Yann Ehrlacher | |
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Nationality | French |
Born | Mulhouse, France | 4 June 1996
Related to | Yves Ehrlacher (father) Cathy Muller (mother) Yvan Muller (uncle) |
World Touring Car Championship/World Touring Car Cup career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | Cyan Performance Lynk & Co |
Racing licence | FIA Gold |
Car number | 68 |
Former teams | RC Motorsport, ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport |
Starts | 20 |
Wins | 6 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 1st in 2020, 2021 |
Previous series | |
2016–17 2015 2013–14 | European Le Mans Series Championnat de France de Supertourisme Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup |
Championship titles | |
2020, 2021 | World Touring Car Cup |
Yann Ehrlacher (born 4 July 1996) is a French auto racing driver who competes in the TCR World Tour for Cyan Performance Lynk & Co. He was the 2020 World Touring Car Cup winner and defended the title in 2021. He is the son of former racing driver Cathy Muller and Yves Ehrlacher, a former professional footballer. He is also the nephew of Yvan Muller, quadruple winner of the World Touring Car Championship. [1]
Unlike most drivers of his generation, Yann Ehrlacher has never competed in karting. He made his motorsport debut in a Mitjet 1300 at the end of the 2012 season, where he already stood out for his speed. [2]
* Season still in progress.
Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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2016 | M.Racing - YMR | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL Ret | IMO 5 | RBR 10 | LEC Ret | SPA Ret | EST 1 | 8th | 36 |
2017 | M.Racing - YMR | LMP3 | Norma M30 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL 10 | MNZ | RBR Ret | LEC Ret | SPA Ret | ALG Ret | 25th | 1 |
2019 | M Racing | LMP3 | Norma M30 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | LEC 9 | MNZ | CAT 11 | SIL 8 | SPA | ALG | 19th | 7.5 |
(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 | DC | Points |
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2017 | RC Motorsport | Lada Vesta WTCC | MAR 1 Ret | MAR 2 12 | ITA 1 11 | ITA 2 9 | HUN 1 8 | HUN 2 8 | GER 1 9 | GER 2 9 | POR 1 9 | POR 2 11 | ARG 1 1 | ARG 2 8 | CHN 1 2 | CHN 2 8 | JPN 1 2 | JPN 2 7 | MAC 1 12 | MAC 2 14 | QAT 1 13 | QAT 2 12 | 10th | 90 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
(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 | DC | Points |
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2023 | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR | ALG 1 7 | ALG 2 7 | SPA 1 1 | SPA 2 5 | VAL 1 5 | VAL 2 2 | HUN 1 1 | HUN 2 6 | ELP 1 5 | ELP 2 3 | VIL 1 6 | VIL 2 16† | SYD 1 6 | SYD 2 9 | SYD 3 7 | BAT 1 4 | BAT 2 5 | BAT 3 1 | MAC 1 6 | MAC 2 3 | 2nd | 430 |
2024 | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR | VAL 1 2 | VAL 2 14 | MRK 1 1 | MRK 2 Ret | MDO 1 6 | MDO 2 1 | SAP 1 4 | SAP 2 20 | ELP 1 1 | ELP 2 21 | ZHZ 1 | ZHZ 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | 4th* | 201* |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. * Season still in progress.
(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 |
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2023 | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR | ALG 1 7 | ALG 2 7 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | SPA 1 1 | SPA 2 5 | HUN 1 1 | HUN 2 6 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | NC‡ | 0‡ |
‡ Driver was a World Tour full-time entry and was ineligible for points.
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