Chris Atkinson

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Chris Atkinson
Chris Atkinson in 2013
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1979-11-30) 30 November 1979 (age 44) Bega, New South Wales, Australia
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
Co-driver	Benjamin Atkinson Glenn Macneall Stéphane Prévot
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	4
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]