| Éric Hélary | ||
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| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  French
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| P.o.B. | Paris, Île-de-France, France
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| D.o.B. | 10 August 1966 | |
| Début |  2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 1
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| Final Race |  2002 Zandvoort Feature Race
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| Best | 9th (2000) | |
| Previous Teams | Team Holzer; Euroteam
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| DTM Career | ||
| Total Entries | 19 (19 Starts) | |
| No. | 44 | |
| Wins | Points | Poles |
| 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 | |
| Podiums | 0 | |
Éric Hélary (born 10 August 1996 in Paris, Île-de-France, France) is a French racing driver, who competed in the 2000 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship for Opel Team Holzer.[1] Driving for the secondary works Team Holzer entry, Hélary would become a regular point scorer, although he would move away from the DTM at the end of the campaign.[1]
Hélary would also make a one-off appearance in the 2002 Championship for OPC Euroteam, although he would fail to score.[2] Away from the DTM, Hélary would claim overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1993, a class victory in 1995, and the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in 1997.[3]
Background[]
Originally starting in karting in his native France, Hélary entered his first car racing series in 1987 entering the Formula Ford 1600 France, finishing fourth.[3] A year later Hélary would charge to the Formula Ford France title with eight wins in eleven races, before moving into the Formula 3 France Championship in 1989.[3] Finishing fourth in that season, Hélary would remain in French F3 for 1990, and duly secured the Championship crown.[3]
Sporting Endeavours: 1991 - 1999[]
The Formula 3000 International Championship would occupy Hélary's agenda for 1991, although he would not challenge for the crown.[3] In 1992 the Frenchman would drive to the Peugeot 905 Spider Cup title, while also making his World Sportscar Championship debut as a factory Peugeot driver.[3] Another Spider Cup title would follow in 1993, with Hélary also charging to victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Christophe Bouchut and Geoff Brabham.[3]
French Supertouring was Hélary's main entertainment for 1994, with the Frenchman claiming fifth in the Championship.[3] A second season saw Hélary narrowly miss-out on the title, claiming seven victories, while also competing in the FIA Touring Car World Cup and the Global GT Championship, albeit without notable success in either.[3] However, Hélary would win his class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing second overall.[3]
For 1996 Hélary would focus on the Global GT Championship, although he would finish outside of the top 50 after five race appearances.[3] In 1997 Hélary would bounce between series, although he would notably win the 24 Hours of Spa Francorchamps, as well as claim second in class at Le Mans.[3] 1998 saw Hélary move into the German Supertouring Championship, finishing fourth as a factory Opel driver, before slipping to eighth in 1999.[3]
DTM History[]
Post-DTM Career[]
Hélary returned to racing in his native France after losing his permanent DTM race seat, returning to the French Supertouring Championship in 2001, finishing second in 2005.[3] He subsequently moved into GT racing in 2007, competing in the American Le Mans Series, before racing in GT3s in his native France in 2008.[3] After that, Hélary would compete in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series between 2010 and 2013, claiming the Championship in 2011.[3]
After that, Hélary would bounce between series for the rest of the 2010s, before moving into heritage racing in 2019.[3]
Full DTM Record[]
Éric Hélary's full results from his 19 starts in the DTM are outlined in a series of tables below.
DTM Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Éric Hélary during their DTM career:
| Éric Hélary's Overall DTM Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2000 | Opel Team Holzer II
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11 | Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 | 9th | 53 | 
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| 2002 | OPC Euroteam[2]
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44 | Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 | 24th | 0 | 
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Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Éric Hélary's full DTM record:
| Éric Hélary DTM Championship Record | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||
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9th | 53 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||
| Ret | 7th | 4th | 10th | 15th | 15th | 4th | 16th | 8th | 7th | CAN | CAN | 4th | 10th | 14th | Ret | 6th | 7th | |||||
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24th | 0 | ||||||||||
| Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | |||
| 16th | 14th | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Results Key | ||||
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | |
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | |
| 2nd | Second | DSQ | Disqualified | |
| 3rd | Third | DNS | Did Not Start | |
| 7th | Points Scorer | NC | Not Classified | |
| Italics | Fastest Lap | CAN | Race Cancelled | |
| 16th | Non-points finish | † | Non-Championship Race | |
| Bold | Pole Position | 3 | Points for Qualifying | |
References[]
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References:
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| 2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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| Manufacturers |
| Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
| Car/engine |
| Abt-Audi TT-R 2000 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
| Teams |
| 24h Service AMG-Mercedes • Abt Sportsline I • Abt Sportsline II • D2 AMG-Mercedes • Euroteam • Opel Team Holzer I • Opel Team Holzer II • Opel Team Irmscher • Opel Team Phoenix • Original Teile AMG-Mercedes • Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes |
| Drivers |
| 1 Bernd Schneider • 2 Thomas Jäger • 3 Uwe Alzen • 4 Joachim Winkelhock • 5 Klaus Ludwig • 6 Marcel Fässler • 7 Manuel Reuter • 8 Michael Bartels • 9 Laurent Aïello • 10 Christian Abt • 11 Éric Hélary • 12 Christian Menzel • 14/24 Pedro Lamy • 15/42 Darren Turner • 16 Stefano Modena • 17 Timo Scheider • 18 Marcel Tiemann • 19 Peter Dumbreck • 20 Kris Nissen • 21 James Thompson • 23 Roland Asch |
| Races |
| Rennsport-Festival 1 • Rennsport-Festival 2 • ADAC-Preis von Sachsen-Anhalt 1 • ADAC-Preis von Sachsen-Anhalt 2 • Norisring 1 • Norisring 2 • Sachsenring 1 • Sachsenring 2 • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen 1 • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen 2 • ADAC-Preis von Niedersachsen 1 • ADAC-Preis von Niedersachsen 2 • Eifelrennen 1 • Eifelrennen 2 • ADAC-Preis Hockenheim 1 • ADAC-Preis Hockenheim 2 |
| Cancelled Races |
| 2000 Lausitzring Race |
| Related Content |
| 1996 ITCC Season • 2001 DTM Season |
| 2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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| Manufacturers |
| Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
| Car/engine |
| Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
| Teams |
| CEB/OASE AMG-Mercedes • OPC Euroteam • OPC Team Holzer • OPC Team Phoenix • Original Teile AMG-Mercedes • Service 24h AMG-Mercedes • Team Abt • Team Abt Sportsline • Team Abt Sportsline Junior • Vodafone AMG-Mercedes • Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes |
| Drivers |
| 1 Bernd Schneider • 2 Jean Alesi • 3 Laurent Aïello • 4 Karl Wendlinger • 5 Uwe Alzen • 6 Marcel Fässler • 7 Manuel Reuter • 8 Joachim Winkelhock • 9 Mattias Ekström • 10 Christian Abt • 11 Thomas Jäger • 12 Peter Dumbreck • 14 Timo Scheider • 15 Michael Bartels • 16 Marcel Tiemann/Bernd Mayländer • 17 Patrick Huisman • 18 Alain Menu • 19 Yves Olivier • 23 Martin Tomczyk • 24 Stefan Mücke • 31 Johnny Cecotto • 42 Christijan Albers • 43 JJ Lehto • 44 Éric Hélary |
| Races |
| ADAC-Preis Hockenheim QR • ADAC-Preis Hockenheim FR • Zolder QR • Zolder FR • Donington Park QR • Donington Park FR • Sachsenring QR • Sachsenring FR • Norisring QR • Norisring FR • Lausitzring QR • Lausitzring FR • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen QR • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen FR • Spielberg QR • Spielberg FR • Zandvoort QR • Zandvoort FR • DMV-Preis Hockenheim QR • DMV-Preis Hockenheim FR |
| Related Content |
| 2001 DTM Season • 2003 DTM Season |