Scott Martin (co-driver)
Scott Martin (born 6 November 1981) is a British rallying co-driver who competes in the FIA World Rally Championship.
Scott Martin at 2018 Rally Sweden | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | |
Born | 6 November 1981 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2004–present |
Teams | Stobart Ford, Citroën, M-Sport, Toyota |
Rallies | 133 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 1 |
Podiums | 6 |
Stage wins | 37 |
First rally | 2004 Wales Rally GB |
First win | 2020 Rally Sweden |
Last win | 2020 Rally Sweden |
Last rally | 2020 Rally Mexico |
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 |
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1 | 2020 | 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 |
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2004 | M-Sport | Ford Focus RS WRC 02 | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | CYP | GRE | TUR | ARG | FIN | GER | JPN | GBR 13 |
ITA | FRA | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 |
2005 | Stobart | Ford Focus RS WRC | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | ITA | CYP | TUR | GRE | ARG | FIN | GER | GBR 15 |
JPN | FRA | ESP | 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 |
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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 |
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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 | TUR | GER | ITA | JPN | 2nd* | 54* | ||||||||
* 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
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scott Martin (co-driver). |
- Official website (in English)
- Scott Martin's e-wrc profile