Julien Briché
French racing driver (born 1981)
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Julien Serge Briché (born 12 February 1981) is a French racing driver competing in TCR Europe for JSB Compétition, a team he founded in 2007.
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French12 February 1981
FIA Gold (until 2019)[1]
FIA Silver (2020–2025)
FIA Bronze (2026–)[2]| Julien Briché | |
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Briché in 2006 | |
| Nationality | French |
| Born | Julien Serge Briché 12 February 1981 Ferrières, France |
| Relatives | Florian Briché (son) |
| Categorisation | FIA Gold (until 2019)[1] FIA Silver (2020–2025) FIA Bronze (2026–)[2] |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 2017, 2019 2010 2002, 2005 | TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Peugeot 308 Racing Cup SEAT Leon Supercopa France Peugeot 206 RCC Cup France |
Best known for his touring car and GT4 success, Briché finished runner-up in the 2019 TCR Europe and is a multi-time Peugeot and SEAT one-make champion. He raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans once in LMP2.
Career
Briché made his car racing debut in 2001, competing in Peugeot 206 RCC Cup France,[3] which he won the following year.[4] After racing in the French Supertouring Championship the following year,[5] Briché was runner-up in the Peugeot RC Cup in 2004,[6] before securing his second Peugeot 206 RCC Cup title in 2005.[4] In 2006, Briché made a surprise appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Gerard Welter's LMP2 outfit,[7] as well as a one-off appearance in the Danish Touringcar Challenge.[8]
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The following year, Briché founded JSB Compétition and raced with them in the Peugeot THP Spider Cup, in which he finished runner-up in the overall standings with four wins to his name.[9] Remaining in the series for the following year, Briché took six wins in the ten races he contested en route to a third-place points finish.[10] In parallel, Briché competed in the GT3 class of the FFSA GT Championship for First Racing, taking five wins en route to fourth in points.[11] Two full seasons in the series for his own team then followed, in which he most notably scored an outright win at Magny-Cours in 2010 to take 11th in the standings.[12] During 2010, Briché also raced for the same team in SEAT Leon Supercopa France, in which he won five times as he clinched the series title.[13]
Switching to Porsche Carrera Cup France for 2011, Briché scored a lone win at Le Castellet as he ended the year seventh in points.[14] A tenth-place points finish with a win at Lédenon then followed the following year,[15] which was also accompanied by a third-place points finish on his return to Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France.[16] Following a part-time season in both the FFSA GT Championship and the Peugeot 208 Racing Cup France in 2013, Briché returned to his team to race in the SEAT León Eurocup the following year.[17] In his first season in the series, Briché took wins at Spa and Monza en route to a third-place points finish.[18] Two more seasons in the series then followed, in which Briché posted points finishes of fourth and fifth, as well as scoring a lone win at the Red Bull Ring in 2016.[19]
In 2017, Briché transitioned over to the Peugeot 308 Racing Cup, scoring seven wins and four other podiums to clinch the title at season's end.[20] A second season in the series then ensued, in which Briché took five wins and four other podiums en route to runner-up honours.[21] In parallel, Briché also raced in TCR Europe,[22] taking his maiden win at Spa en route to an 11th-place points finish in the outright standings and third in the TCR BeNeLux subchampionship.[23] Returning to TCR Europe for 2019,[24] Briché began the season with wins at Hungaroring,[25] Hockenheimring and Spa,[26][27] before ending the year with a win at Monza to clinch runner-up honours and the TCR BeNeLux title over Josh Files.[28] During 2019, Briché also clinched his second Peugeot 308 Racing Cup and finished second in the TCR Spa 500 for DG Sport Compétition.[29][30][31] At the beginning of 2020, Briché was set to race in and was set to compete in the TCR Asia Pacific Cup and TCR Australia,[32] but ultimately didn't race as the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled both seasons.[33] Returning to TCR Europe for the rest of the year,[34] Briché won in Monza and scored two other podiums to end the season 10th in points.[35]
Returning to sportscars in 2021, Briché returned to the now-named French GT4 Cup with his own team, fielding an Aston Martin Vantage,[36] before stepping up to the European series the following year,[37] scoring a Pro-Am podium on home turf at Le Castellet to take 13th in points with an Alpine A110 and a Mercedes-AMG GT4.[38] Another season in GT4 Europe then followed, as the team reverted to the Vantage,[39] before switching to a Porsche Cayman for 2024,[40] with which Briché took a Pro-Am win at Misano and three other podiums en route to fifth in points.[41] In 2025, Briché and JSB returned to TCR Europe with a Hyundai Elantra N TCR,[42] scoring a best result of fourth in race two at the Hockenheimring as he ended the year 18th in points.[43] The following year, Briché continued with his own team for a dual campaign in TCR Europe and the Am class of the French GT4 Cup and the GT4 European Series.[44][45]
Personal life
Briché's son Florian is also a racing driver,[21][46] whom he raced with in TCR Europe and the GT4 European Series.[47][48]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Peugeot 206 RCC Cup France | ||||||||
| 2002 | Peugeot 206 RCC Cup France | 1st | |||||||
| 2003 | Brazilian Prototype Championship – Division 4 | Gémo Sport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 6th |
| 2004 | Peugeot RC Cup | 86 | 2nd | ||||||
| 2005 | Peugeot 206 RCC Cup France | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 117 | 1st | |
| Brazilian Prototype Championship – Division 4 | Gémo Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19th | |
| 2006 | 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 | Gerard Welter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF |
| Danish Touringcar Championship | Peugeot Sport Danmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2007 | Peugeot THP Spider Cup | JSB Compétition | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 176 | 2nd |
| Renault Clio Cup France | Sport Garage | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 6th | |
| 2008 | FFSA GT Championship – GT3 | First Racing | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 184 | 4th |
| Peugeot THP Spider Cup | JSB Compétition | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 174 | 3rd | |
| 2009 | FFSA GT Championship – GT3 | JSB Compétition | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 8th |
| Peugeot THP Spider Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18th | ||
| FIA GT3 European Championship | AutoGT Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30th | |
| International GT Open – Pro-Am | Jean Claude Lagniez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2010 | FFSA GT Championship | JSB Compétition | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 11th |
| SEAT Leon Supercopa France | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 162 | 1st | ||
| SEAT León Supercopa Spain | Julien Briché | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23rd | |
| 2011 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | JSB Compétition | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 7th |
| FIA GT3 European Championship | Team Cine Cascade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58th | |
| 2012 | Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France | JSB Compétition | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 144 | 3rd |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 10th | ||
| 2013 | FFSA GT Championship | JMB Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25th |
| Peugeot 208 Racing Cup France | Ropars Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18th | |
| 2014 | SEAT León Eurocup | JSB Compétition | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 3rd |
| Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15th | ||
| 2015 | SEAT León Eurocup | JSB Compétition | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 4th |
| 2016 | SEAT León Eurocup | Julien Briché | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 151 | 5th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am | MN Development | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9th | |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Pro-Am | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11th | ||
| 2017 | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | JSB Compétition | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 208 | 1st |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am | MN Development | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 8th | |
| 2018 | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | JSB Compétition | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 181 | 2nd |
| TCR Europe Touring Car Series | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 11th | ||
| TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 3rd | ||
| TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18th | ||
| TCR Swiss Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2019 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | JSB Compétition | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 314 | 2nd |
| TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 311 | 1st | ||
| Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | 1st | ||||||||
| TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 7th | ||
| TCR Spa 500 | DG Sport Compétition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 2nd | |
| 2020 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | JSB Compétition | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 175 | 10th |
| TCR Iberico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22nd | ||
| 2021 | French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am | JSB Compétition | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18th |
| 2022 | GT4 European Series – Pro-Am | JSB Compétition | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 13th |
| French GT4 Cup – Silver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15th | ||
| 2023 | GT4 European Series – Pro-Am | JSB Compétition | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 15th |
| GT4 European Series – Silver | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39th | ||
| 2024 | GT4 European Series – Pro-Am | JSB Compétition | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 5th |
| TC France Series – TC | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2025 | TC France Series – TCR | JSB Compétition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7th |
| TCR Europe Touring Car Series | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 18th | ||
| TCR World Tour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37th | ||
| 2026 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | JSB Compétition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 29th* |
| French GT4 Cup – Am | |||||||||
| GT4 European Series – Am | |||||||||
| GT4 European Series – Pro-Am | |||||||||
| TCR World Tour | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 11th* | ||
| Sources:[49][50] | |||||||||
† As Briché was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gerard Welter |
Patrice Roussel Frédéric Hauchard |
WR LMP04-Peugeot | LMP2 | 134 | DNF | DNF |
Complete FIA GT3 European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AutoGT Racing | Morgan Aero SuperSports GT3 | BMW 5.0 L V8 | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
ADR 1 |
ADR 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZOL 1 8 |
ZOL 2 11 |
30th | 1 |
| 2011 | Team Cine Cascade | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
NAV 1 |
NAV 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
SLO 1 |
SLO 2 |
ZAN 1 22 |
ZAN 2 23 |
58th | 0 |
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | JSB Compétition | Peugeot 308 TCR | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 Ret |
SPA 1 53 |
SPA 2 1 |
HUN 1 16 |
HUN 2 15 |
ASS 1 14 |
ASS 2 11 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 8 |
CAT 2 22 |
11th | 42 |
| 2019 | JSB Compétition | Peugeot 308 TCR | HUN 1 DSQ |
HUN 2 1 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 1 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 1 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 12 |
OSC 1 11 |
OSC 2 14 |
CAT 1 23 |
CAT 2 3 |
MNZ 1 11 |
MNZ 2 2 |
2nd | 314 |
| 2020 | JSB Compétition | Peugeot 308 TCR | LEC 1 14 |
LEC 2 14 |
ZOL 1 15†7 |
ZOL 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 14 |
MNZ 2 2 |
CAT 1 9 |
CAT 2 21 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 17 |
JAR 1 55 |
JAR 2 3 |
10th | 175 | ||
| 2025 | JSB Compétition | Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) | PRT 1 8 |
PRT 2 19 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 Ret |
HOC 1 9 |
HOC 2 4 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
RBR 1 13 |
RBR 2 Ret |
CAT 1 16 |
CAT 2 Ret |
18th | 51 | ||
| 2026 | JSB Compétition | Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) | MUG 1 21 |
MUG 2 Ret |
SPA 1 WD |
SPA 2 WD |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
29th* | 0* | ||
† Briché did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
Complete GT4 European Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | JSB Compétition | Alpine A110 GT4 | Pro-Am | IMO 1 19 |
IMO 2 19 |
LEC 1 9 |
LEC 2 25 |
MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 14 |
13th | 38 | ||||||
| Mercedes-AMG GT4 | SPA 1 20 |
SPA 2 16 |
HOC 1 32 |
HOC 2 20 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 | |||||||||||
| 2023 | JSB Compétition | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | Pro-Am | MNZ 1 22 |
MNZ 2 26 |
LEC 1 19 |
LEC 2 33 |
15th | 40 | ||||||||
| Silver | SPA 1 14 |
SPA 2 34 |
MIS 1 35 |
MIS 2 19 |
HOC 1 17 |
HOC 2 31 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
39th | 1 | |||||||
| 2024 | JSB Compétition | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | Pro-Am | LEC 1 33† |
LEC 2 DNS |
MIS 1 10 |
MIS 2 12 |
SPA 1 13 |
SPA 2 23 |
HOC 1 33 |
HOC 2 29 |
MNZ 1 39† |
MNZ 2 DNS |
JED 1 18 |
JED 2 16 |
5th | 89 |
Complete TCR World Tour results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | JSB Compétition | Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) | AHR 1 |
AHR 2 |
AHR 3 |
CRT 1 12 |
CRT 2 Ret |
CRT 3 17 |
MNZ 1 WD |
MNZ 2 WD |
CVR 1 |
CVR 2 |
BEN 1 |
BEN 2 |
BEN 3 |
INJ 1 |
INJ 2 |
INJ 3 |
ZHZ 1 |
ZHZ 2 |
ZHZ 3 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
37th | 5 |
| 2026 | JSB Compétition | Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) | MIS 1 17 |
MIS 2 13 |
CRT 1 7 |
CRT 2 Ret |
CRT 3 9 |
LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 Ret |
CVR 1 |
CVR 2 |
INJ 1 |
INJ 2 |
INJ 3 |
CHE 1 |
CHE 2 |
CHE 3 |
ZHZ 1 |
ZHZ 2 |
ZHZ 3 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
11th* | 39* |
* Season still in progress.