Benoît Tréluyer

Benoît Tréluyer
Born	Benoît Jean-Marie Tréluyer (1976-12-07) December 7, 1976 Alençon, France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1995–present
Known for	Three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans; FIA World Endurance Champion (2012)

Benoît Jean-Marie Tréluyer (; born 7 December 1976) is a professional racing driver from France.

Early career

Tréluyer began his motorsport journey in motocross and karting before transitioning to single-seater racing with Formula Renault Campus in 1995. He secured victories in the French Formula Renault series during 1996 and concluded the 1997 season in sixth place overall. Progressing to the national Formula Three championship in 1998, he finished ninth in his debut year and improved to third place the following season. In 1999, he also triumphed at the European Formula Three Cup held at Pau.

Formula Nippon and Super GT

In 2000, Tréluyer moved to Asia to compete in the Japanese F3, capturing the championship title in 2001 by winning 15 races and securing 13 pole positions out of 19 starts. That year, he was runner-up at the Macau Grand Prix and finished third at the F3 World Cup in Korea.

He advanced to Formula Nippon in 2002, participating in five events. By 2003, he achieved second place in the overall standings and claimed the championship in 2006 with four victories across nine races. Tréluyer also recorded two additional runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2009 before shifting his attention primarily to sports car racing.

During his Formula Nippon tenure, Tréluyer competed concurrently in Japan’s Super GT series, making his debut in 2001 driving a Dome Project Honda NSX. Beginning in 2002, he spent a decade racing for Nissan-supported teams, winning the Super GT championship alongside Satoshi Motoyama in 2008 and finishing as runner-up in 2011 before dedicating himself exclusively to Audi’s factory program.

Endurance racing and Le Mans

Tréluyer made his first appearance at the Le Mans 24 Hours event in 2002, achieving a podium finish in the GT category while driving a Chrysler Viper. He returned with Pescarolo Sport in the LMP1 class during the 2004 race, with a best overall result of fourth place. In the 2009 edition, he was involved in a significant crash but emerged without serious injuries.

In 2010, Tréluyer joined Audi’s factory endurance squad alongside André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler. The trio secured second place on their debut year together before capturing victory at Le Mans in 2011, overcoming strong competition from Peugeot as their fellow Audi teammates retired due to accidents. They successfully defended their title in 2012 driving the first hybrid-powered vehicle to win at La Sarthe; despite falling ill on race day, Tréluyer played a crucial role after exchanging driving stints with Fässler.

Additional triumphs at Silverstone and Bahrain, coupled with podium finishes across Brazil, Japan, and China, enabled them to clinch the inaugural FIA World Endurance Championship drivers’ crown in 2012—the first officially recognized world sportscar championship awarded after two decades. Tréluyer expressed pride at finishing ahead of esteemed competitors such as Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish.

In March 2013, Tréluyer teamed up with Audi colleagues Fässler and Oliver Jarvis to win the 12 Hours of Sebring. That year, he intended to defend his world title alongside Lotterer and Fässler within the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Career highlights

• Three-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours (2011, 2012, 2014)
• FIA World Endurance Champion (2012)
• Victorious in eight additional FIA World Endurance races (2012–2015)
• Winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring (2013)
• Champion of Japanese Super GT (2008)
• Formula Nippon titleholder (2006)
• Japanese Formula Three Champion (2001)
• Winner of the Pau Grand Prix (1999)

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

(key) (bold = pole position; italics = fastest lap)

Year	Team	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	DC	Pts
2000	Inging	Toyota	SUZ 2	TSU 16	FUJ 13	MIN 4	TAI 8	SUZ Ret	SUG 1	MOT 7	SEN 2	SUZ Ret										5th	24
2001	Mugen x Dome Project	Mugen	SUZ 1 1	SUZ 2 2	TSU 1 1	TSU 2 1	FUJ 1 2	FUJ 2 Ret	MIN 1 1	MIN 2 1	MOT 1 1	MOT 2 1	SUZ 2	SUG 1 1	get SUG 2 < br/> 1	get SEN 1 < br/> 1	get SEN 2 < br/> 1	get TAI 1 < br/> 1	get TAI 2 < br/> 1	get MOT 1 < br/> 1	get MOT 2 < br/> 1	Champion	260

Complete JGTC/Super GT Results

(Legend) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics represent fastest laps)

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final Standing	Points
2001	Dome & Mugen Collaboration	Honda NSX	GT500	TAI	FUJ	SUG	FUJ	MOT 14	SUZ 12	MIN 3			18th	12
2002	Impul	Nissan Skyline GT-R	GT500	TAI	FUJ	SUG	SEP	FUJ	MOT 11	MIN 13	SUZ 17		28th	1
2003	Impul	Nissan Skyline GT-R	GT500	TAI 12	FUJ 2	SUG (retired)	FUJ 1	FUJ 16	MOT 6	'Autopolis' 11	'Suzuka Circuit' 1		4th	64

(Note: Due to the extensive nature of the full table, this summary emphasizes principal outcomes such as championship rankings, leading finishes, and key team and car associations instead of detailed race-by-race results.)

Complete Formula Nippon Results

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Year	Team Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final Position	Points Earned
2002	Cosmo Oil Company Cerumo	Suzuka Circuit	Fuji Speedway	Mine Circuit	Suzuka Circuit	Twin Ring Motegi							14th	1
2003	Impul	Suzuka Circuit	Fuji Speedway	Mine Circuit	Twin Ring Motegi	Suzuka Circuit	Sportsland SUGO	Fuji Speedway	Mine Circuit	Twin Ring Motegi	Suzuka Circuit			2nd	35
2004	mobilecast IMPUL	Suzuka Circuit	Sportsland SUGO	Twin Ring Motegi	Suzuka Circuit	Sportsland SUGO	'Mine Circuit'	Sepang International Circuit	Twin Ring Motegi	Suzuka Circuit			4th	30
2005	mobilecast IMPUL	Twin Ring Motegi	Suzuka Circuit	Sportsland SUGO	Fuji Speedway	Suzuka Circuit	Mine Circuit	Fuji Speedway	Twin Ring Motegi	" "  |		6th	14

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
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Template:24hLM	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pescarolo Sport	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Soheil Ayari Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Érik Comas	Pescarolo C60-Judd	LMP1	361	4th	4th
Template:24hLM	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pescarolo Sport	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Harold Primat Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Christophe Tinseau	Pescarolo 01-Judd	LMP1	325	13th	6th
Template:24hLM	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pescarolo Sport	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Christophe Tinseau Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Harold Primat	Pescarolo 01-Judd	LMP1	362	7th	7th
Template:24hLM	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pescarolo Sport	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Simon Pagenaud Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Jean-Christophe Boullion	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	LMP1	210	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Audi Sport Team Joest	André Lotterer Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Marcel Fässler	Audi R15 TDI plus	LMP1	396	2nd	2nd
Template:24hLM	Audi Sport Team Joest	André Lotterer Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Marcel Fässler	Audi R18 TDI	LMP1	355	1st	1st

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year	Entrant	Category	Chassis	Engine Type	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Final Standing	Points Earned
2012	Audi Sport Team Joest	LMP1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel)	SEB 11	SPA 2	LMS 1	SIL 1	SÃO 2	BHR 1	FUJ 2	SHA 3		1st	172.5
2013	Audi Sport Team Joest	LMP1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 < br > ( Hybrid Diesel )	SIL < br > 2	SPA < br > 1	LMS < br > 5	SÃO < br > 1	COA < br > 3	FUJ < br > 14	SHA < br > 1	BHR < br > 2		2nd	149.25
2014	Audi Sport Team Joest	LMP1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel)	style= " background: # EFC FFF; "	Retired	style= " background: # DFFF DF; "	5th	style= " background: # FFFF BF; "	1st	style= " background: # FFFF BF; "	1st	style= " background: # DFFF DF; "	6th	style= " background: # DFFF DF; "	4th	style= " background: # DFFF DF; "	4th	style= " background: # DFFF DF; "	5th		style= " background: # DF DF DF; "	2nd	style= " background: # DF DF DF; "	-	2015	Audi Sport Team Joest	LMP1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel)	2015 6 Hours of Silverstone < br >'1'	2015 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps < br >'1'	2015 24 Hours of Le Mans < br >'3'	2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring < br >'3'	2015 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas < br >'2'	2015 6 Hours of Fuji < br >'3'	2015 6 Hours of Shanghai < br >'3'	2015 6 Hours of Bahrain < br >'2'		2nd	style= "background:#DFDFDF;"	-	2016	Audi Sport Team Joest	LMP1	Audi R18	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6 (Hybrid)		style= "background:#FFFFFF;"	2016 6 Hours of Silverstone 'EX'	style= "background:#DFFFDF;"	5th	style= "background:#DFFFDF;"	4th		style= "background:#FFFFFF;"	WD	style= "background:#DFFFDF;"	2016 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas '6'	style= "background:#EFCFFF;"	Retired	style= "background:#DFFFDF;"	6th		style= "background:#DFDFDF;"	2nd	6th	-