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benoît tréluyer
BIO
- Date of Birth: December 7, 1976
- Place of Birth: Alençon, France
- Height: 1,78m
- Weight: 68 kg
- Le Mans 24 Hours participations: 12
- Hobbies: Moutain biking and Motocross
HIGHLIGHTS
2012
2011 - 2012 - 2014
2011-2018
Career
Promising Beginnings
Since the beginning of his racing career in 1990, Benoît Treluyer developed into one of the fastest, most reliable, dedicated and sought-after drivers in the sports’ prototype ranks.
Today he is best known as one third of Audi’s 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship-winning crew, alongside André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler. The trio, who are firm friends away from the circuit, had plenty of success in motorsport’s greatest event – the 24 Hours of Le Mans – taking three victories in four years in 2011, ’12 and ’14.
But that’s not to say Benoît’s path to the top of the sportscar racing world was conventional. In 2000, he took the brave step of moving to Japan, where, despite the language barrier and obvious cultural differences, he found success. So much so, that he took titles in every category he competed in.
Benoît remains hugely popular in Japan and has a strong affinity for the country and its people. But at the end of 2011, he made the difficult decision to relocate to his native France to focus on conquering the endurance racing world as part of Audi’s WEC squad.
The audi sport story
Benoit returned to France at the end of 2011 with his sights firmly set on helping Audi’s WEC team find success.
After several participations in the 24 Hours of Le Mans – a race dear to his heart – Benoît signed for Audi in 2010. Since then, he has never looked back, winning the world’s most illustrious race three times, and becoming FIA World Endurance Champion in 2012.
Audi withdrew from the WEC at the end of 2016, but the Frenchman remained with the German outfit. He followed the manufacturer to the Andros Trophy for the 2016-17 season, allowing him to race for the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT. Benoit also linked up with the squad to tackle the highly competitive Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The Frenchman also competed in the Italian GT Championship in 2017 and 2018 – taking two wins in an Audi R8 LMS.
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