| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British Manx |
| Born | June 24, 1971 Onchan, Isle of Man[1] |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1994, 1997 - 1999, 2001 – 2003 |
| Co-driver | Chris Wood Nicky Beech Derek Ringer Trevor Agnew |
| Teams | Peugeot, Renault, Ford, Subaru |
| Rallies | 33 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 0 |
| First rally | 1994 RAC Rally |
| Last rally | 2003 Wales Rally GB |
Martin Rowe (born 24 June 1971) is a British and Manx rally driver who won the British Rally Championship in 1998, the British Formula Rally Championship in 2001, Production World Rally Championship in 2003 and the Chinese Rally Championship in 2006.
Alongside his title in the British Rally Championship in 1998, Rowe took the Formula Rally Championship in 2001 driving a Ford Puma S1600 after original champion, Justin Dale, his co-driver Andrew Bargery, and winning manufacturer Peugeot were excluded due to a homologation issue in the final round which affected both Proton and Peugeot. With Dale later losing his appeal, Rowe was awarded the drivers title and Chris Wood the co-drivers title.[2]
In 1998 and 2003 Rowe was named as the National Rally Driver of the Year.
Racing record
[edit]Complete WRC results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Peugeot Sport Great Britain | Peugeot 306 S16 | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG | NZL | FIN | ITA | GBR 14 |
NC | 0 | ||||
| 1997 | Renault Dealer Rallying UK | Renault Mégane Maxi | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRC | NZL | FIN | INA | ITA | AUS | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 |
| 1998 | Renault Dealer Rallying UK | Renault Mégane Maxi | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA 14 |
ARG | GRC | NZL | FIN | ITA Ret |
AUS | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 | |
| 1999 | Renault Elf Dealer Rallying | Renault Mégane Maxi | MON | SWE | KEN | POR 19 |
ESP | FRA Ret |
ARG | GRC | NZL | FIN 19 |
CHN | ITA| 17 |
AUS 10 |
GBR 18 |
NC | 0 |
| 2001 | Martin Rowe | Ford Puma S1600 | MON | SWE | POR | ESP | ARG | CYP | GRC | KEN | FIN Ret |
NZL | ITA 25 |
FRA | AUS | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 |
| 2002 | Martin Rowe | Ford Puma S1600 | MON Ret |
ESP 30 |
GRC 24 |
KEN | GER 19 |
ITA Ret |
GBR Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | CYP Ret |
ARG | FIN Ret |
NZL 15 |
AUS 21 |
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| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | SWE 38 |
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| David Sutton Cars Ltd | FRA 21 |
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| 2003 | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Subaru Impreza STi N8 | MON | SWE 29 |
TUR | NZL 18 |
ARG | GRC | NC | 0 | ||||||||
| Subaru Impreza STi N10 | CYP 10 |
GER 24 |
FIN | AUS 15 |
ITA | FRA 18 |
ESP | GBR Ret |
JWRC results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Martin Rowe | Ford Puma S1600 | MON Ret |
ESP 10 |
GRE 5 |
GER 5 |
ITA Ret |
GBR Ret |
11th | 4 |
PWRC results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Martin Rowe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | CYP Ret |
ARG | KEN | FIN Ret |
NZL 2 |
AUS 5 |
6th | 13 | ||
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | SWE 6 |
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| David Sutton Cars Ltd | FRA 3 |
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| 2003 | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Subaru Impreza STi N8 | SWE 3 |
NZL 4 |
ARG | 1st | 43 | |||||
| Subaru Impreza STi N10 | CYP 2 |
GER 2 |
AUS 1 |
FRA 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.motorsport.com/brc/news/martin-rowe-joins-volkswagen/6140/ [dead link]
- ^ "Justin Dale - Rally Driver". www.andrewbargery.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2005.
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