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Chris Atkinson | |
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![]() Chris Atkinson in 2013 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Bega, New South Wales, Australia | 30 November 1979
Global Rallycross career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | Subaru Rally Team USA |
Car number | 55 |
Starts | 15 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 2 |
Best finish | 7th in 2017 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2004–2009, 2012–2014 |
Teams | Subaru World Rally Team, Citroën Junior Team, Monster World Rally Team, WRC Team Mini Portugal, Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT, Hyundai Shell World Rally Team |
Rallies | 77 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 6 |
Stage wins | 41 |
Total points | 165 |
First rally | 2004 Rally New Zealand |
Last rally | 2014 Rally Australia |
Christopher James Atkinson (born 30 November 1979 in Bega, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional rally driver. In the World Rally Championship (WRC), Atkinson drove for the Subaru World Rally Team between 2004 and 2008. His best finish on an individual WRC event is second, which he achieved at the 2008 Rally México and Rally Argentina. Other podium placings include third-place finishes at the 2005 Rally Japan and the 2008 Monte Carlo Rally.
Atkinson drives for Team MRF, and competed in the 2012 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship and made a guest appearance in the World Rally Championship. Atkinson won the 2012 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.[1]
On 16 August 2012, it was announced that Atkinson would be the number one driver for the WRC Team Mini Portugal outfit for the last five races of the 2012 WRC season.[2]