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Eric Bernard is a French former F1 driver who last drove for Lotus-Mugen-Honda in 1994.
He was born on August 24th 1964 in Martigues. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Lola-Lamborghini during the 1989 Grand Prix of France. Bernard was active for 4 seasons between 1989 and 1994. In those years he scored 10 points in 45 races. During his career Bernard wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1994 Grand Prix of Europe.
He was born on August 24th 1964 in Martigues. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Lola-Lamborghini during the 1989 Grand Prix of France. Bernard was active for 4 seasons between 1989 and 1994. In those years he scored 10 points in 45 races. During his career Bernard wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1994 Grand Prix of Europe.
| Name: | Eric Bernard |
| Nationality: |  French |
| Birthday: | August 24th 1964 (47) |
| Birthplace: | Martigues | Races: | 45 races |
| Total points: | 10 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 1 podium | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 23 retirements |
| First race: | 1989 France |
| Last race: |  1994 Europe |
Eric Bernard by year
| All years | 1994 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 |
Overall stats: Eric Bernard
| #1 | Best Finish | Eric Bernard |  | 3 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Eric Bernard | | 8 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Eric Bernard | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Eric Bernard | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Eric Bernard | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Eric Bernard | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Eric Bernard | | 8 (1x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1994 | 9 | Hockenheim | Eric Bernard | Ligier-Renault | 3 |
Best qualifying
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Qualified |
| 1990 | 8 | Silverstone | Eric Bernard | Lola-Lamborghini | 8 |
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 1990 | 8 | Silverstone | Eric Bernard | Lola-Lamborghini | Qualifying | 8 |
| #1 | Worst Finish | Eric Bernard | | 18 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Eric Bernard | | 30 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Eric Bernard | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Eric Bernard | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Eric Bernard | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Eric Bernard | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Eric Bernard | | 30 (1x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1994 | 14 | Jerez | Eric Bernard | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 18 |
Worst qualifying
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Qualified |
| 1991 | 15 | Suzuka | Eric Bernard | Lola-Ford | 30 |
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 1991 | 15 | Suzuka | Eric Bernard | Lola-Ford | Qualifying | 30 |
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1994 Ligier Gitanes Blondes 1994 Team Lotus 1991 Larrousse F1 1990 Espo Larrousse F1 1989 Equipe Larrousse | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Eric Bernard
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #92 | Average qualifying result | Eric Bernard | | 18.44 place | |
| #309 | Average race result | Eric Bernard | | 9.23 place | |
| #236 | Average race points | Eric Bernard | | 0.45 points | |
| #139 | Most points finishes | Eric Bernard | | 5 finishes | |
| #236 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Eric Bernard | | 0.13 retirements | |
| #176 | Most avoidable retirements | Eric Bernard | | 3 retirements | |
| #130 | Most races | Eric Bernard | | 45 races | |
| #123 | Most race laps | Eric Bernard | | 1970 laps | |
| #507 | Oldest driver | Eric Bernard | | 30 years, 1 month, 22 days | |
| #155 | Youngest driver | Eric Bernard | | 24 years, 10 months, 15 days | |
| #172 | Start from P1 | Eric Bernard | | 0 starts | |
| #26 | Biggest gain in race | Eric Bernard | | 20 places gained | |
| #168 | Most points | Eric Bernard | | 10 points | |
| #114 | Most retirements | Eric Bernard | | 23 retirements | |
| #140 | Most podiums | Eric Bernard | | 1 podiums | |
| #180 | Most wins | Eric Bernard | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 90 | Enrique Bernoldi | 18.14 |
| 91 | Patrick Friesacher | 18.18 |
| 92 | Eric Bernard | 18.44 |
| 93 | Zsolt Baumgartner | 18.48 |
| 94 | Christijan Albers | 18.5 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 307 | Corrado Fabi | 9.25 |
| 308 | Trevor Taylor | 9.23 |
| 309 | Eric Bernard | 9.23 |
| 310 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 9.19 |
| 311 | Arturo Merzario | 9.19 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 234 | Christian Fittipaldi | 0.46 |
| 235 | Satoru Nakajima | 0.46 |
| 236 | Eric Bernard | 0.45 |
| 237 | Tim Schenken | 0.44 |
| 238 | Vittorio Brambilla | 0.43 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 133 | Gianni Morbidelli | 5 |
| 133 | Roberto Moreno | 5 |
| 133 | Eric Bernard | 5 |
| 133 | Christian Fittipaldi | 5 |
| 133 | Philippe Streiff | 5 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 228 | Jean Behra | 0.14 |
| 235 | Eddie Cheever | 0.13 |
| 236 | Eric Bernard | 0.13 |
| 236 | Pedro Rodriguez | 0.13 |
| 238 | Jacky Ickx | 0.13 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 167 | Luciano Burti | 3 |
| 167 | Tarso Marques | 3 |
| 167 | Eric Bernard | 3 |
| 167 | Christian Fittipaldi | 3 |
| 167 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 3 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 126 | Roy Salvadori | 47 |
| 129 | Christijan Albers | 46 |
| 130 | Eric Bernard | 45 |
| 130 | Mike Hawthorn | 45 |
| 132 | Roberto Moreno | 44 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 121 | Tiago Monteiro | 2008 |
| 122 | Kazuki Nakajima | 1971 |
| 123 | Eric Bernard | 1970 |
| 124 | Arturo Merzario | 1965 |
| 125 | Tom Pryce | 1919 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 505 | Andy Sutcliffe | 30 years, 2 months, 7 days |
| 506 | Hans Binder | 30 years, 2 months, 1 day |
| 507 | Eric Bernard | 30 years, 1 month, 22 days |
| 508 | Ian Scheckter | 30 years, 1 month, 17 days |
| 509 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 30 years, 1 month, 14 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 153 | Pedro Diniz | 24 years, 10 months, 4 days |
| 154 | Gaston Mazzacane | 24 years, 10 months, 4 days |
| 155 | Eric Bernard | 24 years, 10 months, 15 days |
| 156 | Alain Prost | 24 years, 10 months, 20 days |
| 157 | Alan Stacey | 24 years, 10 months, 18 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Erik Comas | 0 |
| 92 | David Brabham | 0 |
| 92 | Eric Bernard | 0 |
| 92 | Christian Fittipaldi | 0 |
| 92 | Olivier Beretta | 0 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 24 | Mika Hakkinen | 20 |
| 24 | Johnny Herbert | 20 |
| 24 | Eric Bernard | 20 |
| 24 | Julian Bailey | 20 |
| 24 | Teo Fabi | 20 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 161 | Paul Frere | 11 |
| 167 | Pedro Diniz | 10 |
| 167 | Eric Bernard | 10 |
| 167 | J J Lehto | 10 |
| 167 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 10 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 111 | Alessandro Zanardi | 23 |
| 111 | Roberto Moreno | 23 |
| 111 | Eric Bernard | 23 |
| 111 | Pedro Rodriguez | 23 |
| 111 | Innes Ireland | 23 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 131 | Gianni Morbidelli | 1 |
| 131 | Roberto Moreno | 1 |
| 131 | Eric Bernard | 1 |
| 131 | J J Lehto | 1 |
| 131 | Michael Andretti | 1 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Erik Comas | 0 |
| 101 | David Brabham | 0 |
| 101 | Eric Bernard | 0 |
| 101 | Christian Fittipaldi | 0 |
| 101 | Olivier Beretta | 0 |
Eric Bernard versus teammates
Qualifying duel
| Year | Driver | Teammate | ||
| 1994 | Eric Bernard | 3 | 9 | Olivier Panis |
| 1994 | Eric Bernard | 0 | 1 | Alessandro Zanardi |
| 1991 | Eric Bernard | 10 | 5 | Aguri Suzuki |
| 1990 | Eric Bernard | 9 | 7 | Aguri Suzuki |
| Overall | Eric Bernard | 22 | 22 | All Teammates |
Points duel
| Year | Driver | Teammate | ||
| 1994 | Eric Bernard | 0 | 1 | Olivier Panis |
| 1994 | Eric Bernard | 0 | 0 | Alessandro Zanardi |
| 1991 | Eric Bernard | 1 | 1 | Aguri Suzuki |
| 1990 | Eric Bernard | 5 | 6 | Aguri Suzuki |
| Overall | Eric Bernard | 6 | 8 | All Teammates |
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