Kris Meeke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kris Meeke
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Jul 2, 1979(1979-07-02)
Age	45
Birthplace	Ireland
Country	Ireland
Horoscope	Cancer

Kris Meeke Biography

Kris Meeke is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on July 2, 1979 in Ireland, Ireland. Professional rally driver who is best known for competing in the FIA World Rally Championship. He is known for racing with the team Mini WRC.

In early 2002, he was taken under the wing of Colin McRae and trained for the British Junior Championship in a Ford Puma.

Kris Meeke (born 2 July 1979) is a Northern Irish professional rally driver, best known for competing in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). He was the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion. His co-driver is United Kingdoms Seb Marshall. He began his career as a Computer Aided Designer with M-Sport, at the headquarters of the Ford World Rally Team, before moving on to competing in the Peugeot Super 106 Cup in 2001.

Meeke, son of rally engineer Sydney Meeke, was born in Dungannon, Northern Ireland and educated at the Royal School Dungannon. He later went on to study at Queen’s University, Belfast, where he obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He initially worked for M-Sport as a Computer Aided Designer. He took his first step into rallying in 2000, when he won a Peugeot competition for new rally drivers.

He is the son of rally engineer Sydney Meeke and was born and raised in Dungannon, Northern Ireland.

Kris Meeke Net Worth

Kris Meeke is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kris Meeke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his racing career as a Computer Aided Designer with M-Sport until he made his racing debut in the Peugeot Super 106 Cup in 2001.

His first rally win was at the 2015 Rally Argentina.

The following year, Meeke moved up to the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC), driver an Opel Corsa run by Team Palmer. He made an impressive debut setting the fastest time on two of the final leg stages however a string of minor problems dropped Meeke down the order. He retired in the next rally and a potential second-place finish in Italy was lost after a crash. Shortly afterwards he claimed consolation by winning the British S1600 title. On the final round of the 2003 JWRC held in Britain, Meeke was running in 2nd place in the JWRC and in 17th position overall before being forced to retire after hitting a rock and rolling his car.

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Who is Kris Meeke Dating?

According to our records, Kris Meeke married to Danielle Duddy Meeke. As of December 1, 2023, Kris Meeke’s is not dating anyone.

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On 2 September 2010, Autosport magazine announced that Meeke had signed for the Prodrive team that would run MINI World Rally Championship (WRC) return in

2011. Meeke scored his first WRC points and won the Power Stage at the 2011 Rally Catalunya. Meeke came close to gaining his maiden podium at the final round of the season, the 2011 Rally GB but spun on the Power Stage allowing Henning Solberg to take third place.

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Kris Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Kris Meeke celebrates birthday on July 2 of every year.

In 2011, Meeke debuted in the World Rally Championship driving a MINI for Prodrive. His first event was the Rally d’Italia Sardegna which was held between 5–8 May. Meeke scored his first WRC points and won the Power Stage at the 2011 Rally Catalunya. His maiden WRC win was at the 2015 Rally Argentina.

What does Kris Meeke do now?

Former World Rally Championship driver and event winner Kris Meeke has confirmed he is currently putting plans in place to be on the start line for January’s Dakar Rally. Meeke made his debut at the cross-country event last year in the T3 buggy class in a PH Sport-built Zephyr and set fastest times on two stages.

Who does chris Meeke drive for?

Toyota has confirmed Kris Meeke in its line-up for the 2019 World Rally Championship season.