Éric Cayrolle
Éric Cayrolle (born 27 August 1962 in Pau) is a French auto racing driver.[1]
| Éric Cayrolle | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | August 27, 1962 Pau (France) |
| World Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | SUNRED Engineering |
| Car number | 29 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006-08 2002-03 2001 1996–2000 1996, 1998 1996 1993–95 1992–93 1988–91 1987 1984–86 | French GT Championship European Touring Car Championship European Super Touring French Supertouring Championship French Touring Car Championship Spanish Touring Car Championship French Sport Prototypes Peugeot 905 Spider Cup French F3 French Formula Renault French Renault 5 Turbo Cup |
| Championship titles | |
| 1996–98 1996, 1998 | French Supertouring Championship French Touring Car Championship |
Racing career
He is a three-time champion of the French Supertouring Championship, winning for three consecutive years between 1996 and 1998. Prior to this he competed in Formula Renault and Formula Three in his native country. After his success in the French Supertouring Championship he moved to the European series in 2001, which became the European Touring Car Championship the following year. Since then he has also competed in the French GT Championship.[2]
He made a brief return to touring cars in 2009, competing in the two rounds of the FIA World Touring Car Championship at his home town of Pau. He drove a SEAT León for SUNRED Engineering, winning the Independent's category in the second race despite having an accident while leading the class with one lap to go. He crashed in to the barriers and was clipped by the Chevrolet Cruze of Nicola Larini, bringing out the red flag for the second-time in the race. However, the race results were determined by the positions on the previous lap and Cayrolle finished the race eighth overall and winner of the independent's category.[3]
Racing record
Complete European Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Max Team | BMW 320i | MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
BRN 1 5 |
BRN 2 7 |
MAG 1 6 |
MAG 2 Ret |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 7 |
ZOL 1 11 |
ZOL 2 10 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 Ret |
A1R 1 10 |
A1R 2 12 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 9 |
JAR 1 8 |
JAR 2 11 |
EST 1 10 |
EST 2 Ret |
9th | 357 |
| 2002 | Scuderia Bigazzi | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 13† |
SIL 1 7 |
SIL 2 12† |
BRN 1 10 |
BRN 2 11 |
JAR 1 12 |
JAR 2 9 |
AND 1 13 |
AND 2 Ret |
OSC 1 9 |
OSC 2 Ret |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 7 |
PER 1 11 |
PER 2 9 |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 Ret |
EST 1 8 |
EST 2 8 |
NC | 0 |
| 2003 | Scuderia Bigazzi | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | VAL 1 14 |
VAL 2 14 |
MAG 1 NC |
MAG 2 Ret |
PER 1 Ret |
PER 2 DNS |
BRN 1 14 |
BRN 2 12 |
DON 1 14 |
DON 2 14 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 DNS |
AND 1 |
AND 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
NC | 0 |
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León 2.0 TFSI | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
FRA 1 10 |
FRA 2 8 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
19th | 1 |
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Comtoyou Team Audi Sport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | FRA 1 14 |
FRA 2 14 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
ALS 1 |
ALS 2 |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
SAU 1 |
SAU 2 |
NC‡ | 0‡ |
‡ As Cayrolle was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
PAU 1 5 |
PAU 2 Ret |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
22nd | 26 |
References
- Sudouest.fr Cayrolle pensera à Pau 21 May 2011 "Éric Cayrolle sera l'un des trois Palois, alignés dans un championnat européen cette saison, privés du Grand Prix de Pau. Il retrouvera à Navarra, en Espagne, ses deux coéquipiers Mickaël Petit et Christophe Jouet."
- "FIA WTCR | World Touring Car Cup".
- "FIA WTCR | World Touring Car Cup".
External links
- Éric Cayrolle career summary at DriverDB.com