Éric Bernard
Race car driver, Athlete
1964 –
Who is Éric Bernard?
Éric Bernard is a retired French Formula One racing driver, who drove for the Ligier, Larrousse and Lotus teams.
Bernard was born in Martigues, near Marseille. He started karting in 1976 and in the seven years that followed, won four French titles. In 1983 he attended racing school at Paul Ricard and was one of the finalists at the Volant Elf competition. He beat Jean Alesi and Bertrand Gachot to the prize, earning himself a fully sponsored drive in Formula Renault for 1984. He finished sixth in the series, but won the following year, and entering French Formula Three in 1986. He won the series the following year, finishing in second place for the championship, behind his old rival, Alesi. In 1988 he entered Formula 3000.
In 1989, he was called up to the French Larrousse team for the French Grand Prix, replacing Yannick Dalmas. On his debut, he ran as high as 5th place, and was still in 7th when his Lamborghini V12 engine failed a few laps from the end. Bernard stood in again at the following British Grand Prix, before returning to his Formula 3000 commitments with DAMS.
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- Born
- Aug 24, 1964
Martigues - Also known as
- Eric Bernard
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Marseille
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on July 23, 2013
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