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Kris Meeke was born on 2 July, 1979 in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, is a British rally driver (born 1979). Discover Kris Meeke's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old?

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Age 44 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 2 July 1979
Birthday 2 July
Birthplace Dungannon, Northern Ireland
Nationality United Kingdom

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1600

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.

The following year, Meeke moved up to the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC), driver an Opel Corsa run by Team Palmer.

He made an impressive debut setting the fastest time on two of the final leg stages however a string of minor problems dropped Meeke down the order.

He retired in the next rally and a potential second-place finish in Italy was lost after a crash.

Shortly afterwards he claimed consolation by winning the British S1600 title.

He then took part in the British S1600 event in Wales as a shakedown for the next JWRC in Greece, winning the Welsh event along the way.

The next two JWRC events in Greece and Turkey were marred by mechanical problems on the rough gravel terrain.

He then took part in the Pirelli Rally in Tampere as shakedown for the next JWRC event in Finland, scoring a class win in Pirelli Rally.

He was leading the Finnish JWRC event before a mistake caused him to crash and retire.

A spirited drive saw him set seven fastest stage times and finish on the podium in second place.

1979

Kris Meeke (born 2 July 1979) is a British professional rally driver from Northern Ireland, best known for competing in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).

2000

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.

2001

. 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.

After mixed results, his first victory came on the third round of the 2001 Peugeot Super 106 Cup, the Swansea Bay Festival National Rally.

2002

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.

2003

On the final round of the 2003 JWRC held in Britain, Meeke was running in 2nd place in the JWRC and in 17th position overall before being forced to retire after hitting a rock and rolling his car.

2004

Meeke kicked the 2004 season off in style by finishing 3rd in class in the Rally of Monte Carlo.

2009

He was the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion.

His co-driver is Seb Marshall

In 2009, Meeke alongside co-driver Paul Nagle contested the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) in a Peugeot UK backed 207 S2000, run by the Belgian Kronos Racing team.

He crashed out heavily on the Monte Carlo Rally but went on to win the next three rounds he competed in at Brazil, Portugal, and Belgium.

He won the championship at the penultimate round by winning Rally Sanremo in Italy, after his closest rival Jan Kopecky crashed on the second stage.

Meeke finished off the season with a dominant win of the inaugural Rally Scotland, winning 7 of the 13 stages on the way to victory.

He starred in a wave of adverts for the Peugeot 207 in 2009, with the tagline "He's Meeke, but he's not mild".

2010

For 2010, Meeke continued his successful partnership with Paul Nagle and Peugeot, competing in 10 rounds of the IRC.

On 2 September 2010, Autosport magazine announced that Meeke had signed for the Prodrive team that would run MINI World Rally Championship (WRC) return in 2011.

2011

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.

Meeke scored his first WRC points and won the Power Stage at the 2011 Rally Catalunya.

Meeke came close to gaining his maiden podium at the final round of the season, the 2011 Rally GB but spun on the Power Stage allowing Henning Solberg to take third place.

Meeke appeared in an edition of the BBC show Top Gear in a challenge similar to that of Henning Solberg driving a rally car against the Norwegian Olympic Bobsleigh team.

Meeke rallied a Mini John Cooper Works WRC on a downhill snow track in a race against skeleton competitor Amy Williams at the Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track.

Williams raced down the bobsleigh track whilst Meeke's route ran downhill alongside.

2015

His maiden WRC win was at the 2015 Rally Argentina.

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.