Éric Hélary

Éric Hélary
Éric Hélary
Born	August 10, 1966 (age 60); Paris, France
Occupation	Racing driver
Known for	Winner of the 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1990 French Formula Three Champion, 2011 Euro Racecar champion

Éric Georges Roger Hélary (born 10 August 1966) is a seasoned professional racing driver hailing from Paris. His extensive career includes participation in single-seater formula competitions, endurance sports car events, and touring car championships. He claimed the French Formula Three Championship title in 1990 and is notably recognized for his victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1993. Additionally, he secured the Euro Racecar championship in 2011.

Single seater career

Hélary’s motorsport journey commenced with karting from 1981 until 1984. He then moved to French Formula Ford in 1987, capturing the championship in 1988. Progressing further, he competed in French Formula Three, where he won the title during his second season. His single-seater pursuits culminated in participation within the International Formula 3000 series.

Sports cars

Transitioning into sports car racing, Hélary joined the Peugeot Spyder Cup in 1992, ultimately winning the drivers' championship in 1993. That same year marked his first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving a factory-backed Peugeot 905 alongside teammates Christophe Bouchut and Geoff Brabham. The previous year, he had already piloted the same model with Bouchut.

Following a period competing in touring cars, Hélary returned to endurance racing by entering the FIA GT Championship in 1996 behind the wheel of a Chrysler Viper. After a brief comeback to FIA GT competition in 2001, he made a single entry in the FIA Sportscar Championship in 2003 for Pescarolo Sport, driving a Courage-Peugeot with co-driver Nicolas Minassian. He also appeared once more with Pescarolo during the 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series and completed a full season with them in 2006. Currently, Hélary serves as Peugeot’s official test driver for the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP.

Touring cars

Hélary began his touring car career in the French Supertourisme championship in 1994 with Opel, finishing fifth that year and improving to runner-up position in 1995. During the winter of 1996, he ventured into ice racing by competing in the Trophée Andros aboard an Opel, achieving fourth place overall and then second place the following year.

In 1997, he took on a role as test driver for BMW’s Super Tourenwagen Cup team based in Germany, before returning to Opel for both the 1998 and 1999 seasons. With the revival of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2000, Hélary remained loyal to Opel, making his final DTM appearance in 2002 prior to rejoining French Supertourisme for a third season where he finished fourth. After dedicating a full year to sports car racing, he returned once again to touring cars in 2005 for his fourth French Supertourisme campaign and participated in a one-off race within the World Touring Car Championship, driving a Peugeot 407 representing Peugeot Sport Denmark.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1993	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Peugeot Talbot Sport	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Christophe Bouchut Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Geoff Brabham	Peugeot 905 Evo 1B	C1	375	1st	1st
1994	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Michel Hommel	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Alain Cudini Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Jean-Christophe Boullion	Bugatti EB110 SS	GT1	230	DNF	DNF
1995	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Courage Compétition	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Bob Wollek United States Mario Andretti	Courage C34-Porsche	WSC	297	2nd	1st
1996	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Viper Team Oreca	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Philippe Gache Template:Country data MCO Template:Namespace detect showall Olivier Beretta	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	GT1	283	21st	12th
1997	Germany Team BMW Motorsport Germany BMW Team Schnitzer	Template:Country data NLD Template:Namespace detect showall Peter Kox Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Roberto Ravaglia	McLaren F1 GTR	GT1	358	3rd	2nd
1998	Template:Country data JPN Template:Namespace detect showall Toyota Motorsports Germany Toyota Team Europe	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Martin Brundle Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Emmanuel Collard	Toyota GT-One	GT1	191	DNF	DNF
2002	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Pescarolo Sport	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Stéphane Ortelli Template:Country data JPN Template:Namespace detect showall Ukyo Katayama	Courage C60-Peugeot	LMP900	144	DNF	DNF

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Full French Supertouring Championship Outcomes

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Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Final Position	Points
1994	Opel France	Opel Vectra	NOG 1 Retired	NOG 2 Did Not Start	MAG 1 13th	MAG 2 6th	PAU 1 7th	PAU 2 4th	DIJ 1 4th	DIJ 2 2nd	CHA 1 Retired	CHA 2 2nd	VDV 1 2nd	VDV 2 6th	CET 1 12th	CET 2 Did Not Start	LEC 1 5th	LEC 2 7th	ALB 1 Retired	ALB 2 Retired	BUG 1 3rd	BUG 2 2nd	DML 1 2nd	DML 2 2nd	LED 1 4th	LED 2 Retired	5th overall	125 points

Opel France

Opel Vectra

style="background:#DFFFDF;" |NOG 1 
 5th

style="background:#EFCFFF;" |NOG 2 
 Retired

style="background:#DFDFDF;" |DIJ 1 
 2nd

style="background:#DFDFDF;" |DIJ 2 
 2nd

style="background:#FFFFBF;" |PAU 1 
 Winner

style="background:#FFFFBF;" |PAU 2 
 Winner

style="background:#FFFFBF;" |CHA 1 
 Winner

style="background:#DFDFDF;" |CHA 2 
 2nd

style="background:#FFDF9F;" |VDV 1 
 3rd

style="background:#FFDF9F;" |VDV 2 
 3rd

style="background:#DFDFDF;" |CET 1 
 2nd

style="background:#FFFFBF;" |CET 2 
 Winner

style="background:#FFDF9F;" |LEC 1 
 4th

style="background:#DFFFDF;" |LEC 2 
 5th

style="background:#FFFFBF;" |ALB 1 
 Winner

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 Winner

style="background:#DFDFDF;" |DML 1 
 2nd

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 Winner

Runner-up

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Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup Results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Races shown in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points
1998	TNT Team SMS	Opel Vectra	HOC 1 Retired	HOC 2 9th	NÜR 1 2nd	NÜR 2 2nd	SAC 1 19th	SAC 2 7th	NOR 1 7th	NOR 2 2nd	LAH 1 2nd	LAH 2 3rd	WUN 1 7th	WUN 2 4th	ZWE 1 8th	ZWE 2 4th	SAL 1 Retired	SAL 2 Did Not Start	OSC 1 9th	OSC 2 6th	NÜR 1 2nd	NÜR 2 1st	4th place	473 points
1999	TNT Team Holzer	Opel Vectra	SAC 1 6th	SAC 2 Retired	ZWE 1 4th	ZWE 2 6th	OSC 1 8th	OSC 2 7th	NOR 1 3rd	NOR 2 6th	MIS 1 14th	MIS 2 5th	NÜR 1 Retired
361 points

Full Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results

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Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos.	Points
2000	Opel Team Holzer 2	Opel Astra V8 Coupé	HOC 1 Retired	HOC 2 7th	OSC 1 4th	OSC 2 10th	NOR 1 15th	NOR 2 15th	SAC 1 4th	SAC 2 16th†	NÜR 1 8th	NÜR 2 7th	LAU 1 Cancelled	LAU 2 Cancelled	OSC 1 4th	OSC 2 10th	NÜR 1 14th	NÜR 2 Retired	HOC 1 6th	HOC 2 7th			9th	53
2002	OPC Euroteam	Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001														style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| ZAN Qualifying 16	style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| ZAN Race 14			24th	0

† — Retired but classified after completing at least 90% of the leader's distance.

Full World Touring Car Championship Results

(key) (Bold indicates pole position) (Italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points
2005	Peugeot Sport Denmark	Peugeot 407	ITA Race 1	ITA Race 2	FRA Race 1	FRA Race 2	GBR Race 1	GBR Race 2	SMR Race 1	SMR Race 2	MEX Race 1	MEX Race 2	BEL Race 1	BEL Race 2	GER Race 1 Retired	GER Race 2 Did Not Start	TUR Race 1	TUR Race 2	ESP Race 1	ESP Race 2	MAC Race 1	MAC Race 2	Not Classified	0

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position earned through qualifying time. Italics – Pole awarded based on points standings or practice results. * – Indicates most laps led.)

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East performance record
Year	Team	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	NKNPSEC	Points
2012	Euro-RaceCar NASCAR Touring	61	Chevy	BRI	GRE	RCH	IOW	BGS	JFC	LGY	CNB	COL	IOW	NHA DNQ	DOV	GRE	CAR	N/A	-

Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1

Results in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 category
Year	Team	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	NWES	Points
2013	Still Racing	100	Chevy	NOG	NOG	DIJ	DIJ	BRH	BRH	TOU 19	TOU 10	MNZ	MNZ	36th	?

2017 Alex Caffi Motorsport 27 Ford VAL VAL BRH BRH VEN VEN Hockenheim(HOC) Hockenheim(HOC) style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Circuit Zolder
style="background:#FFDF9F;" |Circuit Zolder
35th 60

External links

Official website
Driver profile Speedsportmag.com Retrieved September 11, 2007.