Gary Formato

The Courage C60 that Gary Formato drove during the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Philipe Gache and Didier Cottaz.

Gary Formato (born 19 November 1974) ^[1] is a South African former racing driver and current director and co-founder of the Sasol GTC Championship, alongside Vic Maharaj.

He is most notable for his 4 wins in the FIA Sportscar Championship and European Le Mans Series between 1998 and 2001. ^[2] Gary also competed in the 1995 International Formula 3000 Championship for the Durango team, starting all eight races but scoring no points. ^[3] Formato also started the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times between 1999 and 2001 but did not finish a race.^{[ citation needed ]}

Sportscar career

1998

Formato drove the #19 Solution F Riley & Scott MKIII, ^[4] getting a 3rd place during the first round in Barcelona behind two Ferrari 333 SPs ^[5] and a win during the season finale in Kyalami, where he and teammate Jerome Policand beat the #61 Dyson Racing of James Weaver and Butch Leitzinger in second place, and the #60 Risi Competitzione of Eric van de Poele and Wayne Taylor in third. ^[6]

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	Pos.	Pts
1995	Nordic Racing	Lola T95/50	Cosworth AC	SIL 14	CAT 14	PAU Ret	PER 9	HOC Ret	SPA Ret	EST 12	MAG 13	21st	0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1999	Riley & Scott Europe	Philippe Gache Olivier Thévenin	Riley & Scott MKIII-Ford	LMP	24	DNF	DNF
2000	SMG Compétition	Didier Cottaz Philippe Gache	Courage C60-Judd	LMP900	219	DNF	DNF
2001	Panoz Motor Sports	Jamie Davies Klaus Graf	Panoz LMP07-Élan	LMP900	86	DNF	DNF
Sources: [7] [8] [9]

References

1. "Gary Formato • Career & Character Info | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
2. Magazine, Speedsport. "Gary Formato: Racedriver biography - career and success". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
3. "Driver: Gary Formato | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
4. Magazine, Speedsport. "International Sports Racing Series - 1998: Entrylist". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
5. O'Neil, Terry (1 June 2015). Ferrari 333 SP. Veloce Publishing Ltd. ISBN   978-1-84584-758-6.
6. Magazine, Speedsport. "Race result: International Sports Racing Series, Race 8 of season 1998 in Kyalami". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
7. "Le Mans 24 Hours 1999 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
8. "Le Mans 24 Hours 2000 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
9. "Le Mans 24 Hours 2001 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.