Gary Chalandon | |||||||||
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Nationality | French | ||||||||
Born |
Décines-Charpieu, France |
26 September 1986 ||||||||
Previous series | |||||||||
2011 2011 2010 2010–2011 2009 2008 2005 |
European GT3 FFSA GT 24 Hours of Le Mans LMS FLM Formul'Academy Euro Series French Karting Championship |
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Championship titles | |||||||||
2010 | FLM | ||||||||
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24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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Participating years | 2010 |
Teams | Team Bruichladdich |
Best finish | 10th (2010) |
Gary Chalandon (born 26 September 1986) is a French racing driver. He is most notable for competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Formula Le Mans Cup and the Le Mans Series. He won the Formula Le Mans class of the Le Mans Series in 2010, whilst driving for DAMS.
Chalandon was born in Décines-Charpieu, France on 26 September 1986. He competed in the X30 class of the French Karting Championship in 2005, finishing fifth, before making his car racing debut in the Formul'Academy Euro Series in 2008, where he finished twentieth, with one point. He joined the Formula Le Mans Cup in 2009, driving for Boutsen Energy Racing in their LS3-engined Oreca FLM09. Partnering fellow Frenchman Dimitri Enjalbert, he made his debut in the series in the Algarve round, finishing third in race one, and fifth in race two. He drove alongside Enjalbert again for the Nürburgring round, finishing third in race one (having qualified on pole), and fourth in race two. Enjalbert was replaced by the Austrian Dominik Kraihamer for the next round at Silverstone, with the best finish of the weekend being fifth in race one. He was partnered by another Frenchman, Johan-Boris Scheier, in the season finale at Magny-Cours, with their best result being a third place in race two. He finished seventh overall in the championship, with 89 points from 12 races.