Andrew Cowan (born December 13, 1936 ) is a Scottish race car driver, as well as the founder and senior director of the Mitsubishi racing team until retirement on November 30, 2005.
| Andrew Cowan | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | December 13, 1936 (82 years) |
| Place of Birth | Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Great Britain  Scotland |
| World Rally Championship | |
| Years in rally | 1973-1981 |
| Teams | Mitsubishi |
| Stages | 18 |
| Championship titles | 0 |
| Victories | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Won special stages | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| First rally | 1973 UK Rally |
Scottish Rally Champion 1976.
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Career
Cowan was born in the small town of Duns in Scotland, where he met and remained a friend for many years to be the next Formula 1 world auto racing champion Jim Clark , they were young farmers. According to Cowan, their lifestyle was a good help in their future racing career: “Each of us had a car. And every day we drove through the fields, off-road and along the winding roads that Duns is rich in. There was no public traffic on the roads. And we drove, drove all day. And this is our advantage, our competitors in life did not have this. " They joined the local Autoclub together in the late 1950s. Clark opted for the race with open wheels. Cowan took the rally driver's path. He took part in the 1960 UK Rally . Since then, he began to consistently perform in the British Rally Racing to him began to come success. After his father gave him a new car, Cowan won the Rally of Scotland in 1962. His success in local rally led him to the contract of a permanent participant in the World Rally Championship.
Cowan began his successful performances behind the wheel of a Mitsubishi, which he signed in 1972. He won twice the Scottish Rally , two London-Sydney marathons in 1968 and 1977, five Southeen Cross Rally (1972-76), the Côte d'Ivoire Rally 1977, and the 20,000-mile South American marathon 1978 He also performed well on the Safari Rally , where he hit the top four four times in five years. He also participated in the Paris-Dakar rally, where his best result was second place in 1985. Cowan completed his pilot career in 1990.
In 1983, Mitsubishi Motors invited him to work in the European Sports Base of his team - he founded the team Andrew Cowen Motorsports (ACMS). It will develop in Europe and will later become Mitsubishi Ralliart, the team behind the wheel of which Tommy Mäkinen has four world rally champion titles (1996-1999), as well as the victory of Mitsubishi in the 1998 Producers' Cup. In 2003, Mitsubishi Motors renamed the team to Mitsubishi Motorsport and took control, Cowan remained in the position of “Sporting Advisor” for the next two years. After that, he retired at the age of 69.
International rally victories
| Year | Rally | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Scottish Rally | Sunbeam rapier |
| 1963 | Scottish Rally | Sunbeam rapier |
| 1977 | Côte d'Ivoire Rally | Mitsubishi Colt Lancer |