Laurent Redon (born 5 August 1973) is a former

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. Redon began his professional racing career in the French Formula Three Championship, winning it in 1995. He then moved to International Formula 3000 where he finished 8th in the points for DAMS in 1996 and 9th for Super Nova Racing the following year. His best F3000 finish was a third place at A1-Ring in 1997. He was then a test driver for the

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in 1998 and Benetton in 1999 and also competed for the top team in the

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JB Geisse Team Ferrari in 1999. In 2001 he drove in the

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and FIA Sportscar Championship for Pescarolo Sport, winning races in both series and finishing 13th in the

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. After that he drove for

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in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series beginning with the final two races of the

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season. He returned to the team for a full year in

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, including the 2002

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, with a best finish of 3rd at California Speedway. He finished 12th in points and won rookie of the year honors. He did not return to the series the following year and came back to France because of the birth of his girl, becoming the first and only series rookie of the year to do so. He later operated a racing team that competed in the

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Racing career results

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

24 Hours of Le Mans results

IndyCar Series results

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Sources

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1973 births Living people IndyCar Series drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers French racing drivers French Formula Three Championship drivers International Formula 3000 drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers {{France-autoracing-bio-stub Pescarolo Sport drivers DAMS drivers Super Nova Racing drivers Conquest Racing drivers OAK Racing drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers