Nicolas Lapierre

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Nicolas Lapierre
Nationality Flag of France French
Date of Birth April 2, 1984 (1984-04-02) (age 24)
Place of Birth Thonon-les-Bains (France)
Previous series
2007
2005-2007
2005-06-2007-08
2004
2003-2004
2002
2001-2002
2000-2002		 24 Hours of Le Mans (GT1)
GP2 Series
A1 Grand Prix
British Formula 3
Formula 3 Euroseries
French Formula 3
French Formula Renault 2000
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup
Championship titles
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix

Nicolas Lapierre (born April 2, 1984) is a French race car driver born in Thonon-les-Bains, France. He is racing in the 2007 GP2 Series for the DAMS team.

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[edit] Career history

[edit] Early career

Lapierre started his career in 1993 in karting, finishing 3rd in the French championship in 1996, 6th in the European Championships in 1997 and reaching the finals of the European Junior Championship in 1998 before moving to French Formula Renault in 1999. He stayed there for 2000 and 2001, 2001 also seeing two races in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup. He again raced in French Formula Renault in 2002, also driving a full season of 2000 Eurocup and some races of French Formula Three (most of them being in the main class, although he drove two races in the B-Class also).

2003 saw Lapierre's real break, though, with a move to Formula Three Euroseries with the Signature team, but more notably a win in the Macau Grand Prix. He stayed in the Euroseries for 2004, also driving two races of British Formula Three.

With his reputuation increasing and his talent proven, Lapierre was rewarded for his Euroseries performances with a drive in GP2 Series for current champions Arden Motorsport. He partnered with Heikki Kovalainen.

[edit] GP2 & A1GP

During 2005 Lapierre drove for A1 Team France in the A1 Grand Prix series helping the team win the championship and therefore the World Cup of Motorsport. Nicolas won both the sprint and main race events in Germany and Australia, the main race in Dubai and the sprint in Indonesia.

During 2006 he continued with the Arden team in GP2, however his season was interrupted by a spectacular first corner crash in Monaco in which he was a victim of someone else's accident. Nicolas received two compressed vertebrae in the crash and missed the British round of the series. Despite this, his points score was higher than the previous season's tally.

Lapierre was dropped at the end of 2006 and has since signed to participate in a 3rd season of GP2 for the DAMS team, which finished 10th overall in the constructors' standings and runs the French A1 GP team, which won the first season of A1 Grand Prix.

[edit] Career results

Season Series Team Races wins Poles Fast laps Points Pos.
2008 Le Mans Series (LMP1) Team Oreca series in progress
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team France 2 0 0 0 11 4th
2007 GP2 Series DAMS 20 2 1 2 23 12th
2007 24 Hours of Le Mans (GT1) Team Oreca - no no no - 9th
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team France 10 0 0 0 32 4th
2006 GP2 Series Arden International 17 0 0 1 32 9th
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team France 10 6 2 2 76 1st
2005 GP2 Series Arden International 23 0 1 1 21 11th
2004 Formula 3 Euroseries Signature Plus 20 3 2 2 85 3rd
2004 British Formula 3 Signature Plus 2 0 0 0 0 NC
2003 Formula 3 Euroseries Signature Plus 20 0 1 0 33 11th
2002 French Formula 3 Signature Plus 4 0 0 15 13th
2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Graff Racing 8 0 1 120 3rd
2002 French Formula Renault 2000 24 9th
2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Tech 1 Racing 2 0 0 4 26th
2001 French Formula Renault 2000 65 8th
2000 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup 12 20th


[edit] GP2 Series Record

Season Team Name No. Races Poles Wins Points Final Placing
2005 Arden International 23 22 1 0 21 11th
2006 Arden International 04 17 0 0 32 9th
2007 DAMS 23 19 1 2 23 11th (cur)

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Tristan Gommendy		 Macau GP winner
2003		 Succeeded by
Alexandre Prémat
Preceded by
None		 A1 Grand Prix Championship
Winner
2006-07 With:
Alexandre Prémat		 Succeeded by
Michael Ammermüller
Marco Holzer
Nicolas Hülkenberg
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