Scott Martin (co-driver)
Rallies | 162 |
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Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 4 |
Podiums | 18 |
Stage wins | 110 |
First rally | 2004 Wales Rally GB |
First win | 2020 Rally Sweden |
Last win | 2021 Rally Finland |
Scott Martin (born 6 November 1981) is a British rallying co-driver who competes in the FIA World Rally Championship.
Biography
Martin began his rallying career in 2001 co-driving at a national level in the UK. With
In 2005 he was involved in a serious accident on the opening round of the BRC, the Rally of Wales, and was airlifted to hospital.[1] Later that year he achieved his first international win on the Trackrod Rally with Wilson. The team also finished first on the Colin McRae Stages Rally.
In 2006 Martin, with Scottish driver
Throughout the period 2008-2011 he co-drove with Matthew Wilson in the Ford Focus RS (2008-10) and Ford Fiesta RS (2011), competing in the full WRC series. The pair achieved seventh place in the overall classification in 2009 and again in 2011, when they were placed fourth in the Repco Rally Australia, his best WRC result.
He participated in only two WRC events in 2012, then in 2013 competed as co-driver with Sheikh
At the end of 2013 Martin had competed in 82 WRC rallies. He stood 13th in the IRDA (International Rally Drivers Association) ranking of co-drivers, with 2844 points, making him the highest-placed British co-driver.[2] In 2014 he and Craig Breen won the Acropolis Rally in Greece[3] - removed that year from the list of FIA championships – driving the Peugeot 208 T16, and the Ravens Rock Rally in Ireland driving the Ford Fiesta RS.
In 2019, Martin co-drove Elfyn Evans with M-Sport World Rally Team with which they achieved two third places as their best results.
Martin followed Evans to the Toyota team in 2020 and won his first WRC rally in Sweden, followed by a win in the Rally of Turkey. Two more wins followed in 2021, in addition to five second place finishes, leading to a second consecutive runner-up spot in the co-drivers' championship. Following a disappointing 2022 season,[4] Martin and Evans ended their near 2 year win drought win at the 2023 Rally of Croatia.
WRC victories
# | Event | Season | Driver | Car |
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1 | 68th Rally Sweden | 2020 | Elfyn Evans | Toyota Yaris WRC |
2 | 13. Marmaris Rally of Turkey
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2020 | Elfyn Evans | Toyota Yaris WRC |
3 | 54° Rally de Portugal | 2021 | Elfyn Evans | Toyota Yaris WRC |
4 | 70th Rally Finland | 2021 | Elfyn Evans | Toyota Yaris WRC |
5 | 3º Croatia Rally | 2023 | Elfyn Evans | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 |
Results
WRC results
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ Rally stars to cycle Britain, Cycling News, 27 May 2008
- ^ Final World Rally Ranking 2013 Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, Motorsport, 23 December 2013
- ^ Craig Breen wins Acropolis Rally title, RTE Sport, 31 March 2014
- ^ "Elfyn Evans gears up for another WRC title tilt after disappointing 2022". Nation.Cymru. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
External links
- Official website (in English)
- Scott Martin's e-wrc profile