Rob Wilson (born 6 September 1952 in Auckland) is a driving coach and a former racing driver from New Zealand.

Rob Wilson won a scholarship to race in the 1975 British Formula Ford season.

The Kiwi won a British Formula Ford 2000 race at Mallory Park in 1977, driving a Reynard.

[1] When he entered the British Formula Three Championship he won the fifteenth race of the season at Mallory Park.

The young driver won the 1980 BARC TV Trophy, a non-championship race for Formula 3 cars.

Wilson partnered with Eddie Jordan Racing but failed to score a single point.

When moving to the United States Rob Wilson started to race in the Barber Saab Pro Series.

During the season the New Zealander won two races, at Road America and in the streets of Tamiami Park.

While Robbie Buhl dominated the season Wilson achieved the runner up position in the championship beating Justin Bell.

With eleven wins Rob Wilson is the winningest driver in the 18 years of the Barber Pro Series.

With these results Wilson was the best classified part-time driver even beating some full-time Indy Lights competitors.

The racer was entered in a Ford Cosworth XB powered Lola T93/00 sponsored by gun manufacturer Ruger.

Wilson led a lap at the 1996 Burnham Boilers 150 at Watkins Glen International, he eventually finished sixth.

Wilson and his teammate Ken Knott finished seventh in class in the 1990 Grand Prix of Miami.

[17] Rob Wilson, with teammates Honorato Espinosa, Felipe Solano and Pete Uria, raced in the 1991 24 Hours of Daytona.

[19] Rob Wilson competed in the first ever Rolex Sports Car Series, the 2000 24 Hours of Daytona with Martin Henderson.

[25] The Kiwi also continued to race in Britcar and British GT scoring various top ten finishes in a works Marcos Mantis.

With Red Bull Racing designer Adrian Newey as one of his teammates, Wilson achieved a class victory in the 2008 Dubai 24 Hour.

[26] Juan Pablo Montoya, Kimi Räikkönen, David Coulthard, Marco Andretti, Lance Stroll, Valtteri Bottas, Nikita Mazepin, Giorgio Vinella and Valentino Rossi are among the drivers Wilson has trained over the years.

The Kiwi played bass guitar during his time with 1970s pop band Edison Lighthouse.