Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Reading, Berkshire, England | 17 January 1971
Died | 25 November 2005 St John's Wood, London, England | (aged 34)
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1990–2003 |
Co-driver | Wayne Goble Robert Reid |
Teams | Subaru, Mitsubishi, Peugeot |
Rallies | 104 |
Championships | 1 (2001) |
Rally wins | 10 |
Podiums | 34 |
Stage wins | 277 |
Total points | 351 |
First rally | 1990 RAC Rally |
First win | 1998 Safari Rally |
Last win | 2001 Rally New Zealand |
Last rally | 2003 Rally Catalunya |
Richard Alexander Burns (17 January 1971 – 25 November 2005) was an English rally driver who won the 2001 World Rally Championship, having previously finished runner-up in the series in 1999 and 2000. He also helped Mitsubishi to the world manufacturers' title in 1998, and Peugeot in 2002. His co-driver in his whole career was Robert Reid. He is the only Englishman to have won the World Rally Championship as a driver.[1]