Yvan Muller
| Yvan Muller | |
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Muller at the 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.
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| Nationality |
 French |
| Born |
16 August 1969 Altkirch, France |
| Related to | Cathy Muller (sister) |
| World Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2006 |
| Current team | Citroën Racing |
| Car no. | 68 |
| Former teams | SEAT Sport, Chevrolet, RML |
| Starts | 250 |
| Wins | 48 |
| Poles | 29 |
| Fastest laps | 38 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2008, 10–11, 13 |
| Previous series | |
| 1988 1989–91 1992 1993 1994–95 1996 1997 1998–2005 2000-05 2001, 2003 2010–11 2010, 2012 |
French Formula Renault French F3 British F2 International F3000 French Supertouring Italian Superturismo German Supertouring BTCC V8 Supercars ETCC World Rally Championship V8 Supercars |
| Championship titles | |
| 1992 1995 2003 2008, 10–11, 13 |
British F2 French Supertouring BTCC WTCC |
| BTCC record | |
| Teams | |
| Drivers championships |
1 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Podium finishes | 79 |
| Poles | 17 |
| Fastest laps | 30 |
| Debut season | 1998 |
| First win | 1999 |
| Best championship position | 1st (2003) |
| Final season (2005) position | 2nd (273 points) |
Yvan Muller (born 16 August 1969 in Altkirch, Haut-Rhin) is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a four-time World Touring Car Champion, winning the title in 2008 with SEAT, in 2010 and 2011 with Chevrolet and in 2013 with RML. He currently drives for the Citroën team in the WTCC.
After competing in French Formula Renault and French Formula Three, he won the British Formula Two championship title in 1992 and competed in the FIA Formula 3000 Championship in 1993. His sister Cathy had previously contested four races in this category between 1986 and 1988.
Muller won the French Supertouring Championship in 1995, and has also raced in the German and Italian championships, as well as doing a one-off in the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC).
Yvan Muller started his BTCC career in 1998 taking the vacant seat left by Frank Biela at Audi. Muller finished 7th in the 1998 championship while his teammate John Bintcliffe finished 15th. Audi would leave at the end of 1998 BTCC and Yvan moved to the Vauxhall Motorsport team run by Triple Eight Race Engineering for 1999 alongside John Cleland using the Vauxhall Vectra. He would win his first BTCC race at round 7 Brands Hatch, he would eventually finish 6th in the championship while teammate John Cleland finished 13th. 2000 was the last year for the Super Tourers in the BTCC. Muller drove for Vauxhall again while Jason Plato and Vincent Radermecker joined after leaving Renault and Volvo who pulled out at the end of 1999. The Frenchman finished as the top driver for Vauxhall in 4th in the championship behind all three Ford drivers (Alain Menu, Anthony Reid and Rickard Rydell).
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