Didier Cottaz

Didier Cottaz (born 23 May 1967 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France) is a French former racing driver. He won the French Formula 3 Championship in 1993 before competing in the International Formula 3000 series with Paul Stewart Racing, where he finished fifth overall in 1994 and scored podiums en route. Cottaz later transitioned to endurance racing, becoming a regular competitor in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He achieved notable success there in 1997, finishing fourth overall and second in class while driving a Courage C41–Porsche for Courage Compétition. After retiring from professional racing, Cottaz pursued other ventures outside motorsport. ^[1]

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	DC	Points
1994	Paul Stewart Racing	Reynard 94D	Zytek Judd	SIL 6	PAU 3	CAT 7	PER 9	HOC 11	SPA 2	EST 5	MAG 7	5th	13
1995	Paul Stewart Racing	Reynard 95D	Ford Cosworth	SIL Ret	CAT Ret	PAU 6	PER Ret	HOC 11	SPA 11	EST Ret	MAG 11	17th	1
Sources: [2] [3]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1996	Courage Compétition	Jérôme Policand Philippe Alliot	Courage C36-Porsche	LMP1	215	DNF	DNF
1997	Courage Compétition	Jérôme Policand Marc Goossens	Courage C41-Porsche	LMP1	336	4th	2nd
1998	Courage Compétition	Marc Goossens Jean-Philippe Belloc	Courage C51-Nissan	LMP1	232	DNF	DNF
1999	Nissan Motorsports	Marc Goossens Fredrik Ekblom	Courage C52-Nissan	LMP	335	8th	7th
2000	SMG Compétition	Philippe Gache Gary Formato	Courage C60-Judd	LMP900	219	DNF	DNF
2001	Pescarolo Sport	Emmanuel Clérico Boris Derichebourg	Courage C60-Peugeot	LMP900	42	DNF	DNF
2002	Courage Compétition	Boris Derichebourg Thed Björk	Courage C60-Judd	LMP900	322	15th	11th
Sources: [2] [4]

References

1. "Profile". driverdb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
2. "Didier Cottaz Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
3. "Didier Cottaz". Motor Sport . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
4. "Didier Cottaz". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 10 June 2023.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Franck Lagorce	French Formula Three Champion 1993	Succeeded by Jean-Philippe Belloc