Chris Alajajian

Chris Alajajian
Nationality	Australian
Born	October 31, 1986 (1986-10-31) (age 24) Sydney, Australia
Australian Mini Challenge
Years active	2009 - 2010
Teams	Jack Hillerman Racing
Best finish	1st in 2010 Australian Mini Challenge
Previous series
2007-08 2006-07 2004-08 2004-05 2003-04	A1 Grand Prix Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series Australian Formula 3 Australian Performance Car Australian Production Car
Championship titles
2004	Australian Production Car Championship

Chris Alajajian (31 October 1986) is an Australian race car driver.

In 2004 he won the Australian Production Car Championship, becoming the youngest ever driver to win an Australian championship. In the same year he also contested some rounds of the Australian Formula 3 Championship with Piccola Scuderia and raced in the Australian GT Performance Car Championship.

Continuing in Australian Formula 3 in 2005, Alajajian started the year with Astuti Competition, before moving to Protecnica Racing. He finished third in the championship. Chris also won a number of races in the Australian Performance Car Championship with Protecnica Racing.

Alajajian moved to the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series‎ for 2006. At Bathurst on Friday 6 October 2006 Alajajian was involved in an accident that resulted in the death of New Zealand racing driver Mark Porter. Porter's car spun in a section at the top of the mountain and was hit from behind by Alajajian and stalled, sitting sideways on the track. As fellow driver David Clark came around a blind corner he swerved to try and avoid Porter's car but slid sideways into the drivers door. Porter was airlifted to hospital with serious head and chest injuries but died in late afternoon of Sunday 8 October as the feature race was concluding. The incident was completely unavoidable as it occurred in a section of track that is blind to following drivers.

He continued in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series‎ 2007 and made a one-off appearance in 2009 after a quiet 2008. Alajajian moved to the Australian Mini Challenge later in 2009 where he finished second in the Championship. His prize for that will be a trip to Spain with series champion Paul Stokell to represent Australia in the Mini Challenge World Finals in 2010.

V8Supercar results

2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

Round	Track	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3
Round 3	Queensland Raceway	28th	2nd	DNF
Round 4	Oran Park Raceway	11th	24th	7th
Round 5	Mallala Motorsport Park	4th	19th	11th
Round 6	Mount Panorama Circuit	30th	DNF
Round 7	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	DNF	14th

2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

Round	Track	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3
Round 2	Wakefield Park	1st	DNF	DNF
Round 3	Winton Motor Raceway	DNF	17th	19th
Round 4	Queensland Raceway	DNF	DNF	DNS
Round 5	Oran Park Raceway	DNF	16th	18th
Round 6	Mount Panorama Circuit	DNF	DNS

2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

Round	Track	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3
Round 1	Adelaide Street Circuit	DNF	DNS

A1 Grand Prix

First Test: In August 2007, Alajajian flew to the Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit in Great Britain to test for A1 Team Lebanon in the A1 Grand Prix series, before jetting back into Sydney in time for the fifth round of the Fujitsu V8s at Oran Park Raceway, west of Sydney.

The test in the 550 hp A1GP car was recognition of Alajajian's prowess behind the wheel of open-wheeled cars, finishing as high as second in the opening round of the 2007 Australian Formula Three championship – run in conjunction with the Australian round of the 2006-07 A1GP at Eastern Creek in February 2007.^[1]

Racing:Chris made his debut in the series at the Dutch round in the 2007-08 season. After missing round 2 in Brno, he raced the next 4 rounds, being in a points scoring position in New Zealand before being hit from behind, and was 2nd quickest in Rookie Qualifying at Eastern Creek.

Career results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
2003	Australian Production Car Championship	6th	BMW 323i	Wayne Russell
2004	Australian Formula 3 Championship	8th	Dallara F301 Spiess Opel	Protecnica
2004	Australian GT Performance Car Championship	27th	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	Protecnica
2004	Australian Production Car Championship	1st	Subaru Liberty GT	Protecnica
2005	Australian Drivers' Championship (1)	3rd	Dallara F304 Sodemo Renault	Protecnica
2005	Australian Performance Car Championship	11th	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	Protecnica
2006	Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	25th	Holden VY Commodore	Jack Hillerman Racing
2006	Australian Drivers' Championship (1)	6th	Dallara F304 Sodemo Renault	Protecnica
2006	Australian Performance Car Championship – Privateers Cup	6th	Subaru Liberty GT
2007	Australian Drivers' Championship (1)	12th	Dallara F304 Sodemo Renault	Protecnica
2007	Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	34th	Holden VZ Commodore	Jack Hillerman Racing
2007-08	A1 Grand Prix	22nd (2)	Lola A1GP - Zytek	A1 Team Lebanon
2008	Australian Drivers' Championship (1)	12th	Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz	Team BRM
2009	Australian Mini Challenge	2nd	Mini JCW R56	Jack Hillerman Racing
2010	Australian Mini Challenge	1st	Mini JCW R56	Jack Hillerman Racing

• (1) = Contested concurrently with the Australian Formula 3 Championship
• (2) = Team standings.

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2007–08	A1 Team Lebanon	NED SPR 14	NED FEA 19	CZE SPR	CZE FEA	MYS SPR 14	MYS FEA Ret	CHN SPR Ret	CHN FEA 13	NZL SPR 15	NZL FEA Ret	AUS SPR 19	AUS FEA 19	RSA SPR	RSA FEA	MEX SPR	MEX FEA	CHN SPR	CHN FEA	GBR SPR	GBR SPR	22nd	0

References

1. ^ "Lebanon join Snetterton test". A1GP. 14 August 2007. http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=32102. Retrieved 2007-09-28. 

External links

• TheChris.com.au - Chris Alajajian's official site
• V8 Supercars - Chris Alajajian's win at Wakefield Park Raceway (released 01/04/2007)

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Name	Alajajian, Chris
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Date of birth	31 October 1986
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
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