David Hallyday
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| Nationality |  French |
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 2003, 2007, 2011 |
| Teams | Courage Compétition PSI Experience Oreca Matmut (LMP2) |
| Best finish | 28th (2007) |
| Class wins | 0 |
David Hallyday (born David Michael Benjamin Smet on 14 August 1966) is a French singer/songwriter and amateur sports car racer. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers Sylvie Vartan and Johnny Hallyday.
He married Estelle Lefébure in 1989 and got divorced in 2001. They have two children, Emma and llona. He married Alexandra Pastor in 2004 and their son Cameron was born on 8 October 2004.
David Hallyday is a first cousin of actor Michael Vartan.
Discography
- True Cool (1988, American album, including the hit single "High")
- Rock'n'Heart (1990, American album)
- On the road LIVE (1992, American album)
- 2000 BBF (1994, American album with Blind Fish – Erik Godal, Bo Gravino, Greg V)
- Novacaine (1997, American album with Erik Godal as Novacaine)
- Un paradis/Un enfer (1999, French album, including the hit single "Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps")
- Révélation (June 2002) (Un homme libre, title song of La planète au trésor, single)
- Satellite (2004)
- David Hallyday (2007)
- Un Nouveau Monde (2010)
Most famously David writes music for others including a collaboration with his father on the 1999 album Sang pour sang by Johnny Hallyday. He also appeared in the teenage comedy He's My Girl (1987).
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Class | No | Tyres | Car | Team | Co-Drivers | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 2003 | LMP675 | 31 | M | Courage C65 JPX 3.4L V6 |
Courage Compétition |
Philippe Alliot Carl Rosenblad |
41 | DNF | DNF |
| 2007 | GT1 | 70 | P | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8 |
 PSI Experience |
Claude-Yves Gosselin Philipp Peter |
289 | 28th | 12th |
| 2008 | GT1 | 50 | M | Saleen S7-R Ford 7.0 L V8 |
Larbre Compétition |
Christophe Bouchut Patrick Bornhauser |
306 | 28th | 7th |
| 2011 | LMP2 | 48 | M | Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8 |
Team Oreca-Matmut |
Alexandre Prémat Dominik Kraihamer |
200 | DNF | DNF |
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