Adrien Tambay

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Adrien Tambay
Tambay in 2022
NationalityFrance French
Born (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 33)
Paris, France
Related toPatrick Tambay (father)
DTM
Years active2012–2016
Former teamsAbt Sportsline
Starts65
Wins0
Podiums3
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish10th in 2012
Previous series
2011
2010–2011
2010
2009
2008
2007		World Series by Renault
Auto GP
GP3 Series
Formula 3 Euro Series
Formula BMW Europe
Formula BMW ADAC

Adrien Tambay (born 25 February 1991) is a French professional racing driver. He currently is an official CUPRA driver and is the 2022 ETCR Champion. He is the son of former Formula One driver Patrick Tambay, who won two Grands Prix for Ferrari in the early 1980s.

Career

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Formula BMW

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Born in Paris, Tambay began his car racing career in the German Formula BMW ADAC series, finishing fourth and rookie champion. He moved to the new Formula BMW Europe series in 2008, where he finished third behind Esteban Gutiérrez and Marco Wittmann.

Tambay on the Formula Three Euroseries at the Hockenheimring (2009)

Formula Three

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In 2009 he raced in the Formula Three Euroseries for leading team ART Grand Prix.[1] He missed the Oschersleben and Nürburgring rounds of the Euroseries, and also an invitational entry to the British Formula 3 Championship at Spa, due to a head injury suffered while playing football.[2] He ended the Euroseries season pointless, recording a best finish of seventh at EuroSpeedway and the Norisring.

Auto GP

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In 2010 he raced in the Auto GP series for Charouz-Gravity Racing.[3]

GP3

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After James Jakes had a wrist injury at Hockenheim, Tambay was called in to replace him in Manor Racing. In his second outing at Spa-Francorchamps, Tambay retired first race and therefore started 27th in the second race. The rain started during the race, but Tambay kept driving on slicks, and winning the race ahead of Alexander Rossi.

DTM

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Adrien Tambay, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 2014 - Hockenheimring

Adrien Tambay was one of the eight Audi factory drivers in the DTM championship for five years between 2012 and 2016.[4] He scored a top ten championship finish in his first year and amassed a total of 3 podiums, 1 pole position and 1 fastest lap throughout his DTM career.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2007 Formula BMW ADAC Josef Kaufmann Racing 18 2 2 0 7 573 4th
Formula BMW USA EuroInternational 4 0 0 1 2 109 17th
Formula BMW World Final 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
2008 Formula BMW Europe Eifelland Racing 16 2 2 0 9 260 3rd
Formula BMW Americas EuroInternational 3 1 0 1 3 0 NC†
2009 Formula 3 Euro Series ART Grand Prix 16 0 0 0 0 0 21st
British Formula 3 International Series 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2010 GP3 Series Manor Racing 4 1 0 0 1 6 20th
Auto GP Series Charouz-Gravity Racing 12 1 0 1 2 29 6th
2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Pons Racing 1 0 0 0 0 6 27th
International DracoRacing 1 0 0 0 0
Auto GP Series DAMS 6 0 0 0 2 114 4th
Campos Racing 6 1 1 0 3
FIA GT3 European Championship Saintéloc Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 48th
2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Abt 10 0 0 0 1 28 10th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Saintéloc Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Abt 10 0 0 1 0 30 14th
2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Abt 10 0 1 0 1 36 14th
2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Abt 18 0 0 0 0 3 24th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Saintéloc 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Rosberg 17 0 0 0 1 40 18th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Strakka Racing 3 0 0 0 0 8 40th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 2 0 0 0 0 12 20th
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 2 0 0 0 0 0.5 35th
French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am Cool Racing 6 0 0 1 0 24 16th
2020 French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am Saintéloc Racing 12 0 1 4 0 23 14th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 EuroInternational 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am 12 0 0 1 1 38 15th
2022 GT4 European Series - Pro-Am Saintéloc Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup Cupra EKS 6 1 N/A N/A 5 535 1st
2022–23 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class DRP 3 0 0 0 0 113 14th
Formula E ABT CUPRA Formula E Team Test driver
2023 Extreme E Championship Abt Cupra XE 1 0 N/A N/A 0 6 18th
2023–24 Formula E ABT CUPRA Formula E Team Test driver

† As Tambay was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2009 ART Grand Prix Dallara F308/040 Mercedes HOC
1
13 		HOC
2
Ret 		LAU
1
11 		LAU
2
7 		NOR
1
19 		NOR
2
7 		ZAN
1
11 		ZAN
2
Ret 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		BRH
1
12 		BRH
2
Ret 		CAT
1
17 		CAT
2
Ret 		DIJ
1
20† 		DIJ
2
10 		HOC
1
14 		HOC
2
10 		21st 0

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Auto GP Results

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Tambay achieved his only win of the 2011 Auto GP season for Campos Racing, at Mugello.

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2010 Charouz-Gravity Racing BRN
1
6 		BRN
2
Ret 		IMO
1
1 		IMO
2
4 		SPA
1
Ret 		SPA
2
10 		MAG
1
14 		MAG
2
10 		NAV
1
Ret 		NAV
2
5 		MNZ
1
2 		MNZ
2
5 		6th 29
2011 DAMS MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
2 		HUN
1
2 		HUN
2
4 		BRN
1
Ret 		BRN
2
8 		DON
1 		DON
2 		4th 114
Campos Racing OSC
1
2 		OSC
2
3 		VAL
1
6 		VAL
2
4 		MUG
1
1 		MUG
2
6

Complete GP3 Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2010 Manor Racing CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		IST
FEA 		IST
SPR 		VAL
FEA 		VAL
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		HOC
FEA 		HOC
SPR 		HUN
FEA
18 		HUN
SPR
9 		SPA
FEA
Ret 		SPA
SPR
1 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		20th 6

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points
2011 Pons Racing ALC
1 		ALC
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MON
1
7 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		27th 6
International DracoRacing CAT
1
DNS 		CAT
2
Ret

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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(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 Pos Points
2012 Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A5 DTM HOC
Ret 		LAU
18 		BRH
12 		SPL
Ret 		NOR
15 		NÜR
Ret 		ZAN
5 		OSC
16 		VAL
2 		HOC
Ret 		10th 28
2013 Audi Sport Team Abt Audi RS5 DTM HOC
Ret 		BRH
18 		SPL
11 		LAU
11 		NOR
15 		MSC
4 		NÜR
6 		OSC
9 		ZAN
6 		HOC
14 		14th 30
2014 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM HOC
3 		OSC
10 		HUN
5 		NOR
9 		MSC
Ret 		SPL
6 		NÜR
11 		LAU
18† 		ZAN
Ret 		HOC
19† 		14th 36
2015 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM HOC
1
15 		HOC
2
Ret 		LAU
1
16 		LAU
2
20 		NOR
1
19 		NOR
2
14 		ZAN
1
18 		ZAN
2
9 		SPL
1
10 		SPL
2
16 		MSC
1
Ret 		MSC
2
16 		OSC
1
17 		OSC
2
14 		NÜR
1
14 		NÜR
2
12 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
Ret 		24th 3
2016 Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
13 		SPL
1
8 		SPL
2
11 		LAU
1
20 		LAU
2
20 		NOR
1
7 		NOR
2
DSQ 		ZAN
1
Ret 		ZAN
2 		MSC
1
12 		MSC
2
8 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
15 		HUN
1
6 		HUN
2
2 		HOC
1
12 		HOC
2
Ret 		18th 40

† Driver did not finish, but completed 75% of the race distance.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2019 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT
Ret 		SIL
12 		SPA ALG 35th 0.5

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2020 United States Eurointernational Belgium Christophe D'Ansembourg
France Erik Maris 		Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 26 DNF DNF

References

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  1. ^ http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/5069/career/ Adrien Tambay career statistics at Driver Database
  2. ^ "Tambay out after freak injury". motorstv.com. Motors TV. 2009-07-24. Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  3. ^ http://www.autogp.org/en/entry_list.php Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Auto GP entry list
  4. ^ "Audi gives young talent opportunity in DTM". dtm.com. ITR e.v. 2012-03-14. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
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