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Who was Craig Breen? Tributes pour in as Irish rally driver dies in testing crash

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John Peck

Updated on February 14, 2026

Craig Breen, an Irish World Convention Title driver, died in a pre-occasion testing crash on Thursday, April 13, 2023. The appalling mishap happened not long before the end of the week’s Croatia Rally. Notwithstanding, Craig’s co-driver, James Fulton, was safe during the occurrence. Accordingly, it isn’t understood what precisely caused the demise of the meeting driver.

In any case, it is being accounted for that Breen went off the street during a group test on Black-top Street in Croatia and surrendered to a few wounds. The 33-year-old meeting driver was essential for the Hyundai Motorsport Group. Following the misfortune, the group made an announcement, saying:

“Hyundai Motorsport sends its sincerest sympathies to Craig’s family, companions and his many fans. Co-driver James Fulton was safe in the occurrence that happened soon after late morning neighborhood time.”
Craig Breen won the Very 2000 WRC in 2012 and the WRC Foundation Cup in 2011. He additionally won the 2021 Rentokil Memorable Convention in Ireland. Breen was an energizing driver for Hyundai On the planet Rally Title.

Craig Breen was born and raised in Waterford, Ireland. He was an Irish meeting driver who was a piece of the Hyundai group On the planet Rally Title.

He was the child of Beam Breen, who was likewise a public boss in Irish energizing. The child of the public boss continued in the strides of his dad and started karting in 1999.

He then, at that point, changed to revitalizing in 2007. In 2009, he began full-time revitalizing, where he contended in the Irish, English, and Worldwide Holiday Wearing Prizes. At that point, he was the champ of every one of the three prizes.

He then advanced into title driving and rose to progress as he was a piece of the Citroën All out World Convention Group in 2016 and afterward joined the M-Game World Meeting Group as their lead driver for the 2022 season.

He won many honors and awards for his exhibitions, including the WRC Foundation Cup in 2011 and the 2011 Rallye Deutschland. Notwithstanding, his miserable dying has left the universe of revitalizing discolored.


The World Convention Title likewise paid their recognitions for the driver in an explanation:

“The WRC family is stunned and disheartened to learn of Craig Breen’s passing. Our contemplations and sympathies are with the loved ones of Craig at this staggeringly miserable time.”

The lamentable fresh insight about Irish convention driver Craig Breen’s passing has left the motorsports world and his fans in a condition of shock and grieving. Virtual entertainment has been overflowed with messages of sympathies, honoring the refined driver who died while doing what he adored most.