Stéphan Grégoire
French racing driver
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Stéphan Grégoire (born May 14, 1969 in Neufchâteau, Vosges) is a French race car driver currently living in Zionsville, Indiana.
| Stéphan Grégoire | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Born | May 14, 1969 |
| Indy Racing League IndyCar Series | |
| Years active | 1996–2001, 2006–2007 |
| Teams | Hemelgarn Racing Team Scandia Chastain Motorsports Dick Simon Racing CURB/Agajanian/Beck/Team Leader Motorsports |
| Starts | 45 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in 1996–1997 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005, 2007 1993–1994 1993 1990–1992 | Rolex Grand-Am CART British Formula Two French Formula Three Championship |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2003, 2008 – 2010 |
| Teams | Courage Compétition, Rollcentre Racing, Luc Alphand Aventures |
| Best finish | 7th (2003) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Grégoire is a veteran of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Rolex Sports Car Series, the Indianapolis 500, and the Indy Racing League. He made 44 IRL starts between 1996 and 2001 with a best finish of second at Pikes Peak International Raceway in 1997. In that season, he also recorded his best ever points finish of eleventh. In his six Indy 500 starts, he has a best finish of eighth in 2000. Gregoire was in an accident late in the 2000 season at the Texas Motor Speedway during a test run which caused him to have bruises to his left knee and ankle.[1] He returned to the IRL and the "500" for the 2006 race in a car fielded by Team Leader Motorsports and finished 29th.
Grégoire was set to return to the Indy 500 in 2007 for Chastain Motorsports, the team he drove for in 1997 and 1998. A crash in practice on May 17, ended his chances.[2]
Racing record
American open–wheel
(key)
CART
IRL
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hemelgarn Racing | WDW 16 |
PHX 7 |
INDY 27 |
13th | 165 | [5] | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | Team Scandia | NHM 8 |
LVS 26 |
11th | 192 | [6] | |||||||||||||||
| Chastain Motorsports | WDW 19 |
PHX 5 |
INDY 31 |
TXS Wth |
PPIR 2 |
CLT 8 |
NH2 15 |
LV2 9 |
|||||||||||||
| 1998 | Chastain Motorsports | WDW 4 |
PHX 4 |
INDY 17 |
TXS 25 |
NHM 24 |
DOV 5 |
CLT 8 |
PPIR 4 |
ATL 20 |
TX2 26 |
LVS 17 |
12th | 201 | [7] | ||||||
| 1999 | Dick Simon Racing | WDW 16 |
PHX 10 |
CLT C |
INDY DNQ |
TXS 4 |
PPIR 11 |
ATL 24 |
DOV 14 |
PPI2 14 |
LVS 8 |
TX2 15 |
15th | 162 | [8] | ||||||
| 2000 | Dick Simon Racing | WDW 18 |
PHX 8 |
LVS 28 |
INDY 8 |
TXS 11 |
PPIR 8 |
ATL 7 |
KTY 5 |
TX2 20 |
14th | 171 | [9] | ||||||||
| 2001 | Dick Simon Racing | PHX 21 |
HMS 22 |
ATL 15 |
35th | 34 | [10] | ||||||||||||||
| Heritage Motorsports | INDY 28 |
TXS |
PPIR |
RIR |
KAN |
NSH |
KTY |
STL |
CHI |
TX2 |
|||||||||||
| 2006 | Team Leader Motorsports | HMS |
STP |
MOT |
INDY 29 |
WGL |
TXS |
RIR |
KAN |
NSH |
MIL |
MIS |
KTY |
SNM |
CHI |
37th | 10 | [11] | |||
| 2007 | Chastain Motorsports | HMS |
STP |
MOT |
KAN |
INDY Wth |
MIL |
TXS |
IOW |
RIR |
WGL |
NSH |
MDO |
MIS |
KTY |
SNM |
DET |
CHI |
NC | 0 | [12] |
Indy 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Lola | Chevrolet | 15th | 19th |
| 1994 | Lola | Chevrolet | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1996 | Reynard | Ford-Cosworth | 13th | 27th |
| 1997 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 13th | 31st |
| 1998 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 31st | 17th |
| 1999 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Failed to Qualify | |
| 2000 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 20th | 8th |
| 2001 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 29th | 28th |
| 2006 | Panoz | Honda | 30th | 29th |
| 2007 | Panoz | Honda | Injury | |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Courage C60-Judd | LMP900 | 360 | 7th | 5th | ||
| 2008 | Pescarolo 01-Judd | LMP1 | 352 | 11th | 10th | ||
| 2009 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 99 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2010 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 327 | 15th | 2nd | ||
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