Quick Facts
Biography
David Higgins (born 14 November 1972 on the Isle of Man) is a British rally driver.
Early and personal life
Born on the Isle of Man but living in Trefeglwys near Llanidloes, Powys, Wales his brother Mark is also a rally and stunt driver. Higgins started motorcycle trials aged 8, and aged 10 he moved into the UK national kart racing circuit, winning seven titles against drivers including later Formula 1 driver David Coulthard.
Higgins stills lives in Trefeglwys, with his wife and two children, Alicia and Matthew.
Career
In 1993 he won his first rally car title, the Peugeot Challenge. Higgins won the 1997, 1999 and 2002 British Rally Championships in the Group N category. He then won the SCCA ProRally Championship in the United States in 2002 and 2003. Grassroots Motorsports presented David Higgins with the Editors' Choice Award in 2003. In 2004 he returned to the British championship for what was supposed to be a one-off entry at the season opener in a Hyundai Accent WRC. After winning the opening round he went on to complete the full season, winning the title.
From 2004, Higgins spent his time rallying in China. He began in 2004, competing in three events and winning two of them to help Ralliart Hong Kong to win the teams' title. He returned in 2006, beginning a long relationship with the Wanyu rally team. In 2007 he won every round in the championship, and helped the team to win the title in both 2007 and 2009.
In 2011 Higgins joined Subaru Rally Team USA in the Rally America series as a replacement for Travis Pastrana. He won the title at the first attempt with three wins from six events. He also set the new record up Mount Washington in a Subaru Impreza, faster than Pastrana's run up the mountain. He has won the rally America championship 8 times in 2002, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Peugeot Sport | Peugeot 106 Rallye | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | NZL | FIN | ITA | GBR Ret | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1995 | David Higgins | Honda Civic SIR | MON | SWE | POR | FRA | NZL | AUS | ESP | GBR 27 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1997 | David Higgins | Rover Mini Cooper | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | IDN | ITA | AUS Ret | - | 0 | |||
| Seat Ibiza GTi 16V | GBR 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | David Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR 11 | - | 0 | |||
| 1999 | FAW-Volkswagen FRD RT | Volkswagen Golf Kit Car | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN Ret | ITA | AUS | - | 0 | |||
| David Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX | GBR Ret | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | David Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR Ret | - | 0 | ||
| 2001 | David Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX | MON | SWE | POR | ESP | ARG | CYP | GRE | KEN | FIN | NZL | ITA | FRA | AUS | GBR 11 | - | 0 | ||
| 2002 | David Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRC '99 | MON | SWE | FRA | ESP | CYP | ARG | GRE | KEN | FIN | GER | ITA | NZL | AUS | GBR Ret | - | 0 | ||
| 2005 | David Higgins | Opel Corsa S1600 | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | ITA | CYP | TUR 31 | GRE | ARG | FIN | GER | - | 0 | |||||
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | GBR 24 | JPN | FRA | ESP | AUS | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | David Higgins | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | MON 21 | SWE | MEX | ESP | FRA | ARG | ITA | GRE | GER | FIN | JPN | CYP | TUR | AUS | NZL | - | 0 | |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | GBR 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | David Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRE | GBR 19 | - | 0 |
| 2008 | David Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRE | TUR | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | GBR 28 | - | 0 |
Complete Global RallyCross Championship results
AWD
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | GRC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru Impreza GR WRX STI | IRW1 | IRW2 | SEA1 | SEA2 | PIK1 4 | PIK2 2 | LA1 3 | LA2 7 | 7th | 57 |
Supercar
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | GRC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Subaru Puma Rallycross Team USA | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | CHA | TEX | LA 7 | LOU | LV | LVC | 19th | 10 | ||||||
| 2016 | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | PHO1 | PHO2 | DAL | DAY1 | DAY2 | MCAS1 | MCAS2 | DC | AC | SEA 9 | LA1 6 | LA2 9 | 13th | 57 |
Race cancelled.