Mark Higgins (driver)
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Manx |
Born | 21 May 1971 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1990–2008, 2013 |
Teams | Nissan, Volkswagen, Vauxhall, Ford, M-Sport, Stobart Motorsport |
Rallies | 47 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 1 |
Total points | 3 |
First rally | 1990 RAC Rally |
Last rally | 2013 Wales Rally GB |
Mark Higgins (born 21 May 1971) is a Manx rally driver competing in the British Rally Championship. His co-driver was Rory Kennedy.
Career[]
Higgins was born on the Isle of Man on 21 May 1971. He began his career in motorsport at the age of nine when he took up karting helped by his mother and father.[1]
By the age of 17, Higgins had successfully competed in a range of motor sport activities such as trial bikes and karts. He impressed many people as a young man and soon attracted the attention of Manx businessman Roy Dixon who took the young Higgins under his wing, and at just 17 Higgins began his professional motorsport career with a trip to Sweden to learn from the legendary Finn Timo Mäkinen and Anders Kulläng.
He has won the British Rally Championship three times, 1997, 2005, 2006.[2]
Other work[]
Higgins has worked for many years with Top Gear's former Stig Ben Collins on various film and television sequences. Higgins was a stunt driver for the James Bond films Quantum of Solace,[3] Skyfall[4] Spectre and No Time to Die.[5]
Higgins also appears as a stunt driver and on-camera in the fifth episode of Amazon's The Grand Tour, a spiritual successor to Top Gear.
Personal life[]
Higgins lives in Powys, Mid-Wales, with his wife and two children.[4] With his brother and father, he was also a partner in the family rally school located in Carno, near Newtown, Powys.
Racing record[]
Complete WRC results[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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1990 | Mark Higgins | Suzuki Swift GTi | Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1991 | Mark Higgins | Suzuki Swift GTi | 70 |
NC | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Vauxhall Nova | Ret |
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1993 | Mark Higgins | Vauxhall Astra GSI 16v | NZL | 19 |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
1994 | Mark Higgins | Honda Civic VTi | Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1997 | Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan Micra Kit Car | NZL | Ret |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Nissan Almera Kit Car | Ret |
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1998 | Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan Almera Kit Car | SWE | KEN | Ret |
Ret |
NZL | 15 |
18 |
GBR Ret |
NC | 0 | ||||||||
1999 | Volkswagen Motorsport UK | Volkswagen Golf Kit Car | FRA | NZL | Ret |
13 |
15 |
NC | 0 | |||||||||||
2000 | Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall Astra Kit Car | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | NZL | FRA | 32 |
NC | 0 | ||||||||
2001 | Mark Higgins | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | MON | SWE | ARG | CYP Ret |
GRE | NZL | FRA | NC | 0 | |||||||||
Ford Motor Co | Ford Focus RS WRC 01 | Ret |
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2002 | Ford Motor Co | Ford Focus RS WRC 02 | MON | SWE | FRA | CYP | ARG | GRE | KEN | FIN | GER | ITA | NZL | AUS | GBR 6 |
20th | 1 | |||
2003 | Mark Higgins | Renault Clio S1600 | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL | ARG | GRE | CYP | GER | FIN Ret |
AUS | NC | 0 | ||||||
Subaru Impreza WRX | ITA 17 |
FRA 15 |
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2004 | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE Ret |
MEX Ret |
NZL Ret |
CYP | GRE | TUR | ARG Ret |
FIN | GER | JPN | ITA | FRA 16 |
AUS Ret |
NC | 0 | ||
M-Sport | Ford Focus RS WRC 01 | GBR 16 |
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2005 | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE Ret |
MEX | NZL Ret |
CYP Ret |
TUR 44 |
ARG EX |
FIN | GER | JPN | FRA | ESP | AUS 10 |
25th | 1 | |||
Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | ITA 10 |
GBR 8 |
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Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | GRE Ret |
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2006 | Mark Higgins | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | MON | SWE | MEX | ESP | FRA | ARG | ITA | GRE | GER | FIN | JPN | CYP | TUR | AUS | NZL | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 |
2007 | Mark Higgins | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | MON | SWE Ret |
NOR | MEX 10 |
POR | ARG | ITA | GRE 18 |
FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN 19 |
IRE Ret |
GBR 16 |
NC | 0 |
2008 | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRE | TUR | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 | |
2013 | Symtech Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | ITA | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR 10 |
31st | 1 |
PWRC results[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | PWRC | Points |
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2004 | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | SWE Ret |
MEX Ret |
NZL Ret |
ARG Ret |
FRA 4 |
AUS Ret |
16th | 5 | ||
2005 | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | SWE Ret |
NZL Ret |
CYP Ret |
TUR 13 |
ARG EX |
GBR | JPN | AUS 2 |
13th | 8 |
2007 | Mark Higgins | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | SWE Ret |
MEX 1 |
ARG | GRE 4 |
NZL | JPN 5 |
IRE Ret |
GBR 3 |
3rd | 25 |
2008 | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | SWE | ARG | GRE | TUR | FIN | NZL | JPN | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 |
WRC-2 results[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
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2013 | Symtech Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | ITA | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA |
ESP |
GBR 3 |
23rd | 15 |
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results[]
(key)
Supercar[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WRX | Points |
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2018 | Mark Higgins | Peugeot 208 | BAR |
POR |
BEL |
GBR 16 |
NOR |
SWE |
CAN |
FRA |
LAT |
USA |
GER |
RSA |
20th* | 1* |
* Season still in progress.
References[]
- ^ "Mark Higgins". markhiggins.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
- ^ "British Rally Championship". www.rallybrc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ Robin Turner (1 November 2008). "Rally driver Mark Higgins' in thrilling Bond scenes". Western Mail. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Skyfall: Stunt driver Mark Higgins' James Bond licence to thrill". BBC News. 30 October 2012.
- ^ "James Bond Spectre - exclusive interview with stunt driver Mark Higgins".
External links[]
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