List of World Rally Championship people
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The following people play or have played significant roles in the World Rally Championship:
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[edit] Administration
- Max Mosley, president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, the sport's rulemaking body
- Jacques Regis, president of the FIA's World Rally Championship commission, until March 2006.
- Shekhar Mehta, president of the FIA's World Rally Championship commission, from March 2006 to 12 April 2006 when he died unexpectedly.[1]
- Morrie Chandler, appointed president of the World Rally Championship Commission in July 2006.[2]
[edit] Team Management
- David Richards, ex-co-driver and now Subaru team principal
- Malcolm Wilson, ex-driver and now Ford WRC team principal
[edit] Commentary & Publicity
- Robbie Head, ex-driver, and commentator
[edit] Drivers
- Marcus Grönholm, world champion 2000 and 2002
- Sébastien Loeb, reigning world champion, champion 2004 and 2005
- Colin McRae, world champion 1995
- Tommi Mäkinen, 4 time world champion 1996/97/98/99
- Petter Solberg, world champion 2003
- Ari Vatanen, world champion 1981 (now MEP)
[edit] Co-Drivers
- Michael Park, co-driver to Markko Märtin
- Jorg Bastuck, co-driver to Aaron Burkart, Junior WRC driver
- Arne Hertz, co-driver to Hannu Mikkola
[edit] Deaths in the World Rally Championship
- Michael Park, 18 September 2005, co-driver to Markko Märtin[3]
- Jorg Bastuck, 24 March 2006, co-driver to Aaron Burkart[4]
- Henri Toivonen, 2 May 1986, driver to co- driver Sergio Cresto, who perished in the same crash as Toivonen.
[edit] Other
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Rally mourns death of president.
- ^ World Motor Sport Council – Decisions, Morrie Chandler appointed President of the World Rally Championship Commission, Official FIA Press Release, July 05, 2006.
- ^ Co-driver Park dies in accident.
- ^ Co-driver dies in rally accident.
