Craig Breen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Irish |
| Born |
2 February 1990 Waterford, Ireland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2009–present |
| Teams | Peugeot Sport, Citroën |
| Rallies | 34 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Stage wins | 1 |
| Total points | 79 |
| First rally | 2009 Rally de Portugal |
Craig Breen (born 2 February 1990) is an Irish rally driver. He competes in the European Rally Championship for the Peugeot Rally Academy. He was the 2012 WRC Super 2000 world rally champion, scoring class wins in the Monte Carlo Rally, Wales Rally GB, Rally France and the Rally of Spain. Breen was also the WRC Academy champion in 2011, winning his first event at the 2011 Rallye Deutschland and sealing the championship with a win at Wales Rally GB. The Academy title going down to the last stage, with Breen and Estonian rally driver Egon Kaur ending the season, both on 111 points, Breen then won the title on count back of stage wins, 39 to 14.
Craig is the son of Ray Breen, a national champion in Irish rallying. He began karting in 1999 in Ireland. He began rallying in 2007, combining it with karting commitments in Europe in 2008.
In 2009 he made the full-time switch to rallying, competing in the Irish, British and International Fiesta Sporting Trophys, winning all three championships. He also went on to win the Fiesta Sport Trophy International Shootout and was award a twelve month contract with M-Sport. For his achievements Breen was crowned Young Irish Rally Driver of the Year and received the Billy Coleman Award.
In 2010 he debuted the Ford Fiesta S2000 in both British Rally Championship and the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. He took his first BRC victory on the 2010 Ulster Rally and went on to finish 2nd overall in the ITC. He also finished 17th overall in the car at the 2010 Rally Finland and 12th overall at Wales Rally GB.
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