Boris Derichebourg

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Boris Derichebourg
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Nationality French
Born16 March 1978 (1978-03-16) (age 47)
Enghien-les-Bains, France
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years20002002
Teams Paul Belmondo Racing, Pescarolo Sport, Courage Compétition
Best finish15th (2002)

Boris Patrice Daniel Derichebourg (born 16 March 1978 in Enghien-les-Bains) is a retired professional race car driver from France. Derichebourg began his racing career in karts in 1992 before moving to the French Formula Three Championship in 1995 and 1996. He moved up to International Formula 3000 in 1997, earning two podiums in two seasons. In 1999, he ran two Indy Lights races and two Formula 3000 races. [1]

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In 2000, Derichebourg raced for Paul Belmondo Racing in the FIA GT Championship, and at Le Mans. For the 2001 season, he continued with Belmondo in FIA GT, and raced a prototype for Pescarolo Sport at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1000 kilometers of Estoril. In 2002, Derichebourg raced sparingly in the FIA GT Championship for Belmondo and the FIA Sportscar Championship for Courage Compétition. He also ran the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Courage, finishing 15th overall and 11th in class. [1]

Boris Derichebourg driving in the F3000 race for Super Nova Racing at the Circuit de Catalunya in 1998. BorisDerichebourg-SuperNovaRacingF3000-98es.jpg
Boris Derichebourg driving in the F3000 race for Super Nova Racing at the Circuit de Catalunya in 1998.

Derichebourg moved to the French GT Championship in 2003, again driving Paul Belmondo Racing's Chrysler Viper. After two starts in the World Series by Nissan in 2004, he retired from auto racing. [1] Derichebourg is currently an executive at several of his family's companies. [2] [3]

Racing results

American open-wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Small number denotes finishing position)

Indy Lights

YearTeam123456789101112RankPointsRef
1999 PacWest Lights MIA LBH NAZ MIL POR CLE TOR MIS DET
16
CHI
DNS
LAG
9
FON 21st4 [4]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2000 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Racing Flag of France.svg Guy Martinolle
Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Lagniez
Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS180DNFDNF
2001 Flag of France.svg Pescarolo Sport Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Clérico
Flag of France.svg Didier Cottaz
Courage C60-Peugeot LMP90042DNFDNF
2002 Flag of France.svg Courage Compétition Flag of France.svg Didier Cottaz
Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk
Courage C60-Judd LMP90032215th11th
Source: [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Driver: Boris Derichebourg". Driver Database. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  2. "Boris Derichebourg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Elior France, Vice President of Operations Elior Group and Chairman of Derichebourg Multiservices". www.eliorgroup.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  3. "Boris Derichebourg - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  4. "Boris Derichebourg – 1999 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  5. "Boris Derichebourg". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 15 September 2025.