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Didier Auriol
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| Didier Auriol | |
|---|---|
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Active years | 1984 - 2005 |
| Teams | Austin Rover, Lancia, Toyota, Subaru, Mitsubishi, SEAT, Peugeot, Škoda |
| World rallies | 152 |
| Championships | 1 (1994) |
| Wins | 20 |
| Podium finishes | 53 |
| Stage wins | 554 |
| Points | 747 |
| First world rally | 1984 Tour de Corse |
| First win | 1988 Tour de Corse |
| Last win | 2001 Rally Catalunya |
| Last world rally | 2005 Monte Carlo Rally |
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Didier Auriol (born August 18, 1958) is a French former car racer.
Born in Montpellier, Auriol made his name as a French rally driver in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1990s. He was a factory candidate for Lancia, Toyota and Peugeot among others, before losing his seat at Škoda at the end of 2003.
Auriol won his first event with Toyota, the 1993 Monte Carlo Rally. Auriol took the world title in that sport in 1994 driving one of the most fabled mounts in the history of the series: the Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185. However he has found fame and distinction for a plethora of other reasons. In 1995, he gave the first win for Celica GT-Four ST205 in Tour de Corse. He came into rallying as a former ambulance driver and, with the Lancia Martini team, clocked up six wins in a ten-round 1992 WRC season. Such a feat remained unbeaten within the space of a calendar year until fellow countryman Sébastien Loeb went on to beat it, with victory on the Rally Argentina in 2005.
Another notable achievement in Auriol's reportoire is being a seven-time winner of the Tour de Corse, level record holder with Bernard Darniche. Even as late as 2001 Auriol was still racking up podiums there.
1977: Sandro Munari (FIA Cup) · 1978: Markku Alén (FIA Cup) · 1979: Björn Waldegård · 1980: Walter Röhrl · 1981: Ari Vatanen · 1982: Walter Röhrl · 1983: Hannu Mikkola · 1984: Stig Blomqvist · 1985: Timo Salonen · 1986-1987: Juha Kankkunen · 1988-1989: Massimo Biasion · 1990: Carlos Sainz · 1991: Juha Kankkunen · 1992: Carlos Sainz · 1993: Juha Kankkunen · 1994: Didier Auriol · 1995: Colin McRae · 1996-1999: Tommi Mäkinen · 2000: Marcus Grönholm · 2001: Richard Burns · 2002: Marcus Grönholm · 2003: Petter Solberg · 2004-2006: Sébastien Loeb
See also: List of drivers · List of records