Colin McRae the standings in either 1996 or 1997, on both occasions behind Finland and Mitsubishi Ralliart's Tommi Mäkinen. He helped Subaru complete their run of three consecutive manufacturers' titles during this time. In what would turn out to be his final season with the team, in 1998 he won three more rallies and placed third in the standings, as well as winning the Race of Champions in Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands. After several years of varying success, McRae switched to the M-Sport-run Ford factory team for 1999, driving the new Ford Focus rally car. The deal saw McRae earning six
Colin McRae Rally 24 May 2011, but the "Colin McRae" name was not used in the title. "Dirt: Showdown", an "arcade-style spin-off", was announced on 11 December 2011. Released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in May 2012. The 2013 game "Colin McRae Rally" shares the same name of the 1998 release but the game's content and driving model are taken directly from the 2000 title "Colin McRae Rally 2.0". This version was released on iOS in 2013 and ported to Windows, OS X and Android in 2014. "Dirt Rally" is a racing video game focused on rallying. It was announced