Scott Martin (co-driver)

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Scott Martin
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Scott Martin at 2018 Rally Sweden
Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1981-11-06) 6 November 1981 (age 39)
World Rally Championship record
Active years2004–present
TeamsStobart Ford, Citroën, M-Sport, Toyota
Rallies146
Championships0
Rally wins3
Podiums11
Stage wins62
First rally2004 Wales Rally GB
First win2020 Rally Sweden
Last win2021 Rally de Portugal

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 Matthew Wilson in 2004, he finished as second outright co-driver in the British Rally Championship (BRC) in the Ford Focus RS. After the 2004 season, Martin was accepted into the MSA British Rally Elite Scheme, a specialist training scheme for young British rally drivers.

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 Barry Clark in the Ford Fiesta ST, scored third place in the Fiesta Sporting Trophy International (FSTi) series and third place in the S1600 category of the BRC. The following year he achieved his first win in an international series in the FSTi with Clark, and with Mark Higgins he was placed overall third in the FIA Production World Rally Championship.

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 Khalid Al-Qassimi in the Citroen DS3. The team took part in 7 WRC events, and in five Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) events, in which they were placed second overall.

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 get to the podium two time at the third place. He follows him in 2020 to the Toyota team and wins his first WRC rally in Sweden.

WRC victories[]

 #  Event Season Driver Car
1 Sweden 68th Rally Sweden 2020 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans Toyota Yaris WRC
2 Turkey 13. Marmaris Rally of Turkey 2020 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans Toyota Yaris WRC
3 Portugal 54° Rally de Portugal 2021 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans Toyota Yaris WRC

Results[]

WRC results[]

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2004 M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC 02 MON SWE MEX NZL CYP TUR ARG FIN GBR
13 		AUS NC 0
2005 Stobart Ford Focus RS WRC MON SWE MEX NZL ITA CYP TUR FIN GBR
15 		JPN FRA AUS NC 0
2006 Barry Clark Ford Fiesta ST MON SWE MEX ESP
Ret 		FRA
40 		ARG
49 		ITA GRE GER
35 		FIN
37 		JPN CYP TUR AUS NZL GBR
30 		NC 0
2007 Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON SWE
Ret 		MEX
10 		GRE
18 		JPN
19 		IRE
Ret 		GBR
16 		NC 0
Barry Clark Ford Fiesta ST NOR
29 		POR
24 		ARG ITA
32 		FIN
55 		GER
45 		NZL ESP
59 		FRA
2008 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC 07 MON
10 		SWE
Ret 		MEX
6 		ARG
Ret 		JOR
5 		ITA
12 		GRE
6 		TUR
7 		FIN
9 		GER
12 		NZL
17 		ESP
9 		FRA
8 		JPN
7 		GBR
9 		10th 15
2009 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC 08 IRE
7 		NOR
7 		CYP
5 		POR
Ret 		ARG
5 		ITA
6 		GRE
13 		POL
5 		FIN
8 		AUS
6 		ESP
7 		GBR
6 		7th 28
2010 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC 08 SWE
7 		MEX
16 		JOR
5 		TUR
7 		NZL
6 		POR
6 		BUL
9 		FIN
6 		GER
6 		JPN
22 		FRA
8 		ESP
6 		GBR
7 		7th 74
2011 Stobart M-Sport Ford Fiesta RS WRC SWE
9 		MEX
Ret 		POR
5 		JOR
5 		ITA
9 		ARG
8 		GRE
6 		FIN
8 		GER
11 		AUS
4 		FRA
10 		ESP
Ret 		GBR
5 		7th 63
2012 Go Fast Energy Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
11 		SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER 25th 4
M-Sport Ford GBR
8 		FRA ITA ESP
2013 Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT Citroën DS3 WRC MON SWE
Ret 		MEX POR
9 		ARG GRE
Ret 		ITA
10 		FIN GER
11 		AUS
9 		FRA ESP
11 		GBR 23rd 5
2014 Craig Breen Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE
9 		MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN
Ret 		GER AUS FRA ESP 25th 2
Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC GBR
14
2015 Saintéloc Junior Team Peugeot 208 T16 R5 MON
13 		SWE MEX POR
Ret 		ARG ITA POL FIN
Ret 		GER
18 		AUS FRA
17 		ESP
Ret 		GBR
13 		NC 0
2016 Abu Dhabi Total WRT Citroën DS3 WRC MON SWE
8 		MEX ARG POR ITA POL
7 		FIN
3 		GER CHN
C 		FRA
5 		ESP
10 		GBR
Ret 		AUS 10th 36
2017 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC MON
5 		9th 64
Citroën C3 WRC SWE
5 		MEX FRA
5 		ARG
Ret 		POR
5 		ITA
25 		POL
11 		FIN
5 		GER
5 		ESP GBR
15 		AUS
Ret
2018 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC MON
9 		SWE
2 		MEX FRA ARG
Ret 		POR
7 		ITA
6 		FIN
8 		GER
7 		TUR
Ret 		GBR
4 		ESP
9 		AUS
7 		11th 67
2019 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON
Ret 		SWE
5 		MEX
3 		FRA
3 		ARG
Ret 		CHL
4 		POR
5 		ITA
4 		FIN
WD 		GER TUR
WD 		GBR
5 		ESP
6 		AUS
C 		5th 102
2020 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON
3 		SWE
1 		MEX
4 		EST
4 		TUR
1 		ITA
4 		MNZ
29 		2nd 114
2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON
2 		ARC
5 		CRO
2 		POR
1 		ITA
2 		KEN
10 		EST
5 		BEL
4 		GRE
6 		FIN 2nd* 136*

* Season still in progress.

References[]

  1. ^ Rally stars to cycle Britain, Cycling News, 27 May 2008
  2. ^ Final World Rally Ranking 2013 Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, Motorsport, 23 December 2013
  3. ^ Craig Breen wins Acropolis Rally title, RTE Sport, 31 March 2014

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