Jean-Philippe Dayraut (born 14 April 1969 in

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driver. He has won the

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championship fours times between 2009 and 2013. Also, he developed the Mitjet silhouette racecars and is manager of the Circuit d’Albi.

Racing career

Andros Trophy

Dayraut won his first

title in 2009 and went on to defend it successfully in 2010 and 2011 while driving a

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. He switched to the

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for 2012 and went into the final round in contention for the title but lost out to former

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driver

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. He won his fourth title in 2013, following up with two more titles the following years.

World Touring Car Championship

Dayraut joined the ANOME team for the 2013 World Touring Car Championship season, driving a

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on a race–by–race basis starting with the season opening Race of Italy. He qualified in 23rd place and achieved a best finished of eleventh in race one.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Profile at fiawtcc.comProfile at Driver Database
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