Anthony Janiec
{{short description|French racing driver (1984–2022)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anthony Janiec
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1984|08|17}}
| birth_place = Friauville, France
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|07|31|1984|08|17}}
| death_place = Albi, France
}}
Anthony Janiec (17 August 1984 in Friauville – 31 July 2022 in Albi) was a French Formula 3 and truck racing driver.
Biography
= Early life =
Anthony Janiec was born Friauville in Lorraine.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-08 |title=Albi : décès brutal du triple champion de France de courses de camion, Anthony Janiec |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/tarn/albi/albi-deces-brutal-du-triple-champion-de-france-de-courses-de-camion-anthony-janiec-2590384.html |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=France 3 Occitanie |language=fr-FR}} He is the son of stuntman and truck driver Jean-Pierre Janiec and the brother of driver Jennifer Janiec.{{Cite web |date=2011-06-18 |title=Le retour du papa poule |url=https://www.sudouest.fr/gers/nogaro/le-retour-du-papa-poule-9699727.php |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=SudOuest.fr |language=fr-FR}}
= Career =
He began his career in the early 2000s and won two French Formula 3 titles in 2004 and 2008.{{Cite web |title=Décès d'Anthony Janiec |url=https://www.autohebdo.fr/breves/autres-courses/deces-anthony-janiec-camion-f3.html |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=AutoHebdo |language=fr-FR}}
In 2006, he won two titles of French Champion and one title of Vice-Champion of Europe.
He is a member of the Lion Cup Racing team with which he won three French Truck Racing Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In particular, he will finish on the podium at the European Truck Championship at the Nürburgring in 20175 and first in 2018.{{Cite web |title=Anthony Janiec takes his first victory of the season in the FIA European Championship at the Nürburgring ! |url=https://www.liontruckracing.com/en/news/anthony-janiec-s-offre-sa-1ere-victoire-de-la-saison-en-championnat-d-europe-fia-au-nuerburgring |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=www.liontruckracing.com |language=fr}}
He appears in a video of the Vilebrequin duo devoted to truck racing where he is seen driving his MAN tractor nicknamed "MAN N°66".{{Cite web |title=Friauville. Le sport automobile et le Jarnisy rendent hommage au pilote Anthony Janiec |url=https://www.republicain-lorrain.fr/faits-divers-justice/2022/08/07/le-sport-automobile-et-le-jarnisy-rendent-hommage-au-pilote-anthony-janiec |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=www.republicain-lorrain.fr |language=FR-fr}}
= Death =
He died on 31 July 2022 in Albi, in the Tarn, of a cardiac arrest.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-01 |title=Tragedy as French Truck Racer Anthony Janiec dies following a heart attack aged 37 |url=https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/08/01/french-truck-racer-anthony-janiec-dies-heart-attack/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Euro Weekly News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Death of Anthony Janiec {{!}} Truckracing - TRO - Truck Race Organisation |url=https://www.truckrace.org/en/death-of-anthony-janiec/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=www.truckrace.org}}
He was found in the middle of the night by the gendarmes and the emergency services in front of the house of a neighbor in the commune of the Séquestre. He was lying on the ground and half unconscious after trying to break into the house. Transported to the hospital in Albi, he died a few hours later. An investigation was opened to determine the exact circumstances of the tragedy.{{Cite web |title=Mort d'Anthony Janiec à Albi : la famille du pilote livre sa version de cette nuit tragique |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2022/08/05/deces-danthony-janiec-a-albi-la-famille-du-pilote-livre-sa-version-de-cette-nuit-tragique-10474055.php |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=ladepeche.fr |language=fr}}
The religious funeral is celebrated on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at 2:30 p.m., in the church of Friauville, his native village, followed by burial at the communal cemetery.
= Family =
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Category:French racing drivers