Michel Ferté
French racing driver (1958–2023)
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Born | (1958-12-08)8 December 1958 Falaise, Calvados, France [1] |
Died | 4 January 2023(2023-01-04) (aged 64) Le Mans, France |
Occupation | Racing driver |
Michel Ferté (8 December 1958 – 4 January 2023) was a French professional racing driver. He was the younger brother of Alain Ferté, who is also a professional racing driver.
Ferté competed five seasons in Formula 3000 from 1985 to 1989.[citation needed]
Ferté died on 4 January 2023, at the age of 64.[2]
Career
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1983 | Ford France | Alain Ferté Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M482-Ford | C | 90 | DNF | DNF |
1984 | Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop | Edgar Dören Preston Henn | Porsche 962 | IMSA GTP | 247 | DNF | DNF |
1988 | Primagaz Competition | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Cougar C20B-Porsche | C1 | 120 | DNF | DNF |
1989 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Alain Ferté Eliseo Salazar | Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 368 | 8th | 7th |
1990 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Davy Jones Eliseo Salazar | Jaguar XJR-12 | C1 | 282 | DNF | DNF |
1991 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Davy Jones Raul Boesel | Jaguar XJR-12 | C2 | 360 | 2nd | 2nd |
1994 | Jacadi Racing | Olivier Grouillard Michel Neugarten | Venturi 600LM | GT1 | 107 | DNF | DNF |
1995[3] | Pilot Aldix Racing | Olivier Thévenin Carlos Palau | Ferrari F40 LM | GT1 | 270 | 12th | 6th |
1996 | Pilot Pen Racing | Olivier Thévenin Nicolas Leboissetier | Ferrari F40 LM | GT1 | 93 | DNF | DNF |
1997 | Pilot Racing | Adrián Campos Charlie Nearburg | Ferrari 333 SP | LMP | 18 | DNF | DNF |
1998 | Pilot Racing | Pascal Fabre François Migault | Ferrari 333 SP | LMP1 | 203 | DNF | DNF |
1999 | Pescarolo Promotion Racing Team | Henri Pescarolo Patrice Gay | Courage C50-Porsche | LMP | 327 | 9th | 8th |
2003 | XL Racing | Ange Barde Gaël Lesoudier | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GTS | 227 | DNF | DNF |
European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
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1983 | Marlboro Team Martini | Martini 001 | BMW | SIL | THR | HOC | NÜR | VAL | PAU DNQ | JAR | DON 12 | MIS Ret | PER 6 | ZOL | MUG | 20th | 1 |
1984 | Marlboro Racing France | Martini 002 | BMW | SIL 3 | HOC 3 | THR Ret | VAL 4 | MUG 2 | PAU Ret | HOC 3 | MIS Ret | PER 5 | DON Ret | BRH 2 | 3rd | 29 | |
Source:[6] |
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
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1985 | Marlboro Racing France | March 85B | Cosworth | SIL 3 | THR 3 | EST 2 | NÜR C | VAL Ret | PAU Ret | SPA Ret | DIJ 8 | PER Ret | ÖST Ret | ZAN Ret | DON 4 | 5th | 17 |
1986 | Marlboro Racing France | March 86B | Cosworth | SIL 9 | VAL 12 | PAU 3 | SPA 5 | IMO 12 | MUG 2 | PER 12 | ÖST Ret | BIR 3 | BUG 2 | JAR 3 | 5th | 24 | |
1987 | BS Automotive | Lola T86/50 | Cosworth | SIL Ret | 14th | 5 | |||||||||||
Lola T87/50 | VAL 10 | SPA 14 | PAU 3 | DON 6 | PER | ||||||||||||
Genoa Racing | March 87B | Cosworth | BRH DNQ | BIR 11 | IMO DNQ | BUG | JAR | ||||||||||
1988 | Sport Auto Racing | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth | JER | VAL | PAU | SIL | MNZ | PER 13 | BRH Ret | BIR 6 | BUG 10 | ZOL 12 | DIJ 15 | 20th | 1 | |
1989 | Cobra International | Reynard 89D | Cosworth | SIL | VAL | PAU | JER | PER Ret | BRH | BIR | SPA | BUG | DIJ | NC | 0 | ||
Source:[5] |
External links
Michel Ferté career summary at DriverDB.com
References
- ^ "Falaise. L'ancien pilote automobile Michel Ferté est décédé à l'âge de 64 ans". actu.fr. 5 January 2023.
- ^ 24 Heures du Mans. L’ancien pilote, Michel Ferté, est décédé Ouest-France (in French)
- ^ "1995 24 HOURS OF LE MANS June 17-18, Le Mans, France STARTING ORDER". Motorsport.com. 8 May 1995.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Michel Ferte". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Michel Ferté Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Michel Ferte". Motor Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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Preceded by Pierre Petit | French Formula Three Champion 1983 | Succeeded by |