page_title: Chris Atkinson
section_title: Career highlights
hierarchical_section_title: Chris Atkinson / Career highlights
caption_attribution_description: Chris Atkinson at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Cyprus Rally.
context_page_description: Chris Atkinson is a professional rally driver. In the World Rally Championship, 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.
  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.
context_section_description: 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
caption: Atkinson and co-driver Glenn MacNeall in their Subaru Impreza WRC2006 during the 2006 Cyprus Rally.
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