Aurélien Comte
| Aurélien Comte | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | France |
| Born |
11 September 1988 Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| TCR International Series career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | DG Sport Compétition |
| Car no. | 27 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Previous series | |
|
2017 2017 2016 2016-17 2014-16 2013 2010-12 2006-08 2005-06 |
TCR International Series TCR Europe Trophy Championnat de France Prototypes TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France European Touring Car Cup SEAT León Supercopa France Renault Clio Cup France Karting |
| Championship titles | |
|
2017 2014-15 |
TCR Europe Trophy Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France |
Aurélien Comte (born 11 September 1988) is a French racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and the TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship. Having previously competed in the European Touring Car Cup, SEAT León Supercopa France and Renault Clio Cup France amongst others.
Comte began his career in 2005 in Karting, he continued in karting until 2006. In 2006 he switched to the Renault Clio Cup France series, he continued in the series up until 2008 where he finished fourth in the championship standings having finished eighth in 2007. For 2010 he switched to the SEAT León Supercopa France series, finishing sixth in the championship standings in his first year in the series. He continued in the series for 2011, taking a single victory and several podiums on his way to finishing fifth in the standings. 2012 was his last year in the series and he finished it with taking several victories, podiums and pole positions as well as finishing third in the standings. For 2013 he took part in the European Touring Car Cups Single-Makes Trophy class, finishing third in the class standings after several victories in class. In 2014 he switched to the Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France series, winning the championship after taking eight victories out of thirteen possible. He continued in the series for 2015, again winning the championship. For 2016 he raced in three different championships, like in 2014 and 2015 he raced in the Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France, however he only took part in one championship round. He also made one-off appearances in the TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship and Championnat de France Prototypes series.
For 2017 he returned full-time to the TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship partnering Kevin Abbring in the Peugeot 308 Racing Cup, with the pair taking several victories and finishing fourth in the standings. After finishing the 2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship season, he went on to compete in the one-off TCR Europe Trophy event again driving for his TCR BeNeLux team DG Sport Compétition and still driving the Peugeot. Comte went on to finish third in Race and finished second in Race 2, which was won by Gabriele Tarquini. However, since Tarquini was ineligible for points the win went to him and therefore he became the 2017 TCR Europe Trophy champion.
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