Bruno Besson

Bruno Besson
Besson in 2025
Nationality	French
Born	(1979-09-26) 26 September 1979 (age 46) St. Germain-en-Laye, France
Racing licence	FIA Gold

Bruno Besson (born 26 September 1979 in St. Germain-en-Laye) is a French former racing driver.

A Eurocup Formula Renault champion in 1998, Besson then went on to compete in French Formula Three and Formula Palmer Audi. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He reached second-tier World Series by Nissan in 2003, managing three podiums and a pole position with Saulnier Racing. ^{[4] [5]}

Besson's later career was spent in sports car racing, finishing runner-up in the 2004 FFSA GT Championship in a Chrysler Viper GTS-R and twice entering the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP1. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Since 2008, Besson has been a driver coach for the new generations of single-seater drivers, most recently working for the Alpine Academy. ^{[9] [10]}

Racing record

Complete World Series by Nissan results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Points
2003	Saulnier Racing	JAR1 1 5	JAR1 2 7	ZOL 1 10	ZOL 2 4	MAG 1 2	MAG 2 3	MNZ 1 7	MNZ 2 8	LAU 1 12	LAU 2 9	A1R 1 5	A1R 2 5	CAT 1 9	CAT 2 Ret	VAL 1 2	VAL 2 Ret	JAR2 1 Ret	JAR2 2 8	9th	95
Sources: [1]

Besson's Reynard at Le Mans in 2004.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2004	Noël del Bello Racing	Sylvain Boulay Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière	Reynard 2KQ-Volkswagen	LMP1	122	DNF	DNF
2007	Courage Compétition	Alexander Frei Jonathan Cochet	Courage LC70-AER	LMP1	304	26th	9th
Sources: [11] [12] [13]

References

1. "Bruno Besson | Racing career profile". Driver Database. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
2. Guilmeau, Mickael. "Les championnats de monoplaces Renault qui ont disparu". FranceRacing.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
3. "Pau GP: Derlot holds off Besson". Autosport . Motorsport Network. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
4. "Qualifying: A French affair". Autosport . Motorsport Network. 17 May 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
5. "Montagny does it again (and again)". Grand Prix. 20 May 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
6. Foubert, Claude (17 October 2004). "FFSA GT – Magny-Cours – Race 2". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 4 February 2006.
7. Gruhler, Martin (24 April 2007). "Bruno Besson als 3. Pilot auf dem Frei-Courage". GT-Eins (in German). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
8. "Bruno Besson (F) - All Results". RacingSportsCars. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
9. Satis, Jérémy (17 December 2021). "Bruno Besson : « Je ne suis pas là pour dire à mon pilote qu'il est le meilleur »". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
10. Lamarque, Antoine (15 January 2023). "Interview Bruno Besson : coach et mentor au sein de l'Alpine Academy". Passion Sport Auto (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
11. "Bruno Besson Results". Motorsport Stats. Motorsport Network . Retrieved 8 August 2023.
12. "Bruno Besson - Prize list & statistics". 24 Hours of Le Mans . Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 8 August 2023.
13. "Driver of 24 heures du Mans : Bruno Besson". 24h-en-piste (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.

External links

• Bruno Besson career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jeffrey van Hooydonk	Eurocup Formula Renault champion 1998	Succeeded by Gianmaria Bruni