Didier André

Didier André

Nationality

Born

3 September 1974 (age 49)
Lyon, France

24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2000, 2003 – 2007, 2009–2010
Teams	Mopar Team Oreca, Noël del Bello Racing, Taurus Sports Racing, Paul Belmondo Racing, Luc Alphand Aventures, Signature Plus AIM Team Oreca Matmut
Best finish	4th (2010)
Class wins	1 (2003)

Didier André (born 3 September 1974) is a race car driver born in Lyon, France. In the late 1990s he competed in Indy Lights,^[1] driving in the Indy Racing League in 2001^[2] and Nissan World Series from 2003^[3] until the present day. During 2006 he drove in the Le Mans Series Championship, initially in LMP2 for the team Paul Belmondo Racing n°37 car, a Courage C65 with Ford power. Subsequently he moved to the LMP1 championship winning Pescarolo Sport squad, where he won at Donington and Jarama, partnering Jean-Christophe Boullion and Emmanuel Collard.^[4]

Racing record

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2000	Mopar Team Oreca	Didier Theys Jeffrey van Hooydonk	Reynard 2KQ-LM-Mopar	LMP900	292	20th	10th
2003	Noël del Bello Racing	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Christophe Pillon	Reynard 2KQ-LM-Volkswagen	LMP675	319	15th	1st
2004	Taurus Sports Racing	Christian Vann Benjamin Leuenberger	Lola B2K/10-Judd	LMP1	300	20th	8th
2005	Paul Belmondo Racing	Paul Belmondo Rick Sutherland	Courage C65-Ford	LMP2	294	22nd	3rd
2006	Paul Belmondo Racing	Patrice Roussel Yann Clairay	Courage C65-Ford	LMP2	48	DNF	DNF
2007	Luc Alphand Aventures	Jean-Luc Blanchemain Vincent Vosse	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	GT1	306	24th	11th
2009	Signature Plus	Pierre Ragues Franck Mailleux	Courage-Oreca LC70E-Judd	LMP1	344	11th	10th
2010	AIM Team Oreca-Matmut	Soheil Ayari Andy Meyrick	Oreca 01-AIM	LMP1	369	4th	4th
Source:^[5]

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
1997	Autosport Racing	MIA 22	LBH 8	NAZ 25	SAV 9	STL 20	MIL 18	DET 21	POR 25	TOR 4	TRO 7	VAN 8	LS 10	FON		14th	35
1998	PacWest Lights	MIA 14	LBH 5	NAZ 2	STL 12	MIL 15	DET 5	POR 8	CLE 3	TOR 5	MIS 7	TRO 5	VAN 6	LS 1	FON 5	2nd	123
1999	PacWest Lights	MIA 14	LBH 4	NAZ 16	MIL 13	POR 17	CLE 17	TOR 3	MIS 12	DET 5	CHI 13	LS 1	FON 3			8th	74
Sources:^[6]^[7]

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points	Ref
2001	Galles Racing	G-Force GF05B	32	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	PHX 27	HMS 10	ATL 13	INDY DNQ	TXS 17	PPI 19	RIR 4	KAN 16	NSH 21	KTY 11	STL 12	CHI 13	TX2 15	20th	188	^[8]
Sources:^[9]^[10]

^ "Hybrid R & D Racing Season Review". motorsport.com. 25 December 1999. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ Crowe, Steve (22 May 2001). "Unser says there's still no place like Indy". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ "Valencia: Thursday test notes". motorsport.com. 17 June 2004. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ "Donington: Michelin race report". motorsport.com. 27 August 2006. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ "Complete Archive of Didier André". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ "Didier André – Indy Lights". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ "Didier Andre". Motor Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ "Didier André – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ "Didier André – IRL". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ "Didier André Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

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