Personal information | |
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Nationality | New Zealander |
Born | Geraldine, New Zealand | 20 April 1987
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2007–2019, 2022 |
Co-driver | John Kennard Sebastian Marshall |
Teams | Hyundai World Rally Team, M-Sport World Rally Team, Pirelli Star Driver |
Rallies | 82 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 1 |
Podiums | 8 |
Stage wins | 38 |
Total points | 414 |
First rally | 2007 Rally New Zealand |
First win | 2016 Rally Argentina |
Last win | 2016 Rally Argentina |
Last rally | 2022 Rally New Zealand |
Hayden Paddon (born 20 April 1987) is a New Zealand rally driver. He was PWRC world champion in 2011 and won the New Zealand Rally Championship in 2008, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023. In 2023 he became the first non-European to be crowned European Rally Champion.