Hayden Paddon
Race Car Driver
New Zealand rally car driver who is known for being the PWRC world champion in 2011. He is also known for posting a variety of racing and lifestyle photos to his Instagram and sharing them with his over 100,000 followers.
He was introduced to racing at an early age and began his career in karting. He competed in his first rally in 2002 at the age of 15. He then went on to earn sponsorship from several racing companies including Mitsubishi and Pirelli and competed in several different world championships.
He received the first place trophy at the 36 Rally Argentina event in 2016.
He was born and raised in Geraldine, New Zealand.
Other race car drivers from New Zealand include Mark Porter, Sean Murphy, and Bruce McLaren.