Jimmy McRae
 McRae on a stage rally in Scotland. April 1993 |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British Scottish |
| Born | October 28, 1943 Lanark |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1976–1989 |
| Teams | Vauxhall, Opel, Austin Rover |
| Rallies | 20 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Total points | 56 |
| First rally | 1976 RAC Rally |
| Last rally | 1989 RAC Rally |
Jimmy McRae (born 28 October 1943, Lanark) is a Scottish rally driver. He was highly successful in the British Rally Championship, winning the title five times in 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987 and 1988. 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. Aside from his rallying career, McRae has maintained and run a very busy plumbing business in his home town.[1] He is the father of World Rally Championship drivers Alister McRae, and the late 1995 World Rally Champion Colin McRae.
Throughout his career, McRae drove for a number of different teams, reaching a pinnacle during his spell in the Rothmans Rally Team, driving an Opel Manta 400. During his time at Rothmans, his team mates were Ari Vatanen, Walter Röhrl and Henri Toivonen. He then progressed to the venerable 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. 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. The impressive entry list included ex-World Championship drivers Hannu Mikkola, Ari Vatanen, Björn Waldegård, Stig Blomqvist, Malcolm Wilson, Russell Brookes, Andrew Cowan and Louise Aitken-Walker.
Jimmy takes part in the Lurgan Park Rally. His most recent event was the 2011 rally.
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