Colin McRae
Colin McRae at the X Games XIII in 2007
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |
 British
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| Born |
5 August 1968 Lanark, Scotland |
| Died | 15 September 2007 (aged 39) Lanark, Scotland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1987–2003, 2005–2006 |
| Co-driver |
Derek Ringer Nicky Grist
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| Teams | Subaru, Citroën, Ford, Škoda |
| Rallies | 146 |
| Championships | 1 (1995) |
| Rally wins | 25 |
| Podiums | 42 |
| Stage wins | 477 |
| Total points | 626 |
| First rally | 1987 Swedish Rally |
| First win | 1993 Rally New Zealand |
| Last win | 2002 Safari Rally |
| Last rally | 2006 Rally of Turkey |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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| Participating years | 2004 |
| Teams | Prodrive Racing |
| Best finish | 9th overall, 3rd in class (2004) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Colin Steele McRae, MBE (5 August 1968 – 15 September 2007) was a British rally driver from Scotland, born in Lanark. The son of five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and brother of rally driver Alister McRae, Colin McRae was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Champion and, in 1995 became the first British person and the youngest to win the World Rally Championship Drivers' title, a record he still holds.
McRae's outstanding performance with the Subaru World Rally Team enabled the team to win the World Rally Championship Constructors' title three times in succession in 1995, 1996 and 1997. After a four-year spell with the Ford Motor Co. team, which saw McRae win nine events, he moved to Citroën World Rally Team in 2003 where, despite not winning an event, he helped them win the first of their three consecutive manufacturers' titles. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to motorsport in 1996.
McRae died in 2007 when he crashed his helicopter near his home. The accident also killed his son and two family friends. In November 2008 he was posthumously inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.
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