Gary Formato
South African racing driver (born 1974)
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Gary Formato (born 19 November 1974)[1] is a South African former racing driver and current director and co-founder of the Sasol GTC Championship, alongside Vic Maharaj.
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He is most notable for his 4 wins in the FIA Sportscar Championship and European Le Mans Series between 1998 and 2001.[2] Gary also competed in the 1995 International Formula 3000 Championship for the Durango team, starting all eight races but scoring no points.[3] Formato also started the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times between 1999 and 2001 but did not finish a race.[citation needed]
Sportscar career
1998
Formato drove the #19 Solution F Riley & Scott MKIII,[4] getting a 3rd place during the first round in Barcelona behind two Ferrari 333 SPs[5] and a win during the season finale in Kyalami, where he and teammate Jerome Policand beat the #61 Dyson Racing of James Weaver and Butch Leitzinger in second place, and the #60 Risi Competitzione of Eric van de Poele and Wayne Taylor in third.[6]
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 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 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Nordic Racing | Lola T95/50 | Cosworth AC | SIL 14 |
CAT 14 |
PAU Ret |
PER 9 |
HOC Ret |
SPA Ret |
EST 12 |
MAG 13 |
21st | 0 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class
Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  Riley & Scott Europe |
Philippe Gache Olivier Thévenin |
Riley & Scott MKIII-Ford | LMP | 24 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 | SMG Compétition |
Didier Cottaz Philippe Gache |
Courage C60-Judd | LMP900 | 219 | DNF | DNF |
| 2001 |  Panoz Motor Sports |
 Jamie Davies Klaus Graf |
Panoz LMP07-Élan | LMP900 | 86 | DNF | DNF |
| Sources:[7][8][9] | |||||||