Craig breen (2 february 1990 – 13 april 2023) become an irish rally motive force, who ultimate competed component time for the hyundai group inside the international rally championship (wrc). He gained the 2012 exquisite 2000 wrc, scoring class wins inside the monte carlo rally, wales rally gb, rally france and the rally of spain. Breen gained the wrc academy cup in 2011, prevailing his first occasion at the 2011 rallye deutschland and sealing the championship with a win at wales rally gb. The academy identify going down to the final level, with breen and estonian rally driver egon kaur finishing the season, each on 111 points, breen then received the title on rely returned of degree wins, 39 to 14. Breen gained the 2021 rentokil historical rally in killarney, kerry, ireland in his bmw m3 e30. Breen died on 13 april 2023 after an coincidence at some stage in a pre-occasion check, ahead of the 2023 croatia.
Craig changed into the son of ray breen, a national champion in irish rallying. He commenced karting in 1999 in ireland. He began rallying in 2007, combining it with karting commitments in europe in 2008.[3] in 2009 he made the whole-time transfer to rallying, competing inside the irish, british and international fiesta sporting trophys, triumphing all three championships.[4] he additionally went directly to win the fiesta game trophy global shootout and become award a twelve month agreement with m-recreation. For his achievements breen became topped younger irish rally driver of the yr and acquired the billy coleman award.[5]
in 2010 he debuted the ford fiesta s2000 in each british rally championship and the irish tarmac rally championship. He took his first brc victory on the 2010 ulster rally and went on to complete 2d ordinary within the itc. He additionally completed 17th standard within the car at the 2010 rally finland and 12th typical at wales rally gb.[6] in 2011, breen competed in the wrc academy driving a ford fiesta r2. He gained his first wrc occasion on the rallye deutschland[7] and his win at wales rally gb made him the inaugural wrc academy cup champion.[8] breen at the 2012 rally finland. For 2012, breen progressed to the s-wrc championship riding a ford fiesta s2000. He received the hole round at monte carlo and led the championship after the second round on sweden.[9]
in june 2012, breen's co-driving force gareth roberts turned into killed in an accident for the duration of the targa florio rally, the fifth spherical of the 2012 intercontinental rally mission.[10][11] in rally de catalunya, in november, he gained the notable 2000 global championship. At the quit of the rally, a very emotional breen declared "i am a child, i can't believe i have done this."[12] in 2013, breen and co-motive force paul nagle was signed by peugeot to guide their erc marketing campaign known as 'peugeot rally academy'. Breen changed into a hit, attaining five podium places during the season, and sooner or later completing 3rd usual, missing out on the runner-up spot by way of simplest 4 factors. Midway in the course of the season nagle left the crew to help out volkswagen's andreas mikkelsen inside the wrc; from the rajd polski onwards, belgian lara vanneste became breen's co-driver.[4]
breen received his first erc rally at the 2014 acropolis rally in greece, driving a peugeot 208 t16.[4] breen and co-driving force scott martin gained the 2015 circuit of eire rally which had been a protracted-time ambition of craig's in particular as this would be the 20th anniversary of his rally idol's tarmac championship win, that being frank meagher. He did a part-time campaign with the citroën general world rally crew in 2016, achieving his maiden special stage win and an emotional first podium end with third area on the 2016 rally finland. he advanced the result in 2018 by completing 2d on the 2018 rally sweden.
in october 2021, it was announced that breen could be part of m-game international rally crew as their lead driving force for the 2022 season. He joined adrien fourmaux and gus greensmith in competing all 13 rounds.[15] earlier than the 2022 rally catalunya, james fulton became breen's new co-motive force after his lengthy-time co-driving force paul nagle introduced his retirement.[16] with breen’s move from m-sport to hyundai shell mobis wrt showed for the 2023 international rally championship.[17] breen died on thirteen april 2023 on the age of 33 after a crash riding his hyundai i20 n rally1 rally car in a testing session for the 2023 croatia rally. The the front-left of his automobile collided with a pole on a avenue between stari golubovec and lobor at 12:40 pm local time, fatally injuring breen. Breen's co-driving force james fulton changed into uninjured.
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