Waterford Star heads to Europe.

Motorsport Ireland are delighted to announce that Craig Breen, the current Irish Young Rally Driver of the Year and Billy Coleman Award winner, has been nominated to represent Ireland in the Northern European section of the FIA Pirelli Star Driver Shootout. The shootout will take place in conjunction with the Snapphane Rally in Hässleholm, Sweden, on August 14. Craig will compete against drivers from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany and the UK.
 
The shootout will be based over five Special Stages, totalling 43 km on a gravel surface. The top two drivers will go forward from this shootout to the FIA Pirelli Star Driver Global Qualifying Shootout later in the year, leading to a fully sponsored drive in the FIA World Rally Championship for the eventual winner.

Craig was one of the leading young lights in Irish rallying last season when he secured the National Junior Rally Championship, a hat trick of Fiesta Sport Trophy Championships, and ended the season winning the Billy Coleman Award.

The Waterford driver is currently on a twelve-month work experience contract with M-Sport, the organisation responsible for running the Ford World Rally Championship Team. Craig is also taking part in both the Irish Tarmac and British Rally Championships this year.