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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | (1974-01-01)1 January 1974 (age 52) Enniskillen, Northern Ireland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1999–2009 |
| Co-driver | Mark Cassidy Michael OrrChris Patterson Gordon Noble Greg Shinnors Marshall Clarke |
| Rallies | 33 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 0 |
| First rally | 1999Rally of Great Britain |
| Last rally | 2009 Rally Ireland |
Niall McSheaMBE (born 1 January 1974) is a Britishrally driver fromNorthern Ireland. He won theProduction World Rally Championship (PWRC) in 2004 in aSubaru Impreza WRX STI. He drove for the Proton R3 Rally Team in theIntercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC).
McShea, who was born inEnniskillen,Northern Ireland, had his first experience at the wheel of a car was at the age of four when he slipped off the seat of his mother's car and drove into the front door of their house.[1] In 1997 he won the Nissan Micra Challenge, before moving onto theBritish Rally Championship. In 2001 he competed in the first season of theJunior World Rally Championship driving aFord Puma and then aCitroën Saxo, finishing in third in the standings. The following year he drove aRay Mallock Ltd-preparedOpel Corsa in the championship, but mechanical issues restricted him to just two finishes, meaning he could only finish seventh in the standings.
In 2003, McShea moved on to the PWRC in aMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI, finishing sixth in the standings and winning the final round of the season - theTour de Corse. In 2004, he drove aSubaru Impreza WRX STi, and won the championship after taking four podium finishes. Funding problems would restrict McShea to limited appearances over the following seasons, but won the PWRC class on2007 Rally Ireland. On the same event in 2009, McShea drove aProton Satria Neo S2000, setting the third fastest stage time on the opening stage, before retiring from the event.
In 2010, McShea continued driving for Proton in the IRC.[2] He retired from his first outing at theCzech Rally on stage nine with technical problems while running nineteen.[3]He plays himself in the filmPegasus and he appears as Federick Schulin inthe 2023 Gran Turismo film.
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