Adrien Tambay
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French25 February 1991
FIA Gold (until 2013, 2019–)
FIA Platinum (2014–2018)| Adrien Tambay | |
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.jpg) Tambay in 2022 | |
| Nationality | French |
| Born | Adrien Patrick Marie Maurice Tambay 25 February 1991 Paris, France |
| Relatives | Patrick Tambay (father) |
| DTM | |
| Racing licence | FIA Gold (until 2013, 2019–) FIA Platinum (2014–2018) |
| Years active | 2012–2016 |
| Former teams | Abt Sportsline |
| Starts | 65 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 10th in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011 2010–2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 | World Series by Renault Auto GP GP3 Series Formula 3 Euro Series Formula BMW Europe Formula BMW ADAC |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 | FIA ETCR - eTouring Car World Cup |
Adrien Patrick Marie Maurice Tambay (born 25 February 1991) is a French professional racing driver. He currently is an official CUPRA driver and is the 2022 ETCR Champion. He is the son of former Formula One driver Patrick Tambay, who won two Grands Prix for Ferrari in the early 1980s.
Formula BMW
Born in Paris, Tambay began his car racing career in the German Formula BMW ADAC series, finishing fourth and rookie champion. He moved to the new Formula BMW Europe series in 2008, where he finished third behind Esteban Gutiérrez and Marco Wittmann.
Formula Three
In 2009, Tambay raced in the Formula Three Euroseries for leading team ART Grand Prix.[1] He missed the Oschersleben and Nürburgring rounds of the Euroseries, and also an invitational entry to the British Formula 3 Championship at Spa, due to a head injury suffered while playing football.[2] He ended the Euroseries season pointless, recording a best finish of seventh at EuroSpeedway and the Norisring.
Auto GP
In 2010, Tambay raced in the Auto GP series for Charouz-Gravity Racing.[3]
GP3
After James Jakes had a wrist injury at Hockenheim, Tambay was called in to replace him in Manor Racing. In his second outing at Spa-Francorchamps, Tambay retired first race and therefore started 27th in the second race. The rain started during the race, but Tambay kept driving on slicks, and winning the race ahead of Alexander Rossi.
DTM
Tambay was one of the eight Audi factory drivers in the DTM championship for five years between 2012 and 2016.[4] He scored a top ten championship finish in his first year and amassed a total of 3 podiums, 1 pole position and 1 fastest lap throughout his DTM career.
