Simon Pagenaud

Simon Pagenaud
Nationality French
Champ Car # 15
Current team Highcroft Racing
Race starts 14
Series Championships 0
Wins 0
Podium finishes 0
Pole positions 0
First Champ Car race 2007 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Last Champ Car race 2007 Gran Premio Tecate
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years 2008–2011
Teams Team Oreca-Matmut, Pescarolo Sport, Peugeot Sport
Best finish 2nd (2011)
Class wins 0

Simon Pagenaud (born May 18, 1984) is a French race car driver born in Poitiers. He currently races in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Sam Schmidt Motorsports.

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Career

In 2002 and 2003 he competed in French Formula Renault and in 2002 and 2004 competed in Formula Renault Eurocup. He then moved up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2005 where he finished 16th. In 2006 he when to the United States and won the Champ Car Atlantic Championship with Team Australia in his rookie season by just a few points over Graham Rahal.

With his Atlantic championship, Simon won $2 Million (USD) to apply towards a ride in Champ Car in 2007. On February 13, 2007 Pagenaud and Team Australia confirmed that Simon would be staying with the team, moving up to the Champ Car program. Pagenaud finished 8th in points in what was a very consistent debut season, with 3 consecutive 4th place finishes in the Canadian rounds of the championship.

After the demise of the Champ Car World Series, Pagenaud in 2008 moved to the American Le Mans Series co-driving the De Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-01b LMP2 with former CART champion Gil de Ferran. He finished 14th in the drivers standings.

2009

In 2009, Pagenaud and de Ferran Motorsports took huge steps forward, with the duo taking second place overall in the American Le Mans Series LMP1 class only 17 points behind drivers David Brabham and Scott Sharp of champions Highcroft Racing. The duo of Pagenaud and de Ferran drove the ARX-01 to 5 wins in 10 total races and 3 pole positions, turning the fastest lap of the ALMS weekend 6 times.

Also during 2009, Pagenaud drove in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP1 for the privateer Pescarolo Sport team in the Peugeot FAP 908. The team did not finish the race, completing 210 laps. The race was won by David Brabham, driving in the factory Peugeot Sport Total #9 FAP 908 along with former Formula 1 drivers Alexander Wurz and Marc Gene.

2010

For the 2010 ALMS season, Pagenaud moved over to the Patrón Highcroft racing team, replacing Scott Sharp to co-drive with Brabham in the ARX-01c in LMP1 after Sharp vacated the seat to jump to the ALMS GT2 class with his own Ferrari team. Through four rounds in the 2010 ALMS series, the team of Pagenaud and Brabham lead the LMP1 class with three wins and 91 points.

Pagenaud also earned a seat driving for the 2010 factory French Peugeot team in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans on the renown Circuit de la Sarthe in the Peugeot FAP 908 #3 with Pedro Lamy and Sébastien Bourdais.

While the #3 Peugeot started from pole, it retired early before nightfall after a mere 38 laps when a suspension mount sheared from the car’s tub. The same fate eventually befell the no.1 Peugeot car of Anthony Davidson/Gene/Wurz while in second place with mere hours left to go in the race, as Audi reclaimed the 24 Hours of Le Mans title it had retained for five years prior to Peugeot's 2009 win.

During the race, Pagenaud found himself competing against his Highcroft Racing team which travelled to Le Mans for the first time in its history. With Brabham driving the Acura in LMP2 alongside Marino Franchitti and Marco Werner, Highcroft maintained second through most of the race until a cooling issue sidelined the car for much of the race's final four hours.

Motorsports career results

Career summary

Season Series Team Name Car No. Races Wins Poles FLaps Points Final Placing
2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Saulnier Racing 16 16 0 0 0 30 16th
2006 Champ Car Atlantic Team Australia 15 12 1 1 1 258 1st
2007 Champ Car World Series Team Australia 15 14 0 0 1 232 8th
2008 Le Mans 24 Hours LMP1 class Team Oreca-Matmut 6 1 0 0 0 N/A NC
American Le Mans Series LMP2 class de Ferran Motorsports 66 8 0 0 1 85 9th
2009 Le Mans 24 Hours LMP1 class Pescarolo Sport 17 1 0 0 0 N/A NC
American Le Mans Series LMP1 class de Ferran Motorsports 66 10 5 3 5 162 2nd
Le Mans Series LMP1 class Team Peugeot Total 7 1 1 1 1 11 19th
2010 Le Mans 24 Hours LMP1 class Team Peugeot Total 3 1 0 0 0 N/A NC
American Le Mans Series LMP / LMP2 class Highcroft Racing 1 9 4 1 4 182 1st
Le Mans Series LMP1 class Team Peugeot Total 3 1 1 0 0 18 21st
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup LMP1 class Team Peugeot Total 1 1 0 0 0 N/A N/A
2011 IndyCar Series Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
HVM Racing		 24/22
78		 3 0 0 0 56 31st
Le Mans 24 Hours LMP1 class Team Peugeot Total 9 1 0 0 0 N/A 2nd
American Le Mans Series LMP1 class Highcroft Racing
Peugeot Sport Total		 01
7		 2 0 0 0 0 NC
Le Mans Series LMP1 class Peugeot Sport Total 9/7 2 1 1 1 0 NC
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup LMP1 class Peugeot Sport Total 7 2 1 1 1 N/A N/A
International V8 Supercar Championship Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 2 0 0 0 207 49th

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
2005 Saulnier Racing ZOL
1
8		 ZOL
2
4		 MON
1
10		 VAL
1
5		 VAL
2
11		 LMS
1
10		 LMS
2
Ret		 BIL
1
11		 BIL
2
12		 OSC
1
Ret		 OSC
2
DNS		 DON
1
8		 DON
2
5		 EST
1
9		 EST
2
11		 MNZ
1
11		 MNZ
2
12		 16th 30

American Open-Wheel racing results

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

Champ Car Atlantic

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2006 Team Australia
LBH
4
HOU
2
MTY
2
POR
23
CLE1
2
CLE2
5
TOR
4
EDM
1
SJO
9
DEN
3
MTL
2
ROA
17		 1st 258

Champ Car

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2007 Team Australia
LVG
12
LBH
14
HOU
5
POR
8
CLE
5
MTT
4
TOR
4
EDM
4
SJO
10
ROA
11
ZOL
12
ASN
6
SRF
5
MXC
6		 8th 232

IndyCar Series

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2011 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
STP
ALA
8
LBH
SAO
INDY
TXS1
TXS2
MIL
IOW
TOR
EDM
MDO
13
NHM		 31st 56
HVM Racing
SNM
15
BAL
MOT
KTY
LVS

Sports car racing

Le Mans 24 Hours results

Year Class No Tyres Team Car Engine Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos.
2008 LMP1 6 M Team Oreca-Matmut Courage-Oreca LC70 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 Marcel Fässler
Olivier Panis		 147 44 DNF 20 DNF
2009 LMP1 17 M Pescarolo Sport Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)		 Jean-Christophe Boullion
Benoît Tréluyer		 210 42 DNF 18 DNF
2010 LMP1 3 M Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)		 Sébastien Bourdais
Pedro Lamy		 38 51 DNF 16 DNF
2011 LMP1 9 M Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 Peugeot HDI 3.7 L Turbo V8
(Diesel)		 Sébastien Bourdais
Pedro Lamy		 355 2 2

American Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine Tyres 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2008 de Ferran Motorsports LMP2 Acura ARX-01b Acura 3.4L V8 M SEB STP LNB UTA
ovr:3
cls:3
 LIM
ovr:14
cls:7
 MID
ovr:Ret
cls:Ret
 AME
ovr:18
cls:8
 MOS
ovr:7
cls:5
 DET
ovr:3
cls:3
 PET
ovr:8
cls:5
 MON
ovr:4
cls:2
 9th 85
2009 de Ferran Motorsports LMP1 Acura ARX-02a Acura 4.0L V8 M SEB
ovr:Ret
cls:Ret
 STP
ovr:Ret
cls:Ret
 LNB
ovr:1
cls:1
 UTA
ovr:1
cls:1
 LIM
ovr:1
cls:1
 MID
ovr:1
cls:1
 AME
ovr:2
cls:2
 MOS
ovr:2
cls:2
 PET
ovr:24
cls:7
 MON
ovr:1
cls:1
 2nd 162
2010 Highcroft Racing LMP2 HPD ARX-01C HPD 3.4L V8 M SEB
ovr:5
cls:2
 PET
ovr:4
cls:1
 1st 182
LMP LNB
ovr:1
cls:1
 MON
ovr:1
cls:1
 UTA
ovr:1
cls:1
 LIM
ovr:2
cls:2
 MID
ovr:2
cls:2
 AME
ovr:3
cls:3
 MOS
ovr:2
cls:2
2011 Highcroft Racing LMP1 HPD ARX-01e HPD 3.4L V8 M SEB
ovr:2
cls:2
 LNB LIM MOS MID AME BAL MON NC 0
Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 Peugeot HDI 3.7 L Turbo V8
(Diesel)		 PET1
ovr:48
cls:11
1 Driver run for the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, no points awarded for the American Le Mans Series.

Le Mans Series Results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine Tyres 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points
2009 Team Peugeot Total LMP1 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)		 M CAT SPA
ovr:1
cls:1
 ALG NÜR SIL 19th 11
2010 Team Peugeot Total LMP1 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)		 M CAS SPA
ovr:1
cls:1
 ALG HUN SIL 21st 18
2011 Peugeot Sport Total LMP1 Peugeot 908 Peugeot HDI 3.7 L Turbo V8
(Diesel)		 M CAS SPA
ovr:8
cls:8
 IMO SIL1
ovr:1
cls:1
 EST NC 0
1 Driver run for the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, no points awarded for the Le Mans Series.

Intercontinental Le Mans Cup results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine Tyres 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2010 Team Peugeot Total LMP1 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)		 M SIL PET1
ovr:4
cls:1
 ZHU
ovr:4
cls:4
2011 Highcroft Racing LMP1 HPD ARX-01e HPD 3.4L V8 M SEB1
ovr:2
cls:2
Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 Peugeot HDI 3.7 L Turbo V8
(Diesel)		 SPA1
ovr:8
cls:8
 LEM1
ovr:2
cls:2
 IMO SIL
ovr:1
cls:1
 PET
ovr:48
cls:11
 ZHU
1 Driver did not run for the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Charles Zwolsman		 Toyota Atlantic Champion
2006		 Succeeded by
Raphael Matos
Preceded by
David Brabham
Scott Sharp		 American Le Mans Series champion
2010
with David Brabham		 Succeeded by
Guy Smith
Chris Dyson