Benoît Tréluyer

Benoît Tréluyer, French race car driver

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Born: December 7, 1976
Age in 2026: 50
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1976

About Benoît Tréluyer

Benoît Jean-Marie Tréluyer (French pronunciation:; born 7 December 1976) is a French professional racing driver. Tréluyer won the 2007 Formula Nippon title and the 2009 Super GT season with NISMO, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times between 2011 and 2014 for Audi. Beginning his motorsport career in motocross and karting, Alençon-born Tréluyer switched to single-seaters in Formula Renault Campus for 1995. Tréluyer relocated to Asia to contest the Japanese F3 category in 2000, a title he would win in 2001 with 15 wins and 13 pole positions from 19 races.

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Benoît Tréluyer timeline

1995Beginning his motorsport career in motocross and karting, Alençon-born Tréluyer switched to single-seaters in Formula Renault Campus for 1995.
2000Tréluyer relocated to Asia to contest the Japanese F3 category in 2000, a title he would win in 2001 with 15 wins and 13 pole positions from 19 races.
2007Tréluyer won the 2007 Formula Nippon title and the 2009 Super GT season with NISMO, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times between 2011 and 2014 for Audi.

The world when Benoît Tréluyer was born

Benoît Tréluyer was born in 1976. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1976

#1 song"Silly Love Songs" – Wings
Top movieRocky
Top TV showHappy Days
Best-selling bookRoots – Alex Haley

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentNadia Comaneci scores first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics
Top headlineAmerica celebrates its 200th birthday
Technology milestoneApple Computer founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
Defining fadCB radios
Notable inventionLaser printer
World population4.16 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGerald Ford
Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population218.0M

1976 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Benoît Tréluyer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1976	2026
Gas	$0.59	$3.45/gal
Average home	$48,000	$435,000
Average income	$14,958	$67,500
Minimum wage	$2.30	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$2.13	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.13	$0.73
Population	218.0M	341 million

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