Yannick Dalmas
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Yannick Dalmas (; born 28 July 1961) is a former racing driver from France. He won the
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four times (in
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and
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), each with different teams. Prior to this, he participated in 49
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Grands Prix, debuting on 18 October 1987, but qualified for only 24 of them. His best result in F1 was a 5th place at the 1987 Australian Grand Prix, but he was not eligible for World Championship points at that race. His F1 career was blighted by his health issues, towards the end of , Dalmas was diagnosed with
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which caused him to miss the final two races. He recovered before the start of but his illness had clearly affected him. In
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, Dalmas made a brief return to Formula One with cash-strapped
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but only entered two races. He crashed in
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, and finished two laps off the lead in
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. Dalmas was the French Formula Three champion in 1986.


Racing record


Complete International Formula 3000 results

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


Complete Formula One results

( key) Dalmas was ineligible to score points in 1987 as he was running in the second Larrousse, and the team had only entered one car for the championship


24 Hours of Le Mans results


Complete French Supertouring Championship results

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Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft

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


Complete International Touring Car Championship results

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


References


External links


Profile at grandprix.com
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