Phil Mills

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Phil Mills (born 30 August 1963 in Trefeglwys, Powys) is a Welsh rally racing co-driver. He was winner of the 2003 World Rally Championship (WRC), as co-driver to Petter Solberg.

He has a place in the Welsh Hall of Fame, as the first Welshman to win the Wales Rally. His first rally was in 1983, and his WRC debut in 1994. He joined Solberg in Ford in 1999, later moving with him to the Subaru World Rally Team.

Lives with partner Helen and their children in Powys.

[edit] Results

1984 class win in Wales Road Rally Championship
1992 and 1993 Welsh National Champion
1993 Team Co-ordinator for Ford at Rally GB
1996 2nd in British Championship with Mark Higgins, co-ordinated for M-Sport and Co-drives for Armin Schwarz in Corsika
1997 Wins British Rally Championship
1998 6th overall in WRC
1999 joins Petter Solberg at Ford, 18th in WRC
2000 both join Subaru - 10th in WRC
2001 10th in WRC
2002 wins Wales Rally GB and ends season 2nd overall
2003 World Rally Champion
2004 2nd in WRC
2005 2nd in WRC
2006 6th in WRC
2007 5th in WRC