Simon Pagenaud
| Simon Pagenaud | |
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Pagenaud at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans driver parade
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| Nationality |
 French |
| Born |
18 May 1984 Poitiers, France |
| IndyCar Series career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Team Penske |
| Car no. | 1 |
| Former teams | HVM Racing (2011) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (2011) Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (2012–2014) |
| Starts | 72 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Podiums | 19 |
| Poles | 9 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2016 |
| Previous series | |
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2014–2015 2010–2011 2009–2011 2008–2011 2007 2006 2005 2002, 2004 2002–2003 |
United SportsCar Championship Intercontinental Le Mans Cup Le Mans Series American Le Mans Series Champ Car Atlantic Championship Formula Renault 3.5 Series Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup French Formula Renault |
| Championship titles | |
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2016 2010 2006 |
IndyCar Series American Le Mans Series (LMP1) Atlantic Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2012 | IndyCar Rookie of the Year |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 2008–2011 |
| Teams | Team Oreca-Matmut, Pescarolo Sport, Peugeot Sport |
| Best finish | 2nd (2011) |
| Last updated on: 15 November 2015. | |
Simon Pagenaud (born 18 May 1984) is a French professional racing driver. He currently races in the IndyCar Series with Team Penske. He is the current 2016 IndyCar champion.
Born in Poitiers, Pagenaud first worked at age 14 in the family's supermarket, eventually managing the video game department. After he attended business school, he returned to the supermarket. His family established a driving school that provided the funds for Pagenaud to begin his racing career.
Pagenaud competed in 2002 and 2003 in French Formula Renault and in 2002 and 2004 competed in Formula Renault Eurocup. He then moved up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2005 where he finished 16th. In 2006 he went to the United States and won the Champ Car Atlantic with Team Australia in his rookie season by just a few points over Graham Rahal.
With his Atlantic championship, Pagenaud won US$2 million to apply towards a ride in Champ Car in 2007. On 13 February 2007 Pagenaud and Team Australia confirmed that he would be staying with the team, moving up to the Champ Car program. Pagenaud finished 8th in points in what was a very consistent debut season, with 3 consecutive 4th-place finishes in the Canadian rounds of the championship.
After the demise of the Champ Car World Series, Pagenaud in 2008 moved to the American Le Mans Series co-driving the De Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-01b LMP2 with former CART champion Gil de Ferran. He finished 14th in the drivers standings.
In 2009, Pagenaud and de Ferran Motorsports took huge steps forward, with the duo taking second place overall in the American Le Mans Series LMP1 class only 17 points behind drivers David Brabham and Scott Sharp of champions Highcroft Racing. The duo of Pagenaud and de Ferran drove the ARX-01 to 5 wins in 10 total races and 3 pole positions, turning the fastest lap of the ALMS weekend 6 times.
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