Craig Breen obituary: Tribute to a shining WRC star, an elite-level driver who was a loveable character with an infectious smile RIPCraigBreen
Craig Breen will be remembered as one of rallying’s most loved characters and arguably among the best drivers to sadly never win a World Rally Championship event.The factory Hyundai driver’s death in a testing crash ahead of next week’s Rally Croatia
However, it was karting where Craig made his first step on the motorsport ladder, winning the 2006 Irish Formula A title before going on to compete in Europe in two years later after quenching his love of rally by hitting the stages for the first time 12 months earlier. Ultimately, the call was made to focus on rally full-time from 2009 and so began a journey that would take the Irishman to very top.
The S-WRC title was proof of Breen’s burgeoning talent which was recognised by Peugeot. The French marque signed the Irishman for its European Rally Championship programme in 2013, alongside former Kris Meeke co-driver Paul Nagle, igniting a partnership which continued in the WRC until Nagle's retirement in 2022. Breen would finish third in the championship for two consecutive years before finishing runner-up to Kajetan Kajetanowicz in 2015.
"To add my name to the list of drivers that have driven for Ford is a bit surreal, drivers like Ari Vatanen, Hannu Mikkola, Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz. To have my name etched in the history books besides these greats is a huge privilege." But in the trying times of 2022, Breen’s love of rally never left him. It was evidence that rallying was all Breen ever wanted to do, and when he was driving it was the best thing in the world to him.
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