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Laurent Redon (born 5 August 1973) is a formerrace car driver fromLoire,France.
Redon began his professional racing career in theFrench Formula Three Championship, winning it in 1995. He then moved toInternational Formula 3000 where he finished 8th in the points forDAMS in 1996 and 9th forSuper Nova Racing the following year. His best F3000 finish was a third place atA1-Ring in 1997.
Redon was then a test driver for theFormula One teamsMinardi in 1998 andBenetton in 1999 and also competed for the top team in theSports Racing World CupJB Geisse Team Ferrari in 1999. In 2001 he drove in theEuropean Le Mans Series andFIA Sportscar Championship forPescarolo Sport, winning races in both series and finishing 13th in the2001 24 Hours of Le Mans. After that he drove forMi-Jack Conquest Racing in theIndy Racing LeagueIndyCar Series beginning with the final two races of the2001 season. He returned to the team for a full year in2002, including the 2002Indianapolis 500, with a best finish of third atCalifornia Speedway. He finished twelfth in points and won rookie of the year honors. He did not return to the series the following year and came back to France because of the birth of his daughter, becoming the first and only series rookie of the year to do so. He later operated a racing team that competed in theSuperleague Formula.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | DAMS | NÜR 6 | PAU Ret | PER 10 | HOC Ret | SIL Ret | SPA 12 | MAG 4 | EST DSQ | MUG 8 | HOC 4 | 8th | 7 |
| 1997 | Super Nova Racing | SIL Ret | PAU 4 | HEL Ret | NÜR 21 | PER 6 | HOC Ret | A1R 3 | SPA 14 | MUG 5 | JER 11 | 9th | 10 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Pescarolo Sport | Sébastien BourdaisJean-Christophe Boullion | Courage C60-Peugeot | LMP900 | 271 | 13th | 4th |
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Conquest Racing | PHX | HMS | ATL | INDY | TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | STL | CHI 7 | TX2 11 | 29th | 45 | [5] | ||
| 2002 | Conquest Racing | HMS 15 | PHX 14 | FON 3 | NZR 15 | INDY 22 | TXS 15 | PPIR 7 | RIR 15 | KAN 22 | NSH 16 | MIS 11 | KTY 20 | STL 22 | CHI 25 | TX2 10 | 12th | 229 | [6] |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | French Formula Three Champion 1995 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year 2002 | Succeeded by |
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