Colin Steele McRae
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Colin Steele McRae 🇬🇧

Colin Steele McRae (Known as "Colin McRae")
["rally driver", "World Rally Champion", "motorsport icon"]
Born Aug 05, 1968 🇬🇧 Lanark, Great Britain
Passed Away Sep 15, 2007 Lanark, Great Britain
Lifespan 39 years old
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"If in doubt, flat out."

Archival Overview

Scottish rally driver who became the youngest World Rally Champion in 1995, famed worldwide for his flat-out, maximum-attack driving style.

Biographical Record

Colin Steele McRae (1968–2007) was a Scottish rallying legend whose spectacular 'flat out' approach captivated fans across the globe. In 1995, driving for the Subaru World Rally Team alongside co-driver Derek Ringer, McRae became the first British driver and the youngest ever to win the World Rally Championship.

With 25 WRC victories, McRae's fearless style and popular eponymous video game series introduced rallying to a global mainstream audience. McRae died tragically in a helicopter crash near his home in Lanark in 2007 alongside his five-year-old son Johnny and two family friends.

Key Life Milestones

November 22, 1995

World Rally Champion

Won the Network Q RAC Rally to secure the 1995 World Rally Championship, becoming the youngest champion in WRC history.

June 16, 2002

Record 25th WRC Victory

Won the Acropolis Rally in Greece with Ford, setting the all-time record for World Rally Championship event wins at the time.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Daldowie Crematorium
Lanark, Great Britain
GPS: 55.8364, -4.1147
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