Yvan Muller
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| Yvan Muller | |
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 Yvan Muller in 2006, as a WTCC driver |
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| Nationality |  |
| Teams | Audi, Vauxhall |
| Drivers championships | 1 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Podium finishes | 79 |
| Poles | 17 |
| Fastest laps | 28 |
| Debut season | 1998 |
| First win | 1999 |
| Best championship position | 1st (2003) |
| Final season (2005) position | 2nd (273 points) |
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Yvan Muller (born August 16, 1969) is a French auto racing driver.
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[edit] Biography
Muller was born in Altkirch (Alsace).
He has won the Andros Trophy Ice Racing Championship 10 times, but primarily races in touring cars, although he won the British Formula 2 and European Formula 3000 titles early in his career. He won the French Touring Car championship in 1995, and has also raced in the German and Italian championships, and has also raced at Le Mans, and a one-off in the ETCC. In 2005 he also competed in selected rounds of the Australian V8 Supercar series, winning the 2005 Sandown 500 with Craig Lowndes.
[edit] BTCC
For several years he primarily raced in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), initially for Audi before joining Vauxhall and taking his first win in 1999. He came sixth overall in 1999, and fourth in 2000.
When the regulations changed for 2001 Vauxhall had the best car, and he won the 2003 title as well as finishing as runner up in 2001 (to team-mate Jason Plato), 2002 and 2004 (both to team-mate James Thompson, and 2005 (to Matt Neal in a Honda Integra).
[edit] WTCC
On November 12, 2005 it was officially announced that he would be switching to the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC), driving for SEAT Sport. This made him one of three drivers called Muller in the championship, alongside BMW drivers Jorg and Dirk. A pair of 2nd places in the opening meeting showed that he was a likely frontrunner, his first win then coming in round 5 at Brands Hatch. After 8 rounds he is joint leader of the championship alongside double champion Andy Priaulx of Guernsey.
