Wilson was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England on 27 April 1959.[1]
His international career began in 1977 with the Zip kart team in Europe. He relocated to Milan at the age of 20, and remained there working with the Birel team.[2]
Throughout his career, he won the Karting World Championship six times (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1989).[3]
He retired from racing in 1989, and the following year founded the Rakama Company and focused on building karts.[4]
Wilson died on 4 January 2026, aged 66.[5]