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Alexandre Prémat (born April 5, 1982 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne) is a French race car driver.
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Prémat started his motorsport career in karting at the age of 10. In 1998 the French driver became champion in «Ile-de-France». In 2000 he finished as runner-up in 125cc ICC European Championship.
He continued karting until 2000 when he moved up to French Formula Campus, a common starting point for Formula drivers from France.
He quickly moved up to French Formula Renault in 2001, and after familiarising himself with the series, won the title in 2002. In 2002 he also raced in part of the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup.
With the merger of several national Formula Three championships in 2003, Prémat moved to the resultant Formula Three Euroseries, driving for the ASM team with Olivier Pla, another driver who raced in the inaugural GP2 season. He stayed there for the 2004 season, also winning the prestigious Macau Grand Prix and Marlboro Masters non-championship races.
This earned him a drive in the 2005 GP2 Series, for ART Grand Prix, the team ran by Nicolas Todt. He was behind team-mate Nico Rosberg, but was the highest-place second driver in the championship. Alex remained, alongside the young British driver Lewis Hamilton for 2006, though he was overshadowed, as he finished third whilst Hamilton took the honours.
Prémat also drove the A1 Team France car in A1 Grand Prix in the 2005–06 season, he and team-mate Nicolas Lapierre winning the title for their nation. Alex did not return to the series for the following season, and the French team's form dropped noticeably.
Prémat drove the third Spyker MF1 Racing car at the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix.[1] He also had an off-season test with Champ Car team Mi-Jack Conquest Racing. Prémat had the quickest time in several sessions and stated that he was targeting a ride in Champ Cars for 2007.[2] Another possibility was to drive in Formula One with Spyker, as one of their test drivers, but it did not work out.[3]
Eventually he drove for Audi in the 2007 DTM series and participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, also with Audi. In 2008 Prémat again raced in DTM, and also the Le Mans Series with Audi. In 2009 French driver remained in this series and also participated in 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was fired by Audi before the final race of the 2010 season for running in the New York Marathon instead of recovering from a heavy crash at the previous round[4]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Formula Renault Campus France | Formula Campus | ? | 2 | 2 | ? | 9 | 396 | 2nd |
| 2001 | Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | ? | 3 | 58 | 9th |
| 2002 | Championnat de France FFSA de Formule Renault | ASM | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 120 | 1st |
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 10th | ||
| 2003 | Formula Three Euroseries | ASM | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 7th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
| 2004 | Formula Three Euroseries | ASM Formule 3 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 88 | 2nd |
| Bahrain F3 Superprix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2005 | GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 4th |
| 2005–06 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team France | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 172 | 1st |
| 2006 | GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 66 | 3rd |
| Formula One | Spyker F1 | Test driver | |||||||
| 2007 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | Audi Sport Team Joest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2008 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10th |
| Le Mans Series | Audi Sport Team Joest | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 1st | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
| 2009 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | Audi Sport Team Joest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 17th | |
| 2010 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11th |
(key)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ASM | MAG 3 |
SIL Ret |
JAR 4 |
AND |
OSC |
SPA Ret |
IMO |
DON |
EST |
10th | 36 |
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ASM | Dallara F303/015 | HWA-Mercedes | HOC1 1 DSQ |
HOC1 2 24 |
ADR 1 7 |
ADR 2 5 |
PAU 1 22 |
PAU 2 Ret |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 1 |
LMS 1 5 |
LMS 2 23 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 11 |
A1R 1 2 |
A1R 2 2 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 5 |
HOC2 1 9 |
HOC2 2 Ret |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 5 |
7th | 50 |
| 2004 | ASM | Dallara F303/015 | HWA-Mercedes | HOC1 1 2 |
HOC1 2 3 |
EST 1 1 |
EST 2 8 |
ADR 1 8 |
ADR 1 Ret |
PAU 1 DSQ |
PAU 2 DSQ |
NOR 1 18 |
NOR 1 Ret |
MAG 1 1 |
MAG 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 5 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 3 |
BRN 1 2 |
BRN 2 2 |
HOC2 1 18 |
HOC2 2 4 |
2nd | 88 |
(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 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | France | GBR SPR 2 |
GBR FEA DNS |
GER SPR |
GER FEA |
POR SPR 1 |
POR FEA 1 |
AUS SPR |
AUS FEA |
MYS SPR 1 |
MYS FEA 1 |
UAE SPR |
UAE FEA |
RSA SPR 1 |
RSA FEA 8 |
IDN SPR |
IDN FEA |
MEX SPR 1 |
MEX FEA 1 |
USA SPR |
USA FEA |
CHN SPR 7 |
CHN FEA |
1st | 172 |
(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 | 22 | 23 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ART Grand Prix | SMR FEA 7 |
SMR SPR 2 |
ESP FEA 10 |
ESP SPR Ret |
MON FEA Ret |
EUR FEA 4 |
EUR SPR Ret |
FRA FEA 9 |
FRA SPR Ret |
GBR FEA 3 |
GBR SPR 5 |
GER FEA 2 |
GER SPR 9 |
HUN FEA 4 |
HUN SPR 1 |
TUR FEA 1 |
TUR SPR 14 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 18 |
BEL FEA Ret |
BEL SPR 12 |
BHR FEA 2 |
BHR SPR 3 |
4th | 67 |
| 2006 | ART Grand Prix | VAL FEA 9 |
VAL SPR Ret |
SMR FEA 4 |
SMR SPR Ret |
EUR FEA 2 |
EUR SPR 17 |
ESP FEA 1 |
ESP SPR 3 |
MON FEA 3 |
GBR FEA 6 |
GBR SPR Ret |
FRA FEA 2 |
FRA SPR 3 |
GER FEA 19 |
GER SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 6 |
HUN SPR 3 |
TUR FEA 3 |
TUR SPR 7 |
ITA FEA 5 |
ITA SPR Ret |
3rd | 66 |
(key)
| Yr | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Spyker MF1 Team | Midland M16 | Toyota V8 | BHR |
MAL |
AUS |
SMR |
EUR |
ESP |
MON |
GBR |
CAN |
USA |
FRA |
GER |
HUN |
TUR |
ITA |
CHN TD |
JPN |
BRA |
- | - |
(key)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Audi | HOC1 Ret |
OSC |
LAU Ret |
BRH 7 |
NOR 8 |
MUG 7 |
ZAN 2 |
NÜR 9 |
CAT 10 |
HOC2 16 |
11th | 13 | |
| 2008 | Audi | HOC1 11 |
OSC 9 |
MUG 8 |
LAU DSQ |
NOR 14 |
ZAN Ret |
NÜR 14 |
BRH 10 |
CAT 6 |
BUG 3 |
HOC2 13 |
10th | 10 |
| 2009 | Audi | HOC1 Ret |
LAU Ret |
NOR Ret |
ZAN DSQ |
OSC Ret |
NÜR Ret |
BRH 11 |
CAT 8 |
DIJ 11 |
HOC2 4 |
13th | 6 | |
| 2010 | Audi | HOC1 10 |
VAL 3 |
LAU Ret |
NOR 7 |
NÜR Ret |
ZAN 11 |
BRH 8 |
OSC 6 |
HOC2 Ret |
ADR Ret |
SHA |
11th | 12 |
| Year | Class | No | Tyres | Car | Team | Co-Drivers | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | LMP1 | 3 | M | Audi R10 TDI Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) |
Audi Sport Team Joest | Lucas Luhr Mike Rockenfeller |
23 | DNF | DNF |
| 2008 | LMP1 | 3 | M | Audi R10 TDI Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) |
Audi Sport Team Joest | Mike Rockenfeller Lucas Luhr |
374 | 4th | 4th |
| 2009 | LMP1 | 3 | M | Audi R15 TDI Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V10 (Diesel) |
Audi Sport Team Joest | Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas |
333 | 17th | 13th |
| 2011 | LMP2 | 48 | M | Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8 |
Team Oreca-Matmut | David Hallyday Dominik Kraihamer |
200 | DNF | DNF |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Eric Salignon |
Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 Champion 2002 |
Succeeded by Loïc Duval |
| Preceded by Christian Klien |
Formula Three Masters Winner 2004 |
Succeeded by Lewis Hamilton |
| Preceded by Nicolas Lapierre |
Macau Grand Prix Winner 2004 |
Succeeded by Lucas di Grassi |
| Preceded by None |
A1 Grand Prix Champion 2005–06 With Nicolas Lapierre (Team France) |
Succeeded by Nico Hülkenberg Christian Vietoris (Team Germany) |
| Preceded by Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy |
Le Mans Series Champion 2008 With Mike Rockenfeller |
Succeeded by Tomáš Enge Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke |
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