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| Stéphan Grégoire | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  France |
| Born | (1969-05-14)May 14, 1969 (age 56) |
| Indy Racing LeagueIndyCar Series | |
| Years active | 1996–2001, 2006–2007 |
| Teams | Hemelgarn Racing Team Scandia Chastain Motorsports Dick Simon Racing CURB/Agajanian/Beck/Team Leader Motorsports |
| Starts | 45 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in1996–1997 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005, 2007 1993–1994 1993 1990–1992 | RolexGrand-Am CART British Formula Two French Formula Three Championship |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2003,2008 –2010 |
| Teams | Courage Compétition, Rollcentre Racing,Luc Alphand Aventures |
| Best finish | 7th(2003) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Stéphan Grégoire (born May 14, 1969 inNeufchâteau, Vosges) is a French race car driver currently living inZionsville, Indiana.
Gregoire is a veteran of the24 Hours of Le Mans,Rolex Sports Car Series, theIndianapolis 500, and theIndy Racing League. He made 44 IRL starts between 1996 and 2001 with a best finish of second atPikes Peak International Raceway in1997. In that season he also recorded his best ever points finish of eleventh. In his six Indy 500 starts he has a best finish of eighth in 2000. Gregoire was in an accident late in the 2000 season at theTexas Motor Speedway during a test run which caused him to have bruises to his left knee and ankle.[1] He returned to the IRL and the "500" for the 2006 race in a car fielded byTeam Leader Motorsports and finished 29th.
Gregoire was set to return to the Indy 500 in2007 forChastain Motorsports, the team he drove for in1997 and 1998. A crash in practice on May 17, ended his chances.[2]
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Formula Project | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY 19 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | NHM | ROA | {VAN | MDO | NZR | LS | 46th | 0 | [3] |
| 1994 | McCormack | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | MDO | NHM | VAN | ROA | NZR | LS | NC | - | [4] |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hemelgarn Racing | WDW 16 | PHX 7 | INDY 27 | 13th | 165 | [5] | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | Team Scandia | NHM 8 | LVS 26 | 11th | 192 | [6] | |||||||||||||||
| Chastain Motorsports | WDW 19 | PHX 5 | INDY 31 | TXS Wth | PPIR 2 | CLT 8 | NH2 15 | LV2 9 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Chastain Motorsports | WDW 4 | PHX 4 | INDY 17 | TXS 25 | NHM 24 | DOV 5 | CLT 8 | PPIR 4 | ATL 20 | TX2 26 | LVS 17 | 12th | 201 | [7] | ||||||
| 1999 | Dick Simon Racing | WDW 16 | PHX 10 | CLT C | INDY DNQ | TXS 4 | PPIR 11 | ATL 24 | DOV 14 | PPI2 14 | LVS 8 | TX2 15 | 15th | 162 | [8] | ||||||
| 2000 | Dick Simon Racing | WDW 18 | PHX 8 | LVS 28 | INDY 8 | TXS 11 | PPIR 8 | ATL 7 | KTY 5 | TX2 20 | 14th | 171 | [9] | ||||||||
| 2001 | Dick Simon Racing | PHX 21 | HMS 22 | ATL 15 | 35th | 34 | [10] | ||||||||||||||
| Heritage Motorsports | INDY 28 | TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | STL | CHI | TX2 | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Team Leader Motorsports | HMS | STP | MOT | INDY 29 | WGL | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | SNM | CHI | 37th | 10 | [11] | |||
| 2007 | Chastain Motorsports | HMS | STP | MOT | KAN | INDY Wth | MIL | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | NSH | MDO | MIS | KTY | SNM | DET | CHI | NC | 0 | [12] |
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Lola | Chevrolet | 15th | 19th |
| 1994 | Lola | Chevrolet | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1996 | Reynard | Ford-Cosworth | 13th | 27th |
| 1997 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 13th | 31st |
| 1998 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 31st | 17th |
| 1999 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Failed to Qualify | |
| 2000 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 20th | 8th |
| 2001 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 29th | 28th |
| 2006 | Panoz | Honda | 30th | 29th |
| 2007 | Panoz | Honda | Injury | |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Courage Compétition | Jonathan CochetJean-Marc Gounon | Courage C60-Judd | LMP900 | 360 | 7th | 5th |
| 2008 |  Rollcentre Racing |  João Barbosa Vanina Ickx | Pescarolo 01-Judd | LMP1 | 352 | 11th | 10th |
| 2009 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Luc AlphandPatrice Goueslard | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 99 | DNF | DNF |
| 2010 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Jérôme Policand David Hart | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 327 | 15th | 2nd |
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Stephan Gregoire, driver for Dick Simon Racing of Dana Point, will be in a backup car Sunday for the Excite 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Gregoire escaped with bruises to his left knee and ankle in an accident while ...
But before the green flag waved, Kenny Brack of Sweden, Affonso Giaffone of Brazil and Stephan Gregoire of France – the entire fifth row of the 12-row starting grid – collided with one another in Turn 4 on the third and final pace lap.I was on the bottom, Gregoire said.I was running my line. Giaffone touched me and I then I went right into the wall.
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