High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Chris Atkinson is a professional rally driver in the World Rally Championship. He has driven for the Subaru World Rally Team since the 2005 season. His best finish on an individual WRC event is second, which he achieved at the 2008 Rally México and Rally Argentina. Other podium placings include third place finishes at the 2005 Rally Japan and the 2008 Monte Carlo Rally. Prior to his motorsport career, Atkinson saw his career as a stockbroker, because of its salary. He graduated at Bond University in commerce at 2000. After years of attending rallies as a spectator, Atkinson was a co-driver for his brother Ben. Shortly, the pair swapped positions, scoring a class win and third overall.