ABOUT YANN

Born: 07.07.1990
Nationalities: French and Swiss
Hometown: Yverdon-les-bains, CH
Residence: zürich CH
Measures: 5'6'', 167 cm / 135 lbs, 61 kgs
Status: race Driver, entrepreneur
Activity: race driver & Marketing consultant at zmp group

Motor racing heroes: Ayrton Senna, Jo Siffert, Dale Earnhardt
Favorite cars: alpine a110, BMW m4, Porsche 917, Pagani Zonda
Sports practiced: cycling, fitness, ski, golf
Hobbies: Motor-sports, watches, esports

Preferred music: Rock, Electro music
Favorite films: Le Mans, Days of Thunder, moneyball, la la land
What makes me different from other drivers: NEVER GIVE UP!

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Racing career & racing highlights:

2017

• Legend cars at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Road Course), 2x 3rd place

• Won all NASCAR charity races at GoPro Motorplex (GoKart race against best NASCAR Racers)

2015

• NASCAR Late Model Test with Nelson Motorsport / Timothy Peters

• ABMoteurs NASCAR TV consultant

2014

• NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Winner of the first race of the season
  Replacement of C. Bouchut for the Italian NASCAR Race
  

• CN2: Development Race Driver for Oak Racing, Ligier Honda
  Development of the Ligier JS 53 & aero tests
  Development Ligier JS 55, race vdev at Paul Ricard
  

• Web TV reporter & expert for the 24H du Mans 2014

2013

• 3rd NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
  Rookie Of The Year / 1 win - 7 podiums - 11 top-five on 12 races
  

• VdeV Estoril – Oak Racing, Ligier Honda
  

• Reserve Driver for Oak Racing WEC Lmp2 (Sao Paulo, Brasil)

2012

• NASCAR Euro at Tours Speedway : 1st Rookie (5th overall)
  

• SPEED EuroSeries at Imola: R1 3rd; R2 2nd
  

• Test Oak Racing LMP2 à Motorland Aragon

2011

• 2nd Alps Formula Renault 2.0
  Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship
  1 victory, 7 podiums
  

• Test Formula Renault 3.5 at Motorland

2010

• 3rd LO MEC Formula Renault 2.0 & Best Rookie
  Best Rookie, 3 victories, 5 pole position, 4 best lap, 9 podiums, 3 hat trick
  

• 3rd at 1000 kms of Spa. LMS Championship. Cat. GT1 (Ford Matech)
  Reserve Driver for Ford Matech GT1 (24 Hours of Le Mans)

2009

• 2nd Formul’Academy Euro Series
  1 victory, 7 podiums, 2 pole positions, 2 best lap

2008

• Winner of the ACO - Auto Hebdo Driver Selection

2007-2006

• Formule Kart (Auto Sport Academy)
  Runner-up of the French Championship

2005

• Joined sport studies at Le Mans Sud High School (France)

2001-2004

• First Go-kart races in Switzerland

1998

• My first Go-kart!

YZ Driver database stats:

Races entered 89

Wins 7

Podiums (top 3) 35

Pole positions 7

Fastest laps 6

Race win percentage 8%

Podium percentage 39%