Christophe Bourret
Christophe Bourret (born October 22, 1967 in Enghien-les-Bains ) is a French racing driver and entrepreneur.
Career in motorsport
The wealthy Christophe Bourret competes in car races as an amateur racing driver. In contrast to professional pilots, who are paid for their work, Bourret pays for his race starts himself or, through relationships with the respective sponsors, ensures the financial resources of the racing teams for which he is registered. His career began in 2009 in the V de V Challenge series and in 2010 led to the FIA GT3 European Championship . He finished the 2011 V de V Challenge Endurance GT Series in second overall behind team mate Anthony Pons as a driver for Imsa Performance Matmut, his friend Raymond Narac's team .
In the same year he also made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans . With his partners Jean-Philippe Belloc and Pascal Gibon , he finished the race in a Porsche 997 GT3 RSR in 21st place overall. In the following years he was active in the FIA World Endurance Championship , the European Le Mans Series and the Blancpain Endurance Series . His greatest international success to date was winning the LMGTE-Am class (with teammates Narac and Jean Karl Vernay ) at the 2013 Le Mans 24-hour race .
Entrepreneur
Christophe Bourret is one of the founders and managing partners of ADI , a French mutual insurance based hedge fund .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2011 | Larbre Compétition | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR | Jean-Philippe Belloc | Pascal Gibon | Rank 21 | |
2012 | Larbre Compétition | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Jean-Philippe Belloc | Pascal Gibon | Rank 28 | |
2013 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Raymond Narac | Jean Karl Vernay | Rank 26 and class win |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2012 | Larbre Compétition | Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1 | Jean-Philippe Belloc | Pascal Gibon | Rank 29 |
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Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Bourret, Christophe |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing car driver and entrepreneur |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Enghien-les-Bains |