Jacques Nicolet (born 5 April 1956 in
Gigondas
Gigondas (; oc, Gigondàs) is a commune in the Vaucluse ''département'' in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Geography
Gigondas lies in between Vacqueyras and Sablet at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail moun ...
) is a French businessman and racing driver. He is the chairman of the Supervisory Board for
Altarea SCA
Altarea SCA, trade name, (trading as Altarea Cogedim) is a French company dedicated to the Real estate development, development and Real estate investing, investment in real estate, especially shopping centers. Its headquarters are located in Fra ...
, a French
real estate investment
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and development company, which he co-founded in 1994 with Alain Taravela. He was previously the director of development at the Pierre & Vacances Group between 1984 and 1994. He is also the owner and a driver of
OAK Racing
OAK Racing is an endurance racing team specialising in sports prototypes based in Le Mans, France. In 2013 it won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP2 class and the 2013 FIA WEC World Champion drivers and teams on LMP2 class.
In 2012 the team cont ...
, a Le Mans 24 Hours and FIA World Endurance Championship racing team.
Racing career
Nicolet began his racing career in
historic racing
Historic motorsport or vintage motorsport, is motorsport with vehicles limited to a particular era. Only safety precautions are modernized in these hobbyist races. A historical event can be of various types of motorsport disciplines, from road ...
, competing in the V de V Historic Series between 2001 and 2006.
In 2003, he formed Heritage Racing Cars, responsible for maintaining classic endurance sports cars. At the end of 2006, Nicolet bought
Saulnier Racing
OAK Racing is an endurance racing team specialising in sports prototypes based in Le Mans, France. In 2013 it won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP2 class and the 2013 FIA WEC World Champion drivers and teams on LMP2 class.
In 2012 the team con ...
. He began racing for the team in the
Le Mans Series
The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...
and at the
24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance r ...
. In 2008, he partnered with
Henri Pescarolo
Henri Jacques William Pescarolo (born 25 September 1942) is a former racing driver from France. He competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans a record 33 times, winning on four occasions, and won a number of other major sports car events including the ...
of
Pescarolo Sport
Pescarolo Sport was a motorsport team based in Le Mans, France and founded in February 2000 by French racing driver Henri Pescarolo and his friend and partner, French publisher François Granet. They raced in the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours o ...
to form Pescarolo Automobiles. In 2009 Nicolet established OAK Racing, with the Saulnier Racing operation becoming OAK Racing Mazda Team France and Heritage Racing Cars becoming OAK Racing Team Heritage.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
References
External links
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Living people
1956 births
French businesspeople
French racing drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
American Le Mans Series drivers
FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
Asian Le Mans Series drivers
Everspeed
Eurasia Motorsport drivers
OAK Racing drivers
Sports car racing team owners