# Mark Higgins (driver)

Mark Higgins (born 21 May 1971) is a Manx rally driver competing in the British Rally Championship. His co-driver was Rory Kennedy.

## Career

Higgins was born on the Isle of Man on 21 May 1971. He began his career in motorsport at the age of nine when he took up karting helped by his mother and father.
By the age of 17, Higgins had competed in a range of motor sport activities such as trial bikes and karts. At 17 Higgins began his professional motorsport career with a trip to Sweden to learn from Timo Mäkinen and Anders Kulläng.
He has won the British Rally Championship three times, 1997, 2005, 2006.
In 2016, Higgins piloted a Subaru WRX-STI Time Attack car to a new lap record around the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. His time of 17 minutes 35 seconds beat his previous record by nearly two minutes.
In 2024, Higgins competed in the British historic rally championship, driving a David Appleby Engineering TR7. Higgins placed second owing to a shoulder injury prior to the start of the last rally of the season.

## Other work

Higgins has worked for many years with Top Gear's former Stig Ben Collins on various film and television sequences. Higgins was a stunt driver for the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall Spectre and No Time to Die.
Higgins also appears as a stunt driver and on-camera in the fifth episode of Amazon's The Grand Tour.

## Personal life

Higgins lives in Powys, Mid-Wales, with his wife and two children. With his brother and father, he was also a partner in the family rally school located in Carno, near Newtown, Powys.

## Racing record
### Complete WRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
| 1990 | Mark Higgins | Suzuki Swift GTi | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR Ret | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1991 | Mark Higgins | Suzuki Swift GTi | MON | SWE 70 | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1991 | Mark Higgins | Vauxhall Nova | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Ret | | | NC | 0 |
| 1993 | Mark Higgins | Vauxhall Astra GSI 16v | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | NZL | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | GBR 19 | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1994 | Mark Higgins | Honda Civic VTi | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | NZL | FIN | ITA | GBR Ret | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1997 | Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan Micra Kit Car | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN Ret | IDN | ITA | AUS | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1997 | Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan Almera Kit Car | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Ret | | | NC | 0 |
| 1998 | Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan Almera Kit Car | MON | SWE | KEN | POR Ret | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE Ret | NZL | FIN 15 | ITA 18 | AUS | GBR Ret | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | Volkswagen Motorsport UK | Volkswagen Golf Kit Car | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN Ret | CHN | ITA | AUS 13 | GBR 15 | | | NC | 0 |
| 2000 | Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall Astra Kit Car | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR 32 | | | NC | 0 |
| 2001 | Mark Higgins | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | MON | SWE | POR | ESP | ARG | CYP Ret | GRE | KEN | FIN | NZL | ITA | FRA | AUS | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2001 | Ford Motor Co | Ford Focus RS WRC 01 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Ret | | | NC | 0 |
| 2002 | Ford Motor Co | Ford Focus RS WRC 02 | MON | SWE | FRA | ESP | CYP | ARG | GRE | KEN | FIN | GER | ITA | NZL | AUS | GBR 6 | | | 20th | 1 |
| 2003 | Mark Higgins | Renault Clio S1600 | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL | ARG | GRE | CYP | GER | FIN Ret | AUS | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2003 | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | | | | | | | | | ITA 17 | FRA 15 | ESP | GBR | | | NC | 0 |
| 2004 | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE Ret | MEX Ret | NZL Ret | CYP | GRE | TUR | ARG Ret | FIN | GER | JPN | | ITA | FRA 16 | ESP | AUS Ret | NC | 0 |
| 2004 | M-Sport | Ford Focus RS WRC 01 | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR 16 | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2005 | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE Ret | MEX | NZL Ret | | CYP Ret | TUR 44 | | ARG EX | FIN | GER | | JPN | FRA | ESP | AUS 10 | 25th | 1 |
| 2005 | Mark Higgins | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | | | | | ITA 10 | | | | | | | GBR 8 | | | | | 25th | 1 |
| 2005 | Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | | | | | | | | GRE Ret | | | | | | | | | 25th | 1 |
| 2006 | Mark Higgins | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | MON | SWE | MEX | ESP | FRA | ARG | ITA | GRE | GER | FIN | JPN | CYP | TUR | AUS | NZL | GBR Ret | NC | 0 |
| 2007 | Mark Higgins | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | MON | SWE Ret | NOR | MEX 10 | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE 18 | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN 19 | IRE Ret | GBR 16 | NC | 0 |
| 2008 | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRE | TUR | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | GBR Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 2013 | Symtech Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | ITA | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR 10 | | | | 31st | 1 |

### PWRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | PWRC | Points |
| 2004 | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | SWE Ret | MEX Ret | NZL Ret | ARG Ret | GER | FRA 4 | AUS Ret | | 16th | 5 |
| 2005 | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | SWE Ret | NZL Ret | CYP Ret | TUR 13 | ARG EX | GBR | JPN | AUS 2 | 13th | 8 |
| 2007 | Mark Higgins | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | SWE Ret | MEX 1 | ARG | GRE 4 | NZL | JPN 5 | IRE Ret | GBR 3 | 3rd | 25 |
| 2008 | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | SWE | ARG | GRE | TUR | FIN | NZL | JPN | GBR Ret | NC | 0 |

### WRC-2 results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
| 2013 | Symtech Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | ITA | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR 3 | 23rd | 15 |

### Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results

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#### Supercar

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WRX | Points |
| 2018 | Mark Higgins | Peugeot 208 | BAR | POR | BEL | GBR 16 | NOR | SWE | CAN | FRA | LAT | USA | GER | RSA | 26th | 1 |
| 2019 | Mark Higgins | Peugeot 208 WRX | UAE | BAR | BEL | GBR 15 | NOR | SWE | CAN | FRA | LAT | RSA | | | 29th | 2 |