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At just 28 years old Alister McRae is proving to be the next rallying sensation from the McRae family. Expertly following in the footsteps of his father, five time British Champion Jimmy McRae and his brother, the 1995 World Rally Champion, Colin McRae. In a relatively short space of time, Alister has earned the position as one of the world's top young rally drivers.
Having won the British Rally Championship in 1992 in a Group N Ford Sierra, he then went onto win the series outright in 1995 driving a Formula 2 Nissan. It has not just been on home ground where his talents have shone. A number of overseas outings have seen him compete in Sweden, Thailand, Holland, and the Azores in a variety of machinery including Subaru Imprezas, Escort Cosworths and a Vauxhall Calibra. In 1997 Alister began a two-year spell with the Volkswagen Formula 2 team competing on a mixture of British and World Championship events. In total he scored six F2 victories, including three on the British Championship as well taking the overall F2 honours in Portugal, Finland and Australia. Alister finished the 1998 season with a drive in the works Subaru Impreza on the Great Britain Rally, partnering his brother. An amazing drive saw him running in second place, until an accident on the final day forced his retirement. Alister made his Hyundai debut on the all-tarmac Catalunya Rally in north-east Spain in April 1998. He followed this with an outing for the team on the Corsican Rally in early May. For the 1999 season Alister will partner Kenneth Eriksson on 10 events of the Formula 2 Championship as part of the Hyundai Motor Sport challenge for the FIA Formula 2 World Championship. Alister becomes the second McRae to drive for Hyundai. His father took an MSD prepared Hyundai Accent to second in class and 34th overall in the 1997 RAC Rally - Hyundai's first foray into rallying outside the Far East. |
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1990 First World Championship Rally - RAC, Subaru
1992 FIA World Rally Championship - RAC, 1st Group N, Ford Group N British Rally Champion 1993 Asia Pacific Rally Championship - Indonesia, 1st Group N, Ford European Rally Championship - Corte Ingles, 2nd Group N Ford British Rally Championship - Rally of Wales, 2nd, Subaru British Rally Championship - Perth Scottish Rally, 2nd Subaru British Rally Championship - Ulster Rally, 3rd, Subaru 1994 Asia Pacific Rally Championship - Indonesia, 4th Vauxhall Calibra British Rally Championship - Ulster Rally, 3rd, Nissan Sunny F2 FIA World Rally Championship - 1000 Lakes, 2nd, Nissan Sunny F2 FIA World Rally Championship - Sanremo, 1st, Nissan Sunny F2 1995 British Rally CHampionship - Rally of Wales, 1st, Nissan Sunny F2 British Rally Championship - Pirelli Rally, 2nd, Nissan Sunny F2 British Rally Championship - Ulster Rally, 1st, Nissan Sunny F2 FIA World Rally Championship - 1000 Lakes, 3rd, Nissan Sunny F2 British Rally Championship - Manx Rally, 2nd, Nissan Sunny F2 FIA World Rally Championship - RAC Rally, 10th, Escort Coswoth British Rally Champion 1996 British Championship - Rally of Wales, 1st, Escort Cosworth British Championship - Pirelli Rally, 1st, Escort Cosworth Asia Pacific Rally Championship - Thailand, 1st, Subaru Impreza 1997 FIA World Rally Championship - Portugal, 1st, VW Golf F2 British Championship - Rally of Wales, 1st, VW Golf F2 British Championship - Perth Scottish, 1st, VW Golf F2 1998 FIA World Rally Championship - Catalunya, 7th, Hyundai Coupe F2 FIA World Rally Championship -Corsica, 7th, Hyundai Coupe F2 British Championship - Perth Scottish, 1st, VW Golf F2 British Championship - Ulster Rally, 3rd, VW Golf F2 FIA World Rally Championship - Finland, 1st, VW Golf F2 FIA World Rally Championship - Australia 1st, VW Golf F2 1999 FIA World Rally Championship - Portugal, 1st, Hyundai Coupe F2 F2 FIA World Rally Championship - New Zealand, 2nd, Hyundai Coupe FIA World Rally Championship - Finland, 4th, Hyundai Coupe F2 |
