Nicolas Bernardi

Nicolas Bernardi (born 16 May 1976) is a French rally driver.

Nicolas Bernardi
Bernardi in 2005
Personal information
NationalityFrance French
Born (1976-05-16) 16 May 1976 (age 48)
World Rally Championship record
Active years19982007
Co-driverBelgium Jean-Marc Fortin
TeamsPeugeot, Suzuki
Rallies23
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points4
First rally1998 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally2007 Tour de Corse

Bernardi made his World Rally Championship (WRC) debut in 1998 on the Monte Carlo Rally. In 2001 he contested the Junior World Rally Championship in a Peugeot 206, later returning for a second campaign in 2004 in a Renault Clio and finishing second in the standings to Per-Gunnar Andersson.

In 2005 he won the French tarmac championship in a Peugeot 206 WRC run by Bozian Racing. He contested the German and British rounds of the WRC in the same model of car, entered under the banner of 'Equipe de France FFSA', but he retired from both events. After Markko Märtin stepped down from the factory Peugeot following the death of his co-driver Michael Park on Rally GB, Bernardi replaced him in the second Peugeot 307 WRC on the asphalt events in France and Spain.[1] He finished eighth in Corsica and then sixth in Catalunya.

Bernardi made one final WRC appearance on the 2007 Tour de Corse, driving the new Suzuki SX4 WRC on its first event.

Bernardi during the 2004 Rally Finland.

Complete World Rally Championship results

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
1998Nicolas BernardiPeugeot 106 RallyeMON
Ret
SWEKENPORESPFRAARGGRENZLFINITAAUSGBRNC0
1999Nicolas BernardiPeugeot 106 S16MONSWEKENPORESPFRA
31
ARGGRENZLFINCHNITAAUSGBRNC0
2000Nicolas BernardiPeugeot 106 MaxiMON
25
SWEKENPORESPARGGRENZLFINCYPFRAITAAUSGBRNC0
2001Team GammaPeugeot 206 S1600MONSWEPORESP
Ret
ARGCYPNC0
Nicolas BernardiGRE
Ret
KENFIN
Ret
NZLITA
Ret
FRA
21
AUSGBR
35
2003Nicolas BernardiRenault Clio S1600MONSWETURNZLARGGRECYPGERFINAUSITA
13
FRAESP
Ret
GBRNC0
2004Nicolas BernardiRenault Clio S1600MON
10
SWEMEXNZLCYPGRE
15
TUR
Ret
ARGFIN
19
GERJPNGBR
Ret
ITA
15
FRAESP
14
AUSNC0
2005Equipe de France FFSAPeugeot 206 WRCMONSWEMEXNZLITACYPTURGREARGFINGER
Ret
GBR
Ret
JPN20th4
Marlboro Peugeot TotalPeugeot 307 WRCFRA
8
ESP
6
AUS
2007Suzuki World Rally TeamSuzuki SX4 WRCMONSWENORMEXPORARGITAGREFINGERNZLESPFRA
31
JPNIREGBRNC0

JWRC Results

YearEntrantCar1234567JWRCPoints
2001Team GammaPeugeot 206 S1600ESP
Ret
NC0
Nicolas BernardiGRE
Ret
FIN
Ret
ITA
Ret
FRA
7
GBR
7
2004Nicolas BernardiRenault Clio S1600MON
1
GRE
2
TUR
Ret
FIN
3
GBR
Ret
ITA
6
ESP
1
2nd37

References