Jean-Claude Andruet
{{short description|French rally driver (born 1940)}}
{{Infobox WRC driver
| name = Jean-Claude Andruet
| image = Jean-Claude Andruet - Lancia Marlboro (Turin, 1973).jpg
| caption = Andruet with Lancia-Marlboro racing team in 1973
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|8|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Montreuil
| nationality = French
| Co-driver = {{flagicon|France}} "Biche"
{{flagicon|France}} Yves Jouanny
{{flagicon|Belgium}} Christian Delferier
{{flagicon|France}} Chantal Liénard Sola
{{flagicon|USA}} Sergio Cresto
{{flagicon|France}} Martine Rick-Place
{{flagicon|France}} Annick Peuvergne
| Years = {{WRC|1973}}–{{WRC|1986}}, {{WRC|1995}}
| Teams = Lancia, Citroën, Alpine Renault Ferrari
| Races = 29
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 3
| Podiums = 7
| Stagewins = 52
| Points = 43
| First race = 1973 Monte Carlo Rally
| First win = 1973 Monte Carlo Rally
| Last win = 1977 San Remo Rally
| Last race = 1995 Monte Carlo Rally
}}
Jean-Claude Andruet (born 13 August 1940 in Montreuil) is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.
Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, {{WRC|1974}} Tour de Corse and {{WRC|1977}} San Remo Rally.[http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=profile&driverid=3404 RallyBase – Jean-Claude Andruet] The 1973 Monte Carlo was the first ever rally in the FIA World Rally Championship. His best placement in the overall drivers' championship was 13th in 1982. He won a total of five Le Mans 24 hours class wins and the 1977 Spa 24 hours. He also competed in the European Rally Championship he won in 1970 and finished second overall in 1981.[http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=standing&standingid=erc1981 RallyBase – 1981 European Rally Championship for Drivers]
Andruet's son Gilles was a chess player and was murdered in 1995 in murky circumstances.
Complete IMC results
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Year
! Entrant ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 |
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1970
| style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF"| MON | SWE | ITA | KEN | AUT | GRE | GBR | | |
1971
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON | SWE | ITA | KEN | MAR | AUT | GRE | GBR | |
1972
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON | SWE | KEN | MAR | GRE | AUT | ITA | USA | GBR |
References
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{{succession box | before = Harry Källström | title = European Rally Champion | years = 1970 | after = Sobiesław Zasada}}
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{{succession box| before = None | title = Youngest rally
winner | after = Stig Blomqvist
26 years, 203 days
(1973 Swedish Rally) | years = 30 years, 169 days
(1973 Monte Carlo Rally)}}
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