Molly Taylor
| Molly Anne Taylor | |
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| Born |
Molly Anne Taylor May 6, 1988 |
| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Citizenship | Dual - Britain & Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Rally Driver |
| Home town | Arcadia, NSW, Australia |
| Parent(s) | Mark Taylor Coral Taylor |
| Website | http://www.mollytaylor.com.au/ |
| World Rally Championship career | |
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| Debut season | 2011 |
| Awards | |
| Pirelli Star Driver | |
| Australian Rally Championship | |
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| Years active | 2007 - 2009 |
| Awards | |
| 2007 & 2008 | F16 Champion |
| British Rally Championship | |
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| Years active | 2009 - Present |
| Awards | |
| 2009 & 2010 | British Ladies Rally Champion |
Molly Taylor is an Australian rally car driver from Sydney, NSW. She was the first female in the Australian Motor Sports Foundation (AMSF) International Rising Star Program and also awarded the New South Wales (NSW) Confederation of Australian Motorsport Young Achiever of the Year Award in 2006. In 2011 she was part of the WRC Pirelli Star Driver Program and one of the youngest and the only female driver participating in the World Rally Championship. She has won several championships including back to back Australian Rally Championships in the F16 Class for 2007 and 2008. In 2009 she became the British Ladies Rally Champion, the first ever driver from outside of the United Kingdom to win such title, winning the title two years in a row with a repeat in 2010. She also competed in the 2013 FIA European Rally Championship. In 2016, Taylor won the Australian Rally Championship overall classification.
Taylor is the daughter of rally drivers Mark Taylor and Coral Taylor, Molly isn't the only child, but she has a sister Jane Taylor. Molly attended New England Girls' School in Northwest New South Wales. She had a love of horses growing up and competed in cross-country events. While attending school, her focus was on equestrian events where she competed in national level events. Taylor sold her horse in order to purchase her first rally car. She was quoted as saying, "I got 100 horsepower for one horse so I though that was pretty good."
Taylor left school to pursue her interest in rallying, but later finished her schooling at the University of Sydney where she attained a Universities Admissions Index of 98/100 and a Certificate in Automotive Studies. She also studied commerce and is a qualified personal trainer.
While working with her father at his rally school, Taylor was offered a car to compete in some local motorkhanas where she took first in class and placed ninth outright. It was during her time at the rally school with her father teaching her to be a safe driver that she decided to pursue a career in rallying.
In 2006, Taylor was selected into the Women's Driver Development program where she was considered a standout performer. The same year she upgraded from a Holden Gemini and won her first outing in her new car by a full five minutes. She was recognized as the New South Wales Young Achiever of the year by CAMS after winning the 2006 New South Wales Rally Championship, taking both the 2WD and 2-Litre titles. She used 2006 as a year to gain experience in a rear-wheel drive rally car before moving into a front-wheel drive car and moving up to the Australian Rally Championship.
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