Benjamin Veillas

Benjamin Veillas
Veillas at the 2017 Wales Rally GB
Personal information
NationalityFrance French
Born (1978-02-26) February 26, 1978 (age 48)
World Rally Championship record
Active years1999, 2008, 2015–2019, 2021–present
DriverFrance Franck Lions
France Franck Doveri
France Eric Camilli
France Julien Maurin
France Sébastien Ogier
France Pierre-Louis Loubet
TeamsToyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Rallies47
Championships0
Rally wins1
Podiums3
Stage wins22
First rally1999 Tour de Corse
First win2022 Rally Catalunya
Last win2022 Rally Catalunya
Last rally2023 Central Europe Rally

Benjamin Veillas (born 26 February 1978) is a French rally co-driver competing with Pierre-Louis Loubet for M-Sport WRT in the FIA World Rally Championship.

Biography

Veillas started his co-driver career in 1997, and made his World Rally Championship debut in 1999. He was the co-driver of Eric Camilli, and once competed for M-Sport World Rally Team in 2016. He was announced to be the co-driver of multiple world champion Sébastien Ogier in 2022, following the retirement of Julien Ingrassia. They are set to contest selected events for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.

At the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally the French pair finished second overall, after they got a puncture in the penultimate stage.

WRC victories

 #  Event Season Driver Car
1 Spain 2022 Rally Catalunya 2022 France Sébastien Ogier Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

Rally results

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Points
1999 Franck Lions Renault Clio Williams MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA
Ret		 ARG GRE NZL FIN CHN ITA AUS GBR NC 0
2008 Franck Doveri Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MON
Ret		 SWE MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE TUR FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN GBR NC 0
2015 Team Oreca Ford Fiesta R5 MON
15		 SWE MEX ARG POR
Ret		 ITA
16		 POL FIN
52		 GER
14		 AUS FRA
16		 ESP
Ret		 GBR
12		 NC 0
2016 Julien Maurin Škoda Fabia R5 MON
Ret		 SWE 11th 28
M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MEX
16		 ARG
8		 POR
5		 ITA
6		 POL
10		 FIN
Ret		 GER
50		 CHN
C		 FRA
8		 ESP
19		 GBR
10		 AUS
Ret
2017 M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 MON
12		 SWE
14		 MEX
11		 FRA
28		 ARG POR
21		 ITA
9		 POL
14		 FIN
12		 GER
10		 ESP
16		 GBR
12		 AUS 21st 3
2018 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 MON
Ret		 SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER
Ret		 TUR GBR
24		 NC 0
Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 ESP
35		 AUS
2019 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN
13		 GER
15		 TUR GBR 28th 1
Eric Camilli Citroën C3 R5 ESP
10		 AUS
C
2021 Sports and You Citroën C3 Rally2 MON ARC CRO POR
39		 ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ NC 0
2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 MON
2		 SWE CRO POR
51		 ITA KEN
4		 EST FIN BEL GRE NZL
2		 ESP
1		 JPN
WD		 6th 85
2023 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON SWE MEX CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR
10		 JAP 27th* 1*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ↑ "Loubet chooses ex-Ogier co-driver to replace Gilsoul". dirtfish.com.
  2. ↑ "Benjamin Veillas". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Camilli back with co-driver Veillas". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ogier and Ingrassia's partnership to end after 2021". dirtfish.com. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Toyota Gazoo Racing confirms 2022 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Record-breaking Loeb snatches dramatic Rallye Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.