Yann Ehrlacher

French auto racing driver

Yann Ehrlacher
Ehrlacher in 2016
NationalityFrance French
Born (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 27)
Mulhouse, France
Related toYves Ehrlacher (father)
Cathy Muller (mother)
Yvan Muller (uncle)
World Touring Car Championship/World Touring Car Cup career
Debut season2017
Current teamCyan Performance Lynk & Co
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number68
Former teamsRC Motorsport, ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Starts20
Wins6
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish1st in 2020, 2021
Previous series
2016–17
2015

2013–14		European Le Mans Series
Championnat de France de Supertourisme
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup
Championship titles
2020, 2021World Touring Car Cup

Yann Ehrlacher (born 4 July 1996) is a French auto racing driver who competes in the World Touring Car Cup for Cyan Performance Lynk & Co. He was the 2020 World Touring Car Cup winner and defended the title in 2021. He is the son of former racing driver Cathy Muller and Yves Ehrlacher, a former professional footballer. He is also the nephew of Yvan Muller, quadruple winner of the World Touring Car Championship.[1]

Debut in motor sport

Unlike most drivers of his generation, Yann Ehrlacher has never competed in karting. He made his motorsport debut in a Mitjet  [fr] 1300 at the end of the 2012 season, where he already stood out for his speed.[2]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A 9 0 0 0 0 123 14th
2014 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A 10 0 0 0 0 209 8th
2015 Championnat de France de Supertourisme Yvan Muller Racing ? ? ? ? ? 1228 1st
2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 M.Racing - YMR 6 1 0 0 1 36 8th
Road to Le Mans - LMP3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2017 World Touring Car Championship RC Motorsport 20 1 0 0 3 90 10th
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 M.Racing - YMR 5 0 0 0 0 1 25th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 2 0 0 0 1 7 24th
2018 World Touring Car Cup ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 30 2 0 3 3 204 10th
French GT4 Cup M.Racing - YMR 6 0 0 0 0 14 22nd
2018–19 Andros Trophy - Électrique Class Andros 2 0 0 0 2 57 10th
2019 World Touring Car Cup Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 30 0 1 1 6 222 9th
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 M Racing 3 0 1 0 0 7.5 19th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019–20 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class Yvan Muller Racing 10 3 2 2 7 509 3rd
2020 World Touring Car Cup Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 16 3 1 0 4 234 1st
2020–21 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class M Racing 11 1 0 1 5 507 4th
2021 World Touring Car Cup Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 16 2 1 1 4 223 1st
2021–22 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class M Racing 9 2 2 1 5 537 2nd
2022 World Touring Car Cup Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 8 0 0 0 2 133 9th
2022–23 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class M Racing 10 1 1 1 4 505 5th
2023 TCR World Tour Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 20 3 3 3 6 430 2nd
TCR Europe Touring Car Series 6 2 0 0 2 0 NC†
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
TCR South America Touring Car Championship 4 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
TCR Australia Touring Car Series 6 1 0 0 1 0 NC†
Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 M Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2024 TCR World Tour Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 4 1 1 0 2 82 3rd*
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship

* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2016 M.Racing - YMR LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL
Ret 		IMO
5 		RBR
10 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		EST
1 		8th 36
2017 M.Racing - YMR LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL
10 		MNZ RBR
Ret 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		ALG
Ret 		25th 1
2019 M Racing LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC
9 		MNZ CAT
11 		SIL
8 		SPA ALG 19th 7.5

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(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 RC Motorsport Lada Vesta WTCC MAR
1
Ret 		MAR
2
12 		ITA
1
11 		ITA
2
9 		HUN
1
8 		HUN
2
8 		GER
1
9 		GER
2
9 		POR
1
9 		POR
2
11 		ARG
1
1 		ARG
2
8 		CHN
1
2 		CHN
2
8 		JPN
1
2 		JPN
2
7 		MAC
1
12 		MAC
2
14 		QAT
1
13 		QAT
2
12 		10th 90

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

(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 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR MAR
1
7 		MAR
2
4 		MAR
3
4 		HUN
1
1 		HUN
2
Ret 		HUN
3
4 		GER
1
19 		GER
2
6 		GER
3
Ret 		NED
1
1 		NED
2
2 		NED
3
6 		POR
1
Ret 		POR
2
7 		POR
3
7 		SVK
1
6 		SVK
2
9 		SVK
3
14 		CHN
1
8 		CHN
2
18† 		CHN
3
19 		WUH
1
18 		WUH
2
15 		WUH
3
12 		JPN
1
Ret 		JPN
2
9 		JPN
3
Ret 		MAC
1
14 		MAC
2
6 		MAC
3
5 		10th 204
2019 Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR MAR
1
8 		MAR
2
3 		MAR
3
Ret 		HUN
1
Ret 		HUN
2
Ret 		HUN
3
3 		SVK
1
22 		SVK
2
17 		SVK
3
20 		NED
1
7 		NED
2
8 		NED
3
2 		GER
1
6 		GER
2
Ret 		GER
3
Ret 		POR
1
2 		POR
2
8 		POR
3
3 		CHN
1
13 		CHN
2
14 		CHN
3
2 		JPN
1
12 		JPN
2
15 		JPN
3
19 		MAC
1
8 		MAC
2
6 		MAC
3
8 		MAL
1
14 		MAL
2
7 		MAL
3
16 		9th 222
2020 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR BEL
1
7 		BEL
2
1 		GER
1
3 		GER
2
1 		SVK
1
9 		SVK
2
7 		SVK
3
11 		HUN
1
2 		HUN
2
1 		HUN
3
8 		ESP
1
11 		ESP
2
6 		ESP
3
12 		ARA
1
6 		ARA
2
6 		ARA
3
2 		1st 234
2021 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR GER
1
8 		GER
2
10 		POR
1
1 		POR
2
6 		ESP
1
5 		ESP
2
7 		HUN
1
3 		HUN
2
4 		CZE
1
3 		CZE
2
4 		FRA
1
8 		FRA
2
5 		ITA
1
8 		ITA
2
1 		RUS
1
5 		RUS
2
6 		1st 223
2022 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR FRA
1
4 		FRA
2
15 		GER
1
C 		GER
2
C 		HUN
1
2 		HUN
2
6 		ESP
1
5 		ESP
2
5 		POR
1
2 		POR
2
8 		ITA
1
DNS 		ITA
2
DNS 		ALS
1
WD 		ALS
2
WD 		BHR
1 		BHR
2 		SAU
1 		SAU
2 		9th 133

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete TCR World Tour results

(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 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR ALG
1
7 		ALG
2
7 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
5 		VAL
1
5 		VAL
2
2 		HUN
1
1 		HUN
2
6 		ELP
1
5 		ELP
2
3 		VIL
1
6 		VIL
2
16† 		SYD
1
6 		SYD
2
9 		SYD
3
7 		BAT
1
4 		BAT
2
5 		BAT
3
1 		MAC
1
6 		MAC
2
3 		2nd 430
2024 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR VAL
1
2 		VAL
2
14 		MRK
1
1 		MRK
2
Ret 		MDO
1
 MDO
2
 SAP
1
 SAP
2
 ELP
1
 ELP
2
 ZHZ
1
 ZHZ
2
 MAC
1
 MAC
2
 3rd* 82*

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. * Season still in progress.

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

(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
2023 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR ALG
1
7 		ALG
2
7 		PAU
1 		PAU
2 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
5 		HUN
1
1 		HUN
2
6 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		NC‡ 0‡

‡ Driver was a World Tour full-time entry and was ineligible for points.

References

  1. ^ "Who is WTCC winner Yann Ehrlacher?". fiawtcc.com. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ^ https://www.dna.fr/sports/2012/10/10/yann-ehrlacher-l-heritier

External links

  • Official website
  • Yann Ehrlacher career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions
Preceded by Championnat de France de Supertourisme
Champion
2015 		Succeeded by
Antoine Jung
Preceded by World Touring Car Cup
Champion
2020-2021 		Succeeded by