Jimmy Clairet

Jimmy Clairet
Jimmy Clairet
Nationality	French
Born	20 December 1990 (age 33); Paris, Île-de-France, France
TCR Europe Touring Car Series career
Debut season	2019
Current team	Gruppo Baldan by Comtoyou Racing
Car number	16
Former teams	Team Clairet Sport
Starts	44
Wins	2
Poles	0
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	8th in 2021
Previous series
2015-16; 2013-14	Renault Clio Cup France; Peugeot 208 Racing Cup France; Peugeot 308 Racing Cup

Last updated October 01, 2024

Jimmy Clairet (born 20 December 1990) is a French racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. Having previously competed in the French Renault Clio Cup & French Peugeot 208 Racing Cup.

Racing career

Clairet began his career in 2013 in the French Peugeot 208 Racing Cup, he raced there up until 2014 and finished 2nd in the championship standings that year. He switched to the French Renault Clio Cup for 2015, taking a single victory on his way to finish 6th in the standings. He stayed in the championship for 2016.^[1]

In April 2016 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Peugeot 308 Racing Cup for Sébastien Loeb Racing.^[2]^[3]

Racing record

Complete TCR International 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	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2016	Sébastien Loeb Racing	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup	BHR 1	BHR 2	EST 1	EST 2	SPA 1 13	SPA 2 13	IMO 1	IMO 2	SAL 1	SAL 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	SOC 1	SOC 2	CHA 1	CHA 2	MRN 1	MRN 2	SEP 1	SEP 2	MAC 1	MAC 2	NC	0

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
2019	Team Clairet Sport	Peugeot 308 TCR	HUN 1 14	HUN 2 27†	HOC 1 10	HOC 2 16	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 22	RBR 1 14	RBR 2 13	OSC 1 Ret	OSC 2 15	CAT 1 24	CAT 2 29†	MNZ 1 17	MNZ 2 8	20th	63
2020	Team Clairet Sport	Peugeot 308 TCR	LEC 1 6	LEC 2 23	ZOL 1 9	ZOL 2 12	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 4	CAT 1 11	CAT 2 9	SPA 1 12	SPA 2 18	JAR 1 12	JAR 2 10			14th	129
2021	Team Clairet Sport	Peugeot 308 TCR	SVK 1 Ret	SVK 2 9	LEC 1 3	LEC 2 1	ZAN 1 7	ZAN 2 5	SPA 1 13	SPA 2 11	NÜR 1 15	NÜR 2 11	MNZ 1 4	MNZ 2 6	CAT 1 9	CAT 2 16	8th	220
2024	Gruppo Baldan by Comtoyou Racing	Cupra León VZ TCR	VAL 1	VAL 2	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	SAL 1	SAL 2	SPA 1 9	SPA 2 11	BRN 1	BRN 2	CRT 1 5	CRT 2 1			12th	86

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

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References

↑ "Jimmy Clairet career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
↑ "Guilvert and Clairet to drive at Spa for SLR". tcr-series.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
↑ Casillo, Pietro (29 April 2016). "Sébastien Loeb Racing announces drivers for Peugeot's debut". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

External links

Jimmy Clairet career summary at DriverDB.com
Official website
Jimmy Clairet on Facebook

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[1] "Jimmy Clairet career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[2] "Guilvert and Clairet to drive at Spa for SLR". tcr-series.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[3] Casillo, Pietro (29 April 2016). "Sébastien Loeb Racing announces drivers for Peugeot's debut". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

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