Simon Pagenaud

Simon Pagenaud
Simon Pagenaud during the Indycar Long Beach Grand Prix 2021
NationalityFrance French
Born (1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 (age 40)
Montmorillon, France
IndyCar Series career
193 races run over 13 years
2023 position28th
Best finish1st (2016)
First race2011 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Barber)
Last race2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America (Elkhart Lake)
First win2013 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, Race 2 (Belle Isle)
Last win2020 Iowa IndyCar 250s, Race 1 (Iowa)
Wins Podiums Poles
15 38 13
Champ Car career
14 races run over 1 year
Years active2007
Team(s)Team Australia
Best finish8th (2007)
First race2007 Vegas Grand Prix (Las Vegas)
Last race2007 Gran Premio Tecate (Mexico City)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years20082011
TeamsTeam Oreca-Matmut, Pescarolo Sport, Peugeot Sport
Best finish2nd (2011)
Previous series
20142015
20102011
20092011
20082011
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
2016
2010
2006
IndyCar Series
American Le Mans Series (LMP1)
Atlantic Championship
Awards
2012IndyCar Rookie of the Year

Simon Pierre Michel Pagenaud[1] (French pronunciation: [pa.ʒe.no]; born 18 May 1984) is a French professional racing driver, who last drove the No. 60 Honda for Meyer Shank Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series. After a successful career in sports car racing that saw him taking the top class championship title in the 2010 American Le Mans Series, he moved to the Indycar Series where he became the 2016 IndyCar champion and the 2019 Indianapolis 500 winner, becoming the first driver born in France to win the Indianapolis 500 since Gaston Chevrolet in 1920 and the first polesitter to have won the race since Helio Castroneves in 2009.[2]

Simon Pagenaud won both the 2022 24 Hours of Daytona and 2023 24 Hours of Daytona with Meyer Shank Racing.

  1. ^ "Décret du 30 novembre 2019 portant promotion et nomination" (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ Clash, Jim. "Breakfast With Simon Pagenaud, Newly Crowned 2016 Verizon IndyCar Champ". Forbes. Retrieved 23 September 2016.