Aurélien Comte Explained

Aurélien Comte
Nationality: French
Birth Date:1988 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Paris, Île-de-France, France
Current Series:TCR International Series
First Year:2017
Current Team:DG Sport Compétition
Car Number:27
Starts:2
Prev Series: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
Prev Series Years:2017
2017
2016
2016-17

2014-16
2013
2010-12
2006-08
2005-06
Titles:TCR Europe Trophy
Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France
Title Years:2017
2014-15

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.

Racing career

Comte began his career in 2005 in Karting and 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 in 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 by taking several victories, podiums, and pole positions as well as finishing third in the standings. In 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 in 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.[1] [2] [3] 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.[4] 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 point,s the victory went to him and he became the 2017 TCR Europe Trophy champion.[5] [6] [7]

In November 2017, it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving an Opel Astra TCR for his TCR BeNeLux team DG Sport Compétition.[8] [9]

Racing record

Complete TCR International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Driver did not finish the race but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2018DG Sport CompétitionPeugeot 308 TCRMAR
1

MAR
2

MAR
3

HUN
1

HUN
2

HUN
3

GER
1

GER
2

GER
3

NED
1

NED
2

NED
3

POR
1

POR
2

POR
3

SVK
1

SVK
2

SVK
3

CHN
1

CHN
2

CHN
3

WUH
1

WUH
2

WUH
3

JPN
1

JPN
2

JPN
3

MAC
1

MAC
2

MAC
3

11th191
2020Vuković MotorsportRenault Mégane R.S TCRBEL
1
BEL
2
GER
1
GER
2
SVK
1

SVK
2

SVK
3

HUN
1

HUN
2

HUN
3

ESP
1

ESP
2

ESP
3

ARA
1

ARA
2

ARA
3

19th17
Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2019DG Sport CompétitionPeugeot 308 TCRHUN
1

HUN
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

OSC
1

OSC
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

7th197
2023SP CompetitionCupra Leon Competición TCRALG
1
ALG
2
PAU
1
PAU
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
LEC
1

LEC
2

MNZ
1
MNZ
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
18th51
2024SP CompetitionCupra León VZ TCRVAL
1

VAL
2

ZOL
1

ZOL
2

SAL
1

SAL
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

BRN
1

BRN
2

CRT
1

CRT
2

1st*259*

Complete TCR World Tour results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TCR Benelux entry list confirmed ahead of Spa opener. TouringCarTimes. 19 April 2017. 25 November 2017. Neil. Hudson.
  2. Web site: Aurélien Comte claims Peugeot's first win in TCR history at Zolder. TouringCarTimes. 16 July 2017. 25 November 2017. Neil. Hudson.
  3. Web site: Aurélien Comte wins final sprint race of the day at Zolder. TouringCarTimes. 16 July 2017. 25 November 2017. Neil. Hudson.
  4. Web site: First entries revealed for the inaugural TCR European Trophy. TouringCarTimes. 25 October 2017. 25 November 2017. Neil. Hudson.
  5. Web site: Gabriele Tarquini wins Adria Race 2, Aurélien Comte wins the title. TouringCarTimes. 29 October 2017. 25 November 2017. Neil. Hudson.
  6. Web site: Aurélien Comte celebrates 2017 TCR Europe Trophy title at Adria. TouringCarTimes. 29 October 2017. 25 November 2017. Neil. Hudson.
  7. Web site: Aurélien Comte career statistics . Driver Database . 25 November 2017.
  8. News: Aurélien Comte confirmed for TCR International Series debut - TouringCarTimes. 10 November 2017. TouringCarTimes. 25 November 2017.
  9. Web site: TCR Europe Trophy winner joins DG Sport in Dubai. tcr-series.com. en-gb. 10 November 2017. 25 November 2017.