Philippe Létourneau is a former race car driver, a driving instructor and expert who has appeared on the reality-television show ''
Canada's Worst Driver'' since 2007. Létourneau started racing at a young age. At age 11, he showed talent in the Québec karting championship. His compatriots and notably his father, Roger Blouin, a former rally champion, encouraged him to pursue the sport and pushed him into Formula racing. Létourneau finished on the podium more than 40 times in over 150 races. He competed in Formula 1600, Formula 2000, Champcar Light,
Formula Renault
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, Formula Vauxhall Junior,
Touring car
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, Spec Racer,
Formula Atlantic
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and
Daytona Prototype
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s, and competed at circuits including
Silverstone
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,
Magny Cours,
Daytona Speedway,
Mont Tremblant and
Gilles Villeneuve
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. Létourneau is a high-performance driving and automobile racing instructor and is chief instructor for the
Jim Russell Racing School, chief instructor for BMW Driver Training
Slipping and sliding in the snow
/ref> and principal instructor for the Ferrari Driving Experience. He trains driving instructors for the Québec police and other organizations. He is a critical analyst, aiding development for many car manufacturers and tire producers. In addition to his role on ''Canada's Worst Driver,'' Létourneau has been an expert in the Discovery Channel Canada
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History
D ...
program '' Star Racer.''
References
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Racing drivers from Quebec
Participants in Canadian reality television series
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Canadian racing drivers