), Paul Emery (1916), and Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (1915). After him are Anthony Davidson (1979), Mike Wilds (1946), Tim Parnell (1932), Richard Robarts (1944), Leslie Thorne (1916), and Dave Morgan (1944).

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