Chris Ingram (rally driver)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 British |
| Born | 7 July 1994 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2014 – |
| Teams | Renault Sport, Peugeot UK, Currently Opel |
Chris Ingram (born 7 July 1994 in Manchester) is a British Rally driver.
He won the 2012 Motor Sports Association Young Driver of the Year Award and the European Rally Championship Colin McRae Flat Out Award on the Circuit of Ireland Rally 2014 and Rallye Açores 2015. Ingram signed with Peugeot UK in August 2014 for the European Rally Championship driving a Peugeot 208 R2, which saw him become the youngest works rally driver since Richard Burns. After almost two years with Peugeot, in January 2016 Ingram signed with German factory team Opel Motorsport and won the FIA ERC 3 title scoring five-consecutive podiums.
Ingram began rallying aged 15 in the F1000 British Junior Rally Championship. In his debut season 2010, he finished second, and went on to take the championship in 2011 winning 6 from 7 rounds. When Ingram turned 17 he gained his road driving licence and competed in his first forest rally a few weeks later, finishing 1st in the RF 1400 class in the same Junior Championship winning 1000cc Citroën Sport C1
Age 17 Ingram made his debut in the British Rally Championship in a Renault Sport Twingo R2. He won the Renault Sport R2 Twingo Trophy. He piloted the official Renault Sport Clio R3 on Rallye du Var, finishing 5th in the Renault Challenge. Shortly after the event Ingram was nominated to take part in the Motor Sports Association Young Driver Shootout, against four young racing drivers. After a day of varied tests Ingram was crowned the MSA Young Driver of the Year and has become the only rally driver to win the award, judged by Robert Reid and David Brabham amongst others.
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