Laurent Redon

Laurent Redon (born 5 August 1973) is a former race car driver from Loire, France.

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 Formula One 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 and FIA Sportscar Championship for Pescarolo Sport, winning races in both series and finishing 13th in the 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans. After that he drove for Mi-Jack Conquest Racing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series 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, 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 Superleague Formula.

Racing career results

Complete International Formula 3000 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 DC Points
1996 DAMS NÜR
6		 PAU
Ret		 PER
10		 HOC
Ret		 SIL
Ret		 SPA
12		 MAG
4		 EST
DSQ		 MUG
8		 HOC
4		 8th 7
1997 Super Nova Racing SIL
Ret		 PAU
4		 HEL
Ret		 NÜR
21		 PER
6		 HOC
Ret		 A1R
3		 SPA
14		 MUG
5		 JER
11		 9th 10
Sources:[1][2]

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2001 France Pescarolo Sport France Sébastien Bourdais
France Jean-Christophe Boullion		 Courage C60-Peugeot LMP900 271 13th 4th
Sources:[3][4]

IndyCar Series results

(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points Ref
2001 Conquest Racing PHX HMS ATL INDY TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH KTY STL CHI
7		 TX2
11		 29th 45 [5]
2002 Conquest Racing HMS
15		 PHX
14		 FON
3		 NZR
15		 INDY
22		 TXS
15		 PPIR
7		 RIR
15		 KAN
22		 NSH
16		 MIS
11		 KTY
20		 STL
22		 CHI
25		 TX2
10		 12th 229 [6]
Sources:[1][2]

References
  1. "Laurent Redon Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. "Laurent Redon". Motor Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. "Laurent Redon". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. "2001 24 Hours of Le Mans". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  5. "Laurent Redon – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. "Laurent Redon – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.


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