Benjamin Veillas

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Benjamin Veillas
2023 Central Europe Rally

Benjamin Veillas (born 26 February 1983) is a

FIA World Rally Championship.[1]

Biography

Veillas started his co-driver career in 1997, and made his World Rally Championship debut in 1999.[2] He was the co-driver of Eric Camilli, and once competed for M-Sport World Rally Team in 2016.[3] He was announced to be the co-driver of multiple world champion Sébastien Ogier in 2022, following the retirement of Julien Ingrassia.[4] They are set to contest selected events for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.[5]

At the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally the French pair finished second overall, after they got a puncture in the penultimate stage.[6]

WRC victories

 #  Event Season Driver Car
1 Spain 2022 Rally Catalunya 2022 France Sébastien Ogier Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

Rally results

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Points
1999 Franck Lions
Renault Clio Williams
 MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA
Ret 		ARG GRE
NZL
 FIN CHN ITA AUS GBR NC 0
2008 Franck Doveri
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
 MON
Ret 		SWE MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE TUR FIN
GER
 NZL ESP FRA JPN
GBR
 NC 0
2015 Team Oreca Ford Fiesta R5 MON
15 		SWE
MEX
 ARG POR
Ret
ITA

16 		POL FIN
52 		GER
14 		AUS FRA
16
ESP

Ret 		GBR
12 		NC 0
2016 Julien Maurin Škoda Fabia R5 MON
Ret 		SWE 11th 28
M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC
MEX

16 		ARG
8 		POR
5
ITA

6 		POL
10 		FIN
Ret 		GER
50
CHN

C 		FRA
8
ESP

19 		GBR
10 		AUS
Ret
2017 M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 MON
12 		SWE
14 		MEX
11 		FRA
28 		ARG POR
21
ITA

9 		POL
14 		FIN
12 		GER
10
ESP

16 		GBR
12 		AUS 21st 3
2018 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 MON
Ret 		SWE MEX FRA ARG POR
ITA
 FIN GER
Ret 		TUR GBR
24 		NC 0
Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
ESP

35 		AUS
2019 M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II
 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN
13 		GER
15 		TUR GBR 28th 1
Eric Camilli Citroën C3 R5
ESP

10 		AUS
C
2021 Sports and You Citroën C3 Rally2 MON
ARC
 CRO
POR

39 		ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN
ESP
 MNZ NC 0
2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 MON
2 		SWE CRO POR
51 		ITA KEN
4 		EST FIN BEL GRE NZL
2
ESP

1 		JPN
WD 		6th 85
2023 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON SWE MEX CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL
EUR

10 		JAP 27th* 1*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ "Loubet chooses ex-Ogier co-driver to replace Gilsoul". dirtfish.com.
  2. ^ "Benjamin Veillas". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. WRC Promoter GmbH
    . 26 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Ogier and Ingrassia's partnership to end after 2021". dirtfish.com. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. WRC Promoter GmbH
    . 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. WRC Promoter GmbH
    . 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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