Jacques Nicolet

Jacques Nicolet (born 5 April, 1956 in Gigondas) is a French businessman and racing driver. He is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board for Alterea SCA, a French real estate investment and development company, which he co-founded in 1994.^[1] He was previously a director at the Pierre & Vacances Group between 1984 and 1994. He is also the owner and a driver of OAK Racing, a Le Mans Series racing team.

Racing career

Nicolet began his racing career in historic racing, competing in the V de V Historic Series between 2001 and 2006.^[2] In 2003, he formed Heritage Racing Cars, responsible for maintaining classic endurance sportscars. At the end of 2006, Nicolet bought Saulnier Racing. He began racing for the team in the Le Mans Series and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2008, he partnered with Henri Pescarolo of Pescarolo Sport to form Pescarolo Automobiles. In 2009 Nicolet established OAK Racing, with the Saulnier Racing operation becoming OAK Racing Mazda Team France and Heritage Racing Cars becoming OAK Racing Team Heritage.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

• OAK Racing site