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🇫🇷 Julien Canal
Racing driver from France. WEC, Alpine Elf Team. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Julien Canal
Born
15 July 1982(b. 1982)
Nationality
France
Current team
Alpine Elf Team
Series
WEC
Status
Retired
Championships
22015, 2017
Career wins
16
Career podiums
36
Career starts
100
Career DNFs
5
Racer Rating
5,557
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,557Rank 553 of 40,349 indexed, -262 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Julien Canal is a racing driver from France who last raced in WEC for Alpine Elf Team. Canal is a two-time champion (2015, 2017), with 16 wins and 36 podiums from 100 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,557 ranks Canal 553th of 40,349 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2023 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2023-11-04 | Bahrain International Circuit LMP2 | P7 | −78 |
| 2023-09-10 | Fuji LMP2 | P5 | −21 |
| 2023-07-09 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza LMP2 | P2 | +72 |
| 2023-06-10 | LE MANS LMP2 | P4 | +63 |
| 2023-04-29 | Spa-Francorchamps LMP2 | P7 | −73 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +178 | Fuji 2012 | WEC | P1 |
| +170 | Shanghai International Circuit 2012 | WEC | P1 |
| +167 | LE MANS 2012 | WEC | P1 |
| +159 | Silverstone 2015 | WEC | P1 |
| +153 | Spa-Francorchamps 2014 | WEC | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Fuji5 starts+41
Shanghai International Circuit5 starts+33
Silverstone5 starts+19
LE MANS16 starts+11
Struggles
Bahrain International Circuit7 starts-15
Circuit of the Americas4 starts-14
Spa-Francorchamps10 starts-11
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸WEC | Alpine Elf Team | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −272 | 5,819 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +16 | ||
| 2022 | ▸European Le Mans Series | Panis Racing | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +217 | 6,076 |
| ▸WEC | Panis Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −37 | ||
| 2021 | ▸European Le Mans Series | Panis Racing | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +3 | 5,895 |
| ▸WEC | Panis Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +80 | ||
| 2020 | ▸WEC | Panis Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +70 | 5,750 |
| 2019 | ▸WEC | Panis Barthez Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −11 | 5,742 |
| 2018 | ▸WEC | Panis Barthez Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −183 | 5,742 |
| 2017 | ▸WEC | Vaillante Rebellion | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +663 | 5,752 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −156 | ||
| 2016 | ▸WEC | Manor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −21 | 5,614 |
| 2015 | ▸WEC | G-Drive Racing | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +733 | 5,499 |
| 2014 | ▸WEC | G-Drive Racing | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P2 | ↑258+117 | 4,850 |
| 2013 | ▸WEC | Larbre Competition | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +43 | 4,342 |
| 2012 | ▸WEC | Larbre Competition | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +410 | 4,300 |
| 2008 | ▸FIA GT Championship | DKR Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P27 | ↑125−69 | 3,890 |
| 2006 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | Graff Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −1 | 3,833 |
| 2005 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | Graff Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +113 | 3,835 |
| 2004 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | Graff Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +2,372 | 3,722 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Canal finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Richard BradleyFIA Gold | 4,740 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 70% |
| 🇩🇰 David Heinemeier HanssonFIA Silver | 4,366 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 76% |
| 🇫🇷 Nicolas LapierreFIA Platinum | 5,481 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 67% |
| 🇫🇷 Paul-Loup ChatinFIA Gold | 4,949 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 73% |
| 🇬🇧 Philip HansonFIA Gold | 5,692 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 52% |
| 🇬🇧 Ben HanleyFIA Gold | 5,163 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 74% |
| 🇵🇹 Filipe AlbuquerqueFIA Platinum | 5,390 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 25% |
| 🇲🇽 Memo RojasFIA Silver | 4,447 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 83% |
| 🇩🇪 Michael AmmermüllerFIA Platinum | 5,458 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 14% |
| 🇫🇷 Francois PerrodoFIA Bronze | 5,418 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 86% |
| 🇳🇿 Scott McLaughlinFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,770 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇦🇷 Franco ColapintoFIA Platinum | 6,767 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin CindricFIA Silver, 1× champion | 6,457 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 543 | 🇵🇱 Roman Bilinski | Formula 2 | 5,569 |
| 544 | 🇨🇦 Allen Berg | Formula 1 | 5,566 |
| 545 | 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Formula 1 | 5,566 |
| 546 | 🇬🇧 John Miles | Formula 1 | 5,566 |
| 547 | 🇦🇹 Thomas Preining | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,566 |
| 548 | 🇩🇰 Christian Rasmussen | IndyCar | 5,564 |
| 549 | 🇧🇪 Johnny Claes | Formula 1 | 5,564 |
| 550 | 🇦🇺 Larry Perkins | Formula 1 | 5,562 |
| 551 | 🇻🇪 Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Formula 2 | 5,561 |
| 552 | 🇺🇸 Tony Settember | Formula 1 | 5,558 |
| 553 | 🇫🇷 Julien Canal | WEC | 5,557 |
| 554 | 🇫🇷 Michel Ferté | International Formula 3000 | 5,557 |
| 555 | 🇹🇭 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | Formula 2 | 5,557 |
| 556 | 🇬🇧 Daniel Ticktum | Formula E | 5,556 |
| 557 | 🇺🇸 Graham Rahal | IndyCar | 5,553 |
| 558 | 🇺🇸 Jonathan Bomarito | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,553 |
| 559 | 🇬🇧 Jordan King | Formula E | 5,552 |
| 560 | 🇺🇸 AJ Allmendinger | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,551 |
| 561 | 🇧🇷 Marco Greco | IndyCar | 5,550 |
| 562 | 🇩🇪 Max Hesse | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,548 |
| 563 | 🇧🇷 Rodrigo Sperafico | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,548 |
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