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Born | 27 August 1965 (1965-08-27) (age 59) Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||||||
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Karim Ojjeh (Arabic:كريم عجة; born 27 August 1965 inGeneva) is a Syrian businessman and racing driver. He is the younger brother ofMansour Ojjeh and son ofAkram Ojjeh. He is a director ofTAG Finance S.A. In his spare time he races in theLe Mans Series and the24 Hours of Le Mans.
Between 1991 and 1994, Ojjeh attended theJim Russell Racing Driver School. He raced inFormula Palmer Audi between 2002 and 2004. He made hisLe Mans Series debut in 2004 in aFerrari 360 Modena.[1] In 2005, he competed full-time in the series forPaul Belmondo Racing in anLMP2Courage-AER, winning two races. Ojjeh and the team finished second in class at the2005 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ojjeh continued racing with the team in 2006, but for 2007, he moved toBarazi-Epsilon, winning two LMS races in theirZytek. For 2008, Ojjeh competed in aZytek 07S/2 for theTrading Performance team. In 2009, Ojjeh raced theZytek under theG.A.C Racing Team banner, and for 2010 raced the updatedGinetta-Zytek GZ09S/2 forTeam Bruichladdich.
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2005 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | CourageC65-Ford | LMP2 | 300 | 21st | 2nd |
2006 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | CourageC65-Ford | LMP2 | 84 | DNF | DNF |
2007 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Zytek07S/2 | LMP2 | 252 | DNF | DNF |
2008 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Zytek07S/2 | LMP2 | 22 | DNF | DNF |
2009 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Zytek07S/2 | LMP2 | 102 | DNF | DNF |
2010 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ginetta-ZytekGZ09S/2 | LMP2 | 341 | 10th | 5th |
2011 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Zytek Z11SN-Nissan | LMP2 | 326 | 8th | 1st |
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Preceded by | Le Mans Series LMP2 Champion 2011 with: Tom Kimber-Smith | Succeeded by |