Scott Martin (co-driver)

Scott Martin (born 6 November 1981) is a British rallying co-driver who competes in the FIA World Rally Championship.

For other people with the same name, see Scott Martin (disambiguation).
Scott Martin
Scott Martin at 2018 Rally Sweden
Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1981-11-06) 6 November 1981
World Rally Championship record
Active years2004–present
TeamsStobart Ford, Citroën, M-Sport, Toyota
Rallies138
Championships0
Rally wins2
Podiums8
Stage wins44
First rally2004 Wales Rally GB
First win2020 Rally Sweden
Last win2020 Rally Turkey

Biography

Martin began his rallying career in 2001 co-driving at a national level in the UK. With Matthew Wilson in 2004, he finished as second outright co-driver in the British Rally Championship (BRC) in the Ford Focus RS. After the 2004 season, Martin was accepted into the MSA British Rally Elite Scheme, a specialist training scheme for young British rally drivers.

In 2005 he was involved in a serious accident on the opening round of the BRC, the Rally of Wales, and was airlifted to hospital.[1] Later that year he achieved his first international win on the Trackrod Rally with Wilson. The team also finished first on the Colin McRae Stages Rally.

In 2006 Martin, with Scottish driver Barry Clark in the Ford Fiesta ST, scored third place in the Fiesta Sporting Trophy International (FSTi) series and third place in the S1600 category of the BRC. The following year he achieved his first win in an international series in the FSTi with Clark, and with Mark Higgins he was placed overall third in the FIA Production World Rally Championship.

Throughout the period 2008-2011 he co-drove with Matthew Wilson in the Ford Focus RS (2008-10) and Ford Fiesta RS (2011), competing in the full WRC series. The pair achieved seventh place in the overall classification in 2009 and again in 2011, when they were placed fourth in the Repco Rally Australia, his best WRC result.

He participated in only two WRC events in 2012, then in 2013 competed as co-driver with Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi in the Citroen DS3. The team took part in 7 WRC events, and in five Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) events, in which they were placed second overall.

At the end of 2013 Martin had competed in 82 WRC rallies. He stood 13th in the IRDA (International Rally Drivers Association) ranking of co-drivers, with 2844 points, making him the highest-placed British co-driver.[2] In 2014 he and Craig Breen won the Acropolis Rally in Greece[3] - removed that year from the list of FIA championships – driving the Peugeot 208 T16, and the Ravens Rock Rally in Ireland driving the Ford Fiesta RS.

In 2019, Martin co-drove Elfyn Evans with M-Sport World Rally Team with which they get to the podium two time at the third place. He follows him in 2020 to the Toyota team and wins his first WRC rally in Sweden.

WRC victories
 #  Event Season Driver Car
1 68th Rally Sweden 2020 Elfyn Evans Toyota Yaris WRC
2 13. Marmaris Rally of Turkey 2020 Elfyn Evans Toyota Yaris WRC

Results

WRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2004 M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC 02 MON SWE MEX NZL CYP GRE TUR ARG FIN GER JPN GBR
13		 ITA FRA ESP AUS NC 0
2005 Stobart Ford Focus RS WRC MON SWE MEX NZL ITA CYP TUR GRE ARG FIN GER GBR
15		 JPN FRA ESP AUS NC 0
2006 Barry Clark Ford Fiesta ST MON SWE MEX ESP
Ret		 FRA
40		 ARG
49		 ITA GRE GER
35		 FIN
37		 JPN CYP TUR AUS NZL GBR
30		 NC 0
2007 Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON SWE
Ret		 MEX
10		 GRE
18		 JPN
19		 IRE
Ret		 GBR
16		 NC 0
Barry Clark Ford Fiesta ST NOR
29		 POR
24		 ARG ITA
32		 FIN
55		 GER
45		 NZL ESP
59		 FRA
2008 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC 07 MON
10		 SWE
Ret		 MEX
6		 ARG
Ret		 JOR
5		 ITA
12		 GRE
6		 TUR
7		 FIN
9		 GER
12		 NZL
17		 ESP
9		 FRA
8		 JPN
7		 GBR
9		 10th 15
2009 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC 08 IRE
7		 NOR
7		 CYP
5		 POR
Ret		 ARG
5		 ITA
6		 GRE
13		 POL
5		 FIN
8		 AUS
6		 ESP
7		 GBR
6		 7th 28
2010 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC 08 SWE
7		 MEX
16		 JOR
5		 TUR
7		 NZL
6		 POR
6		 BUL
9		 FIN
6		 GER
6		 JPN
22		 FRA
8		 ESP
6		 GBR
7		 7th 74
2011 Stobart M-Sport Ford Fiesta RS WRC SWE
9		 MEX
Ret		 POR
5		 JOR
5		 ITA
9		 ARG
8		 GRE
6		 FIN
8		 GER
11		 AUS
4		 FRA
10		 ESP
Ret		 GBR
5		 7th 63
2012 Go Fast Energy Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
11		 SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER 25th 4
M-Sport Ford GBR
8		 FRA ITA ESP
2013 Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT Citroën DS3 WRC MON SWE
Ret		 MEX POR
9		 ARG GRE
Ret		 ITA
10		 FIN GER
11		 AUS
9		 FRA ESP
11		 GBR 23rd 5
2014 Craig Breen Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE
9		 MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN
Ret		 GER AUS FRA ESP 25th 2
Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC GBR
14
2015 Saintéloc Junior Team Peugeot 208 T16 R5 MON
13		 SWE MEX POR
Ret		 ARG ITA POL FIN
Ret		 GER
18		 AUS FRA
17		 ESP
Ret		 GBR
13		 NC 0
2016 Abu Dhabi Total WRT Citroën DS3 WRC MON SWE
8		 MEX ARG POR ITA POL
7		 FIN
3		 GER CHN
C		 FRA
5		 ESP
10		 GBR
Ret		 AUS 10th 36
2017 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC MON
5		 9th 64
Citroën C3 WRC SWE
5		 MEX FRA
5		 ARG
Ret		 POR
5		 ITA
25		 POL
11		 FIN
5		 GER
5		 ESP GBR
15		 AUS
Ret
2018 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC MON
9		 SWE
2		 MEX FRA ARG
Ret		 POR
7		 ITA
6		 FIN
8		 GER
7		 TUR
Ret		 GBR
4		 ESP
9		 AUS
7		 11th 67
2019 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON
Ret		 SWE
5		 MEX
3		 FRA
3		 ARG
Ret		 CHL
4		 POR
5		 ITA
4		 FIN
WD		 GER TUR
WD		 GBR
5		 ESP
6		 AUS
C		 5th 102
2020 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON
3		 SWE
1		 MEX
4		 EST
4		 TUR
1		 ITA
4		 MNZ
29		 2nd 114
2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON
2		 ARC CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL CHL ESP JPN 2nd* 21*

* Season still in progress.

References
  1. Rally stars to cycle Britain, Cycling News, 27 May 2008
  2. Final World Rally Ranking 2013 Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, Motorsport, 23 December 2013
  3. Craig Breen wins Acropolis Rally title, RTE Sport, 31 March 2014
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