Keith Cronin (born 18 July 1986) is an
Irish rally driver
Rallying is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (sometimes called "rally racing" in United States), navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed ...
and four-time winner of the
British Rally Championship
The British Rally Championship (BRC) is a rallying series based in the United Kingdom. The first championship was run in 1958 and it has been licensed by the Motor Sports Association (MSA) since 1999. MSA has opted not to run the series in ...
. He won the
2009 British Rally Championship in his first year in the series, defeating multiple champion
Mark Higgins in his privately entered TTec Rally Prep Cronin Motorsport
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX. Cronin successfully defended his title in
2010
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driving a
Subaru Impreza
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.
After missing the 2011 season, he returned to the Championship in
2012
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. He won three out of six events in his
Citroen DS3 R3, meaning he won the overall title for the third time in his career. 2017 saw him crowned British Rally Champion for the fourth time.
In addition to competing in national events, in 2010, Cronin took part in two
Intercontinental Rally Challenge
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events, driving a
Proton Satria Neo S2000 for the Proton R3 Malaysia Rally Team.
In 2012, Cronin also competed in three rounds of the French Citroen Racing Trophy.
In 2013, Cronin won the
Galway International Rally in a Subaru S11 WRC.
References
External links
Keith Cronin Motorsport
1986 births
Living people
Irish rally drivers
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