Mathieu Arzeno (born 18 August 1987 in

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) is a French

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driver and former racing driver. He scored his first

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point on

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finishing tenth overall in a

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Career

Circuit racing

Arzeno started off in

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, before stepping up to

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2005 when he finished second in Formula Renault Campus behind champion

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. The following year he raced in

French Formula Renault The Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) was a Formula Renault, Formula Renault 2.0 championship that replaced the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 as of 2008,Jules Bianchi Jules Lucien André Bianchi (; 3 August 1989 – 17 July 2015) was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Born and raised in Nice, Bianchi was the grandson of endurance racing driver Mauro Bianchi and the great-nephew ...

. In 2008 he came tenth in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, but skipped two of the seven meetings due to a lack of budget.

Rallying

In 2009 Arzeno switched to rallying and promptly finished 12th overall and third in class on the iconic

Monte Carlo Rally The Monte Carlo Rally or Rallye Monte-Carlo (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco. From its inception in 1911 by Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Prince Albert I, the rally ...

. In 2010 he contested the

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before focussing on the French tarmac championship in 2011.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † As Arzeno was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

WRC results

JWRC results

References

External links

Official website

Profile at ewrc-results.com
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