Kris Meeke
Kris Meeke at the 2009 Rally Scotland
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |
 British |
| Born |
2 July 1979 Dungannon, Northern Ireland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2002–2008, 2011, 2013–present |
| Co-driver |
 Paul Nagle Chris Patterson Glenn Patterson David Senior
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| Teams | Mini WRC Team, Citroën Abu Dhabi WRT |
| Rallies | 77 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 10 |
| Stage wins | 57 |
| Total points | 310 |
| First rally | 2002 Rally GB |
| First win | 2015 Rally Argentina |
| Last win | 2017 Rally Mexico |
| Last rally | 2017 Tour de Corse |
Kris Meeke (born 2 July 1979) is a British professional rally driver from Northern Ireland, currently competing in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). He was the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion. His current co-driver is Irishman Paul Nagle. 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.
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, where he became the first British driver to win a WRC rally in 13 years.
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.
His debut event was the Bulldog Rally held in North Wales, even leading the event for a time. After mixed results, his first victory came on the third round of the 2001 Peugeot Super 106 Cup, the Swansea Bay Festival National Rally. In early 2002, Meeke's career was boosted when he was taken under the wing of the late Colin McRae and contested the British Junior Championship in a Ford Puma. In June, Meeke won in his category in the Scottish Rally after a calculated drive overseen by McRae, and took second on the Jim Clark Rally, his first full tarmac event. Third position in the final round of the series was however enough for Meeke to claim the British Junior Rally Championship title in only his second season in the sport, as well as third in the British S1600 series.
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