Sébastien Chardonnet (born 17 October 1988) is a French rally driver. He made his WRC debut in 2012 Monte Carlo Rally in Renault Clio R3 with his co-driver Thibault de la Haye. Chardonnet scored his first championship point in 2012 Rallye de France by finishing tenth overall driving Citroën DS3 WRC.
 Chardonnet at 2013 Rally Finland | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 17 October 1988 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2012–2015 |
| Teams | Collectif Equipe de France Rallye |
| Rallies | 22 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 1 |
| First rally | 2012 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Last rally | 2015 Monte Carlo Rally |
Sébastien started his career in karting at the age of 11, promoting to single-seaters such as Formula Renault before switching to rallying, in 2009. His grandfather was André 'Doudou' Chardonnet, a former circuit racer and rally driver himself. André Chardonnet was also an established Lancia importer in France, who owned a very successful privateer rally team. Frenchman Bernard Darniche won Tour de Corse in 1979 and 1981 at the wheel of a Team Chardonnet entered Lancia Stratos, famously painted 'bleu de France'.[1]
In 2011, Chardonnet was about to make his World Rally Championship debut driving Ford Fiesta R2 in WRC Academy that season. Eventually he had to withdraw from the series before the first rally, due to sponsorship difficulties.[2]
In 2012, he made his first WRC appearance with a WRC car, at 2012 Rallye de France. He finished tenth overall with a Citroën DS3 WRC.
In 2013, he competed in the WRC-3 championship, driving a Citroën DS3 R3T supported by Citroën's official WRC team. He won the championship by a ten-point-margin to Keith Cronin. Chardonnet won two events in the season and finished three times in second place.
Career results edit
WRC results edit
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sébastien Chardonnet | Renault Clio R3 | MON 19 |
SWE | MEX | 30th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Citroën DS3 R3T | POR 25 |
ARG | GRE 28 |
NZL | FIN 33 |
GER 15 |
GBR 19 |
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| Collectif Equipe de France Rallye | Citroën DS3 WRC | FRA 10 |
ITA | ESP | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Sébastien Chardonnet | Citroën DS3 R3T | MON 13 |
SWE | MEX | POR 20 |
ARG | GRE | ITA 21 |
FIN 23 |
GER 15 |
AUS | FRA 14 |
ESP | GBR 20 |
NC | 0 |
| 2014 | Sébastien Chardonnet | Citroën DS3 R3T | MON 11 |
SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | NC | 0 | ||||||||
| Top Teams by MY Racing | Citroën DS3 R5 | ITA 11 |
POL 43 |
FIN Ret |
GER Ret |
AUS | FRA 18 |
ESP Ret |
GBR | ||||||||
| 2015 | Sébastien Chardonnet | Citroën DS3 WRC | MON 47 |
SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | NC | 0 |
WRC 3 results edit
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sébastien Chardonnet | Citroën DS3 R3T | MON 1 |
SWE | MEX | POR 2 |
ARG | GRE | ITA 4 |
FIN 2 |
GER 1 |
AUS | FRA 2 |
ESP | GBR | 1st | 104 |
WRC-2 results edit
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WRC-2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Top Teams by MY Racing | Citroën DS3 R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA 2 |
POL 11 |
FIN Ret |
GER Ret |
AUS | FRA 3 |
ESP Ret |
GBR | 15th | 33 |
References edit
- ^ Dumitru, Mihai (2012-10-05). "Sébastien Chardonnet sau Seb 3.0 este nepotul unui importator de ARO". Rally Racing. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "WRC Academy launched in Lisbon". WRC.com. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2012.