Quick Facts
Biography
Franck Lagorce (born 1 September 1968 in L'Haÿ-les-Roses) is a racing driver from France. He participated in 2 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 6 November 1994. He scored no championship points.
Career
Lagorce competed in French Formula Ford between 1987 and 1989, and was runner up in the French Formula Renault Championship in 1990. He stepped up to the French Formula Three Championship in 1991 and won the title the following year. He competed in Formula 3000 for the next two years, winning four races and finishing the 1994 season in second place. He was Ligier's test driver in 1994 and 1995 and drove in the last two races of the 1994 Formula One season when Johnny Herbert moved to Benetton to replace JJ Lehto who had been loaned to Sauber. He then became test driver for Forti Corse in 1996.
He won the Renault Spider trophy in 1996, and has since competed in production car and sportscar racing.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | DAMS | Reynard/93D | Ford Cosworth | DON 8 | SIL 4 | PAU 7 | PER 11 | HOC DNS | NÜR 11 | SPA 10 | MAG 1 | NOG 1 | 4th | 21 |
| 1994 | Apomatox | Reynard/94D | Ford Cosworth | SIL 1 | PAU 5 | CAT 5 | PER 2 | HOC 1 | SPA 13 | EST 8 | MAG 2 | 2nd | 34 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ligier Gitanes Blondes | Ligier JS39B | Renault V10 | BRA | PAC | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | JPN Ret | AUS 11 | NC | 0 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 |  Courage Compétition | Henri Pescarolo Alain Ferté | Courage C32LM-Porsche | LMP1 C90 | 142 | DNF | DNF |
| 1995 | Courage Compétition | Henri Pescarolo Éric Bernard | Courage C41-Chevrolet | WSC | 26 | DNF | DNF |
| 1996 | La Filière Elf | Henri Pescarolo Emmanuel Collard | Courage C36-Porsche | LMP1 | 327 | 7th | 2nd |
| 1997 | DAMS | Éric Bernard Jean-Christophe Boullion | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | GT1 | 149 | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 |  Nissan Motorsports TWR |  John Nielsen Michael Krumm | Nissan R390 GT1 | GT1 | 342 | 5th | 5th |
| 1999 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Pedro Lamy | Mercedes-Benz CLR | LMGTP | 76 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 |  Team Cadillac | Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace | Cadillac Northstar LMP | LMP900 | 291 | 21st | 11th |
| 2001 | Panoz Motorsports |  David Brabham Jan Magnussen | Panoz LMP07-Élan | LMP900 | 85 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | Pescarolo Sport | Sébastien Bourdais Jean-Christophe Boullion | Courage C60-Peugeot | LMP900 | 343 | 10th | 9th |
| 2003 | Pescarolo Sport | Stéphane Sarrazin Jean-Christophe Boullion | Courage C60-Peugeot | LMP900 | 356 | 8th | 6th |