Denis Giraudet

Denis Giraudet
	Giraudet at 2001 Rally Finland with Didier Auriol in a Peugeot 206 WRC.
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	December 16, 1955 (age 70)
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1981–1984, 1989, 1991–1993, 1995–2017, 2019, 2024-2025
Driver	Paul Gardère; Philippe Bugalski ; François Chatriot; Juha Kankkunen ; Didier Auriol ; Reza Pribadi; Thomas Rådström ; Armin Schwarz ; Nicolas Bernardi ; Nicolas Vouilloz ; Stéphane Sarrazin ; Takuma Kamada; Daniel Carlsson ; Spyros Pavlides; Eyvind Brynildsen ; François Duval ; Steve Lancaster; Evgeny Novikov ; Romain Dumas ; Yoann Bonato ; Bryan Bouffier ; Rhys Yates ; Raphaël Astier
Teams	Citroën, Ford, M-Sport Ford, Seat, Škoda, Subaru, Toyota
Rallies	190
Championships	0
Rally wins	5
Podiums	25
Stage wins	145
First rally	1981 Monte Carlo Rally
First win	1993 1000 Lakes Rally
Last win	2001 Rally Catalunya
Last rally	2025 Monte Carlo Rally

Last updated February 01, 2026

Denis Giraudet (born 16 December 1955) is a French rally co-driver.^[1]

Rally career

Giraudet started his career in 1981.^[2] He won his first rally at 1993 Rally Finland alongside four-time world champion Juha Kankkunen. His most successful partnership was with the 1994 world champion Didier Auriol.^[1] His last appearance in the World Rally Championship was at 2019 Monte Carlo Rally, where he was the navigator of Rhys Yates in a Škoda Fabia R5.^[3]

Victories

WRC victories

#	Event	Season	Driver	Car
1.	43. 1000 Lakes Rally	1993	Juha Kankkunen	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
2.	39. Tour de Corse - Rallye de France	1995	Didier Auriol	Toyota Celica GT-Four
3.	34. Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España	1998	Didier Auriol	Toyota Corolla WRC
4.	3. 555 China Rally	1999	Didier Auriol	Toyota Corolla WRC
5.	37. Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España	2001	Didier Auriol	Peugeot 206 WRC

References

1 2 "Denis Giraudet". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
↑ "WRC starts". juwra.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
↑ "87. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[profile-1] 1 2 "Denis Giraudet". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

[2] "WRC starts". juwra.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

[3] "87. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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