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Chris Patterson (born 6 September 1968) is a British professional rally racing co-driver.
He competed first time in the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 1993 and has won the 2006 Production World Rally Championship with Nasser Al-Attiyah. Patterson is recognised as one of the world's most experienced rally navigators. 29 June 2010 he joined Petter Solberg World Rally Team to replace Solberg's retired co-driver Phil Mills.
After Solberg switched to rallycross since 2013, Patterson co-driving fellow Brit Kris Meeke on a Citroen DS3 WRC in Rally Finland, replacing Khalid Al Qassimi. Meeke was running comfortably in fifth place and set for an impressive points earning finish on his WRC return before rolling in the final section of the penultimate stage of the rally. He eventually co-driving Meeke again in Australia. In 2014 Patterson became Qassimi's co-driver.