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Sebastien Bourdais

Sebastien Bourdais Sebastien Bourdais
Team Toro Rosso
Nationality French
Podiums 0
Points 7
Grand Prix entered 16
World Championships 0
Highest race finish 6 (x1)
Highest grid position 4 (x1)
Date of Birth 28/02/1979
Place of Birth Le Mans
Sebastien Bourdais
Sebastian Bourdais (FRA) Toro Rosso Formula One Testing, 10-12 July 2007, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. World © Moy/Sutton

2007

Secures a historic fourth Champ Car championship. After testing for Toro Rosso on three occasions, announced as a race driver for the team in 2008.

Sebastien Bourdais (FRA) Newman-Haas. Champ Car World Series, Rd1, Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA. 7-9 April 2006. World © Sutton

2006

Claims a third title in Champ Cars, scoring eight wins and nine podiums.

Sebastien Bourdais (FRA), Newman Haas Racing, won the race and his second consecutive Champ Car title. Champ Car World Series, Rd12, Lexmark Indy 300, Surfer's Paradise, Queensland, Australia. 21-23 October 2005. World © Sutton

2005

Dominates Champs Car series for a second season and retains championship with six wins and seven podiums.

Sebastien Bourdais during practice for the Molson Indy Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 10, 2004. World © Webb/Sutton

2004

Wins Champ Car series with seven wins and ten podiums.

Sebastien Bourdais (FRA) Newman/Haas Racing Lola Ford took pole position but crashed out of the race. CART World Series, Rd 18, Lexmark Indy 300, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia, 26 October 2003. Klynsmith/Sutton

2003

Clinches race seat with Arrows for the season but misses out when the squad is declared bankrupt. Tests for Renault, but a permanent seat fails to materialise and he heads to America to compete in Champ Cars, taking three wins in his debut season.

Sebastien Bourdais (FRA) tests the Renault R202 for the first time. Formula One Testing , 12 - 15 December 2002 Jerez, Spain. World © Moy/Sutton

2002

Fends off Giorgio Pantano and Tomas Enge to clinch the F3000 title with three wins and eight podium finishes. Tests for the Arrows Formula One team.

Sebastien Bourdais (FRA) DAMS International F3000 Championship, Silverstone 14 July 2001. World © Moy/Sutton

2001

Switches to the DAMS team for a second season in F3000, enjoys maiden series win at Silverstone.

Sebastien Bourdais. World © Sutton

2000

Claims just one podium in his first season in F3000, while driving for the Prost team. Impresses in the Le Mans 24-hour event, finishing fourth.

Sebastien Bourdais. World © Sutton

1999

Clinches French Formula Three championship in his second season, taking eight victories.

Sebastien Bourdais. World © Sutton

1998

Competes in French Formula Three and is named rookie of the year.

Sebastien Bourdais. World © Sutton

1997

Stays in Formula Renault for a second season.

Sebastien Bourdais. World © Sutton

1996

Switches to Formula Renault, finishing the series seventh overall.

Sebastien Bourdais. World © Sutton

1995

Competes in the Formula Campus series ending, the season ninth overall.

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