Eric Bernard (born 24 August 1964 in Martigues, near Marseille, France) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Ligier, Larrousse and Lotus teams. He started karting in 1976 and in the seven years that followed, won four French titles. In 1983 he attended racing school at Paul Ricard and was one of the finalists at the Volant Elf competition. He beat Jean Alesi and Bertrand Gachot to the prize, earning himself a fully-sponsored drive in Formula Renault for 1984. He finished sixth in the series, but won the following year, and entering French Formula 3 in 1986. He won the series the following year, finishing in second place for the championship, behind his old rival, Alesi. In 1988 he entered Formula 3000 and in 1989 got a seat in Larrousse at the French Grand Prix and finally achieved a fourth place in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. During practice for the Japanese Grand Prix he suffered leg fractures and there were complications, which ended with him sitting out both 1992 and 1993 seasons. He returned in 1994 with the Ligier and got a third place in the German Grand Prix. At the end of the year he moved to Lotus, bt never got a front line position. He then went on to enjoy much success in sportscar racing.

Complete Formula One results

(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)