McRae Kimathi (born 4 January 1995) is Kenyan racing driver who participates in local and international events. Named after Scottish rally driver and 1995 WRC champion

Colin McRae Colin Steele McRae, (5 August 1968 – 15 September 2007) was a Scottish rally driver. He was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Champion, and in 1995 became the first British driver and the youngest person to win the World Rally Championship ...

, Kimathi made his FIA WRC Championship debut at the Junior WRC

2022 Rally Sweden The 2022 Rally Sweden (also known as the Swedish Rally 2022) was a motorsport, motor racing event for rallying, rally cars held over four days between 24 and 27 February 2022. It marked the 69th running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second rou ...

. Co-driven by

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, he finished fourth. He started rallying in 2016 and has participated in the

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, and

2022 Croatia Rally The 2022 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 April 2022. It marked the 46th running of the Croatia Rally, and was the third round of the 2022 W ...

. McRae is the son of former Kenyan rally driver Phineas Kimathi.The-Star, 25 Mar 202
I want to eclipse my dad's legacy in rallying, says McRae
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References

External links

McRae Kimathi Profile
at eWRC
McRae Kimathi Profile
at Motor Sport Stats Kenyan racing drivers 1995 births Living people Kenyan rally drivers World Rally Championship drivers {{Kenya-sport-bio-stub