Pro Diaries – Matthew Wilson – Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team
| Name: | Matthew Wilson |
| Occupation: | FIA World Rally Championship Driver |
| Age | 23 |
| Honours: | Argentina 2007 Youngest ever WRC stage winner and to score a drivers’ point 2005- Present Five full years competing in the FIA World Rally Championship Japan 2007 Fourth in Rally – Wilson’s best ever WRC finish 2007 Dutch Freestyle Open 3rd Place - 1st – Best Technical Trick 2005 Youngest ever winner of a British Rally Championship (BRC) winning the Trackrod Rally aged 18 |
Matthew Wilson is Britain’s leading FIA World Rally Championship driver. The 23-year-old from Cumbria drives a Ford Focus RS World Rally Car for the Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team.
Hi Matthew, Thanks for talking to us today. So, how long have you been Rally Driving and how did you get into the sport?
Hi no problem, I took part in my first ever rally in 2003 when I acted as co-driver for my Dad (Malcolm Wilson), but 12 months later I was lucky enough to be behind the wheel of a rally car myself. In 2004, I competed in the British Rally Championship (BRC) and finished third overall. In the same year I also made my debut in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) and finished 13th at Wales Rally GB. In 2006, I moved up to compete in the WRC, driving on behalf of the Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team and I’ve now just completed my fifth year.
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