David Terrien

David Terrien
Terrien's JMB Ferrari in 2003.
Nationality	French
Born	(1976-10-27) 27 October 1976 (age 49) Nantes (France)
Championship titles
2002 2001 2000 1996 1993	Spa 24 Hours FIA N-GT Championship SportsRacing World Cup Formula Ford 1800 France CIK-FIA Karting World Championship
Awards
1999	Jean Rondeau Prize

David Terrien (born 27 October 1976 in Nantes) is a French racing driver. A karting world champion in his youth, he progressed to single-seaters and competed in International Formula 3000 in 1999. ^[1] He was most successful in endurance racing, winning the 1999 Jean Rondeau Prize, the 2000 SportsRacing World Cup, the 2001 FIA N-GT Championship and the 2002 Spa 24 Hours. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Terrien moved to Dubai in the mid-2000s and has been described as a "key figure" in developing karting in the Middle East. ^{[6] [7]}

Terrien was awarded the Jean Rondeau Prize for his performance at his Le Mans debut in 1999.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	DC	Points
1999	DAMS	IMO DNQ	MON 8	CAT Ret	MAG 9	SIL 11	A1R DNQ	HOC DNQ	HUN DNQ	SPA 8	NÜR 11	NC	0
Sources: [8] [9]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1999	DAMS	Franck Montagny Christophe Tinseau	Lola B98/10-Judd	LMP	77	DNF	DNF
2000	ROC	Jean-Denis Délétraz Ralf Kelleners	Reynard 2KQ-LM-Volkswagen	LMP675	44	DNF	DNF
2001	Équipe de France FFSA	Jonathan Cochet Jean-Philippe Dayraut	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	LMGTS	4	DNF	DNF
2003	JMB Racing	Fabio Babini Fabrizio De Simone	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	LMGT	273	25th	7th
Sources: [9] [10]

24 Hours of Spa results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1998	Peugeot Belgique	Steeve Hiesse Sébastien Philippe	Peugeot 306 GTi 16	N2.0	460	10th	1st
2001	JMB Competition	Andrea Garbagnati Christian Pescatori	Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT	N-GT	401	DNF	DNF
2002	Larbre Compétition Chéreau	Christophe Bouchut Sébastien Bourdais Vincent Vosse	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	GT	526	1st	1st
2003	JMB Racing	Andrea Bertolini Christian Pescatori	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	N-GT	96	DNF	DNF
Sources: [11]

Complete FIA GT Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos.	Pts
2001	JMB Competition	Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT	N-GT	MNZ Ret	BRN 2	MAG 1	SIL 1	ZOL Ret	HUN 1	SPA Ret	A1R 1	NÜR 8	JAR 1	EST 3	1st	60
2002	Larbre Compétition-Chéreau	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	GT	MAG 3	SIL 3	BRN 2	JAR 3	AND 2	OSC Ret	SPA 1	PER 5	DON 5	EST Ret		2nd	48
2003	JMB Racing	Ferrari 550 Maranello	GT	CAT DNS	MAG Ret	PER Ret	BRN Ret	DON 11							NC	0
		Ferrari 360 Modena GT	N-GT						SPA Ret	AND	OSC	EST	MNZ
2004	Scuderia Veregra	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	GT	MNZ	VAL	MAG	HOC	BRN	DON	SPA	IMO	OSC	DUB	ZHU Ret	NC	0
Sources: [8] [9]

References

1. Mercier, Laurent (16 August 2021). "David Terrien : "J'ai terminé Le Mans une seule fois, mais j'en conserve des souvenirs de dingue"". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
2. "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : David Terrien". 24h-en-piste (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
3. "Spa 24 Hours: Larbre takes second win". Autosport . Motorsport Network. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
4. Goodwin, Graham (23 July 2014). "The Spa 24 Hours: The GT Years in Pictures, 2002". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
5. Mercier, Laurent (17 August 2021). "David Terrien : "On a parlé de moi pour partager une Maserati MC 12 avec Alain Prost"". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
6. "David Terrien". OldRacingCars.com. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
7. "David Terrien, un personnage clé dans le karting au Moyen-Orient". Kartcom (in French). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
8. "David Terrien | Racing career profile". Driver Database. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
9. "David Terrien Results". Motorsport Stats. Motorsport Network . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
10. "David TERRIEN - Prize list & statistics". 24 Hours of Le Mans . Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
11. "David Terrien (F) - All Results". RacingSportsCars. Retrieved 4 February 2026.

External links

• David Terrien career summary at DriverDB.com