Peter John Thomson (born 25 April 1965) is a Canadian rally race car driver with Thomson Motorsport, and a
venture capitalist
Venture capital (often abbreviated as VC) is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to startups, early-stage, and emerging companies that have been deemed to have high growth potential or which ha ...
.
Life and family
Thomson is the younger son of the late
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet of the
Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation was one of the world's largest information companies. It was established in 1989 following a merger between International Thomson Organisation Ltd (ITOL) and Thomson Newspapers. In 2008, it purchased Reuters Group to fo ...
, and the younger brother of
David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet
David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 12 June 1957) is a Canadian/British hereditary peer and media magnate. Upon the death of his father in 2006, Thomson became the chairman of Thomson Corporation and also inherited his fa ...
. Thomson and his wife, Diana, have one child.
He began
rally racing
Rally or rallye may refer to:
Gatherings
* Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade
* Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting event
Sports ...
in 1986. Races won by Thomson include:
* Participated in WRC Corona Rally, Mexico 2006
* Canadian National Champions 2005
* Ontario National Champions 2005
* North American Rally Cup Group N Champions 2003
* Ontario Performance Rally Champions 2003
* 1st at 2002 Silverstone Black Bear Rally
* 1st in Group N at 2002
STPR Rally
References
External links
Team Thomson– Racing
Thomvest– Venture Capital
Peter
1965 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Toronto
Canadian people of English descent
Canadian people of Scottish descent
Canadian rally drivers
Sportspeople from Toronto
Younger sons of barons
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