Sébastien Chardonnet
 Chardonnet at 2013 Rally Finland | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 French |
| Born | October 17, 1988 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2012 – present |
| Teams | Collectif Equipe de France Rallye |
| Rallies | 11 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 1 |
| First rally | 2012 Monte Carlo Rally |
Sébastien Chardonnet (born 17 October 1988) is a French rally driver. He made his WRC debut in 2012 Monte Carlo Rally in Renault Clio R3 with his co-driver Thibault de la Haye. Chardonnet scored his first championship point in 2012 Rallye de France by finishing tenth overall driving Citroën DS3 WRC.
Sébastien started his career in karting at the age of 11, promoting to single-seaters such as Formula Renault before switching to rallying, in 2009. His grandfather was André 'Doudou' Chardonnet, a former circuit racer and rally driver himself. André Chardonnet was also an established Lancia importer in France, who owned a very successful privateer rally team. Frenchman Bernard Darniche won Tour de Corse in 1979 and 1981 at the wheel of a Team Chardonnet entered Lancia Stratos, famously painted 'bleu de France'.[1]
In 2011, Chardonnet was about to make his World Rally Championship debut driving Ford Fiesta R2 in WRC Academy that season. Eventually he had to withdraw from the series before the first rally, due to sponsorship difficulties.[2]
In 2012, he made his first WRC appearance with a WRC car, at 2012 Rallye de France. He finished tenth overall with a Citroën DS3 WRC.
In 2013, he is competing in the WRC-3 championship, driving a Citröen DS3 R3T supported by Citroën's official WRC team. He is performing well, being currently at the lead of the championship, after Rally Finland.
Career results
WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sébastien Chardonnet | Renault Clio R3 | MON 19 |
SWE | MEX | 30th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Citroën DS3 R3T | POR 25 |
ARG | GRE 28 |
NZL | FIN 33 |
GER 15 |
GBR 19 |
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| Collectif Equipe de France Rallye | Citroën DS3 WRC | FRA 10 |
ITA | ESP | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Sébastien Chardonnet | Citroën DS3 R3T | MON 13 |
SWE | MEX | POR 20 |
ARG | GRE | ITA 21 |
FIN 23 |
GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | NC* | 0* |
* Season in progress.
WRC 3 results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WRC 3 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sébastien Chardonnet | Citroën DS3 R3T | MON 1 |
SWE | MEX | POR 2 |
ARG | GRE | ITA 4 |
FIN 2 |
GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | 1st* | 73* |
* Season in progress.
References
- ↑ Dumitru, Mihai (2012-10-05). "Sébastien Chardonnet sau Seb 3.0 este nepotul unui importator de ARO". Rally Racing. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ↑ "WRC Academy launched in Lisbon". WRC.com. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2012.