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Michel Jourdain Jr.

Michel Jourdain Lascurain, better known as Michel Jourdain Jr. (born September 2, 1976), is a Mexican racecar driver, best known for winning two Champ Car races in 2003. He is the 2020 Super Copa GTM Champion.

Michel Jourdain, Jr.
Michel Jourdain 2002 in Rockingham
Born (1976-09-02) 2 September 1976 (age 48)
Mexico City, Mexico
IndyCar Series career
4 races run over 3 years
Best finish20th (1996)
First race1996 Dura Lube 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2012 Indianapolis 500 (Indy)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 1 0
Champ Car career
152 races run over 9 years
Best finish3rd (2003)
First race1996 Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)
Last race2004 Gran Premio de Mexico (Mexico City)
First win2003 Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250 (Milwaukee)
Last win2003 Molson Indy Montreal (Montreal)
Wins Podiums Poles
2 9 1
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
26 races run over 4 years
Best finish37th (2005)
First race2005 Hershey's Take 5 300 (Daytona)
Last race2008 Corona México 200 (Mexico City)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
7 races run over 1 year
Best finish39th (2006)
First race2006 Sam's Town 400 (Texas)
Last race2006 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of June 13, 2012.

Formula racing

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Jourdain started racing cars in the Mexican Formula Junior series at the age of 12. He then moved to the Mexican Formula K and Formula 2 series.

In 1996, Jourdain ran several races in the Indy Racing League (IRL) and the CART (now Champ Car) series, including the Indy 500. At the age of 19, he became one of the youngest drivers to race in both Champ Car and the Indy 500. Jourdain raced full-time in Champ Car from 1997 to 2004. In his early years, he was largely considered a back marker; however, after joining the Rahal team in 2002, he became a championship contender. Jourdain ended his Champ Car career in 2004 with 1 pole, 2 wins, and 9 podium (top three) finishes.

NASCAR

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Jourdain was supported by Mexican sponsors throughout his years in Champ Car. After losing his sponsorship following the 2004 season, Jourdain looked to the NASCAR Busch Series. At the time, NASCAR was trying to expand its fan base among Mexicans and Hispanic Americans.

Jourdain made 18 starts driving the number 10 ppc Racing Ford in 2005. He was able to notch one top ten finish, however in July ppc Racing announced that the team could not continue with a full season due to insufficient sponsorship. He ran two races later in the season for Keith Barnwell. Michel drove in his home race in Mexico City at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as well as two more races in the #15 in 2006 for Jill Burgdoff as well as 7 Craftsman Truck Series races in the Roush Racing #50 truck.

WTCC

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In 2007 Jourdain competed in the FIA World Touring Car Championship for SEAT Sport. A troubled season saw him finish the year down in 18th place on points. Later in the year he was signed to drive in the A1GP series for A1 Team Mexico, returning to open-wheel racing for the first time since his Champ Car days.

In 2010, he returned to NASCAR for the Nationwide Series race at Road America when he practiced the #98 for Paul Menard since he was away racing at Infineon. Jourdain also competed in the P-WRC class of the 2010 Rally Mexico where he finished 7th in class.

Rally

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Jourdain, 2nd place in Carrera Panamericana 2010

During the 2003 Baja 1000 Jourdain, supported by girlfriend Ana Paola Romo, raced a SCORE Baja Challenge class vehicle finishing 6th in their class with a time of 31:01.31[1]

In October 2010 Jourdain and his co-driver Miguel Ángel Diez got the second overall in La Carrera Panamericana in a Studebaker 1953, just 12.9 seconds behind from Harri Rovanperä.

The 2010 and 2011 World Rally seasons saw him start eight rallies with a best finish of 14th in the 2011 Rally México.

Motorsports career results

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American open-wheel racing results

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IndyCar Series

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Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points Ref
1996 Team Scandia Lola T95/00 22 Ford XB WDW PHX
20 		INDY
13 		20th 74 [2]
1996–97 Lola T94/00 NHM LVS
2 		WDW PHX INDY TXS PPIR CLT NHM LVS 36th 33 [3]
2012 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara DW12 30 Honda STP ALA LBH SAO INDY
19 		DET TXS MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO SNM BAL FON 32nd 16 [4]
2013 17 STP ALA LBH SAO INDY
DNQ 		DET DET TXS MIL IOW POC TOR TOR MDO SNM BAL HOU HOU FON NC 0 [5]

Indianapolis 500

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1996 Lola Cosworth-Ford 8 13 Team Scandia
2012 Dallara Honda 22 19 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
2013 Dallara Honda DNQ Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

CART/Champ Car

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rank Points Ref
1996 Dick Simon Racing MIA RIO SRF LBH
23 		NAZ 500 MIL
23 		DET
DNS 		POR
22 		CLE TOR MCH MDO ROA VAN
16 		LAG
26 		37th 0 [6]
1997 Payton Coyne Racing MIA
18 		SRF
18 		LBH
17 		NAZ
20 		RIO
17 		GAT
16 		MIL
27 		DET
22 		POR
12 		CLE
18 		TOR
13 		MCH
13 		MDO
18 		ROA
20 		VAN
21 		LAG
22 		FON
18 		29th 1 [7]
1998 Payton Coyne Racing MIA
28 		MOT
22 		LBH
27 		NAZ
12 		RIO
24 		GAT
17 		MIL
15 		DET
13 		POR
19 		CLE
26 		TOR
18 		MCH
18 		MDO
28 		ROA
14 		VAN
10 		LAG
24 		HOU
25 		SRF
26 		FON
12 		24th 5 [8]
1999 Payton Coyne Racing MIA
18 		MOT
18 		LBH
18 		NAZ
16 		RIO
16 		GAT
20 		MIL
16 		POR
20 		CLE
27 		ROA
7 		TOR
21 		MCH
21 		DET
21 		MDO
26 		CHI
18 		VAN
17 		LAG
20 		HOU
18 		SRF
12 		FON
13 		25th 7 [9]
2000 Bettenhausen Racing MIA
14 		LBH
11 		RIO
15 		MOT
12 		NAZ
18 		MIL
18 		DET
8 		POR
23 		CLE
22 		TOR
19 		MCH
15 		CHI
11 		MDO
15 		ROA
18 		VAN
23 		LAG
24 		GAT
16 		HOU
18 		SRF
7 		FON
11 		22nd 18 [10]
2001 Bettenhausen Racing MTY
17 		LBH
13 		NAZ
13 		MOT
11 		MIL
13 		DET
25 		POR
15 		CLE
25 		TOR
16 		MCH
3 		CHI
23 		MDO
17 		ROA
17 		VAN
6 		LAU
17 		ROC
19 		HOU
25 		LAG
23 		SRF
7 		FON
16 		20th 30 [11]
2002 Team Rahal MTY
4 		LBH
4 		MOT
5 		MIL
5 		LAG
9 		POR
6 		CHI
10 		TOR
12 		CLE
9 		VAN
4 		MDO
11 		ROA
9 		MTL
6 		DEN
9 		ROC
11 		MIA
6 		SRF
10 		FON
13 		MXC
13 		10th 105 [12]
2003 Team Rahal STP
2 		MTY
2 		LBH
15* 		BRH
6 		LAU
3 		MIL
1* 		LAG
4 		POR
12 		CLE
7 		TOR
2 		VAN
4 		ROA
16 		MDO
4 		MTL
1 		DEN
6 		MIA
7 		MXC
4 		SRF
4 		3rd 195 [13]
2004 RuSPORT LBH
11 		MTY
11 		MIL
3 		POR
14 		CLE
15 		TOR
15 		VAN
2 		ROA
9 		DEN
14 		MTL
6 		LAG
4 		LSV
11 		SRF
17 		MXC
9 		12th 185^ [14]
  • ^ New points system implemented in 2004.

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2007 SEAT Sport SEAT León BRA
1
12 		BRA
2
15 		NED
1
15 		NED
2
16 		ESP
1
6 		ESP
2
9 		FRA
1
12 		FRA
2
Ret 		CZE
1
11 		CZE
2
13 		POR
1
12 		POR
2
9 		SWE
1
Ret 		SWE
2
12 		GER
1
12 		GER
2
9 		GBR
1
19 		GBR
2
13 		ITA
1
14 		ITA
2
13 		MAC
1 		MAC
2 		18th 3

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2007–08 A1 Team Mexico NED
SPR 		NED
FEA 		CZE
SPR
13 		CZE
FEA
22 		MYS
SPR
20 		MYS
FEA
11 		ZHU
SPR 		ZHU
FEA 		NZL
SPR 		NZL
FEA 		AUS
SPR 		AUS
FEA 		RSA
SPR 		RSA
FEA 		MEX
SPR 		MEX
FEA 		SHA
SPR 		SHA
FEA 		GBR
SPR 		GBR
SPR 		16th 22

WRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WDC Points
2010 Michel Jourdain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE MEX
19 		JOR TUR NC 0
Nextel-Televisa Deportes WRT NZL
Ret 		POR BUL FIN
60 		JPN
Ret
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X GER
Ret 		FRA
38 		ESP GBR
26
2011 Michel Jourdain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE MEX
14 		POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0

NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

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NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NNSC Pts Ref
2005 ppc Racing 10 Ford DAY
25 		CAL
25 		MXC
37 		LVS
40 		ATL
10 		NSH
22 		BRI
32 		TEX
20 		PHO
37 		TAL
30 		DAR
41 		RCH
21 		CLT
15 		DOV
41 		NSH
40 		KEN
23 		MLW
30 		DAY
39 		CHI
DNQ 		NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI 37th 1517 [15]
15 CAL
25 		RCH DOV KAN
30 		CLT
DNQ 		MEM TEX PHO HOM
2006 DAY CAL MXC
38 		LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN
18 		MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN
39 		MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 91st 214 [16]
2007 Roush Fenway Racing 17 Ford DAY CAL MXC
25 		LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV
16 		GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 107th 203 [17]
2008 Braun Racing 32 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC
36 		TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 134th 55 [18]
2011 Roush Fenway Racing 16 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV
QL† 		BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM NA 0 [19]
† - Qualified for Trevor Bayne·

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2006 Roush Racing 50 Ford DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD
DNQ 		DOV TEX
13 		MCH MLW
DNQ 		KAN
32 		KEN
26 		MEM IRP
19 		NSH BRI NHA LVS
30 		TAL MAR ATL TEX
24 		PHO HOM
31 		39th 616 [20]

References

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  1. ^ SCORE Baja 1000 Official Finishers desertrides.com Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 1996 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 1997 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 1998 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 1999 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2000 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2001 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  12. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2002 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2003 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2004 Champ Car World Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  16. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  17. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  19. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  20. ^ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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