Profile : Seb Marshall
- Age:
- 23
- DOB:
- 29/05/1988
- Location:
- Skipton
- Occupation:
- Rally Co-Driver
Having spectated on rallies since a young age, Seb started competing in 2004 at the age of 16. His first experiences were in navigation based Endurance and Road Rally events. Less than a year later Seb progressed onto Stage rallies, competing in the highly competitive BTRDA 1400 championship in 2006 and the Ford Fiesta SportingTrophy UK throughout 2007.
During this period Seb was one of just three co-drivers selected for the MSA British Rally Academy, a scheme set up by former World Champion Robert Reid to develop young talent.
In 2008 Seb got his first experience of World Rally Championship (WRC) competition when he contested Rally Germany and performed safety car duties on the Rallye de France. He also teamed up with Adam Gould for an assault on the British Rally Championship (BRC) at the wheel of a 2WD Renault Clio.
Numerous class victories secured them nominations for the European and UK Pirelli Star Driver shootouts, the latter of which they went on to win, and as a result, in 2009 Seb graduated to the MSA British Rally Elite and competed in the Pirelli funded Subaru Impreza in the BRC. A podium place on the Jim Clark Rally and other strong performances netted Pirelli TEG Sport the Teams' Championship. At the end of the year the inaugural Rally of Scotland was contested aboard the BF Goodrich Drivers' Team backed Peugeot 207 S2000 after being selected for the prestigious opportunity.
2010 saw Seb take the next step up onto the international stage, contesting the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC), Fiesta SportTrophy International (FSTi) and Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) with Harry Hunt in a Ford Fiesta R2. He claimed championship honours in the FSTi, JWRC Rookie Cup and the IRC 2WD category.
When not competing Seb can often be found marshaling or spectating on events. Away from rallying Seb's hobbies include skiing, mountain biking and web design. Seb also graduated from Newcastle University with a 2:1 degree in Surveying & Mapping Science, a branch of Geomatics.
