Sébastien Georges Frédéric Chardonnet (born 17 October 1988) is a French rally driver. He made his WRC debut in 2012 Monte Carlo Rally in Renault Clio R3 with his co-driver Thibault de la Haye. Chardonnet scored his first championship point in 2012 Rallye de France by finishing tenth overall driving Citroën DS3 WRC.
Chardonnet started his career in karting at the age of 11, promoting to single-seaters such as Formula Renault before switching to rallying, in 2009. His grandfather was André 'Doudou' Chardonnet, a former circuit racer and rally driver himself. André Chardonnet was also an established Lancia importer in France, who owned a very successful privateer rally team. Frenchman Bernard Darniche won Tour de Corse in 1979 and 1981 at the wheel of a Team Chardonnet entered Lancia Stratos, famously painted 'bleu de France'.
In 2011, Chardonnet was about to make his World Rally Championship debut driving Ford Fiesta R2 in WRC Academy that season. Eventually he had to withdraw from the series before the first rally, due to sponsorship difficulties.
In 2012, Chardonnet made his first WRC appearance with a WRC car, at 2012 Rallye de France. He finished tenth overall with a Citroën DS3 WRC.
In 2013, Chardonnet competed in the WRC-3 championship, driving a Citroën DS3 R3T supported by Citroën's official WRC team. He won the championship by a ten-point-margin to Keith Cronin. Chardonnet won two events in the season and finished three times in second place.
Career results WRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points 2012 Sébastien Chardonnet Renault Clio R3 MON19 SWE MEX 30th 1 Citroën DS3 R3T POR25 ARG GRE28 NZL FIN33 GER15 GBR19 Collectif Equipe de France Rallye Citroën DS3 WRC FRA10 ITA ESP 2013 Sébastien Chardonnet Citroën DS3 R3T MON13 SWE MEX POR20 ARG GRE ITA21 FIN23 GER15 AUS FRA14 ESP GBR20 NC 0 2014 Sébastien Chardonnet Citroën DS3 R3T MON11 SWE MEX POR ARG NC 0 Top Teams by MY Racing Citroën DS3 R5 ITA11 POL43 FINRet GERRet AUS FRA18 ESPRet GBR 2015 Sébastien Chardonnet Citroën DS3 WRC MON47 SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
WRC 3 results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points 2013 Sébastien Chardonnet Citroën DS3 R3T MON1 SWE MEX POR2 ARG GRE ITA4 FIN2 GER1 AUS FRA2 ESP GBR 1st
WRC-2 results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WRC-2 Points 2014 Top Teams by MY Racing Citroën DS3 R5 MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA2 POL11 FINRet GERRet AUS FRA3 ESPRet GBR 15th 33
References
External links Official website