Malcolm Wilson (rally)

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Malcolm Wilson

World Rally Championship record
Nationality	British
Active years	1977 – 1995
Teams	Ford, MG Rover, Vauxhall
World rallies	42
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	2
Stage wins	29
Points	59
First world rally	1977 RAC Rally


Last world rally	1995 RAC Rally

Malcolm Wilson (born 17th February, 1956). is a British former rally driver. He is the father of current World Rally Championship driver Matthew Wilson.

After a successful driving career of his own, he went on to manage and run the BP Ford World Rally Team with his M-Sport operation, based at Dovenby Hall near Cockermouth in Cumbria, England.

He has over 20 years experience of rallying at world championship level, much of it with Ford. He drove for three factory teams in the world championship, including MG, in whose Group B Metro 6R4, he shared driving duties with fellow Briton, Tony Pond. He spent several years as Ford's chief test driver, developing new rally cars, including the short lived RS1700T and RS200 models.

As a driver, he won two British national titles in the late 1970s and achieved a long-held ambition by winning the British Rally Championship in 1994, all at the wheel of Ford Escorts.

Under his guidance, M-Sport (formerly Malcolm Wilson Motorsport) has become one of the world's leading private teams with a string of international titles and rally wins to its credit. The company now employs over 170 people. Their work culminated in 2006 when Wilson led Ford to constructors' World Rally championship victory for the first time in 25 years.