Franck Perera

Franck Perera (born 21 March 1984 in Montpellier, France) is a professional race car driver and a Lamborghini Squadra Corse factory driver.

Franck Perera
NationalityFrance French
Born (1984-03-21) 21 March 1984
Montpellier (France)
GP2 Series career
Debut season2006
Current teamDavid Price Racing
Car number27
Former teamsDAMS
Starts26
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish16th in 2006
Previous series
2008–09
2008
2008
2007
2006
2004–05
2004–05
2003
2003
2002–03
2002–03		Superleague Formula
IndyCar Series
Firestone Indy Lights
Atlantic Championship
World Series by Renault
Formula One testing
Formula Three Euroseries
FR2000 Germany
FR2000 Netherlands
FR2000 Masters
Formula Renault 2000 Italia
Championship titles
2003Formula Renault 2000 Italia

Career

In 2006, Perera drove in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team, after four years of racing for the Prema team in junior championships. In 2007 he drove for Condor Motorsports in the Atlantic Championship, scoring three wins and finishing second in the championship behind Raphael Matos.[1] On 6 February 2008 Perera announced that he had signed with Conquest Racing to compete in the Champ Car World Series in 2008 after a successful test with the team.[2] However, shortly thereafter Champ Car and the Indy Racing League unified, canceling the Champ Car season. It was announced on 25 February that Perera had modified his deal in order to continue with the team in the IRL IndyCar Series.[3] He lost the ride after three races due to funding issues stemming from the bankruptcy of his sponsor Opes Prime, causing the team to hire Brazilian driver Jaime Camara.

Perera driving for David Price Racing at the Nürburgring round of the 2009 GP2 Series season

In order to continue racing in the US, Perera signed to drive in Firestone Indy Lights with Guthrie Racing for the remainder of the 2008 season and made his debut in the seventh race of the season at the Iowa Speedway. He captured his first series victory from the pole at Infineon Raceway, his eighth start. He returned to the IndyCar Series for the points-scoring finale at Chicagoland Speedway, driving the #41 car of A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He was also signed to drive the car of A.S. Roma in the brand new Superleague Formula championship in 2008.

Perera returned to the GP2 Series in 2009, replacing Giacomo Ricci at David Price Racing.[4] Perera was not allowed to start the feature race of the Hungarian round, due to causing an avoidable accident in qualifying, with Romain Grosjean. As his lap time was outside 107% of Lucas di Grassi's pole time, the stewards refused to let him race due to the accident. Grosjean however, was allowed to start.[5] Perera also failed to qualify for both races of the championship held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.[6] He left the GP2 Series for the second time after the Spa round. Perera returned to A.S. Roma in the Superleague Formula in 2009 for the Estoril round taking over from Jonathan Kennard. He was replaced at the next round by Julien Jousse.

In 2013, Perera returned full-time, driving a Porsche 911 in the Blancpain Endurance Series for Pro GT by Almeras in the Pro-Am class.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2002 Formula Renault 2000 Italia Prema Powerteam 9 0 0 0 2 76 8th
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup 7 0 0 0 0 24 13th
2003 Formula Renault 2000 Italia Prema Powerteam 12 5 7 5 8 242 1st
Formula Renault 2000 Masters 8 0 1 0 0 40 10th
Formula Renault 2000 Germany 4 0 0 1 0 19 30th
2004 Formula 3 Euroseries Prema Powerteam 20 0 0 0 4 48 8th
Bahrain Superprix 2 0 1 0 0 N/A 20th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
Macau Grand Prix 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
Formula One Panasonic Toyota Racing Test driver
2005 Formula 3 Euroseries Prema Powerteam 20 0 0 0 3 67 4th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
Macau Grand Prix 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
Formula One Panasonic Toyota Racing Test driver
2006 GP2 Series DAMS 21 0 0 0 1 8 17th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Interwetten.com 2 0 0 0 0 13 22nd
2007 Atlantic Championship Condor Motorsports 12 3 2 2 8 310 2nd
2008 Superleague Formula A.S. Roma 6 0 1 0 2 307‡ 5th‡
Indy Lights Guthrie Racing 9 1 2 2 2 220 17th
IndyCar Series Conquest Racing 3 0 0 0 0 71 29th
A. J. Foyt Racing 0 0 0 0 0
2009 GP2 Series DPR 5 0 0 0 0 0 28th
Superleague Formula A.S. Roma 2 0 0 0 0 211‡ 13th‡
2010 Superleague Formula CR Flamengo 10 0 0 0 1 540‡ 6th‡
2012 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Pro GT by Alméras 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
International GT Open - GTS Pro GT by Philippe Alméras 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2013 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Pro GT by Alméras 4 0 1 0 0 5 36th
FFSA GT Championship 13 1 1 0 5 125 5th
International GT Open - GTS Pro GT by Philippe Alméras 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2014 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Pro GT by Alméras 4 0 1 0 0 24 13th
European Le Mans Series - GTC 4 0 0 0 0 18.5 14th
International GT Open - GTS TDS Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am TDS Racing 5 0 0 1 0 18 18th
European Le Mans Series - GTC 5 2 3 1 4 101 1st
International GT Open 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup ISR 10 0 2 1 1 21 12th
2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport 5 0 0 0 2 52 3rd
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 10 3 0 2 3 68 3rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 ADAC GT Masters GRT Grasser Racing Team 8 0 0 0 0 8 34th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 8 0 0 0 0 12 17th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 1 0 0 1 35 45th
Italian GT Championship - GT3 Imperiale Racing 2 0 0 0 1 20 23rd
2019 ADAC GT Masters Orange1 by GRT Grasser 14 0 1 1 2 89 10th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Orange1 FFF Racing Team 4 0 0 0 1 18 14th
International GT Open Raton Racing by Target 2 0 0 0 0 2 34th
2020 ADAC GT Masters GRT Grasser Racing Team 14 0 0 0 1 102 8th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 2 0 0 1 0 38 39th
British GT Championship WPI Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 15 13th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing 3 0 0 0 0 4 28th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Konrad Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2021 ADAC GT Masters GRT Grasser Racing Team 14 1 1 1 3 135 7th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 10 0 0 2 0 1608 14th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Hankook FFF Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 ADAC GT Masters Emil Frey Racing 14 0 1 1 3 120 5th
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters GRT 1 0 0 0 0 0 34th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD T3 Motorsport North America 1 0 0 0 0 239 57th
Intercontinental GT Challenge K-PAX Racing
2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters SSR Performance 16 1 1 0 3 95 11th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup K-PAX Racing 5 0 0 0 0 2 26th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup VSR 6 0 1 0 0 11.5 12th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Iron Lynx 2 0 0 0 0 579 15th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 190 60th

† Guest driver, ineligible for points

‡ Team standings

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points
2006 Interwetten.com ZOL
1		 ZOL
2		 MON
1		 IST
1		 IST
2		 MIS
1		 MIS
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 DON
1		 DON
2		 LMS
1		 LMS
2		 CAT
1
4		 CAT
2
6		 22nd 13

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2006 DAMS VAL
FEA
11		 VAL
SPR
14		 IMO
FEA
Ret		 IMO
SPR
14		 NÜR
FEA
Ret		 NÜR
SPR
15		 CAT
FEA
13		 CAT
SPR
Ret		 MON
FEA
2		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
10		 MAG
FEA
Ret		 MAG
SPR
12		 HOC
FEA
14		 HOC
SPR
11		 HUN
FEA
9		 HUN
SPR
Ret		 IST
FEA
12		 IST
SPR
8		 MNZ
FEA
15†		 MNZ
SPR
15†		 16th 8
2009 DPR CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 MON
FEA		 MON
SPR		 IST
FEA		 IST
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 NÜR
FEA
Ret		 NÜR
SPR
16		 HUN
FEA
EX		 HUN
SPR
18		 VAL
FEA
15		 VAL
SPR
16†		 SPA
FEA
DNQ		 SPA
SPR
DNQ		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 ALG
FEA		 ALG
SPR		 28th 0

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Atlantic Championship
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2007 Condor Motorsports LVG
5		 LBH
5		 HOU
5		 POR1
5		 POR2
3		 CLE
3		 MTT
1		 TOR
1		 EDM1
2		 EDM2
3		 SJO
2		 ROA
1		 2nd 310

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2008 Guthrie Racing HMS STP1 STP2 KAN INDY MIL IOW
11		 WGL1
18		 WGL2
17		 NSH
7		 MDO1
2		 MDO2
20		 KTY
14		 SNM1
1		 SNM2
5		 CHI 17th 220

IndyCar Series
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref
2008 Conquest Racing HMS
14		 STP
20		 MOT1
DNP		 LBH1
6		 KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO EDM KTY SNM DET 29th 71 [7]
A.J. Foyt Racing CHI
15
1 Run on same day.
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win)		 Top 10s
(Non-podium)		 Indianapolis 500
Wins		 Championships
1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0

Superleague Formula

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

Year Team Operator 1 2 3 4 5 6 Position Points
2008 A.S. Roma FMS International DON NÜR ZOL EST VAL JER 5th 307
3 16 15 2 5 5
2009 A.S. Roma Alan Docking Racing MAG ZOL DON EST MOZ JAR 13th 211
7 12

2009 Super Final Results
  • Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6
2009 A.S. Roma
Alan Docking Racing		 MAG ZOL DON EST
DNQ		 MOZ JAR

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2023 K-Pax Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Pro MNZ
Ret		 LEC
11		 SPA
6H
17		 SPA
12H
11		 SPA
24H
29		 NUR
9		 CAT 25th* 2*

* Season still in progress.

Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2016 ISR Audi R8 LMS Pro MIS
QR
31		 MIS
CR
35		 BRH
QR
2		 BRH
CR
5		 NÜR
QR
4		 NÜR
CR
25		 HUN
QR
27		 HUN
CR
24		 CAT
QR
26		 CAT
CR
17		 12th 21
2017 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MIS
QR
1		 MIS
CR
1		 BRH
QR
23		 BRH
CR
6		 ZOL
QR
16		 ZOL
CR
6		 HUN
QR
4		 HUN
CR
6		 NÜR
QR
1		 NÜR
CR
Ret		 3rd 68
2018 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro ZOL
1
20		 ZOL
2
Ret		 BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
7		 MIS
1
17		 MIS
2
7		 HUN
1
13		 HUN
2
5		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 17th 12

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2023 VSR Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Pro BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
25		 MIS
1
 MIS
2
 HOC
1
 HOC
2
 VAL
1
 VAL
2
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 8th* 4.5*

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Daytona results
Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 Austria GRT Grasser Racing Team Switzerland Rolf Ineichen
Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Netherlands Rik Breukers		 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GTD 752 21st 1st

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2022 T3 Motorsport North America GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
8		 SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 57th 239
2023 Iron Lynx GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
12		 60th 190
GTD Pro SEB
4		 LBH MON WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET
6		 15th 579

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2022 GRT Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ALG
1		 ALG
2		 LAU
1		 LAU
2		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
DNS		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 34th 0
2023 SSR Performance Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 OSC
1
1		 OSC
2
12		 ZAN
1
3		 ZAN
2
13		 NOR
1
11		 NOR
2
12		 NÜR
1
23		 NÜR
2
10		 LAU
1
Ret		 LAU
2
Ret		 SAC
1
11		 SAC
2
3		 RBR
1
19		 RBR
2
13		 HOC
1
14		 HOC
2
14		 11th 95

References
  1. Champ Car Atlantic Standings
  2. Perera Inks Conquest Deal Archived 2008-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, SpeedTV.com, February 6, 2008
  3. Lewandowski, Dave. Conquest Racing the first to make move; Perera named Archived 2008-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, IndyCar.com, February 25, 2008
  4. Glendenning, Mark (2009-07-07). "Perera to replace Ricci at DPR". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
  5. "Franck Perera handed penalty". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 2009-07-24. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  6. "Di Grassi penalised". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  7. "Franck Perera – 2008 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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