Eric Bernard
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Formula 1 world championship | |||||||||
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First start: | 1989 French Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last start: | 1994 European Grand Prix | ||||||||
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1989–1990 Lola • 1991 Larrousse • 1994 Ligier • 1994 Lotus | |||||||||
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World Cup balance: | WM-13. ( 1990 ) | ||||||||
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World Cup points : | 10 | ||||||||
Podiums : | 1 | ||||||||
Leadership laps : | - |
Éric Bernard (born August 24, 1964 in Martigues near Marseille ) is a former French racing driver . He started in Formula 1 between 1989 and 1994 .
Career
Bernard made his Formula 1 debut at the French Grand Prix in the 1989 season for the Larrousse team . Bernard also drove for Larrousse in a total of 31 Grands Prix in 1990 and 1991 . His best result for Larrousse was fourth place in the 1990 British Grand Prix .
After an accident at the Japanese Grand Prix in 1991, Bernard paused for two years before he competed 13 times for Ligier in 1994 and once in his last Formula 1 race for Lotus . At the German Grand Prix , Bernard achieved the best placement of his career with third place.
Overall, Bernard was able to collect 10 World Championship points from 45 starts.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1995 |
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Courage C41 |
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failure | Clutch damage |
1996 |
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Ferrari F40 GTE |
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failure | Electrics |
1997 |
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Panoz Esperante GTR-1 |
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failure | Oil pump |
1998 |
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Panoz Esperante GTR-1 |
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failure | Gearbox damage |
1999 |
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Panoz LMP-1 |
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Rank 7 | |
2000 |
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Cadillac Northstar LMP |
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Rank 19 | |
2001 |
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Cadillac Northstar LMP |
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failure | accident |
2002 |
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Cadillac Northstar LMP |
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Rank 12 |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1997 |
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Panoz Esperante GTR-1 |
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failure | Electrics |
1998 |
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Panoz Esperante GTR-1 |
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Rank 4 | |
1999 |
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Panoz Esperante GTR-1 |
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failure | Wagon fire | |
2000 |
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Cadillac Northstar LMP |
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failure | Clutch damage | |
2002 |
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Cadillac Northstar LMP |
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failure | Electrics |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bernard, Eric |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Formula 1 racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Martigues , France |