Jaques Lazier

Jacques Lazier (right) 2006

Jaques Lazier in training for the Indianapolis 500 2007

Jaques Lazier (born January 25, 1971 in Denver ) is an American racing driver . His brother Buddy and his father Bob are also racing drivers.

Career

Lazier began his motorsport career in motocross in 1980 . In 1983 he switched to karting and stayed in this sport until 1987. He then moved into the Formula racing and went from 1989 to 1997 in the US Formula Ford to. He also started half of the 1997 season in the Indy Lights and finished 22nd overall.

In 1998 he moved to the Indy Racing League (IRL). Lazier was only registered at the Indianapolis 500 and could not qualify for that race. In 1999 he took part in every race except the first race. However, the racing driver again failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. With seventh places as the best results, he finished 18th in the drivers' standings at the end of the season. In 2000 , Lazier started seven out of nine races in the IRL. For the first time he qualified for the Indianapolis 500 and achieved his best position so far in this race in 13th place. He finished the season in 20th place overall. 2001 was the most successful season to date for the US racing driver. After failing to compete in the first three races of the IRL season, he achieved his first and so far only victory in the IRL in the penultimate race in Joliet . In the overall ranking he finished 17th. It was his best overall ranking in the IRL.

In 2002 Lazier only took part in the first four races. Despite a second place he was replaced by Raul Boesel after these races and finished the season in 26th place. After the championship in 2003 in the IndyCar Series was renamed, he played the first half of the season in this series. With a sixth place as the best result, he was 23rd in the overall ranking. In 2004 Lazier again took part in about half of the races and finished 22nd overall with an eighth place as the best result.

In 2005 he first took part in the Indianapolis 500 for Playa Del Racing . He then went on to replace the dismissed Darren Manning for Chip Ganassi Racing at the last oval races of the season. In the overall standings, he was 24th in 2006 and the 2007 IndyCar Series season , he only competed in the Indianapolis 500 for Playa Del Racing. At the end of the season he finished 29th and 33rd overall.

After a one-year break, Lazier started for Team 3G in the 2009 IndyCar Series season for a total of six races and was 26th in the overall standings. In 2010 , the American was hired for AJ Foyt IV by AJ Foyt Enterprises for the Indianapolis 500. However, Lazier failed to qualify for the first time since 1999.

Personal

Jaques Lazier could never build on the successes of his brother Buddy , who won the IRL championship in 2000 and the Indianapolis 500 in 1996. His father Bob was also a racing driver and also competed in the Indianapolis 500.

statistics

Career stations

• 1980-1982: Motocross
• 1983–1987: karting
• 1989–1997: American Formula Ford
• 1997: Indy Lights (22nd place)
• 1998 : Indy Racing League
• 1999 : Indy Racing League (18th place)
• 2000 : Indy Racing League (20th place)
• 2001 : Indy Racing League (17th place)
• 2002 : Indy Racing League (26th place)
• 2003 : IndyCar Series (23rd place)
• 2004 : IndyCar Series (22nd place)
• 2005 : IndyCar Series (24th place)
• 2006 : IndyCar Series (29th place)
• 2007 : IndyCar Series (33rd place)
• 2009 : IndyCar Series (26th place)
• 2010 : IndyCar Series

Individual results in the IndyCar Series

season	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	Points	rank
1998	Cobb	WDW	PHX	INDY DNQ	TXS	NWH	DOV	CHR	PPI	ATL	TX2	LVS									-	-
1999	Lazier	WDW	PHX DNS	INDY DNQ																	144	18th
	Truscelli				TXS 22	PPI 10	ATL 12	DOV 7	PP2 12	LVS 7	TX2 7
2000	Xtreme	WDW 23	PHX					ATL		TX2 10											112	20th
	Truscelli			LVS 10	INDY 13	TXS 14	PPI 9
	Mid-America								KTY 20
2001	Cunningham	PHX	HMS	ATL	INDY 22																195	17th
	Xtreme					TXS 9	PPI 17
	Schmidt							RIR 19	KAN 18	NSH 3	KTY 12
	Menard											STL 16	CHI 1 *	TX2 20
2002	Menard	HMS 18	PHX 6	FON 2	NZR 20	INDY	TXS	PPI	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIS	KTY	STL	CHI	TX2					90	26th
2003	Foyt	HMS 20	PHX 6	MOT 12	INDY 29	TXS 19	PPI 21	RIR 16	KAN 10	NSH	MIS	STL	KTY		CHI	HAIRDRYER	TX2				120	23.
	Menard													NZR DNS
2004	Patrick	HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH 21	MIL 17	MIS 18	KTY 15	PPI 8	NZR 14	CHI 18	HAIRDRYER	TX2				104	22nd
2005	Playa Del Racing	HMS	PHX	STP	MOT	INDY 16	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	Mil				SNM		WGL				81	24.
	Ganassi											MIS 17	KTY 15	PPI DNS		CHI 16		FON 17
2006	Playa Del Racing	HMS	STP	MOT	INDY 17th	WGL	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	Mil	MIS	KTY	SNM	CHI						13	29
2007	Playa Del Racing	HMS	STP	MOT	KAN	INDY 27	Mil	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	NSH	MDO	MIS	KTY	SNM	DET	CHI			10	33.
2009	3G	STP	LBH	KAN	INDY	Mil	TXS 18	IOW 13	RIR 20	WGL	GOAL	EDM	KTY 23	MDO	SNM	CHI 19th	MOT	HMS 23			77	26th
2010	Foyt	SAO	STP	ALA	LBH	KAN	INDY DNQ	TXS	IOW	WGL	GOAL	EDM	MDO	SNM	CHI	KTY	MOT	HMS			-	-

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