25 Facts About Molly Taylor

Molly Anne Taylor was born on 6 May 1988 and is an Australian rally car driver.

Molly Taylor is the 2016 Australian Rally Champion, the first and only woman to win the Australian Rally Championship and the youngest regardless of gender, and the 2021 Extreme E Champion.

Molly Taylor was the first female accepted into the Australian Motor Sports Foundation International Rising Star Program and awarded the New South Wales Confederation of Australian Motorsport Young Achiever of the Year Award in 2006.

Molly Taylor has won several championships including back to back Australian Rally Championships in the F16 Class for 2007 and 2008.

Molly Taylor competed in the FIA 2013 European Rally Championship.

In 2016, Taylor won the Australian Rally Championship overall classification.

Molly Taylor attended New England Girls' School in Northern New South Wales.

Molly Taylor had a love of horses growing up and competed in cross-country events.

Molly Taylor sold her horse in order to purchase her first rally car.

Molly Taylor has a Certificate in Automotive Studies and is a qualified personal trainer.

In 2006, Molly Taylor was selected into the Women's Driver Development program where she was considered a standout performer.

Molly Taylor was recognized as the New South Wales Young Achiever of the year by CAMS after winning the 2006 New South Wales Rally Championship, taking both the 2WD and 2-Litre titles.

Molly Taylor used 2006 as a year to gain experience in a rear-wheel drive rally car before moving into a front-wheel drive car and moving up to the Australian Rally Championship.

Molly Taylor debuted in the Australian Rally Championship in 2007 where she won the F16 class, a feat she repeated in 2008.

Molly Taylor moved to the United Kingdom a year later in order to compete in the Suzuki Swift Sport Cup, where she won three out of her six races and became the British Ladies Rally Champion.

Molly Taylor was then invited to participate in the Pirelli Star Driver Shootout where she competed against sixteen of the top young drivers in rally racing from throughout the world.

Molly Taylor finished the final race of the championship at the Wales Rally Great Britain with a stage win, winning the Richard Burns Trophy for the season.

Molly Taylor competed for the first ever FIA European Rally Championship ladies trophy.

Molly Taylor achieved podium positions at every Championship round and finished second overall in the Championship.

Molly Taylor was awarded the Peter Brock Medal, one of the most prestigious awards in Australian motorsport, awarded to the driver who has demonstrated similar characteristics to the late Peter Brock AM, including outstanding ability, a fair and sportsman-like attitude and a willingness and capacity to promote the sport in the wider community.

Molly Taylor and Read escaped unharmed despite a significant impact that caused their Les Walkden Subaru WRX STI to catch fire.

In 2019, Molly Taylor made her series circuit racing debut, competing in the TCR Australia championship.

In 2020, it was announced Molly Taylor would be participating the Seven Network's reality program SAS Australia.

In May 2020, Molly Taylor joined the driver program of the inaugural Extreme E international electric rally series, which commenced in 2021.

Molly Taylor joined JBXE for the 2022 Desert X-Prix, sharing the car with Kevin Hansen on a one-race deal.