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Bertrand Gachot
Bertrand Gachot, France
1962-12-23
F1 Career: Brazil 1989 - Australia 1995
Races
Wins
Pole
Podiums
FastLaps
Points
47
0
0
0
1
5
% Wins
% Poles
% Podiums
% FastLap
Points/Race
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
2,13%
0,11p
His 1991 seson was cut short due to a two-month prison stint, received for spraying CS gas on a London taxicab driver after a traffic altercation. His race seat was filled temporarily by then-unknown Michael Schumacher and later Alex Zanardi. Now lives in Spain & is involved in a number of businesses including marketing "Hype", a energy drink, as well as running an F1 website. Bertrand was born in Luxenburg, began racing in Belgium, raced for many years under the European community banner, but he is of French nationality.
Year
Plac
Points
Nr / Team / Car
Wins
2:nd
3:rd
Poles
FastL
Races
Ret
Notes
1995
-
0
#16 Pacific PR02
0
0
0
0
0
11
9
-
1994
-
0
#34 Pacific PR01
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
11 dnq
1992
17
1
#29 Larrousse LC92
0
0
0
0
0
16
12
1 dsq
1991
12
4
#32 Jordan 191 #29 Larrousse Lola L91
0
0
0
0
1
10 0
5 0
1 dnq
1990
-
0
#31 Coloni C3B & C3C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16 dnq
1989
-
0
#37 Onyx ORE 1 #39 Rial ARC2
0
0
0
0
0
5 0
3 0
R , 7dnq 2dnq
FastLaps
Non F1
Year
Series
Result
Team/Car
Notes
1997
All Japan GT Championship
15th
Toyota Supra
GT500
.
24h LeMans
ret
Porsche 911 GT1
.
1996
All Japan GT Championship
13th
Toyota Supra
GT500
1995
Belgium Procar
.
.
.
.
24h LeMans
ret
Honda NSX GT1
GT1
1994
24h LeMans
14th
Kremer-Honda NSX
GT2
1993
ChampCars
34th
Dick Simon Racing
1 race
.
24h Spa
ret
Honda NSX
Pro GT, Pole
1992
24h LeMans
4th
Mazda MXR-01
C1
.
24h Spa
ret
Peugeot 309 Gti 16V
NB2.0
.
FIA Sportscar
.
Mazda MXR-01
C1, 1 race
1991
All Japan Endurance Championship
24th
Mazda 787B
.
.
24h LeMans
winner
Mazda 787B
C2
1990
24h LeMans
ret
Mazda 787
.
1989
Nurburgring 480km
11th
Porsche 962C GTi
.
.
F3 Macau
NC
Ralt RT33-Toyota, Intersport
.
.
24h Spa
ret
Ferrari Mondial
.
1988
Formula 3000
5th
Spirit Racing
.
.
F3 Macau
ret
Reynard 883-Theodore Racing
.
.
24h Spa
ret
Ford Sierra RS500
.
1987
British Formula 3
2nd
West Surrey Racing
.
.
F3 Macau
ret
Ralt RT31-West Surrey Racing
.
1986
British F Ford 2000
champion
.
.
1985
British F Ford 1600
champion
.
.
1983
Winfield Racing School
.
.
.