Éric Salignon

Éric Salignon
Born	(1982-07-22) July 22, 1982 Carpentras, France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2000–2006

Éric Salignon (born 22 July 1982 in Carpentras) is a retired French racing competitor.

Formula Renault

Having won the Monaco Kart Cup twice, Salignon made his debut in Formula Renault during the year 2000, participating in both the European and French series. He achieved 16th place in the French standings and ranked 17th in the Eurocup. The following year, racing for Graff Racing, he elevated his performance to finish fifth in the Eurocup across seven events and secured the French championship by a margin of 37 points. This accomplishment earned him a spot in the initial Renault Driver Development (RDD) programme for 2002. In that season, Salignon captured the Eurocup title by four points ahead of Neel Jani, while narrowly missing out on the French crown by two points to Alexandre Prémat. Over fourteen races, he recorded seven victories alongside three further podium finishes.

Formula Three

Remaining within the RDD framework in 2003, Salignon progressed to the British Formula 3 Championship, joining David Hayle’s Hitech Racing team with fellow RDD participant Danny Watts. He obtained one pole position at Thruxton and led that race until contact with eventual champion Alan van der Merwe ended his challenge. He recovered to claim second place at Spa, ultimately placing twelfth in the championship. Despite this, he was released from the RDD programme after the season.

In 2004, Salignon moved up to compete in the Formula Three Euroseries with the ASM squad, partnering with previous rival Prémat and British driver Jamie Green. He secured wins at Estoril, Adria, and Zandvoort before exiting while positioned third in the championship. He finished sixth overall and was runner-up to Prémat at the notable Masters of Formula 3 event held at Zandvoort.

World Series by Renault

After departing ASM, Salignon took part in the inaugural season of the World Series by Renault in 2005, driving for Cram Competition and finishing tenth overall, level on points with Jaap van Lagen. He missed the rounds at Estoril, during which British driver Ben Hanley substituted for him. In 2006, Hanley took over Salignon’s seat at Cram, while Salignon switched to Interwetten. He started that season strongly with a double victory at Zolder, later reinstated following annulled race results due to protests. For the final round, Salignon was replaced by Franck Perera, contributing to Interwetten’s successful capture of the teams’ championship. Since then, he has not participated in prominent international racing championships.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2000	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup	?	?	0	0	1	?	20	17th
	French Formula Renault 2000	Barroso Racing Team	8	0	0	0	0	10	16th
2001	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup	Graff Racing	7	1	1	1	3	102	5th
	French Formula Renault 2000		11	4	5	5	8	162	1st
2002	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup	Graff Racing	9	4	2	2	5	182	1st
	French Formula Renault 2000		5	3	3	2	5	111	2nd

Full Formula 3 Euro Series Results

(key) (Races shown in bold signify pole position; events in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points
2004	ASM Formule 3	Dallara F303/014	HWA-Mercedes	HOC 1 5	HOC 2 5	EST 1 Ret	EST 2 1	ADR 1 22	ADR 1 1	PAU 1 Ret	PAU 2 4	NOR 1 7	NOR 1 9	MAG 1 2	MAG 2 Ret	NÜR 1 11	NÜR 2 Ret	ZAN 1 1	ZAN 2 2					6th	64

Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results

(key) (Races in bold represent pole positions) (Events in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Standing	Points
2005	Cram Competition	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	MON 1	VAL 1	VAL 2	LMS 1	LMS 2	BIL 1	BIL 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	DON 1	DON 2			MNZ 1	MNZ 2	10th	49
2006	nowrap| Interwetten.com	style= " background: #FFFFBF; " | ZOL < br >1 < br >	style= " background: #FFFFBF; " | ZOL < br >2 < br >	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " | MON < br >1 < br >	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " | IST < br >1 < br >	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " | IST < br >2 < br >	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " | MIS < br >1 < br >	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " | MIS < br >2 < br >	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " | SPA < br >1 < br >	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " | SPA < br >2 < br >	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " | NÜR < br >1 < br >	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " | NÜR < br >2 < br >	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " | DON < br >1 < br >	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " | DON < br >2 < br >	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " | LMS < br >1 < br >	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " | LMS < br >2 < br >			9th! 48|} † Although the driver did not finish, classification was granted as over 90% of the race distance was completed. External links