Victor Bernier

Karting

Bernier began karting competitively in 2013, and won a number of national championships before becoming the Junior Karting World Champion in 2018, ahead of Gabriele Minì and Gabriel Bortoleto.^[1] He received a Volant d'Or award from the French Federation of Automobile Sport as a reward for his karting exploits.^[2]

Formula 4

Bernier made his car racing debut in 2019, competing in the French F4 series at the age of fourteen, meaning that he became one of the series' junior drivers along with Isack Hadjar and Paul-Adrien Pallot.^[3] His season started out modestly, as he would only score three top ten finishes in the first two rounds at Nogaro and Pau, however he would take the first podium of his single-seater career at the following event at Spa. Bernier's results improved steadily from there, as he was able to finish in the top five and on the podium more consistently, which ultimately culminated in a win at the final round of the season. He finished the season fourth in the FFSA Academy points standings and took a dominant title in the Juniors' championship.^[4]

For the 2020 season, Bernier moved to R-ace GP to contest the ADAC Formula 4 Championship, where he would partner Kirill Smal.^[5] He scored two victories, both in the reversed-grid races at the Hockenheimring and Lausitzring respectively, and finished fifth in the championship, ahead of his teammate. In addition, Bernier took part in the third round of that year's Italian F4 series, scoring a single point.^[5] Bernier remained in ADAC F4 the following year, this time driving with compatriots Sami Meguetounif and Marcus Amand.^[6][7][8] Bernier generally beat his teammates over the race weekends and took a sole win in Hockenheim after the original winner Ollie Bearman had received a penalty for causing a collision.^[9][10] He ended his final season in Formula 4 with four podiums and a fourth place in the overall results.^[11]

Formula Regional

In 2022, Bernier progressed to the Formula Regional level, racing in the Formula Regional European Championship for FA Racing alongside French F4 champion Esteban Masson and Colombian Nicolás Baptiste.^[12] He struggled to score points throughout the campaign, only taking a lone ninth place until the final round at Mugello. There, Bernier finished second on Saturday, thus propelling himself to 17th in the standings.^[13][14][15]

Remaining in FRECA for 2023, Bernier switched to MP Motorsport.^[16][17] Though points finishes were easier to come by, the Frenchman, his team, and teammate Sami Meguetounif were rocked by the passing of fellow MP driver Dilano van 't Hoff at Spa-Francorchamps, which resulted in the team's withdrawal for the subsequent round.^[18] After their return, Bernier managed to score points on three further occasions, results which included a second place at Monza he inherited after two drivers ahead were penalised.^[19] This placed him 15th at season's end, six positions below Meguetounif.^[20]

Racing career summary

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Complete French F4 Juniors' Championship results

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Complete French F4 Championship results

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Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results

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^*Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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^* Season still in progress.