Franck Perera | |
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Nationality | French |
Born | Montpellier (France) | 21 March 1984
GP2 Series career | |
Debut season | 2006 |
Current team | David Price Racing |
Racing licence | FIA Platinum |
Car number | 27 |
Former teams | DAMS |
Starts | 26 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 16th in 2006 |
Previous series | |
2008–09 2008 2008 2007 2006 2004–05 2004–05 2003 2003 2002–03 2002–03 | Superleague Formula IndyCar Series Firestone Indy Lights Atlantic Championship World Series by Renault Formula One testing Formula Three Euroseries FR2000 Germany FR2000 Netherlands FR2000 Masters Formula Renault 2000 Italia |
Championship titles | |
2003 | Formula Renault 2000 Italia |
Franck Perera (born 21 March 1984 in Montpellier, France) is a professional race car driver and a Lamborghini Squadra Corse factory driver.
In 2006, Perera drove in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team, after four years of racing for the Prema team in junior championships. In 2007 he drove for Condor Motorsports in the Atlantic Championship, scoring three wins and finishing second in the championship behind Raphael Matos. [1] On 6 February 2008 Perera announced that he had signed with Conquest Racing to compete in the Champ Car World Series in 2008 after a successful test with the team. [2] However, shortly thereafter Champ Car and the Indy Racing League unified, canceling the Champ Car season. It was announced on 25 February that Perera had modified his deal in order to continue with the team in the IRL IndyCar Series. [3] He lost the ride after three races due to funding issues stemming from the bankruptcy of his sponsor Opes Prime, causing the team to hire Brazilian driver Jaime Camara.
In order to continue racing in the US, Perera signed to drive in Firestone Indy Lights with Guthrie Racing for the remainder of the 2008 season and made his debut in the seventh race of the season at the Iowa Speedway. He captured his first series victory from the pole at Infineon Raceway, his eighth start. He returned to the IndyCar Series for the points-scoring finale at Chicagoland Speedway, driving the #41 car of A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He was also signed to drive the car of A.S. Roma in the brand new Superleague Formula championship in 2008.
Perera returned to the GP2 Series in 2009, replacing Giacomo Ricci at David Price Racing. [4] Perera was not allowed to start the feature race of the Hungarian round, due to causing an avoidable accident in qualifying, with Romain Grosjean. As his lap time was outside 107% of Lucas di Grassi's pole time, the stewards refused to let him race due to the accident. Grosjean however, was allowed to start. [5] Perera also failed to qualify for both races of the championship held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. [6] He left the GP2 Series for the second time after the Spa round. Perera returned to A.S. Roma in the Superleague Formula in 2009 for the Estoril round taking over from Jonathan Kennard. He was replaced at the next round by Julien Jousse.
In 2013, Perera returned full-time, driving a Porsche 911 in the Blancpain Endurance Series for Pro GT by Almeras in the Pro-Am class.
† Guest driver, ineligible for points
‡ Team standings
(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 | DC | Points |
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2006 | Interwetten.com | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | MON 1 | IST 1 | IST 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | CAT 1 4 | CAT 2 6 | 22nd | 13 |
(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
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2006 | DAMS | VAL FEA 11 | VAL SPR 14 | IMO FEA Ret | IMO SPR 14 | NÜR FEA Ret | NÜR SPR 15 | CAT FEA 13 | CAT SPR Ret | MON FEA 2 | SIL FEA Ret | SIL SPR 10 | MAG FEA Ret | MAG SPR 12 | HOC FEA 14 | HOC SPR 11 | HUN FEA 9 | HUN SPR Ret | IST FEA 12 | IST SPR 8 | MNZ FEA 15† | MNZ SPR 15† | 16th | 8 |
2009 | DPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | IST FEA | IST SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | NÜR FEA Ret | NÜR SPR 16 | HUN FEA EX | HUN SPR 18 | VAL FEA 15 | VAL SPR 16† | SPA FEA DNQ | SPA SPR DNQ | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | ALG FEA | ALG SPR | 28th | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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2007 | Condor Motorsports | LVG 5 | LBH 5 | HOU 5 | POR1 5 | POR2 3 | CLE 3 | MTT 1 | TOR 1 | EDM1 2 | EDM2 3 | SJO 2 | ROA 1 | 2nd | 310 |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
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2008 | Guthrie Racing | HMS | STP1 | STP2 | KAN | INDY | MIL | IOW 11 | WGL1 18 | WGL2 17 | NSH 7 | MDO1 2 | MDO2 20 | KTY 14 | SNM1 1 | SNM2 5 | CHI | 17th | 220 |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2008 | Conquest Racing | HMS 14 | STP 20 | MOT 1 DNP | LBH 1 6 | KAN | INDY | MIL | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | NSH | MDO | EDM | KTY | SNM | DET | 29th | 71 | [7] | |
A.J. Foyt Racing | CHI 15 |
Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) | Top 10s (Non-podium) | Indianapolis 500 Wins | Championships |
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1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Position | Points | ||||||
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2008 | A.S. Roma | FMS International | DON | NÜR | ZOL | EST | VAL | JER | 5th | 307 | ||||||
3 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
2009 | A.S. Roma | Alan Docking Racing | MAG | ZOL | DON | EST | MOZ | JAR | 13th | 211 | ||||||
7 | 12 |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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2009 | A.S. Roma Alan Docking Racing | MAG | ZOL | DON | EST DNQ | MOZ | JAR |
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
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2023 | K-Pax Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro | MNZ Ret | LEC 11 | SPA 6H 17 | SPA 12H 11 | SPA 24H 29 | NUR 9 | CAT 44 | 26th | 2 |
2024 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro | LEC 11 | SPA 6H 17 | SPA 12H 8 | SPA 24H 5 | NÜR 1 | MNZ | JED | 3rd* | 38* |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
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2016 | ISR | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MIS QR 31 | MIS CR 35 | BRH QR 2 | BRH CR 5 | NÜR QR 4 | NÜR CR 25 | HUN QR 27 | HUN CR 24 | CAT QR 26 | CAT CR 17 | 12th | 21 |
2017 | Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 1 | MIS CR 1 | BRH QR 23 | BRH CR 6 | ZOL QR 16 | ZOL CR 6 | HUN QR 4 | HUN CR 6 | NÜR QR 1 | NÜR CR Ret | 3rd | 68 |
2018 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | ZOL 1 20 | ZOL 2 Ret | BRH 1 13 | BRH 2 7 | MIS 1 17 | MIS 2 7 | HUN 1 13 | HUN 2 5 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | 17th | 12 |
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
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2023 | VSR | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro | BRH 1 6 | BRH 2 25 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | 8th* | 4.5* |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2018 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Rolf Ineichen Mirko Bortolotti Rik Breukers | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | GTD | 752 | 21st | 1st |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
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2022 | T3 Motorsport North America | GTD | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 8 | SEB | LBH | LGA | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET | 57th | 239 |
2023 | Iron Lynx | GTD | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 12 | 60th | 190 | |||||||||||
GTD Pro | SEB 4 | LBH | MON | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET 6 | 15th | 579 | ||||||
2024 | Iron Lynx | GTD Pro | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 7 | SEB 3 | LGA | DET | WGL 9 | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET 1 | 16th | 1211 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
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2022 | GRT | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 DNS | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 34th | 0 |
2023 | SSR Performance | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | OSC 1 1 | OSC 2 12 | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 13 | NOR 1 11 | NOR 2 12 | NÜR 1 23 | NÜR 2 10 | LAU 1 Ret | LAU 2 Ret | SAC 1 11 | SAC 2 3 | RBR 1 19 | RBR 2 13 | HOC 1 14 | HOC 2 14 | 11th | 95 |
2024 | Lamborghini Team TGI by GRT | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | NOR 1 2 | NOR 2 13 | NÜR 1 14 | NÜR 2 10 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | RBR 1 16 | RBR 2 9 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 15 | 17th | 39 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
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2024 | Iron Lynx | LMGT3 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | QAT 12 | IMO 13 | SPA 3 | LMS 13 | SÃO 14 | COA 12 | FUJ 13 | BHR | 21st* | 15* |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2024 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Claudio Schiavoni | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | LMGT3 | 258 | 44th | 16th |
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