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Brice Tirabassi (born 15 June 1977) is a French rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2003.
Career
Tirabassi won the French Rally Championship in 2002, before stepping up to the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC) in 2003. He won three out of seven rounds to take the crown. In 2005, he competed in the Production World Rally Championship. In 2006, he competed in four rounds of the JWRC in a PH Sport-prepared Citroën C2, winning in Corsica. In 2008, he competed in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in a Peugeot 207 S2000, with a best results of 7th on Rally Russia. Towards the end of the year, he was called up by the Subaru World Rally Team to drive one of their new Subaru Impreza WRCs on the tarmac WRC rounds of Catalunya and Corsica. He finished 10th in Catalunya, but retired with engine failure in Corsica.
Complete WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Brice Tirabassi | Peugeot 106 S16 | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA Ret | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN | ITA | AUS | GBR | NC | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Brice Tirabassi | Peugeot 306 Rallye | MON 29 | SWE | KEN | POR | - | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Peugeot 106 S16 | ESP Ret | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR | ||||||||||
| 2001 | Equipe de France FFSA | Citroën Saxo Kit Car | MON | SWE | POR | ESP | ARG | CYP | GRC | KEN | FIN | NZL | ITA | FRA Ret | AUS | GBR | NC | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Brice Tirabassi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | MON | SWE | FRA | ESP | CYP | ARG | GRE | KEN | FIN Ret | GER | ITA | NZL | AUS | GBR | - | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Renault Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | MON 17 | SWE | TUR Ret | NZL | ARG | GRE 17 | CYP | GER | FIN 20 | AUS | ITA Ret | FRA | ESP 17 | GBR Ret | - | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Brice Tirabassi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | CYP | GRE | TUR | ARG | FIN | GER Ret | JPN | GBR | ITA | FRA | ESP | AUS | - | 0 |
| 2005 | Brice Tirabassi | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL 23 | ITA | CYP 12 | TUR 26 | GRE | ARG Ret | FIN | GER | GBR | JPN | FRA | ESP | AUS | - | 0 |
| 2006 | PH Sport | Citroën C2 S1600 | MON | SWE | MEX | ESP 30 | FRA 14 | ARG | ITA 27 | GRE | GER Ret | FIN | JPN | CYP | TUR | AUS | NZL | GBR | - | 0 |
| 2007 | Brice Tirabassi | Peugeot 207 S2000 | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA 12 | JPN | IRE | GBR | - | 0 |
| 2008 | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRC 08 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRE | TUR | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP 10 | FRA Ret | JPN | GBR | - | 0 |
JWRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | MON 1 | TUR Ret | GRE 1 | FIN 2 | ITA Ret | ESP 1 | GBR Ret | 1st | 38 | ||
| 2006 | PH Sport | Citroën C2 S1600 | SWE | ESP 9 | FRA 1 | ARG | ITA Ret | GER Ret | FIN | TUR | GBR | 14th | 11 |
IRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  BSA | Peugeot 207 S2000 | TUR Ret | POR Ret | BEL Ret | RUS 7 | POR Ret | CZE | ESP | ITA | SWI | CHI | 27th | 2 |
