29 Facts About Yvan Muller

Yvan Muller was born on 16 August 1969 and is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing.

Yvan Muller is a four-time World Touring Car Champion, winning the title in 2008 with SEAT, in 2010 and 2011 with Chevrolet and in 2013 with RML.

Yvan Muller was British Touring Car Champion in 2003 with Vauxhall.

Yvan Muller ended seventh and in 1998 he passed to BTCC.

Yvan Muller started his BTCC career in 1998 replacing Audi Vice Champion Frank Biela that in the while came back in STW.

Yvan Muller drove for Vauxhall again while Jason Plato and Vincent Radermecker joined after leaving Renault and Volvo who pulled out at the end of 1999.

Yvan Muller finished 2nd in the championship after his car caught fire in the final race leaving Plato as the champion.

Yvan Muller finished 2nd in the championship again behind teammate James Thompson after more bad luck during the season and last few races caused him to again miss out on the title.

Yvan Muller won his first title from teammate Thompson after a very strong season.

The Astra Sport Hatch was out classed by the new Honda Integra and prevented Yvan Muller from winning a second title.

Yvan Muller finished second in the championship for the 4th time in 5 years, making a decision at the end of 2005, Muller left the BTCC to drive for Seat in the WTCC.

Yvan Muller competed in the two Australian V8 Supercar endurance races each year for a number of years, taking victory at the 2005 Sandown 500 with local driver Craig Lowndes in their Betta Electrical Triple Eight BA Falcon.

In 2006 and 2007, Yvan Muller has been unable to race in the two annual enduros due to a clash with WTCC.

Yvan Muller was classified 4th at the end of the season with 62pts.

Yvan Muller finished 2nd in the 2007 WTCC with 81pts, and he lost the title to Guernsey driver Andy Priaulx during the last race in Macau where his SEAT Leon TDI suffered a fuel pump failure when he was leading the first race with one lap to go, which put him out of race 2 at Macau.

Yvan Muller opened 2008 with a victory at Curitiba, Brazil.

Yvan Muller was battling for the championship, primarily with teammate Gabriele Tarquini during the season, and finally won the championship at the final round in Macau.

In 2009, Yvan Muller was beaten to the title by teammate Tarquini, taking four victories.

Yvan Muller scored pole position and won his first race for the team in Brazil.

Yvan Muller took further wins in Italy and the United Kingdom to become the 2010 World Touring Car Champion and the first driver to win the title for two teams.

Yvan Muller stayed with the RML team for 2013 season, now racing as an independent entry after the withdrawal of Chevrolet from the World Touring Car Championship.

Yvan Muller drove a Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T alongside former Team Aon driver Tom Chilton.

Yvan Muller won both races at the season opening Race of Italy in wet conditions to score his first victories as an independent touring car driver.

Muller is founder and team principal of Yvan Muller Racing, which enters cars in various motorsport disciplines including sports car racing, and helps to train young drivers.

Yvan Muller announced that the 2016 season would be his last in the WTCC, as he was retiring from the sport to concentrate on his family and race team.

Yvan Muller returned to the championship to replace Nestor Girolami for the season finale in Qatar.

Yvan Muller finished runner-up in the drivers championship and M Racing-YMR was the teams champions.

Yvan Muller was originally entered to take part in the 1999 race in an Audi R8C but withdrew from the squad before any official running.

Yvan Muller represented France in the 2007 Race of Champions, alongside Sebastien Bourdais.