Eric Camilli (born 6 September 1987) is a French

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driver. He has competed in the

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since

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. After starting out in the lower levels, he made his debut in the top level in

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while driving for

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in a Ford Fiesta RS WRC.

Rally career

Camilli signed for Malcolm Wilson's M-Sport ahead of the 2016 season, after a season in

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. His best result of the season was fifth place which he achieved at the

2016 Rally de Portugal The 2016 Rally de Portugal (formally the 50. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2016) was the fifth round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 19 May and 22 May 2016, and was based in Matosinhos, Portugal. Citro� ...

. He finished the season in eleventh place with 28 points. Camilli 12

After M-Sport signed fellow frenchman and reigning champion

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at the end of 2016 to tackle the 2017 season, Camilli was demoted to drive in WRC-2 with M-Sport for the year. He won the WRC-2 class in

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and finished the campaign in second place. Camilli was retained by M-Sport in the WRC-2 for 2018. Camilli drove the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 on its debut in a one-off appearance with

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at the 2018 Rally Catalunya. He continued to run with the Polo as an independent in season 2019.

Results

WRC results

* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 results

WRC-2 Pro results

WRC-3 results

* Season still in progress.

JWRC results

ERC results

References

External links

rally results profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Camilli, Eric Living people 1987 births French rally drivers World Rally Championship drivers Place of birth missing (living people) Saintéloc Racing drivers M-Sport drivers