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 McRae on a stage rally in Scotland. April 1993 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Scottish British |
| Born | 28 October 1943 Lanark, Scotland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1976–2004 |
| Co-driver | Ian Muir Mike Nicholson Ian Grindrod Rob Arthur David Senior Chris Wood Pauline Gullick |
| Teams | Vauxhall, Opel, Austin Rover |
| Rallies | 25 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Stage wins | 15 |
| Total points | 56 |
| First rally | 1976 RAC Rally |
| Last rally | 2015 Wales Rally GB |
James Steele McRae (born 28 October 1943) is a British former rally driver. He was highly successful in the British Rally Championship, winning the title a record five times in 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987 and 1988 which as of 2023 still stands. In the European Rally Championship for drivers, he was runner-up in 1982, while his highest placing in the World Rally Championship was fifteenth in 1983. McRae runs a plumbing business in his home town of Lanark.[1] He and his wife Margaret had three sons, Colin, Alister and Stuart. Both Colin and Alister were World Rally Championship drivers, with Colin winning the world championship in 1995. McRae's brother-in-law Hugh "Shug" Steele is also a former rally driver.[2]
- ^ ":: Stobart Motorsport ::". Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Hugh 'Shug' Steele – rally profile". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.