Sébastien Chardonnet

Sébastien Chardonnet
Chardonnet at 2013 Rally Finland
Personal information
NationalityFrance French
Born (1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 (age 36)
World Rally Championship record
Active years2012–2015
TeamsCollectif Equipe de France Rallye
Rallies22
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points1
First rally2012 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally2015 Monte Carlo Rally

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.

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

WRC results

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
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

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

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

  1. ^ Dumitru, Mihai (2012-10-05). "Sébastien Chardonnet sau Seb 3.0 este nepotul unui importator de ARO". Rally Racing. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  2. ^ "WRC Academy launched in Lisbon". WRC.com. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2012.