Driver

Bourdais has had a long and distinguished career in American open-wheel and sportscar racing. The CART 2003 Rookie of the Year won an unprecedented four straight IndyCar titles (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) for Newman/Haas Racing and 37 races. His four national championships put him in a tie for third all-time behind inductees A.J. Foyt (7) and Scott Dixon (6). His 37 wins put him seventh all-time behind inductees Foyt (67), Mario Andretti (52), Michael Andretti (42) and Al Unser Sr. (39) and ahead of inductees Bobby Unser (35) and Al Unser Jr. (34). The Frenchman burst onto the international scene by capturing the 2002 International Formula 3000 title. Success in IndyCar immediately followed. His occasional forays into sportscar racing have been similarly successful, capturing the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona and twice winning the 12 Hours of Sebring (2015, 2021). He also scored class victories in 2017 at Le Mans and Daytona as part of the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT program. Bourdais has twice finished second overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.