Ulysse Delsaux

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Ulysse Delsaux
Ulysse Delsaux 2017.jpg
Ulysse Delsaux at Venray in 2017
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
Born (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 27)
Troyes, France
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season 2014
Current teamRDV Competition
Car number10
Starts25 (ENPRO)
47 (EN2)
Championships1 (2018 EN2)
Wins0 (ENPRO)
4 (EN2)
Poles0 (ENPRO)
6 (EN2)
Fastest laps1 (ENPRO)
7 (EN2)
Best finish1st in 2018 (EN2)
Finished last season9th in 2019
Previous series
2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Championship titles
2018 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2

Ulysse Delsaux (born 22 September 1997) is a French professional racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 14 Ford Mustang for SpeedHouse Racing in the EuroNASCAR PRO class. He is a one-time champion in the Euro Series, having won the EuroNASCAR 2 championship in 2018.

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Racing career

Delsaux made his kart racing debut in the Ile-De-France Minikart Championship at the age of nine, two years after his father Emmanuel gave him his first kart. [1] Early in his career, he competed in the regional championships and won the regional title in 2011, allowing him to move to international championships before a crash forced Delsaux to stop competing in karting. [2]

In 2013, Delsaux switched to stock car racing and joined the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Developmental program. He was given to opportunity to make his racing debut in a street stock race at Bowman-Gray Stadium. [3] In 2014, he made his debut in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, signing a contract to compete in the Elite 2 class with RDV Competition. [4] He finished 9th in the championship with a best finish of fourth in the second race at Umbria.

Delsaux was transferred to the No. 3 team as the Elite 2 partner of Frédéric Gabillon for the 2015 season. [5] He finished the season in 7th in the championship with 1 podium finish in the second race at Tours, two Top-5 finishes, and a total of 10 Top-10 finishes. In 2016, he made his K&N East debut for Precision Performance Motorsports during the season-opening round at New Smyrna. [6] He qualified in 19th before finishing in 28th after he was involved in a crash on lap 50. [7] He also moved up to the Elite 1 class on the same year, driving the No. 31 RDV Competition Ford Mustang for all twelve races of the season. He finished 9th in points with 6 Top-10 finishes.

The next season, 2017, saw Delsaux move back to Elite 2 class to once again partner Gabillon in the No. 3 RDV Competition team. He scored an emotional first Euro Series career victory at Valencia, winning by 3.5 seconds over eventual championship winner Thomas Ferrando in the Sunday race. Afterward, Delsaux was joined by fellow drivers, spotters, and NASCAR officials to celebrate in the victory lane. [2] [8] Delsaux would finish the season in fourth, scoring a total of 1 win, 6 podiums, and 10 Top-10 finishes.

In 2018, Delsaux once again competed in Elite 2 in the No. 3 RDV Competition team. He swept both races at Tours Speedway to claim his first victories in an oval. [9] Leading the championship coming to the double points-paying playoff rounds at Hockenheim and Zolder, Delsaux started his playoff run with his third victory at the season at the Saturday race in Hockenheim before a puncture on the final lap of the Sunday race denied him of an opportunity to sweep the weekend. [10] [11] At the season finale round in Zolder, Delsaux was able to recover from an early accident to finish in second on the first race before being crowned as the Elite 2 champion after finishing third in the second race. Delsaux finished the season just 6 points ahead of Florian Venturi in the championship with 3 wins, 6 podiums, and 10 Top-10 finishes. [12] [13]

Delsaux returned to the Elite 1 class in 2019 to replace Bobby Labonte in the second RDV team. Delsaux would run the No. 36 car for 2019. He stated that the No. 36 is an inversion of 63, which serves as a tribute to both his father Emmanuel, who was born in 1963, and Jim Clark, who won his first Formula One title in 1963. [14] He finished 9th in points with 1 Top-5 and 4 Top-10 finishes.

For the 2020 season, Delsaux was originally scheduled to race in both the EuroNASCAR PRO and the EuroNASCAR 2 class, and was also going to run the No. 10 instead of the No. 36, stating that he wanted to run the number as a way to represent Aube, his home department. [15] However, he did not race at all that year due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Personal life

Delsaux is autistic. He had trouble communicating with others as a child and was unable to talk until he was 5 years old. As of 2017, he still had to make a monthly visit with a doctor in Paris. [2] He has said that his aspirations in racing "is the demonstration that there is no obstacle you cannot overcome with hard work, passion, and a strong will to succeed". [1] His childhood idols include Jeff Gordon and Jim Clark. [14]

He is known to be a fan of anime and his helmet currently features an illustration of Sinon from Sword Art Online on the back of his helmet. [2]

Complete motorsports results

NASCAR

Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NWESPts
2016 RDV Competition31 Ford VAL
11		 VAL
24		 VEN
9		 VEN
19		 BRH
12		 BRH
14		 TOU
7		 TOU
10		 ADR
8		 ADR
20		 ZOL
9		 ZOL
10		9th496
2019 36 Chevy VAL
16		 VAL
23		 FRA
15		 FRA
11		 BRH
13		 BRH
14		 MOS
11		 MOS
5		 VEN
7^		 HOC
9		 HOC
10		 ZOL
11		 ZOL
11		9th429
2021 RDV Competition10 Chevy ESP
13		 ESP
12		 GBR
13		 GBR
11		 CZE
13		 CZE
8		 CRO
9		 CRO
10		 BEL
9		 BEL
11		 ITA
Wth		 ITA
Wth		19th218
2023 SpeedHouse Racing 14 Ford ESP
11		 ESP
6		 GBR
12		 GBR
10		 ITA
6		 ITA
7		 CZE
6		 CZE
9		 GER
8		 GER
11		 BEL
9		 BEL
9		7th345
2024 ESP
6		 ESP
6		 ITA ITA GBR GBR NLD CZE CZE GER GER BEL BEL -*-*

Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112NWESPts
2014 RDV Competition23 Chevy VAL
13		 VAL
15		9th504
10 BRH
15		 BRH
17		 TOU
24		 TOU
13		 NÜR
DNS		 NÜR
9		 UMB
6		 UMB
4		 BUG
12		 BUG
21
2015 3 Ford VAL
6		 VAL
20		 VEN
8		 VEN
7		 BRH
8		 BRH
10		 TOU
5		 TOU
2		 UMB
6		 UMB
9		 ZOL
12		 ZOL
10		7th572
2017 Toyota VAL
2		 VAL
1*		 BRH
7		 BRH
2		 VEN
3		 HOC
18		 FRA
8		 ZOL
12		4th580
Ford VEN
12		 HOC
2		 FRA
3		 ZOL
8
2018 Toyota VAL
2		 VAL
27		 FRA
5		 FRA
4		 BRH
5		 BRH
6		 TOU
1*		 TOU
1*		 HOC
1*		 HOC
20*		 ZOL
2		 ZOL
3		1st503
2022 RDV Competition3 Chevy ESP
5		 ESP
4		 GBR
6		 GBR
6		 ITA
27		 ITA
4		 CZE
17		 CZE
5		 BEL
7		 BEL
4		 CRO
11		 CRO
7		5th367

K&N Pro Series East

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2016 Precision Performance Motorsports 46 Toyota NSM
28		 MOB GRE BRI VIR DOM STA COL NHA IOW GLN GRE NJM DOV 58th16 [16]

* Season still in progress

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References

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