Chris Atkinson
- January 4, 2024
- Race Car Driver
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Chris Atkinson |
| Occupation | Race Car Driver |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 30, 1979(1979-11-30) |
| Age | 45 |
| Birthplace | Bega |
| Country | Australia |
| Birth City | New South Wales |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
Chris Atkinson Biography
| Name | Chris Atkinson |
| Birthday | Nov 30 |
| Birth Year | 1979 |
| Place Of Birth | Bega |
| Home Town | New South Wales |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Chris Atkinson is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on November 30, 1979 in Bega, New South Wales, Australia. A professional rally racing driver, who first made an appearance in 2004’s Rally New Zealand, driving for the Subaru World Rally Team from 2004 until 2008.
He was the winner of his first Asia-Pacific Rally Championship a year following He won the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship a year after Alister McRae..
Chris 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.
Prior to his motorsport career, Atkinson had a career as a stockbroker. He graduated at Bond University in commerce, majoring in finance and accounting in 1999 after receiving an academic scholarship for studies. Atkinson was a co-driver for his brother Ben, but after attending a rally school with his brother, the pair swapped positions, scoring a class win and third overall. Atkinson’s brother, Ben Atkinson, is a co-driver for Cody Crocker in APRC.
The brother of his Ben Atkinson also found a career in the racing business.
Chris Atkinson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Race Car Driver |
| House | Living in own house. |
Chris Atkinson is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Atkinson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Prior to racing, He completed his studies at Bond University and worked as an agent for a stockbroker.
He won the 2012 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.
For his first full season of competition, Atkinson contested the Australian Rally Championship aboard a privately entered Group N Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, finishing inside the top ten in Group N and in the overall top 20 on every round he contested, as well as setting two second-fastest stage times. The Atkinsons finished ninth outright to become Privateer Champions. This performance brought Atkinson to the attention of Suzuki, who offered him the opportunity to drive one of its Super 1600 Ignis models with the Suzuki Sport team in the 2003 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.
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At the start of the 2007 season Atkinson finished fourth at the 2007 Rally Monte Carlo, recording three stage wins. On the final day of the rally, Atkinson was 0.8 seconds behind fourth place man Mikko Hirvonen and had to beat him in the super special stage, a 2.4 km run through Monaco which uses part of the world-famous Formula One course. Hirvonen set a time of 1:50.9 meaning that Atkinson had to at least set a time of 1:50.1 to beat him, but Atkinson did better and took the stage win with a time of 1:49.9. Hirvonen was the first person over to Atkinson to congratulate him.
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After Subaru’s season-ending announcement of its withdrawal from the WRC, Atkinson signed for the new Citroën Junior Team for the 2009 season. In his only rally for the season with the team in Ireland, he produced a strong showing to finish fifth, despite colliding with a telegraph pole during the first day, and suffering a spin on SS18.