Eugene Donnelly

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eugene Donnelly
Occupation	Rally Driver
Date Of Birth	Jan 13, 1967(1967-01-13)
Age	57
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Capricorn

Eugene Donnelly Biography

Eugene Donnelly is one of the most popular and richest Rally Driver who was born on January 13, 1967 in England, United Kingdom. Eugene Donnelly (born 13 January 1967) is an Irish rally driver hailing from Derry, Northern Ireland, who participates on the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.

Eugene Donnelly started the 2007 season in a brand-new Subaru Impreza S12 WRC [CT06 SRTEugene Donnelly began the 2007 season in a brand new Subaru Impreza S. The first round of the season took place at an event called the Galway International Rally, Double World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm was seeded as the Number One. Marcus was to utilize Galway International as a Galway International as a ‘Shakedown to prepare to prepare for Rally Ireland 2007. The race was won by Eugene who was the leader Marcus Gronholm after Day One by 5.4 seconds. After 16 tough stages Eugene’s Impreza WRC was swerving into an unmarked ditch. Round 2 of one of the Easter International Rally [Circuit Of Irelandwhich was held in Ireland. Eugene placed 2nd ahead of his main competitor Mark Higgins. Killarney Rally of the Lakes was the third round , and it was a significant chapter in Irish Rallying, This would be the first rally that Eugene would drive in the name of Reid Motorsport. This Rally Of The Lakes was won by Kris Meeke. Eugene was second while his rival Mark Higgins finished in fourth spot. Mark was ahead of in the ITC Championship by 14 points Jim Clark Memorial Rally was Round Four. Eugene took the victory comfortably with 15 points. Mark Higgins, his Mark Higgins [driving a Group-N Impreza due to it being an event in the BRC Round Five. of the BRCwhich scored 8 points. Round Five and the Donegal International Rally marked an thrilling event for Eugene since it is the very first time the five-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb was in town and utilized Donegal as a shakedown in Rally Ireland. Sebastien took the title but Mark Higgins scored maximum points due to the fact that Sebastian wasn’t registered to earn ITC points. After a thrilling fight between Kevin Lynch and Kevin Lynch, Eugene finished 2nd. In the Manx International Rally played host to the Sixth Round of the ITC Championship. A thrilling battle took place between the young Norwegian Andreas Mikklesen and Irish Tarmac Champion Eugene Donnelly on the opening day. Eugene Donnelly was Eugene who was the winner and scored the highest points. Eugene’s competitor Mark Higgins was driving a Group-N Impreza, and since this was the first round in the British Rally Championship scored 0 points, as Mark lost control on the first loop. Eugene was ahead of in the Irish Tarmac Championship by just 5 points ahead of the rival Mark Higgins. The round Seven took place in Ulster. Local star Kris Meeke won the event. Eugene earned 12 points, while Mark Higgins scored 8. Mark Higgins scored 8. Cork 20 Rally was the final Round for the year 2007. WRC Prominents Sebastien Loeb Dani Sordo and Mikko Hirvonen traveled to Cork to make use of it as shakedowns to prepare for Rally Ireland but the main attention was focused the two drivers Eugene Donnelly and Mark Higgins. The two drivers both had it all they needed to achieve however the winner was Mark who came in one spot ahead of Eugene however, the latter was awarded Eugene his championship in 2007. Irish Tarmac Rally Championship for the fourth time in a row.

In early January 2018, Donnelly announced a new career path that would see him develop the new Hyundai i20 from the passenger seat.

In the wake of the downfall that was Reid Motorsport, Eugene found it difficult to obtain the funds needed for his attempt to defend the 2007 ITC title, yet he took part in 3 of eight events in the Irish Tarmac Championship. The car used was the Jack Sleator’s S12 WRC [HT55 SRT] for the initial Round in Galway and was forced to withdraw because of mechanical issues. The next round of the season for Eugene took place in Donegal, Eugene used his Skoda Fabia for that Round and was first in the race over Kevin Lynch and Eamonn Boland. Cork 20 International Cork 20 International was the next round for Eugene but it was disappointing as Eugene quit on Stage 2 again due to mechanical issues. In 2008, the Irish Tarmac Championship was awarded to Eamonn Boland.

Eugene Donnelly Net Worth

Eugene Donnelly is one of the richest Rally Driver from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eugene Donnelly 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Eugene Donnelly has been rallying for over 30 years. It was his first event, that of the Cavan Stages Rally in 1984. The first time he won was the year 2002, in Galway.

He drove an G3 Escort in the national events in his early years. Eugene drove the Toyota Corolla WRC for three years between 2004 and 2006. He was a champion three times with corollas [KAM 651[KAM 651]. He tried with the Subaru Impreza S11 of Derek Mc Garritys using Prodrive during his 2006 Donegal Harvest Stages Rally which was won by him and James Sharkey as co-driver. Eugene made the switch to an Subaru Impreza S12 WRC [CT06 SRTfor the 2007 season. Near the end of the 2007 season, Eugene bought an Skoda Fabia WRC [46 -XF-JH]. In 2012, he drove the Mini John Cooper Works WRC that was operated by McGeehan motorsport. It was the initial Mini WRC car to run in Irish rallying.

Eugene secured the budget for drive his Škoda Fabia for the 2009 Irish Tarmac Championship. The First Round kicked off with the Galway International. WRC star Conrad Rautenbach and JWRC star Aaron Burkart used Galway as a ‘shakedown’ for the Rally Ireland 2009. Galway proved a tough event as 2008 Irish Tarmac Champion Eamonn Boland, Dungiven’s Kevin Lynch, Two Time ITC Champion Derek McGarrity were all forced to retire. Eugene won the event and scored 15 points. Round Two was the Circuit of Ireland. Eugene took an early lead but first place switched over numerous times between Eugene and local man Peadar Hurson, however it was Eugene who came out on top and scored another 15 points. This rally marked Eugene’s 16th ITC win. The Rally of the Lakes in Kerry played home to Round Three of the 2009 ITC. After Day One it was Young Dubliner Gareth MacHale who led the event by 2.2 seconds over Eugene. However, Stage 11 claimed both Gareth [Off-Road] and Eugene [Off-Road] giving the lead to Eamonn Boland. One Stage later Eamonn punctured his Impreza S12C giving the lead to Meath Man Tim McNulty. McNulty held onto his lead and won the 2009 Rally Of The Lakes. Round Four was held in Scotland.

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Eugene Ranked on the list of most popular Rally Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Eugene Donnelly celebrates birthday on January 13 of every year.