Chris Alajajian
{{short description|Australian racing driver|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Citations broken|section|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Chris Alajajian
| image =
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| nationality = {{flag|AUS|name=Australian}}
{{flag|ARM|name=Armenian}}
via dual nationality
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|10|31}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| retired =
| related to =
| last series = V8 Supercars Development Series
| years active = 2006–2007, 2009, 2013
| teams = Jack Hillerman Racing
Jay Motorsport
Nandi Kiss Racing
| starts = 28
| wins = 1
| podiums = 2
| fastest laps = 0
| best finish = 25th
| year = 2006
| prev series = Australian Mini Challenge
A1 Grand Prix
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
Australian Formula 3
{{nowrap|Australian Performance Car Championship}}
Australian Production Car Championship
| prev series years = 2009–10
2007–08
2006–07
2004–08
2004–05
2003–04
| titles = Australian Production Car Championship
Australian Mini Challenge
| title years = 2004
2010
| awards =
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Christopher Alajajian (born 31 October 1986) is an Australian-Armenian race car driver.{{cite web|url=https://www.armenia.com.au/news/Australia-News/English/724/Chris-Alajajian-to-represent-Australia-in-Spain|title=Chris Alajajian to represent Australia in Spain|website=Armenia Media|date=2009-12-21|access-date=2021-12-23}}
Biography
=Early career=
In 2004 he won the Australian Production Car Championship, becoming the youngest ever driver to win an Australian championship. In the same year he also contested some rounds of the Australian Formula 3 Championship with Piccola Scuderia and raced in the Australian GT Performance Car Championship.
Continuing in Australian Formula 3 in 2005, Alajajian started the year with Astuti Competition, before moving to Protecnica Racing. He finished third in the championship. Chris also won a number of races in the Australian Performance Car Championship with Protecnica Racing.
=V8 Supercars Development Series=
Alajajian moved to the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series for 2006. He scored a podium at Queensland Raceway and was involved in Mark Porter's fatal crash at Bathurst later in the season. He continued in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 2007, claiming his only race win at the second round at Wakefield Park Raceway. He made one-off appearances at the Adelaide Street Circuit in 2009{{cite web|url=https://speedcafe.com/jay-motorsports-set-for-2011-expansion/|title=Jay Motorsports set for 2011 expansion|website=Speedcafe|date=10 December 2010|access-date=27 January 2025}} and 2013.{{cite web|url=https://speedcafe.com/chris-alajajian-gets-a-kiss-into-dunlop-series/|title=Chris Alajajian secures Dunlop Series return|website=Speedcafe|date=18 February 2013|access-date=27 January 2025}}
=A1 Grand Prix=
In August 2007, Alajajian tested for A1 Team Lebanon in the A1 Grand Prix series at Snetterton Circuit.{{cite web |url=http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=32102 |title=Lebanon join Snetterton test |publisher=A1GP |accessdate=28 September 2007 |date=14 August 2007}} Alajajian made his race debut in the series at the Dutch round in the 2007–08 season.[http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=67660 Zandvoort: A1 Team by Team Race Preview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716145107/http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=67660 |date=2011-07-16 }} paddocktalk.com (September 28, 2007) After missing round 2 in Brno, he raced the next 4 rounds, being in a points scoring position in New Zealand before being hit from behind, and was 2nd quickest in Rookie Qualifying at Eastern Creek.
=Mini Challenge=
Alajajian finished runner-up in the Australian Mini Challenge in 2009 and won the championship in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://speedcafe.com/mini-champ-still-chasing-carrera-cup-berth/|title=MINI champ still chasing Carrera Cup berth|website=Speedcafe|date=3 February 2011|access-date=27 January 2025}} He represented Australia in the 2010 European MINI Challenge in Spain.{{cite web|url=https://speedcafe.com/mixed-results-for-aussies-in-spanish-minis/|title=Mixed results for Aussies in Spanish MINIs|website=Speedcafe|date=7 June 2010|access-date=27 January 2025}}
Career results
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! Season ! Series ! Position ! Car ! Team |
rowspan=2| 2003
| Australian Production Car Championship |align="center" | 6th |rowspan=2| BMW 323i |rowspan=2| Novocastrian Motorsport |
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Australian Production Car Championship - Class B
|align="center" style=background:#ffdf9f| 3rd |
rowspan=3| 2004
| Australian Formula 3 Championship |align="center" | 8th |rowspan=3| Protecnica |
Australian GT Performance Car Championship
|align="center" | 27th |
Australian Production Car Championship
|align="center" style=background:#ffffbf| 1st |
rowspan=2| 2005
| Australian Drivers' Championship (1) |align="center" style=background:#ffdf9f| 3rd |rowspan=2| Protecnica |
Australian Performance Car Championship
|align="center" | 11th |
rowspan=3| 2006
|align="center" | 25th |rowspan=2| Jack Hillerman Racing |
Australian Performance Car Championship – Privateers Cup
|align="center" | 6th |
Australian Drivers' Championship (1)
|align="center" | 6th | Protecnica |
rowspan=2| 2007
| Australian Drivers' Championship (1) |align="center" | 12th | Protecnica |
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
|align="center" | 34th | Jack Hillerman Racing |
2007–08
|align="center" | 22nd (2) |
2008
| Australian Drivers' Championship (1) |align="center" | 12th | Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz | Team BRM |
2009
|align="center" style=background:#dfdfdf| 2nd | Jack Hillerman Racing |
2010
|align="center" style=background:#ffffbf| 1st | Jack Hillerman Racing |
2013
|align="center" | 38th | Nandi Kiss Racing |
- (1) = Contested concurrently with the Australian Formula 3 Championship
- (2) = Team standings.
=Complete V8 Development Series results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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! Year ! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! Position ! Points |
2006
! Jack Hillerman Racing |ADE |ADE |WAK |WAK |WAK |style=background:#dfffdf| QLD |style=background:#dfdfdf| QLD |style=background:#efcfff| QLD |style=background:#dfffdf| ORA |style=background:#dfffdf| ORA |style=background:#dfffdf| ORA |style=background:#dfffdf| MAL |style=background:#dfffdf| MAL |style=background:#dfffdf| MAL |style=background:#dfffdf| BAT |style=background:#efcfff| BAT |style=background:#efcfff| PHI |style=background:#dfffdf| PHI ! 25th ! 634 |
2007
! Jack Hillerman Racing |ADE |ADE |style=background:#ffffbf| WAK |style=background:#efcfff| WAK |style=background:#efcfff| WAK |style=background:#efcfff| WIN |style=background:#cfcfff| WIN |style=background:#cfcfff| WIN |style=background:#efcfff| QLD |style=background:#efcfff| QLD |style=background:#ffffff| QLD |style=background:#efcfff| ORA |style=background:#dfffdf| ORA |style=background:#cfcfff| ORA |style=background:#efcfff| BAT |style=background:#ffffff| BAT |PHI |PHI ! 34th ! 16 |
2009
! Jay Motorsport |style=background:#efcfff| ADE |style=background:#ffffff| ADE |WIN |WIN |WIN |TOW |TOW |TOW |SAN |SAN |SAN |QLD |QLD |QLD |BAT |BAT |HOM |HOM ! NC ! 0 |
2013
! Nandi Kiss Racing |style=background:#dfffdf| ADE |style=background:#dfffdf| ADE |BAR |BAR |BAR |TOW |TOW |TOW |QLD |QLD |QLD |WIN |WIN |WIN |BAT |BAT |HOM |HOM ! 38th ! 81 |
† Not Eligible for points
=Complete A1 Grand Prix results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! DC ! Points |
2007–08
|style=background:#CFCFFF| NED |style=background:#CFCFFF| NED | CZE | CZE |style=background:#CFCFFF| MYS |style=background:#EFCFFF| MYS |style=background:#EFCFFF| CHN |style=background:#CFCFFF| CHN |style=background:#CFCFFF| NZL |style=background:#EFCFFF| NZL |style=background:#CFCFFF| AUS |style=background:#CFCFFF| AUS | RSA | RSA | MEX | MEX | CHN | CHN | GBR | GBR ! 22nd ! 0 |
=Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results=
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Year
! Team ! Co-drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! Overall ! Class |
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2007
|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Subaru Australia |align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Grant Denyer |align="left"| Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Spec C | B | 248 | 5th | style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.thechris.com.au}}
- {{DriverDB driver|chris-alajajian}}
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Chris_Alajajian}}
- [https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/Chris_Alajajian Chris Alajajian] at Third Turn Database.
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{{succession box | before = Scott Loadsman | title = Winner of the Australian Production Car Championship | years = 2004 | after = Colin Osborne}}
{{succession box | before = Paul Stokell | title = Winner of the Australian Mini Challenge | years = 2010 | after = Beric Lynton
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Category:A1 Team Lebanon drivers
Category:Australian Formula 3 Championship drivers
Category:Australian people of Armenian descent
Category:Racing drivers from Sydney
Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales
Category:Supercars Championship drivers
Category:Armenian racing drivers