MALCOLM WILSON
Malcolm Wilson has more than 20 years' experience of rallying at World Championship level, much of it with Ford. As a driver he won two British national titles in the late 1970s and achieved a long-held ambition by winning the British international crown in 1994, all at the wheel of Ford Escorts. He drove for three factory teams in the World Championship and spent several years as Ford's chief test driver, developing new rally cars. Under his guidance, M-Sport has become one of the world's leading private teams with a string of international titles and rally wins to its credit, including victories at World Championship level. As director of the BP-Ford World Rally team at its magnificent Dovenby Hall headquarters in the heart of the English Lake District, Malcolm has responsibility for Ford's World Rally activities and the development of its Fiesta SportingTrophy programmes.
"When I was an aspiring national rally driver, hand-fettling my Mk 2 Escort in the hope of emulating Roger Clark, the idea of assuming responsibility for Ford's World Rally programme was a pipedream. But in the space of only a few years, we've grown to the point where we can now cope with the pressures of running Ford's only global motorsport activity and still cater for more private teams than ever before.
"In 2006, we won the FIA Manufacturers' World Rally Championship title with the Ford Focus RS WRC06. It was our first World Championship win and we were privileged to be able to deliver the trophy to Ford, their first WRC title since 1979.
"M-Sport is based at Dovenby Hall near Cockermouth in the English Lake District. I was born in the town and grew up in the area, and it makes me very proud to have based the team here. The team's success would not be possible without the people. Their work behind the scenes has never been more important and the world title would not have been possible without their dedication and the ongoing support from Ford Motor Company. We are not resting on our championship laurels, though, and we will continue to strive to achieve the highest results for both Ford and our customers around the world."
Malcolm Wilson
Managing Director, M-Sport