Julien Canal
Nationality: French
Age: 33 years old
Born: July 15, 1982
Hometown: Le Mans
Julien Canal is an entrepreneur from Le Mans, France. Aged 33, Julien started racing karts and then graduated to single-seaters before switching to GT Racing.
In 2010 he won the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Saleen S7-R driving for Larbre Compétiton. In the following two years he repeated his Le Mans’ success with the team taking further class wins in GTE AM, this time behind the wheel of a Corvette C6.R.
In addition to this in 2012 Julien finished in top place in the GTE AM class of the inaugural FIA World Endurance Championship.
2014 saw Julien switch to the LM P2 prototype category and the results continued with a podium at Le Mans in 2015. In the FIA WEC there were four class wins in each year and second and first overall in the FIA Endurance Trophy for LM P2 Drivers.
Racing highlights
| 2014 | 2nd | FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 drivers |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1st | Le Mans 24h – GTE Am |
| 2011 | 1st | Le Mans 24h – GTE Am |
| 2010 | 1st | Le Mans 24h – GT1 class |
| 2010 | 3rd | Le Mans Series – LMGT1 |
Racing career summary
| Races entered | 186 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Podiums | 33 |
| Pole positions | 11 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Race win percentage | 9.7% |
| Podium percentage | 17.7% |
Career overview – years in numbers
The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.
| 2015 | Racing | 9 races | 4 wins | 7 podiums | 4 pole position | 0 fastest race laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Racing | 9 races | 4 wins | 4 podiums | 1 pole positions | 0 fastest race laps |
| 2013 | Racing | 9 races | 0 wins | 2 podiums | 0 pole position | 0 fastest race laps |
| 2012 | Racing | 8 races | 3 wins | 4 podiums | 0 pole position | 0 fastest race laps |
| 2011 | Racing | 12 races | 2 wins | 8 podiums | 0 pole position | 0 fastest race laps |
| 2010 | Racing | 13 races | 4 wins | 4 podiums | 0 pole position | 2 fastest race laps |
| 2009 | Racing | 15 races | 0 wins | 1 podium | 1 pole positions | 1 fastest race lap |
| 2008 | Racing | 19 races | 1 win | 2 podiums | 4 pole position | 0 fastest race laps |
| 2007 | Racing | 14 races | 0 wins | 0 podiums | 0 pole position | 0 fastest race laps |
| 2006 | Racing | 15 races | 0 wins | 1 podium | 1 pole positions | 1 fastest race lap |
| 2005 | Racing | 24 races | 0 wins | 0 podiums | 0 pole position | 0 fastest race laps |
| 2004 | Racing | 25 races | 0 wins | 0 podiums | 0 pole position | 0 fastest race laps |
| 2003 | Racing | 14 races | 0 wins | 0 podiums | 0 pole position | 0 fastest race laps |
| 2002 | Karting | Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database. | ||||
| 2001 | Karting | Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database. | ||||
| 2000 | Karting | Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database. | ||||