The British Rally scene has found new hope on the horizon in the form of Matthew Wilson. Following in the footsteps of his father, Malcolm Wilson and other greats, Colin McRae and Richard Burns, Mathew will also be looking to create a foothold on the world of rally driving. Mathew has also followed his father's example and driven a Ford Focus WRC built bad run by his father's team – M-Sport. The team runs Ford's works campaign. Despite his popular parentage, Mathew has come up as a strong driver on his own skill and merit. He has earned himself the right to demonstrate his ability at the top level of rallying, the World Rally Championships.
Mathew grew up in his father's presence and it was unlikely that he would choose a different career option so it came as no surprise when he made his debut in 2004. What surprised onlookers though, was the fact that in his very first season at the 2004 British Championships, he emerged as a front-runner, finishing third overall and with a 100 percent reliability record. He won many lesser national events as well and finished 13th on his World Rally Championship debut at the Wales Rally Great Britain. His success saw him get picked for a rally talent programme being run by the British Motorsports governing body.

In 2005, he won the Malcolm Wilson Rally before getting involved in a huge accident and losing his shot at the title. After the injury layoff, he came back stronger than ever and won the Trackrod Rally. In the process, Mathew beat his father's record of being the youngest to win a national event, by doing so when he was just 18.

In 2006, Mathew finally got the opportunity that his talents and results had deserved – a season on the World Rally Championships' gruesome stages. The debut season was just a learning curb for Mathew who became the youngest driver to score points in the World Rally Championships' history when he came in at eight place, overall, in Rally Argentina.
He also won the Cordoba Stadium super-special stage to become the youngest driver to win a Rally stage. Malcolm Wilson had drafted a 5 year plan for his son and now, they were well and truly underway thanks to the determination and talent displayed by Mathew.

In the 2007 season, Mathew's season had just one simple goal – get points. And that he did. With a few odd points here and there, Mathew ended his year end tally at 11 points.
With points under his belt, the 2008 season will be another important step in the progression chart of the young Brit. Although his pace has been impressive thus far, what remains to be seen is how reliable and consistent can Mathew be in his performances. Another part of his learning curb, Mathew will surely be looking to accumulate more points in the 2008 WRC season.