Colin McRae

British racing driver (1968–2007)

Person Human Q201291

Facts

21 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[13]
Date of birth: August 5, 1968
Date of death: September 15, 2007
Place of birth: Lanark
Place of death: Lanark
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom^[9]
Occupation: co-driver, racing automobile driver, rally driver
Educated at: Lanark Grammar School^[10]
Award received: Member of the Order of the British Empire, Segrave Trophy^[11]^[12]
Father: Jimmy McRae^[8]
Sibling: Alister McRae^[23]
Official website: colinmcrae.com^[18]
Cause of death: falling from height^[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[21]
Co-driver: Derek Ringer^[22]
Family name: McRae^[16]
Given name: Colin^[17]
Manner of death: accidental death^[19]
Participant in: 24 Hours of Le Mans^[20]
Sport: rallying^[15]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 30

ISNI: 0000000052513829
VIAF cluster ID: 18421854
Library of Congress Authorities ID: nb96057270
GND ID: 133736369
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Colin Mcrae square.jpg ↗
DDB person (GND) ID: 133736369
EWRC-results.com racer ID: 456
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Colin-McRae
FAST ID: 1546436
Find a Grave memorial ID: 21575062
Freebase ID: /m/046vd3
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID: 1208

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Juwra.com ID: mcrae_colin
Libris-URI: 86lptwcs0vbhclh
Motorsportstats.com driver ID: colin-mcrae
Munzinger Sport number: 01000004735
NLP ID: a0000002880710
NNDB people ID: 638/000164146
NUKAT ID: n2014080320
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810612571305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 236615939
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 99102
Rallye-info.com driver or co-driver ID: 27
SELIBR ID: 300234
SNAC ARK ID: w68m01qb
Scottish Sports Hall of Fame inductee ID: l-p/colin-mcrae-mbe, colin-mcrae-mbe
Trading Card Database name ID: 81857
WikiTree person ID: McRae-4510
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJwHhQ68CQ9bt7fjtpwgrq
Yale LUX ID: person/316c41b0-cf5f-45fd-83eb-827e6c864525

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Summary

Colin McRae was born on August 5, 1968^[1], in Lanark^[2]. He died on September 15, 2007^[3], in Lanark^[4]. He worked as a co-driver^[5], racing automobile driver^[6], and rally driver^[7].

FAQs

Where was Colin McRae born?

Colin McRae's place of birth was Lanark^[2].

Where did Colin McRae die?

Colin McRae passed away in Lanark^[4].

Who were Colin McRae's parents?

Colin McRae's father was Jimmy McRae^[8].

What did Colin McRae do for work?

Colin McRae worked as a co-driver^[5], racing automobile driver^[6], and rally driver^[7].

Where did Colin McRae go to school?

Colin McRae was educated at Lanark Grammar School^[10].

What awards did Colin McRae receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire^[11] and Segrave Trophy^[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Colin McRae — place of birth (P19): Lanark. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Colin McRae — place of death (P20): Lanark. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Colin McRae — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-11. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Colin McRae — father (P22): Jimmy McRae. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Colin McRae — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. LIBRIS. Retrieved 2018-08-24. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Colin McRae — educated at (P69): Lanark Grammar School. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Colin McRae — occupation (P106): co-driver. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Colin McRae — occupation (P106): racing automobile driver. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Colin McRae — occupation (P106): rally driver. Retrieved 2019-06-24. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Colin McRae — award received (P166): Member of the Order of the British Empire. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Colin McRae — award received (P166): Segrave Trophy. royalautomobileclub.co.uk. royalautomobileclub.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Colin McRae — cause of death (P509): falling from height. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Colin McRae — date of birth (P569): August 5, 1968. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-27. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Colin McRae — date of death (P570): September 15, 2007. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-27. scotsman.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Colin McRae — sport (P641): rallying. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Colin McRae — family name (P734): McRae. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Colin McRae — given name (P735): Colin. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Colin McRae — official website (P856): http://colinmcrae.com/. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Colin McRae — manner of death (P1196): accidental death. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Colin McRae — participant in (P1344): 24 Hours of Le Mans. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Colin McRae — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Colin McRae — co-driver (P2095): Derek Ringer. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Colin McRae — sibling (P3373): Alister McRae. wikidata.org.

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