Yannick Dalmas

Yannick Paul Marie Dalmas (French pronunciation: [ja.nik dal.mas]; born 28 July 1961) is a former racing driver from France. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times (in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1999), each time with a different car manufacturer, a unique feature in the history of the race. Prior to this, he participated in 49 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 18 October 1987, but qualified for only 24 of them. His best result in F1 was a fifth place at the 1987 Australian Grand Prix, but he was not eligible for World Championship points at that race. His F1 career was blighted by his health issues, towards the end of 1988, Dalmas was diagnosed with Legionellosis which caused him to miss the final two races. He recovered before the start of 1989 but his illness had clearly affected him.

In 1994, Dalmas made a brief return to Formula One with cash-strapped Larrousse but only entered two races. He crashed in Italy, and finished two laps off the lead in Portugal.

Dalmas was the French Formula Three champion in 1986.

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^‡ Dalmas was ineligible to score points in 1987 as he was running in the second Larrousse, and the team had only entered one car for the championship

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