Eric Cayrolle

Eric Cayrolle
Nationality French
Born August 27, 1962 (1962-08-27) (age 49)
Pau (France)
2012 World Touring Car Championship
Debut season 2009
Current team SUNRED Engineering
Car no. 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

Eric Cayrolle (born 27 August 1962 in Pau) is a French auto racing driver.

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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.[1]

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.[2]

Racing record

Complete WTCC 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 Position Points
2009 SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TFSI CUR PUE MAR PAU VAL BRN POR BRA OSC IMO OKA MAC 19th 1
10 8

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