Antonio Marcel Green

Antonio Marcel Green

About Tony Green

After committing nine years to motorsport activities within the UK, Tony Green secured a contract in 2008 with Chinese rally team FCACA. As number one driver for the team, Tony will drive a Subaru Impreza N12 competing in all rounds of the 2008 Chinese Rally Championship. Tony will be making his WRC Rally New Zealand debut driving an Autotek supported, 2008 N14 Subaru Impreza built by Prodrive. Autotek also run PWRC’s previous champion, Nasser Al Attiyah.

Tony first drove sideways at the tender age of nine and in the same year he was awarded Junior New Zealand athletic champion. Tony’s determination to compete and win at the highest level in anything he aspires to is obvious and always aims for nothing other than a top place finish.

Tony’s passion for motorsport lead him to Europe in May 1999 where he worked as a professional motorsport driver coach with premiere organisations. Tony has coached thousands of private and corporate clients and has been called upon to train PWRC, drift and race drivers all over the world. His career has allowed him to drive rally, drift and race cars daily, which has helped him to understand all three driving techniques, making him a competitive and versatile driver in many disciplines.

Tony's Sporting career performance and achievements

Being a keen sportsmen, Tony's natural competitive element lead him to compete in many forms of sport ranging from Athletics to Remote Control racing on to Martial Arts.

1st place - Christchurch, New Zealand High Jump Champion - 1984

1st place - Christchurch, New Zealand Athletic Champion - 1984

2nd place - Christchurch, New Zealand Athletic Championship - 1985

Isleworth School Athletics Cup Trophy - New Zealand - 1986

1/10th Scale Off Road Radio Control Cars is where Tony learnt he could Drive.

1st place - 2 Wheel Drive - Otago Championship - 1989

1st place - 4 Wheel Drive - Otago Championship - 1989

1st place - 4 Wheel Drive - New Zealand Winter Championship - 1989

1st place - 4 Wheel Drive - New Zealand Championship - 1989

1st place - 2 Wheel Drive - New Zealand Winter Nationals - 1990

1st place - 2 Wheel Drive - Nelson (NZ) Summer Invitational - 1991

Tony's attention then turned to Motocross riding with a limited personal budget. As with many Kiwi's he played Rugby as this has always played a part in New Zealand culture and Teamwork. On Tony's 15th birthday was the day he was awarded his New Zealand Drivers Licence, allowing him to compete in New Zealand autocross and rally sprint events.

Tony trained and studied the Freestyle Martial Art, Zen-Do-Kai and entered into New Zealand point and full contact tournaments and was awarded:

Bob Jones Corporation Freestyle Martial Art - Blue Belt - 1993

Bob Jones Corporation Freestyle Martial Art - Green Belt - 1995

Bob Jones Corporation Freestyle Martial Art - Brown Belt - 1997

Zen-Do-Kai International Rank Certificate - Brown Belt - 1997

Tony then focused on leaving New Zealand for Europe in 1999 meaning he would not achieve his Black Belt, Choosing instead a Career in Motorsport.

Competitive history

Career Overview

27th place overall - Thurlby Wolds Stage Rally - UK 2000

DNF - BTRDA - Red Dragon Rally Stages - UK - (oil pump failure) 2003

3rd Overall - Autocar Magazine, Sideways Challenge - Brands Hatch Circuit - UK 2004

9th - class B10 - North Humberside Forest Rally - UK - (no brakes) 2005

DNF- Somerset Stages Rally - (gearbox failure) - UK 2005

2nd Overall - British Championship - Gwynedd International Rally of Wales 2005

8th Group N - BTRDA Championship - Red Dragon Rally - UK 2005

5th Group N - BTRDA Championship - Dukeries Rally - UK 2005

DNF - BTRDA Championship - Quinton Stages Rally - UK - (3 broken axles) 2005

Awarded the Motorsport Association, INTERNATIONAL RALLY LICENCE 2005

Performed at RallyDay - Castle Combe Circuit - UK 2005

DNF - Wales Rally of Great Britain - World Rally Championship 2005 gearbox and differential failure + accident

Awarded D1 Great Britain Professional Drift Licence 2006

10th Overall - D1 Great Britain - Round 4 - Silverstone Circuit 2006

7th Overall - D1 Great Britain - Round 5 - Silverstone Circuit 2006

Demonstrated Drifting at Circuit-de-Catalunya - Barcelona 2006

Demonstration of the Prodrive Group N12 Subaru Impreza - China 2006

Performed at the Autosport International Motorsport Show - UK 2007

Demonstrated Drifting at Japfest - Castle Combe - UK - (caught fire) 2007

4th Overall - European Drift Championship - Silverstone Circuit 2007

Demonstrated the Mitsubishi Evo 9 - Silverstone Circuit 2007

2nd Overall - Eurodrift Championship - Round 5 - Teesside Circuit - UK 2007

4th Overall - European Drift Championship - Round 3 - Knock Hill Circuit - Scotland 2007

2nd Overall - Shanghai round of China Rally Championship (Tarmac rally) (CRC) 2008

DNF New Zealand round of the PWRC/NZ Rally Championship (Gravel) 2008

Key moments in Tony's Career

2002 – 2004 : From 2002 to 2004 Tony competed in various competitions throughout the UK, including a 3rd placing in the AutoCar sideways challenge and the BTRDA in the Red Dragon Rally in his privately built and entered AE86 Toyota Corolla

2005 : Competed in six British national championship rounds Rally GB and Wales rally GB.

2006 : Demonstrated Prodrive’s N12 Subaru Impreza at Longyou, the final round of the China Rally Championship (CRC)

2006/07: Was also spent actively persuing backing to compete at the World Rally level while drifting in the professional D1Great Britain and European Drift Championships.

2007 : While competeting in the 2007 EDC Tony was working behind the scenes negotiating with the Shanghai based Team FCACA Rally team to become their number one driver and team consultant.

2008 : Current placed 2nd overall in the China Rally Championship.

Message from Tony

“This is a dream come true for me, and an unbelievable opportunity because of my immense passion for motorsport which far outweighs the financial restraints that has restricted my steps to the PWRC and WRC until now. So i'd like to to thank my friends, family and the teams who have offered me help and support when it hasn't always been an easy ride, Thanks guys!”