Michael Park (co-driver)
This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2015) |
RAC Rally | |
Last rally | 2005 Wales Rally GB |
---|
Michael Steven Park (22 June 1966 – 18 September 2005) was a
2000 World Rally Championship season
.
After a number of strong performances, the pair were signed up by
Catalunya
).
Park died as a result of injuries sustained in an
2005 season's title race at the time, after securing four podiums in a season dominated by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb. Their performances had been instrumental in Peugeot's challenge for the manufacturer's championship, with the team lying six points behind French
rivals Citroën.
After the crash, Märtin said "Park wasn't my co-driver, I was his pilot."[citation needed] Park's death was the first top-level rallying fatality since Rodger Freeth in the 1993 Rally Australia, and brought renewed attention to safety issues in the motorsport world.
On 20 June 2006, a memorial for Park was unveiled in Tallinn, Estonia.
WRC victories
Number Event Season Driver Car 1 50 th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece 2003Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC 03 2 53rd Neste Rally Finland 3 18º Corona Rally México 20044 48ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France Ford Focus RS WRC 04 5 40º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Park.