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Jimmy McRae was born on 28 October, 1943 in Lanark, Scotland, is a British rally driver (born 1943). Discover Jimmy McRae's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?
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Jimmy McRae Net Worth
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James Steele McRae (born 28 October 1943) is a British former rally driver.
Jimmy began his motorsport career riding in Scottish scrambles (motocross) and he was second placed in the 1969 Scottish ACU Scrambles Championship, riding an Edgar Bros, Edinburgh AJS Y4 250cc Stormer.
He started his rallying at the age of 31 driving his own Mk1 Cortina fitted with Lotus running gear followed by an Escort Mk1 twin cam.
The following year he approached SMT and drove a Group 1 Vauxhall Magnum for them culminating in a works drive the following year in a DTV Gp 1 Magnum.
In 1978 he was promoted to the full DTV team and drove a Group 4 Vauxhall Chevette HS then HSR in the British Rally Championship alongside a single cam Chevette in the Castrol Autosport Series, narrowly missing out on the title to Malcolm Wilson.
Throughout his career, McRae drove for a number of different teams, including Vauxhall, Opel & Ford reaching a pinnacle during his spell in the Rothmans Rally Team, driving an Opel Manta 400.
He then progressed to the MG Metro 6R4.
Though mostly retired from motorsport now, McRae still occasionally competes on historic rallies and some Scottish Rally Championship events, with some occasional outings on the Wales Rally GB.
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.
He and his wife Margaret had three sons, Colin, Alister and Stuart.
Both Colin and Alister McRae 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.
In 2006 he won the Roger Albert Clark Rally in a Stobart Motorsport sponsored Mark 2 Ford Escort.
In September 2008, McRae was one of a number of ex-world and British champions to take part in the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally in memory of his son, who died in 2007.
He drove a Porsche 911 on the rally.
McRae took part in the 2014 British Historic Championship in a Firenza Can Am finishing fourth.
He also took part in the 2014 Wales Rally GB for the first time in ten years.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class)
‡ Endurance driver (ineligible for points).