Aurélien Comte (born 11 September 1988) is a French racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and the TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship. Having previously competed in the European Touring Car Cup, SEAT León Supercopa France and Renault Clio Cup France amongst others.
| Aurélien Comte | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 11 September 1988 Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| TCR International Series career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | DG Sport Compétition |
| Car number | 27 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017 2017 2016 2016-17 2014-16 2013 2010-12 2006-08 2005-06 | TCR International Series TCR Europe Trophy Championnat de France Prototypes TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France European Touring Car Cup SEAT León Supercopa France Renault Clio Cup France Karting |
| Championship titles | |
| 2017 2014-15 | TCR Europe Trophy Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France |
Racing career
editComte began his career in 2005 in Karting and continued in karting until 2006. In 2006, he switched to the Renault Clio Cup France series. He continued in the series up until 2008 where he finished fourth in the championship standings having finished eighth in 2007. For 2010, he switched to the SEAT León Supercopa France series, finishing sixth in the championship standings in his first year in the series. He continued in the series in 2011, taking a single victory and several podiums on his way to finishing fifth in the standings. 2012 was his last year in the series and he finished it by taking several victories, podiums, and pole positions as well as finishing third in the standings. In 2013, he took part in the European Touring Car Cups Single-Makes Trophy class, finishing third in the class standings after several victories in class. In 2014, he switched to the Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France series, winning the championship after taking eight victories out of thirteen possible. He continued in the series in 2015, again winning the championship. For 2016, he raced in three different championships, like in 2014 and 2015, he raced in the Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France. However, he only took part in one championship round. He also made one-off appearances in the TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship and Championnat de France Prototypes series.
For 2017, he returned full-time to the TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship, partnering Kevin Abbring in the Peugeot 308 Racing Cup, with the pair taking several victories and finishing fourth in the standings.[1][2][3] After finishing the 2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship season, he went on to compete in the one-off TCR Europe Trophy event again driving for his TCR BeNeLux team DG Sport Compétition and still driving the Peugeot.[4] Comte went on to finish third in Race and finished second in Race 2, which was won by Gabriele Tarquini. However, since Tarquini was ineligible for point,s the victory went to him and he became the 2017 TCR Europe Trophy champion.[5][6][7]
In November 2017, it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving an Opel Astra TCR for his TCR BeNeLux team DG Sport Compétition.[8][9]
Racing record
editComplete TCR International Series results
edit(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 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | DG Sport Compétition | Opel Astra TCR | RIM 1 |
RIM 2 |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
CHA 1 |
CHA 2 |
ZHE 1 |
ZHE 2 |
DUB 1 Ret |
DUB 2 16† |
NC | 0 |
† Driver did not finish the race but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
edit(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 TCR | MAR 1 8 |
MAR 2 Ret |
MAR 3 DNS |
HUN 1 17 |
HUN 2 16 |
HUN 3 13 |
GER 1 18 |
GER 2 13 |
GER 3 15 |
NED 1 2 |
NED 2 1 |
NED 3 7 |
POR 1 6 |
POR 2 Ret |
POR 3 DNS |
SVK 1 4 |
SVK 2 13 |
SVK 3 2 |
CHN 1 16 |
CHN 2 Ret |
CHN 3 16 |
WUH 1 5 |
WUH 2 2 |
WUH 3 Ret |
JPN 1 2 |
JPN 2 7 |
JPN 3 2 |
MAC 1 20 |
MAC 2 12 |
MAC 3 16 |
11th | 191 |
| 2020 | Vuković Motorsport | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
SVK 1 16 |
SVK 2 12 |
SVK 3 12 |
HUN 1 17 |
HUN 2 19† |
HUN 3 19 |
ESP 1 Ret |
ESP 2 NC |
ESP 3 Ret |
ARA 1 14 |
ARA 2 12 |
ARA 3 17 |
19th | 17 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 TCR | HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 Ret |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 2 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 5 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 10 |
OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 13 |
CAT 1 19 |
CAT 2 15 |
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 7 |
7th | 197 |
| 2023 | SP Competition | Cupra Leon Competición TCR | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 5 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
18th | 51 |
| 2024 | SP Competition | Cupra León VZ TCR | VAL 1 2 |
VAL 2 1 |
ZOL 1 2 |
ZOL 2 5 |
SAL 1 4 |
SAL 2 3 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 6 |
BRN 1 2 |
BRN 2 8 |
CRT 1 3 |
CRT 2 4 |
2nd | 382 |
TCR Spa 500 results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  DG Sport Compétition
|
Julien Briché Teddy Clairet
|
Peugeot 308 TCR | P | 449 | 2nd | 2nd |
Complete TCR World Tour results
edit(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 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SP Competition | Cupra León Competición TCR | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
VAL 1 16 |
VAL 2 9 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
ELP 1 |
ELP 2 |
VIL 1 |
VIL 2 |
SYD 1 |
SYD 2 |
SYD 3 |
BAT 1 |
BAT 2 |
BAT 3 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
49th | 4 |
References
edit- ^ Hudson, Neil (19 April 2017). "TCR Benelux entry list confirmed ahead of Spa opener". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (16 July 2017). "Aurélien Comte claims Peugeot's first win in TCR history at Zolder". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (16 July 2017). "Aurélien Comte wins final sprint race of the day at Zolder". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (25 October 2017). "First entries revealed for the inaugural TCR European Trophy". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (29 October 2017). "Gabriele Tarquini wins Adria Race 2, Aurélien Comte wins the title". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (29 October 2017). "Aurélien Comte celebrates 2017 TCR Europe Trophy title at Adria". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Aurélien Comte career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Aurélien Comte confirmed for TCR International Series debut - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "TCR Europe Trophy winner joins DG Sport in Dubai". tcr-series.com. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
External links
edit- Official website
- Aurélien Comte career summary at DriverDB.com