Patrick Bourdais
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Patrick Bourdais (born September 16, 1954 in L'Hermitage ) is a former French racing driver and the father of Sébastien Bourdais .
Career in motorsport
Patrick Bourdais' career is closely linked to a race; the Le Mans 24 hour race . Between 1993 and 2006 he took part in the 24-hour race in western France nine times . He made his debut in 1993 on a Sauber SHS C6 registered by Roland Bassaler . The mission ended prematurely after an accident. The last time he raced, he drove a Porsche 911 GT3-RSR in 2006 , which was reported by Noël del Bello . This time, too, the race ended prematurely after an accident with a team mate. His best finish in the final standings was the 20th place in 1996 in the Porsche 911 GT2 of Larbre Compétition .
Apart from Le Mans, he celebrated successes in the French Renault 5 and Renault Clio Cup . In 1987 he was third overall in the Renault 5 Turbo Cup, and in 1991 he was overall winner in the Renault Clio Cup.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1993 |
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Clean SHS C6 |
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failure | accident |
1994 |
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Alpa LM |
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failure | suspension |
1995 |
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Callaway Corvette SuperNatural |
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failure | accident |
1996 |
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Porsche 911 GT2 |
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Rank 20 | |
1997 |
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Porsche 911 GT2 |
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failure | Gearbox damage |
2003 |
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Porsche 996 GT3 RS |
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Rank 27 | |
2004 |
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Panoz Elan GTR1 |
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failure | Clutch damage |
2005 |
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Panoz Esperante GT-LM |
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failure | malfunction |
2006 |
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Porsche 911 GT3-RSR |
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failure | accident |
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Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bourdais, Patrick |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | L'Hermitage |