Ex-rally co-driver, who remains head of the engineering company Prodrive, who almost, but ultimately didn't enter F1 in 2008. Prodrive have now also expanded into merchandising and marketing and space exploration with the Mars Rover. Richards is also currently also involved in motorsport and rally administration, who was especially linked with Subaru, and in 2007, bought out the Aston Martin car company, which he ran until 2013. As well as all this, his wife Karen runs a hotel in St. Mawes, Cornwall and Richards likes to help in whatever way he can. Awarded a CBE in 2005, he survived a helicopter crash in 2007, on the same day his former driver Colin McRae died in a similar crash. Also involved in the past with Australian touring cars.

Biography last updated 30 Jul 2015