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Chris Atkinson

{{short description|Australian rally driver (born 1979)}}

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{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Chris Atkinson

| image = Chris Atkinson Hyundai i20 WRC Test 2013 002 (cropped).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Chris Atkinson in 2013

| nationality = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bega, New South Wales, Australia

| current series = Global Rallycross

| first year = 2016

| current team = Subaru Rally Team USA

| car number = 55

| former teams =

| starts = 15

| wins = 0

| podiums = 2

| best finish =7th

| year = 2017

{{Infobox WRC driver|embed=yes

| Years = 2004–2009, 2012–2014

| Co-driver = {{flagicon|AUS}} Benjamin Atkinson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Glenn Macneall
{{flagicon|BEL}} 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

| Races = 77

| Championships = 4

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 6

| Stagewins = 41

| Points = 165

| First race = 2004 Rally New Zealand

| First win =

| Last race = 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.[http://www.crash.net/world+rally/news/185613/1/atkinson_wins_aprc_title.html Crash.net – Atkinson wins APRC title] Retrieved 29 October 2012

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.ausmotive.com/2012/08/17/chris-atkinson-secures-factory-mini-wrc-drive.html |title=Chris Atkinson secures factory MINI WRC drive |access-date=17 August 2012 |date=2012-08-17 |publisher=AUSmotive.com }}

Early career

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.[http://www.subaru.com.au/performance/motorsport-home/chris-atkinson/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725082758/http://www.subaru.com.au/performance/motorsport-home/chris-atkinson/|date=25 July 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://enews.bond.edu.au/link/id/6bb0b50d1cff01cf1ef1/page.html |title=Bond University – Community Newsletter, February 2006 |publisher=Enews.bond.edu.au |access-date=2012-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713070848/http://enews.bond.edu.au/link/id/6bb0b50d1cff01cf1ef1/page.html |archive-date=13 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }} Atkinson's brother, Ben Atkinson, is a co-driver for Cody Crocker in APRC.

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.

WRC career

File:Chris Atkinson - 2006 Rally Japan.jpg.]]

Atkinson's first world rally was in 2004 at the Rally New Zealand in a Subaru Impreza WRX STI. For 2005, he was signed by Subaru World Rally Team to drive the Subaru Impreza WRC alongside 2003 world champion Petter Solberg. He finished 12th overall in the drivers' world championship with 13 points. His best results were third in Japan and fourth in Australia.

File:AtkinsonAUS2006.JPG.]]

After finishing the 2006 season tenth overall in the drivers championship with 20 points and a fourth place as his best finish, Subaru told Atkinson that his job was on the line, and if he could not balance his speed with safety and achieve quality results he would be replaced by another driver.

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.

At the 2007 Rally Finland, Atkinson posted the fastest time on the short opening super special stage on a horse-racing course at Killeri, to lead the rally for a short time. Atkinson finished the 2007 season seventh overall in the drivers' world championship.

File:Chris Atkinson - 2008 Rallye Deutschland.jpg]]At the beginning of the 2008 season, Atkinson took third place in Monte Carlo; while at the 2008 Corona Rally Mexico, Atkinson managed second, 30 seconds ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala. He finished the season fifth in the drivers' standings, and for the first time, outscored hitherto team leader Solberg.

After Subaru's season-ending announcement of its withdrawal from the WRC, Atkinson signed for the new Citroën Junior Team for the 2009 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3329&Itemid=2 |title=Atko joins Citroen |access-date=25 December 2008 |date=2008-12-25 |publisher=RallySportMag.com.au |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113185015/http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3329&Itemid=2 |archive-date=13 January 2009 |url-status=dead }} 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.

=Re-entry into WRC (2012)=

After signing with Monster World Rally Team in 2012, Atkinson raced alongside Ken Block in Mexico. Atkinson won a stage, SS12 – Leon Super Special but finished with a DNF due to mechanical failure.

Atkinson also signed up for a one-off drive in a Citroën DS3 WRC for the Qatar World Rally Team for Rally Finland.{{cite web |url=http://www.ausmotive.com/2012/07/06/atkinson-secures-citroen-drive-for-rally-finland.html |title=Atkinson secures Citroën drive for Rally Finland |access-date=16 August 2012 |date=2012-08-16 |publisher=AUSmotive.com }} However, his medium term WRC future was granted when it was announced he would replace Armindo Araujo as the lead driver for the factory-backed WRC Team MINI Portugal in the last five rallies of the 2012 season.

File:2012 rallye deutschland by 2eight dsc4764.jpg]]

Atkinson contested the last five rounds of the 2012 WRC season with the Motorsport Italia-run MINI squad to finish the year 13th in the Championship. His best result for the year was achieved at Rallye Deutschland (Rally Germany) where he secured 5th behind the wheel of the MINI John Cooper Works WRC.

Atkinson was snapped up by the Citroën team for 2013, however, the team only used him for Rally Mexico, where he finished 6th, 11 minutes off the winner (Sebastien Ogier). Hyundai hired him mid-year as a test driver for their i20 rally car, which led to a part-time deal for 2014. In 2014 he raced at the rallies of Mexico and his home event in Australia, finishing 7th and 10th respectively. In both events, Atkinson was the last of the Hyundai drivers.

Regional series

In April 2010, Chris Atkinson began a partnership with the Proton R3 Rally Team. Competing in the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), Atkinson drove a Proton Satria Neo Super 2000, alongside co-driver Stephane Prevot.

After making a guest appearance at the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) Monte Carlo Rally, Atkinson has dominated the 2011 APRC, winning the Malaysian Rally, Rallye de Nouvelle Caledonia and the International Rally of Whangarei. However missing round two in Queensland and the final round in Hokkaido saw him finish second to his teammate Alister McRae who competed in all rounds.

Atkinson competed in an Australian-run Skoda in the 2012 FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, driving for the MRF team in a Skoda Fabia S2000, co-driven by regular wingman Stephane Prevot and the pair were crowned 2012 FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Champions.

In 2014, Atkinson signed with FAW-VW Rally Team from China. He competed with a S2000 with two rallies. At the end of 2014, with the coming of FAW-FW Golf 7 SCRC, Atkinson restarted his prominence in CRC (China Rally Championship). In the debut of the Golf 7 SCRC, Atko won by 25 mins in the penultimate rally of 2014 CRC in Longyou. And in the Wuyi, the last one, he did not give the champion away. For 2015 and 2016, Atko won 9 of 11 in CRC, defeating the Subaru Rally Team China driver Mark Higgins. However, CRC does not count the points achieved by a foreign driver, or he would surely be the Driver's Champion of CRC in 2015 and 2016.

2015: Guiyang (1st), Zhangye (Ret, Mark Higgins won), Beijing (1st), Dengfeng (1st), Longyou (1st), Wuyi (1st), Jixi (3rd, Jari Ketomaa won)

2016: Dengfeng (1st), Zhangye (1st), Jinzhong (1st), Changchun (1st)

Other racing

At the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 2006, Chris made his circuit racing debut driving a Subaru Impreza for the Autosportif Racing UK placing second in class.{{cite web |url=http://www.subaru-msm.com/global/news/060619.html |title=Motorsports | Subaru Global |publisher=Subaru-msm.com |date=2006-06-19 |access-date=2012-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008234822/http://www.subaru-msm.com/global/news/060619.html |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=dead }} From that lead a drive in the 2007 Bathurst 12 Hour again in a Subaru Impreza where he finished first in class and second outright. In 2009 he competed in the third round of the Australian Mini Challenge co-driving with two-time Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series Champion Steve Owen finishing second in the 30-minute endurance race.{{cite web |url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/07/2009.TVSC.R7 |title= NATSOFT Race Result|website=www.natsoft.com.au |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420032745/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12%2F07%2F2009.TVSC.R7 |archive-date=20 April 2012}}

Atkinson competed in the final four rounds of the 2016 Global RallyCross Championship, finishing the championship in 11th in a campaign that included a finals appearance in Seattle. He is likely to stay in rallycross for 2017, whether it be in the GRC or the World Rallycross Championship.

Complete WRC results

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! WDC

! Points

rowspan=2| 2004

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Chris Atkinson

! nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRX STI

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| style="background:#efcfff;"| NZL
Ret

| CYP

| GRE

| TUR

| ARG

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FIN
33

| GER

|

| GBR

| ITA

| FRA

| ESP

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
5

!rowspan=2| 16th

!rowspan=2| 4

nowrap| Suzuki Ignis S1600

| colspan=10|

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| JPN
12

| colspan=5|

rowspan=2| 2005

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Subaru World Rally Team

! nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRC2004

| MON

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| SWE
19

| colspan=14|

! rowspan=2| 12th

! rowspan=2| 13

nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRC2005

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#efcfff;"| MEX
Ret

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| NZL
7

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
18

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| CYP
10

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| TUR
24

| style="background:#efcfff;"| GRE
Ret

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| ARG
9

| style="background:#efcfff;"| FIN
Ret

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| GER
11

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
38

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| JPN
3

| style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA
Ret

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| ESP
9

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
4

rowspan=2| 2006

! nowrap| Subaru Rally Team Australia

! nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRC2005

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| MON
6

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| ESP
11

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA
13

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
8

| colspan=7|

!rowspan=2| 10th

!rowspan=2| 20

nowrap| Subaru World Rally Team

! nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRC2006

|

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| SWE
11

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| MEX
7

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARG
6

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
10

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| GRE
11

|

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FIN
13

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| JPN
4

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| CYP
9

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| TUR
6

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUS
9

| style="background:#efcfff;"| NZL
Ret

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
6

rowspan=2| 2007

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Subaru World Rally Team

! nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRC2006

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| MON
4

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| SWE
8

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| NOR
19

| colspan=13|

!rowspan=2| 7th

!rowspan=2| 31

nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRC2007

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| MEX
5

| style="background:#efcfff;"| POR
Ret

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARG
7

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
10

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| GRE
6

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| FIN
4

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| GER
15

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| NZL
4

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| ESP
8

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
6

| style="background:#efcfff;"| JPN
Ret

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| IRE
42

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
7

rowspan=2| 2008

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Subaru World Rally Team

! nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRC2007

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| MON
3

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| SWE
21

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| MEX
2

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ARG
2

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| JOR
3

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
6

| colspan=10|

!rowspan=2| 5th

!rowspan=2| 50

nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRC2008

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#efcfff;"| GRE
Ret

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| TUR
13

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| FIN
3

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
6

| style="background:#efcfff;"| NZL
Ret

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| ESP
7

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
6

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| JPN
4

| style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR
Ret

|

2009

! nowrap| Citroën Junior Team

! nowrap| Citroën C4 WRC

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| IRE
5

| NOR

| CYP

| POR

| ARG

| ITA

| GRE

| POL

| FIN

| AUS

| ESP

| GBR

| colspan=4|

! 14th

! 4

rowspan=3| 2012

! nowrap| Monster World Rally Team

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta RS WRC

| MON

| SWE

| style="background:#efcfff;"| MEX
Ret

| POR

| ARG

| GRE

| NZL

| colspan=9|

!rowspan=3| 13th

!rowspan=3| 28

nowrap| Qatar World Rally Team

! nowrap| Citroën DS3 WRC

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FIN
39

| colspan=8|

nowrap| WRC Team Mini Portugal

! nowrap| Mini John Cooper Works WRC

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
5

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
11

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
8

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
6

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| ESP
7

| colspan=3|

2013

! nowrap| Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT

! nowrap| Citroën DS3 WRC

| MON

| SWE

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
6

| POR

| ARG

| GRE

| ITA

| FIN

| GER

| AUS

| FRA

| ESP

| GBR

| colspan=3|

! 16th

! 8

2014

! nowrap| Hyundai Shell World Rally Team

! nowrap| Hyundai i20 WRC

| MON

| SWE

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
7

| POR

| ARG

| ITA

| POL

| FIN

| GER

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
10

| FRA

| ESP

| GBR

| colspan=3|

! 18th

! 7

=APRC results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! APRC

! Points

2003

! nowrap| Suzuki Sport

! nowrap| Suzuki Ignis S1600

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZL
Ret

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| JPN
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THA
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IND
6

| colspan=2|

! 5th

! 18

2004

! nowrap| Monster Sport Australia

! nowrap| Suzuki Ignis S1600

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NCL
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NZL
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| JPN
2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
Ret

| IND

|

! 5th

! 27

2010

! nowrap| Proton R3 Malaysia

! nowrap| Proton Satria Neo S2000

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN
Ret

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZL
Ret

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
Ret

| NCL

| IDN

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CHN
2

! 5th

! 48

2011

! nowrap| Proton Motorsport

! nowrap| Proton Satria Neo S2000

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAL
1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
Ret

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NCL
1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NZL
1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN
Ret

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CHN
2

|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 139

2012

! nowrap| MRF Tyres

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia S2000

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NZL
1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NCL
2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AUS
1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MYS
2

| JPN

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CHN
2

|

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 154

=Complete Global Rallycross Championship results=

(key)

==Supercar==

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! GRC

! Points

2016

! nowrap| Subaru Rally Team USA

! nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRX STi

| PHO1

| PHO2

| DAL

| DAY1

| DAY2

| MCAS1

| MCAS2
C

| DC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AC
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEA
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LA1
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LA2
7

! 11th

! 88

2017

! nowrap| Subaru Rally Team USA

! nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRX STI

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEM
9

| LOU

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THO1
7

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| THO2
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OTT1
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OTT2
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INDY
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AC1
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AC2
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SEA1
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEA2
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LA
9

! 7th

! 585

=Complete Americas Rallycross Championship results=

=Supercar=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! Rank

! Points

2018

! nowrap| Subaru Rally Team USA

! nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRX STi

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | GBR
8

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | COTA1
6

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | CAN
5

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | COTA2
7

| colspan=2|

! 5th

! 66

2019

! nowrap| Subaru Rally Team USA

! nowrap| Subaru Impreza WRX STi

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | MO1
6

| style="background:#ffffbf;" | GTW1
1

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | GTW1
4

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | CAN
4

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | COTA
5

| style="background:#ffffbf;" | MO2
1

! 2nd

! 131

Career highlights

File:Chris Atkinson - 2006 Cyprus Rally 2.jpg Glenn MacNeall in their Subaru Impreza WRC2006 during the 2006 Cyprus Rally.]]

  • 2012 – Winner, Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
  • 2011 – 2nd, Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
  • 2010 – 5th, Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
  • 2009 – 14th, World Rally Championship
  • 2008 – 5th, World Rally Championship
  • 2007 – 7th, World Rally Championship
  • 2006 – 10th, World Rally Championship
  • 2005 – 12th, World Rally Championship
  • 2004 – Winner, Asia-Pacific Super 1600 Championship
  • 2004 – Second, Australian Rally Championship
  • 2003 – Winner, Asia-Pacific Super 1600 Championship
  • 2002 – Winner, Australian Privateers Cup

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{{succession box | before = Alister McRae | title = Asia-Pacific Rally Champion | years = 2012 | after = Gaurav Gill}}

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References

{{Reflist}}

  • [http://www.swrt.com/ Subaru World Rally Team Official Site]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20101210032538/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/12/06/plenty-of-rallies-for-chris-atkinson-in-2011/ Plenty of Rallies for Chris Atkinson in 2011]

External links

{{Commons category|Chris Atkinson}}

  • [http://www.chrisatkinson.com.au/ Chris' official website]
  • [http://www.swrt.com/the_team/view_profile.html?id=431 SWRT Profile on Chris Atkinson]
  • {{DriverDB driver|chris-atkinson-67918}}

{{2014 World Rally Championship season}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Atkinson, Chris}}

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Category:Citroën Racing drivers

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