Yann Ehrlacher
Yann Ehrlacher | |
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![]() Ehrlacher in 2023 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 28) Mulhouse, France |
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 | ![]() |
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]
Debut in motor sport
Unlike most drivers of his generation, Yann Ehrlacher has never competed in karting. He made his motorsport debut in a Mitjet [fr] 1300 at the end of the 2012 season, where he already stood out for his speed.[2]
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2013 | Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup | N/A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 14th |
2014 | Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup | N/A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 8th |
2015 | Championnat de France de Supertourisme | Yvan Muller Racing | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1228 | 1st |
2016 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | M.Racing - YMR | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 8th |
Road to Le Mans - LMP3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
2017 | World Touring Car Championship | RC Motorsport | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 10th |
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | M.Racing - YMR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25th | |
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24th | ||
2018 | World Touring Car Cup | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | 30 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 204 | 10th |
French GT4 Cup | M.Racing - YMR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22nd | |
2018–19 | Andros Trophy - Électrique Class | Andros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 10th |
2019 | World Touring Car Cup | Cyan Performance Lynk & Co | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 222 | 9th |
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | M Racing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 19th | |
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
2019–20 | Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class | Yvan Muller Racing | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 509 | 3rd |
2020 | World Touring Car Cup | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 234 | 1st |
2020–21 | Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class | M Racing | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 507 | 4th |
2021 | World Touring Car Cup | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 223 | 1st |
2021–22 | Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class | M Racing | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 537 | 2nd |
2022 | World Touring Car Cup | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 9th |
2022–23 | Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class | M Racing | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 505 | 5th |
2023 | TCR World Tour | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 430 | 2nd |
TCR Europe Touring Car Series | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
TCR South America Touring Car Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
TCR Australia Touring Car Series | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 | M Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
2024 | TCR World Tour | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 201 | 4th* |
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship |
* Season still in progress.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
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 |
Complete World Touring Car Championship 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 | 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 |
Complete World Touring Car Cup 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
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2018 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR | MAR 1 7 | MAR 2 4 | MAR 3 4 | HUN 1 1 | HUN 2 Ret | HUN 3 4 | GER 1 19 | GER 2 6 | GER 3 Ret | NED 1 1 | NED 2 2 | NED 3 6 | POR 1 Ret | POR 2 7 | POR 3 7 | SVK 1 6 | SVK 2 9 | SVK 3 14 | CHN 1 8 | CHN 2 18† | CHN 3 19 | WUH 1 18 | WUH 2 15 | WUH 3 12 | JPN 1 Ret | JPN 2 9 | JPN 3 Ret | MAC 1 14 | MAC 2 6 | MAC 3 5 | 10th | 204 |
2019 | Cyan Performance Lynk & Co | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | MAR 1 8 | MAR 2 3 | MAR 3 Ret | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 Ret | HUN 3 3 | SVK 1 22 | SVK 2 17 | SVK 3 20 | NED 1 7 | NED 2 8 | NED 3 2 | GER 1 6 | GER 2 Ret | GER 3 Ret | POR 1 2 | POR 2 8 | POR 3 3 | CHN 1 13 | CHN 2 14 | CHN 3 2 | JPN 1 12 | JPN 2 15 | JPN 3 19 | MAC 1 8 | MAC 2 6 | MAC 3 8 | MAL 1 14 | MAL 2 7 | MAL 3 16 | 9th | 222 |
2020 | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | BEL 1 7 | BEL 2 1 | GER 1 3 | GER 2 1 | SVK 1 9 | SVK 2 7 | SVK 3 11 | HUN 1 2 | HUN 2 1 | HUN 3 8 | ESP 1 11 | ESP 2 6 | ESP 3 12 | ARA 1 6 | ARA 2 6 | ARA 3 2 | 1st | 234 | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | GER 1 8 | GER 2 10 | POR 1 1 | POR 2 6 | ESP 1 5 | ESP 2 7 | HUN 1 3 | HUN 2 4 | CZE 1 3 | CZE 2 4 | FRA 1 8 | FRA 2 5 | ITA 1 8 | ITA 2 1 | RUS 1 5 | RUS 2 6 | 1st | 223 | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | FRA 1 4 | FRA 2 15 | GER 1 C | GER 2 C | HUN 1 2 | HUN 2 6 | ESP 1 5 | ESP 2 5 | POR 1 2 | POR 2 8 | ITA 1 DNS | ITA 2 DNS | ALS 1 WD | ALS 2 WD | BHR 1 | BHR 2 | SAU 1 | SAU 2 | 9th | 133 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete TCR World Tour 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 | 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.
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 |
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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.
References
External links
- Official website
- Yann Ehrlacher career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Soheil Ayari (2005) | Championnat de France de Supertourisme Champion 2015 | Succeeded by Antoine Jung |
Preceded by | World Touring Car Cup Champion 2020-2021 | Succeeded by |
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- Andy Priaulx (2005, 2006, 2007)
- Yvan Muller (2008)
- Gabriele Tarquini (2009)
- Yvan Muller (2010, 2011)
- Robert Huff (2012)
- Yvan Muller (2013)
- José María López (2014, 2015, 2016)
- Thed Björk (2017)
- Gabriele Tarquini (2018)
- Norbert Michelisz (2019)
- Yann Ehrlacher (2020, 2021)
- Mikel Azcona (2022)