Chris Patterson (born 6 September 1968) is a British-Irish former rally co-driver.

Career

Patterson competed first time in the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 1993 and has won the 2006 Production World Rally Championship with Nasser Al-Attiyah. Patterson is recognised as one of the world's most experienced rally navigators. 29 June 2010 he joined Petter Solberg World Rally Team to replace Solberg's retired co-driver Phil Mills.

After Solberg switched to rallycross in 2013, Patterson was co-driving fellow Irishman Kris Meeke on a Citroën DS3 WRC in Rally Finland. They were running in fifth place on Meeke's WRC return before rolling in the final section of the penultimate stage of the rally. They also teamed up for Rally Australia, but again retired. In 2014, Patterson became Khalid Al Qassimi's co-driver.

Patterson is set to return to the championship with Gus Greensmith, driving for M-Sport Ford. This time under the Irish tricolour.

Complete rally results

Complete WRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
1993Mike RimmerSubaru Legacy RSMONSWEPORKENFRAGREARGNZLFINAUSITAESP RetGBR 17NC0
1997Nigel HeathFord Escort RS CosworthMONSWEKENPORESPFRAARGGRCNZLFIN 39IDNITAAUSGBRNC0
1998Nigel HeathSubaru Impreza WRXMONSWEKENPOR 35ESPNC0
Hyundai Motor SportHyundai Coupé Kit CarFRA 15ARGGRENZLFINITAAUSGBR
1999Nigel HeathSubaru Impreza WRXMON RetSWEKENPORESPFRAARGGRENZLFINNC0
FAW-Volkswagen FRD RTVolkswagen Jetta GTXCHN RetITAAUSGBR
2000Nigel HeathSubaru Impreza WRXMON RetSWEKENPORESPARGGRENZLFINCYPFRAITANC0
Ioannis PapadimitriouSubaru Impreza WRC 99AUS 23
Subaru Impreza 555GBR 20
2001Papadimitriou TeamPeugeot 206 WRCMONSWE RetNC0
Ioannis PapadimitriouPOR 15ESPARGCYP RetGRE 22KENFIN
Natalie BarrattMitsubishi Lancer Evo VINZL 36AUS 36
Ioannis PapadimitriouSubaru Impreza WRC 00ITA 26FRA
SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3GBR Ret
2002Gwyndaf EvansMG ZR S1600MON RetSWEFRAESP RetCYPARGGRE RetKENFINGER RetITA 26NZLAUSGBR RetNC0
2003Kris MeekeOpel Corsa S1600MON 29SWETUR RetGRE RetFIN RetITA RetESP 19GBR RetNC0
Neil Allport MotorsportsMitsubishi Lancer Evo VINZL 22ARG RetCYP RetGER RetAUS 18FRA 16
2004Kris MeekeOpel Corsa S1600MON 14SWEMEXGRE RetTUR RetFIN RetGERJPNNC0
Nasser Al-AttiyahSubaru Impreza WRX STiNZL 20CYPARG 14FRA 22ESPAUS 13
R.E.D. World Rally TeamGBR 14ITA
2005Kris MeekeCitroën C2 S1600MON 11SWEMEXITA 20GRE 26NC0
Nasser Al-AttiyahSubaru Impreza WRX STiNZL 16CYP 18TUR 16ARG 17GBR 21JPNFRAESPAUS 13
Natalie BarrattFIN 30GER
2006QMMFSubaru Impreza WRXMON 30SWEMEX 10ESPFRAARG 15ITAGRE 17GERCYP 19TURAUSNZL 26GBRNC0
Natalie BarrettSubaru Impreza WRX STiFIN 32JPN
2007QMMFSubaru Impreza WRXMONSWE 27NORMEX RetPORARG RetITAGRE 19FINGERIRE 17GBRNC0
Subaru Impreza WRX STiNZL 30ESPFRAJPN
2008QMMFSubaru Impreza WRX STiMONSWE 40MEXARG RetJORITAGRE RetNZL RetNC0
Subaru Impreza STi N14TUR 23FINGERGBR Ret
Interspeed Racing TeamRenault Clio R3ESP RetFRAJPN
2009AutotekSubaru Impreza STi N14IRENORCYPPORARG 16ITAGREPOLFINAUSESPGBR RetNC0
2010Tommi Mäkinen RacingSubaru Impreza STiSWEMEXJOR 17TURNZLPOR5th106
Petter Solberg World Rally TeamCitroën C4 WRCBUL 3FIN 4DEU 5JPN 2FRA 3ESP 2GBR 2
2011Petter Solberg World Rally TeamCitroën DS3 WRCSWE 5MEX 4POR 6JOR RetITA 3ARG 4GRE 4FIN 5DEU 5AUS 3FRA EXESP RetGBR Ret5th110
2012Ford World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCMON 3SWE 4MEX 3POR 3ARG 6GRE RetNZL 3FIN 4GER 11GBR 3FRA 26ITA 9ESP 115th124
2013Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRTCitroën DS3 WRCMONSWEMEXPORARGGREITAFIN RetGERAUS RetNC0
Tomáš KostkaFRA RetESP
Qatar M-Sport WRTFord Fiesta RS WRCGBR 14
2014Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCMONSWE 16MEXPOR 13ARGITA 10POLFINGERAUSFRAESP 15GBR30th1
2015Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCMONSWEMEXARG 6POR 24ITA 10POLFIN 16GERAUSFRAESP 15GBR13th9
2016Abu Dhabi Total WRTCitroën DS3 WRCMONSWE 19MEXARGPOR 26ITAPOLFIN 16GERCHN CFRAESP 12GBRAUSNC0
2017Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën C3 WRCMONSWEMEXFRAARGPOR 17ITAPOLFIN 16GERESP 17GBR 22AUSNC0
2018Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën C3 WRCMONSWEMEXFRAARG 14PORITAFIN 37GERTUR 15GBRESP 21AUSNC0
2021M-Sport Ford WRTFord Fiesta WRCMONARCCRO 7POR 5ITA WDKEN 4EST 32BEL 47GRE 5FIN 6ESP 6MNZ8th54

* Season still in progress.

JWRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678
2002Gwyndaf EvansMG ZR S1600MON RetESP RetGRE RetGER RetITA 12GBR Ret
2003Kris MeekeOpel Corsa S1600MON 12TUR RetGRE RetFIN RetITA RetESP 2GBR Ret
2004Kris MeekeOpel Corsa S1600MON 3GRE RetTUR RetFIN RetGBRITAESP
2005Kris MeekeCitroën C2 S1600MON 1MEXITA 3GRE 6FINGERFRAESP
2008Interspeed Racing TeamRenault Clio R3MEXJORITAFINGERESP RetFRA

PWRC results

YearEntrantCar123456789
2003Neil Allport MotorsportsMitsubishi Lancer Evo VISWENZL 7ARG RetCYP RetGER RetAUS 3FRA 1
2004Nasser Al-AttiyahSubaru Impreza WRX STiSWEMEXNZL 7ARG 3GERFRA 7AUS 5
2005Nasser Al-AttiyahSubaru Impreza WRX STiSWENZL 4CYP 5TUR 3ARG 1GBR 3JPNAUS 5
2006QMMFSubaru Impreza WRXMON 3MEX 2ARG 1GRE 1JPNCYP 5AUSNZL 7
2007QMMFSubaru Impreza WRXSWE 7MEX RetARG RetGRE 5JPNIRE 3GBR
Subaru Impreza WRX STiNZL 12
2008QMMFSubaru Impreza WRX STiSWE 17ARG RetGRE RetNZL Ret
Subaru Impreza STi N14TUR 10FINJPNGBR Ret
2009AutotekSubaru Impreza STi N14NORCYPPORARG 4ITAGREAUSGBR Ret
2010Tommi Mäkinen RacingSubaru Impreza STiSWEMEXJOR 4NZLFINGERJPNFRAGBR

External links

  • 's e-wrc profile