Julien Serge Briché (born 12 February 1981) is a French racing driver competing in TCR Europe for JSB Compétition, a team he founded in 2007.
Best known for his touring car and GT4 success, Briché finished runner-up in the 2019 TCR Europe and is a multi-time Peugeot and SEAT one-make champion. He raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans once in LMP2.
Career Briché made his car racing debut in 2001, competing in Peugeot 206 RCC Cup France, which he won the following year. After racing in the French Supertouring Championship the following year, Briché was runner-up in the Peugeot RC Cup in 2004, before securing his second Peugeot 206 RCC Cup title in 2005. In 2006, Briché made a surprise appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Gerard Welter's LMP2 outfit, as well as a one-off appearance in the Danish Touringcar Challenge.
The following year, Briché founded JSB Compétition and raced with them in the Peugeot THP Spider Cup, in which he finished runner-up in the overall standings with four wins to his name. Remaining in the series for the following year, Briché took six wins in the ten races he contested en route to a third-place points finish. In parallel, Briché competed in the GT3 class of the FFSA GT Championship for First Racing, taking five wins en route to fourth in points. Two full seasons in the series for his own team then followed, in which he most notably scored an outright win at Magny-Cours in 2010 to take 11th in the standings. During 2010, Briché also raced for the same team in SEAT Leon Supercopa France, in which he won five times as he clinched the series title.
Switching to Porsche Carrera Cup France for 2011, Briché scored a lone win at Le Castellet as he ended the year seventh in points. A tenth-place points finish with a win at Lédenon then followed the following year, which was also accompanied by a third-place points finish on his return to Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France. Following a part-time season in both the FFSA GT Championship and the Peugeot 208 Racing Cup France in 2013, Briché returned to his team to race in the SEAT León Eurocup the following year. In his first season in the series, Briché took wins at Spa and Monza en route to a third-place points finish. Two more seasons in the series then followed, in which Briché posted points finishes of fourth and fifth, as well as scoring a lone win at the Red Bull Ring in 2016.
In 2017, Briché transitioned over to the Peugeot 308 Racing Cup, scoring seven wins and four other podiums to clinch the title at season's end. A second season in the series then ensued, in which Briché took five wins and four other podiums en route to runner-up honours. In parallel, Briché also raced in TCR Europe, taking his maiden win at Spa en route to an 11th-place points finish in the outright standings and third in the TCR BeNeLux subchampionship. Returning to TCR Europe for 2019, Briché began the season with wins at Hungaroring, Hockenheimring and Spa, before ending the year with a win at Monza to clinch runner-up honours and the TCR BeNeLux title over Josh Files. During 2019, Briché also clinched his second Peugeot 308 Racing Cup and finished second in the TCR Spa 500 for DG Sport Compétition. At the beginning of 2020, Briché was set to race in and was set to compete in the TCR Asia Pacific Cup and TCR Australia, but ultimately didn't race as the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled both seasons. Returning to TCR Europe for the rest of the year, Briché won in Monza and scored two other podiums to end the season 10th in points.
Returning to sportscars in 2021, Briché returned to the now-named French GT4 Cup with his own team, fielding an Aston Martin Vantage, before stepping up to the European series the following year, scoring a Pro-Am podium on home turf at Le Castellet to take 13th in points with an Alpine A110 and a Mercedes-AMG GT4. Another season in GT4 Europe then followed, as the team reverted to the Vantage, before switching to a Porsche Cayman for 2024, with which Briché took a Pro-Am win at Misano and three other podiums en route to fifth in points. In 2025, Briché and JSB returned to TCR Europe with a Hyundai Elantra N TCR, scoring a best result of fourth in race two at the Hockenheimring as he ended the year 18th in points. The following year, Briché continued with his own team for a dual campaign in TCR Europe and the Am class of the French GT4 Cup and the GT4 European Series.
Personal life Briché's son Florian is also a racing driver, whom he raced with in TCR Europe and the GT4 European Series.
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2001 Peugeot 206 RCC Cup France 2002 Peugeot 206 RCC Cup France 1st 2003 Brazilian Prototype Championship – Division 4 Gémo Sport 12 0 0 0 4 104 6th 2004 Peugeot RC Cup 862nd2005 Peugeot 206 RCC Cup France 14 6 8 6 11 1171st Brazilian Prototype Championship – Division 4 Gémo Sport 2 0 0 0 1 0 19th2006 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 Gerard Welter 1 0 0 0 0 DNF Danish Touringcar Championship Peugeot Sport Danmark 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2007 Peugeot THP Spider Cup JSB Compétition 14 4 1 1 9 1762nd Renault Clio Cup France Sport Garage 9 0 0 1 2 44 6th2008 FFSA GT Championship – GT3 First Racing 13 5 0 0 6 184 4th Peugeot THP Spider Cup JSB Compétition 10 6 1 1 7 1743rd2009 FFSA GT Championship – GT3 JSB Compétition 14 0 0 0 2 96 8th Peugeot THP Spider Cup 4 0 0 0 1 21 18th FIA GT3 European Championship AutoGT Racing 2 0 0 0 0 1 30th International GT Open – Pro-Am Jean Claude Lagniez 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2010 FFSA GT Championship JSB Compétition 9 1 1 0 1 43 11th SEAT Leon Supercopa France 12 5 3 2 7 1621st SEAT León Supercopa Spain Julien Briché 3 0 0 0 0 8 23rd2011 Porsche Carrera Cup France JSB Compétition 10 1 0 2 4 72 7th FIA GT3 European Championship Team Cine Cascade 2 0 0 0 0 0 58th2012 Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France JSB Compétition 12 3 3 3 8 1443rd Porsche Carrera Cup France 7 1 0 1 1 78 10th2013 FFSA GT Championship JMB Racing 4 0 0 0 0 6 25th Peugeot 208 Racing Cup France Ropars Competition 2 0 0 0 0 16 18th2014 SEAT León Eurocup JSB Compétition 12 2 1 2 5 583rd Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France 2 0 1 0 0 19 15th 2015 SEAT León Eurocup JSB Compétition 14 0 1 3 3 45 4th2016 SEAT León Eurocup Julien Briché 12 1 1 3 6 151 5th Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am MN Development 10 0 0 0 0 30 9th Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 0 3 11th2017 Peugeot 308 Racing Cup JSB Compétition 12 7 7 10 11 2081st Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am MN Development 4 1 0 0 1 33 8th2018 Peugeot 308 Racing Cup JSB Compétition 12 5 5 4 9 1812nd TCR Europe Touring Car Series 10 1 0 2 1 42 11th TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship 10 1 0 0 3 1173rd TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series 2 0 0 0 0 6 18th TCR Swiss Trophy 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC2019 TCR Europe Touring Car Series JSB Compétition 14 4 1 2 7 3142nd TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship 10 5 0 1 8 3111st Peugeot 308 Racing Cup 1st TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series 2 0 0 1 2 33 7th TCR Spa 500 DG Sport Compétition 1 0 0 0 1 2nd2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series JSB Compétition 12 1 0 2 3 175 10th TCR Iberico 2 0 0 0 0 2 22nd 2021 French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am JSB Compétition 10 0 0 0 0 22 18th2022 GT4 European Series – Pro-Am JSB Compétition 10 0 0 0 1 38 13th French GT4 Cup – Silver 2 0 0 0 0 1 15th2023 GT4 European Series – Pro-Am JSB Compétition 4 0 0 0 1 40 15th GT4 European Series – Silver 6 0 1 0 0 1 39th2024 GT4 European Series – Pro-Am JSB Compétition 10 1 1 1 3 89 5th TC France Series – TC 4 3 4 3 4 0 NC†2025 TC France Series – TCR JSB Compétition 2 0 0 0 0 6 7th TCR Europe Touring Car Series 10 0 0 1 0 51 18th TCR World Tour 3 0 0 0 0 4 37th 2026 TCR Europe Touring Car Series JSB Compétition 2 0 0 0 0 0* 29th* French GT4 Cup – Am GT4 European Series – Am GT4 European Series – Pro-Am TCR World Tour 7 0 0 0 0 39 11th*Sources: † As Briché was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Gerard Welter Patrice Roussel Frédéric Hauchard WR LMP04-Peugeot LMP2 134 DNF DNF
Complete FIA GT3 European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points 2009 AutoGT Racing Morgan Aero SuperSports GT3 BMW 5.0 L V8 SIL1 SIL2 ADR1 ADR2 OSC1 OSC2 ALG1 ALG2 LEC1 LEC2 ZOL1 ZOL2 30th 1 2011 Team Cine Cascade Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 ALG1 ALG2 SIL1 SIL2 NAV1 NAV2 LEC1 LEC2 SLO1 SLO2 ZAN1 ZAN2 58th 0
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2018 JSB Compétition Peugeot 308 TCR LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 ASS1 ASS2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 11th 42 2019 JSB Compétition Peugeot 308 TCR HUN1 HUN2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 OSC1 OSC2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ22nd314 2020 JSB Compétition Peugeot 308 TCR LEC1 LEC2 ZOL1 ZOL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 JAR1 JAR2 10th 175 2025 JSB Compétition Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) PRT1 PRT2 SPA1 SPA2 HOC1 HOC2 MIS1 MIS2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 18th 51 2026 JSB Compétition Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) MUG1 MUG2 SPA1 SPA2 LEC1 LEC2 HUN1 HUN2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 29th* 0* † Briché did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points2022JSB Compétition Alpine A110 GT4Pro-Am IMO1 IMO2 LEC1 LEC2 MIS1 MIS213th38 Mercedes-AMG GT4 SPA1 SPA2 HOC1 HOC2 CAT1 CAT22023JSB CompétitionAston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Pro-Am MNZ1 MNZ2 LEC1 LEC2 15th 40 Silver SPA1 SPA2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 CAT1 CAT2 39th 1 2024 JSB Compétition Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Pro-Am LEC1 LEC2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 JED1 JED2 5th 89
Complete TCR World Tour results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2025 JSB Compétition Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) AHR1 AHR2 AHR3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 MNZ1 MNZ2 CVR1 CVR2 BEN1 BEN2 BEN3 INJ1 INJ2 INJ3 ZHZ1 ZHZ2 ZHZ3 MAC1 MAC2 37th 5 2026 JSB Compétition Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) MIS1 MIS2 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 LEC1 LEC2 CVR1 CVR2 INJ1 INJ2 INJ3 CHE1 CHE2 CHE3 ZHZ1 ZHZ2 ZHZ3 MAC1 MAC2 11th* 39* * Season still in progress.
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