Julien Ingrassia
Julien Ingrassia, 2013
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |
 French |
| Born | November 26, 1979 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2006–present |
| Teams |
M-Sport World Rally Team Volkswagen Motorsport Citroën Total World Rally Team Citroën Junior Team |
| Rallies | 116 |
| Championships | 4 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Rally wins | 39 |
| Podiums | 60 |
| Stage wins | 487 |
| First rally | 2008 Rally Mexico |
| First win | 2010 Rally de Portugal |
| Last win | 2017 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Last rally | 2017 Tour de Corse |
Julien Ingrassia (born 26 November 1979 in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a French rally co-driver. Working with Sébastien Ogier, he became World Rally Champion in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 with Volkswagen Motorsport and is currently first in the 2017 championship with M-Sport World Rally Team.
Ingrassia made his debut in rallying in 2002 at the Critérium des Cévennes. He had several experiences in regional rallies and took part in a single-brand championship for the first time in 2004, the Coupe Peugeot 206.
In 2006, he joined Sébastien Ogier in the Rallye Jeunes FFSA team. Together, they took their first wins in Coupe Peugeot 206. They also learnt their way on regional and national rallies, before rapidly tackling the international scene.
2008: JWRC World Champion
Ingrassia reached the world level entering the Junior world rally championship with the Equipe de France FFSA run by the French Federation. With three wins out of six rallies during the season, he won the JWRC World Rally Champion title with Sébastien Ogier. Considered as the French succession in rallying, the pair stayed only one season in JWRC before climbing to the WRC championship.
In 2009, Ingrassia entered the Citroën Junior Team and took a maiden podium at the Acropolis Rally. In 2010, he and Ogier scored their maiden victory in Portugal. From Rally Finland, they joined the Citroën Total World Rally Team, official team of the French manufacturer, for the last gravel rounds of the 2010 season. They took their second victory of the year in Japan.
For the 2011 season, Ingrassia and Ogier joined the main Citroën team. They took the same number of wins than their team-mates Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena (5), despite team orders clearly given in favor of Loeb on the last five rounds of the season. Citroën decided to stop their association with the young crew at the end of the season.
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