Laurent Redon (born 5 August 1973) is a former
race car driver from
Loire
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,
France
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.
Redon began his professional racing career in the
French Formula Three Championship
The French Formula Three Championship was a motor racing series for Formula Three cars held in France between 1964 and 2002. The series was merged with the German Formula Three Championship in 2003 to form the Formula 3 Euro Series
The Formula 3 ...
, winning it in 1995. He then moved to
International Formula 3000
The Formula 3000 International Championship was a motor racing series created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in 1985 to become the final preparatory step for drivers hoping to enter Formula One. Formula Two had become ...
where he finished 8th in the points for
DAMS
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in 1996 and 9th for
Super Nova Racing
Super Nova Racing was a British racing team that has competed in International Formula 3000, Formula 3000/GP2 Series, GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991. Super Nova was a new incarnation of the pre-existing ...
the following year. His best F3000 finish was a third place at
A1-Ring in 1997.
He was then a test driver for the
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
teams
Minardi in 1998 and
Benetton in 1999 and also competed for the top team in the
Sports Racing World Cup JB Geisse Team Ferrari in 1999. In 2001 he drove in the
European 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 ...
and
FIA Sportscar Championship The FIA Sportscar Championship was a sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and was eventually taken control of by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It was a series similar to the FIA GT Championship, concentrating ...
for
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 ...
, winning races in both series and finishing 13th in the
2001 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 69th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 16 and 17 June 2001.
Background
Preview
The 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 69th edition of the race and took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe road racing ...
. After that he drove for
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing
Conquest Racing is an auto racing team that competed in the IndyCar Series and the Atlantic Championship. Formerly it competed in the Champ Car World Series.
History
It is owned by former series competitor Éric Bachelart. The team ran in Indy Li ...
in the
Indy Racing League
The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the highest class of regional North American open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices o ...
IndyCar Series
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beginning with the final two races of the
2001 season. He returned to the team for a full year in
2002, including the 2002
Indianapolis 500
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, with a best finish of 3rd at
California Speedway
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. 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
Superleague Formula.
Racing career results
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
IndyCar Series results
(
key)
Sources
http://laurent-redon.com
Driver Database Profile
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
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Pescarolo Sport drivers
DAMS drivers
Super Nova Racing drivers
Conquest Racing drivers
OAK Racing drivers
Fortec Motorsport drivers