Michel Jourdain Jr.

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Michel Jourdain, Jr.
Michel Jourdain Jr. - 2002 Sure For Men Rockingham 500 (3).jpg
Michel Jourdain 2002 in Rockingham
NationalityMexican
Born (1976-09-02) 2 September 1976 (age 46)
Mexico City, Mexico
IndyCar Series career
4 races run over 3 years
Best finish20th (1996)
First race 1996 Dura Lube 200 (Phoenix)
Last race 2012 Indianapolis 500 (Indy)
WinsPodiums Poles
010
Champ Car career
152 races run over 9 years
Best finish3rd (2003)
First race 1996 Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)
Last race 2004 Gran Premio de Mexico (Mexico City)
First win 2003 Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250 (Milwaukee)
Last win 2003 Molson Indy Montreal (Montreal)
WinsPodiums Poles
291
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
26 races run over 4 years
Best finish37th (2005)
First race 2005 Hershey's Take 5 300 (Daytona)
Last race 2008 Corona México 200 (Mexico City)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
7 races run over 1 year
Best finish39th (2006)
First race 2006 Sam's Town 400 (Texas)
Last race 2006 Ford 200 (Homestead)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of June 13, 2012.

Michel Jourdain Lascurain, better known as Michel Jourdain Jr. (born September 2, 1976), is a Mexican racecar driver, best known for winning two Champ Car races in 2003. He is the 2020 Super Copa GTM Champion.

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Formula racing

Jourdain started racing cars in the Mexican Formula Junior series at the age of 12. He then moved to the Mexican Formula K and Formula 2 series.

In 1996, Jourdain ran several races in the Indy Racing League (IRL) and the CART (now Champ Car) series, including the Indy 500. At the age of 19, he became one of the youngest drivers to race in both Champ Car and the Indy 500. Jourdain raced full-time in Champ Car from 1997 to 2004. In his early years, he was largely considered a back marker; however, after joining the Rahal team in 2002, he became a championship contender. Jourdain ended his Champ Car career in 2004 with 1 pole, 2 wins, and 9 podium (top three) finishes.

NASCAR

Jourdain was supported by Mexican sponsors throughout his years in Champ Car. After losing his sponsorship following the 2004 season, Jourdain looked to the NASCAR Busch Series. At the time, NASCAR was trying to expand its fan base among Mexicans and Hispanic Americans.

Jourdain made 18 starts driving the number 10 ppc Racing Ford in 2005. He was able to notch one top ten finish, however in July ppc Racing announced that the team could not continue with a full season due to insufficient sponsorship. He ran two races later in the season for Keith Barnwell. Michel drove in his home race in Mexico City at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as well as two more races in the #15 in 2006 for Jill Burgdoff as well as 7 Craftsman Truck Series races in the Roush Racing #50 truck.

WTCC

In 2007 Jourdain competed in the FIA World Touring Car Championship for SEAT Sport. A troubled season saw him finish the year down in 18th place on points. Later in the year he was signed to drive in the A1GP series for A1 Team Mexico, returning to open-wheel racing for the first time since his Champ Car days.

In 2010, he returned to NASCAR for the Nationwide Series race at Road America when he practiced the #98 for Paul Menard since he was away racing at Infineon. Jourdain also competed in the P-WRC class of the 2010 Rally Mexico where he finished 7th in class.

Rally

Jourdain, 2nd place in Carrera Panamericana 2010 Jourdain Panamericana 2010.jpg
Jourdain, 2nd place in Carrera Panamericana 2010

During the 2003 Baja 1000 Jourdain, supported by girlfriend Ana Paola Romo, raced a SCORE Baja Challenge class vehicle finishing 6th in their class with a time of 31:01.31 [1]

In October 2010 Jourdain and his co-driver Miguel Ángel Diez got the second overall in La Carrera Panamericana in a Studebaker 1953, just 12.9 seconds behind from Harri Rovanperä.

The 2010 and 2011 World Rally seasons saw him start eight rallies with a best finish of 14th in the 2011 Rally México.

Motorsports career results

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

IndyCar Series

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine12345678910111213141516171819RankPoints
1996 Team Scandia Lola T95/00 22 Ford XB WDW PHX
20		 INDY
13		20th74
1996–97 Lola T94/00 NHM LVS
2		 WDW PHX INDY TXS PPIR CLT NHM LVS 36th33
2012 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara DW12 30 Honda STP ALA LBH SAO INDY
19		 DET TXS MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO SNM BAL FON 32nd16
2013 17 STP ALA LBH SAO INDY
DNQ		 DET DET TXS MIL IOW POC TOR TOR MDO SNM BAL HOU HOU FON NC0

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeam
1996 Lola Cosworth-Ford 813 Team Scandia
2012 Dallara Honda 2219 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
2013 Dallara Honda DNQ Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

CART/Champ Car

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920RankPoints
1996 Dick Simon Racing MIA RIO SRF LBH
23		 NAZ 500 MIL
23		 DET
DNS		 POR
22		 CLE TOR MCH MDO ROA VAN
16		 LAG
26		37th0
1997 Payton Coyne Racing MIA
18		 SRF
18		 LBH
17		 NAZ
20		 RIO
17		 GAT
16		 MIL
27		 DET
22		 POR
12		 CLE
18		 TOR
13		 MCH
13		 MDO
18		 ROA
20		 VAN
21		 LAG
22		 FON
18		29th1
1998 Payton Coyne Racing MIA
28		 MOT
22		 LBH
27		 NAZ
12		 RIO
24		 GAT
17		 MIL
15		 DET
13		 POR
19		 CLE
26		 TOR
18		 MCH
18		 MDO
28		 ROA
14		 VAN
10		 LAG
24		 HOU
25		 SRF
26		 FON
12		24th5
1999 Payton Coyne Racing MIA
18		 MOT
18		 LBH
18		 NAZ
16		 RIO
16		 GAT
20		 MIL
16		 POR
20		 CLE
27		 ROA
7		 TOR
21		 MCH
21		 DET
21		 MDO
26		 CHI
18		 VAN
17		 LAG
20		 HOU
18		 SRF
12		 FON
13		25th7
2000 Bettenhausen Racing MIA
14		 LBH
11		 RIO
15		 MOT
12		 NAZ
18		 MIL
18		 DET
8		 POR
23		 CLE
22		 TOR
19		 MCH
15		 CHI
11		 MDO
15		 ROA
18		 VAN
23		 LAG
24		 GAT
16		 HOU
18		 SRF
7		 FON
11		22nd18
2001 Bettenhausen Racing MTY
17		 LBH
13		 NAZ
13		 MOT
11		 MIL
13		 DET
25		 POR
15		 CLE
25		 TOR
16		 MCH
3		 CHI
23		 MDO
17		 ROA
17		 VAN
6		 LAU
17		 ROC
19		 HOU
25		 LAG
23		 SRF
7		 FON
16		20th30
2002 Team Rahal MTY
4		 LBH
4		 MOT
5		 MIL
5		 LAG
9		 POR
6		 CHI
10		 TOR
12		 CLE
9		 VAN
4		 MDO
11		 ROA
9		 MTL
6		 DEN
9		 ROC
11		 MIA
6		 SRF
10		 FON
13		 MXC
13		10th105
2003 Team Rahal STP
2		 MTY
2		 LBH
15*		 BRH
6		 LAU
3		 MIL
1*		 LAG
4		 POR
12		 CLE
7		 TOR
2		 VAN
4		 ROA
16		 MDO
4		 MTL
1		 DEN
6		 MIA
7		 MXC
4		 SRF
4		3rd195
2004 RuSPORT LBH
11		 MTY
11		 MIL
3		 POR
14		 CLE
15		 TOR
15		 VAN
2		 ROA
9		 DEN
14		 MTL
6		 LAG
4		 LSV
11		 SRF
17		 MXC
9		12th185^
  • ^ New points system implemented in 2004.

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2007 SEAT Sport SEAT León BRA
1
12		 BRA
2
15		 NED
1
15		 NED
2
16		 ESP
1
6		 ESP
2
9		 FRA
1
12		 FRA
2
Ret		 CZE
1
11		 CZE
2
13		 POR
1
12		 POR
2
9		 SWE
1
Ret		 SWE
2
12		 GER
1
12		 GER
2
9		 GBR
1
19		 GBR
2
13		 ITA
1
14		 ITA
2
13		 MAC
1 		MAC
2 		18th3

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2007–08 A1 Team Mexico NED
SPR 		NED
FEA 		CZE
SPR
13		 CZE
FEA
22		 MYS
SPR
20		 MYS
FEA
11		 ZHU
SPR 		ZHU
FEA 		NZL
SPR 		NZL
FEA 		AUS
SPR 		AUS
FEA 		RSA
SPR 		RSA
FEA 		MEX
SPR 		MEX
FEA 		SHA
SPR 		SHA
FEA 		GBR
SPR 		GBR
SPR 		16th22

WRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213WDCPoints
2010 Michel Jourdain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE MEX
19		 JOR TUR NC0
Nextel-Televisa Deportes WRT NZL
Ret		 POR BUL FIN
60		 JPN
Ret
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X GER
Ret		 FRA
38		 ESP GBR
26
2011 Michel Jourdain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE MEX
14		 POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC0

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NNSCPtsRef
2005 ppc Racing 10 Ford DAY
25		 CAL
25		 MXC
37		 LVS
40		 ATL
10		 NSH
22		 BRI
32		 TEX
20		 PHO
37		 TAL
30		 DAR
41		 RCH
21		 CLT
15		 DOV
41		 NSH
40		 KEN
23		 MLW
30		 DAY
39		 CHI
DNQ		 NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI 37th1517 [2]
15 CAL
25		 RCH DOV KAN
30		 CLT
DNQ		 MEM TEX PHO HOM
2006 DAY CAL MXC
38		 LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN
18		 MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN
39		 MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 91st214 [3]
2007 Roush Fenway Racing 17 Ford DAY CAL MXC
25		 LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV
16		 GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 107th203 [4]
2008 Braun Racing 32 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC
36		 TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 134th55 [5]
2011 Roush Fenway Racing 16 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV
QL†		 BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM NA0 [6]
† - Qualified for Trevor Bayne·

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2006 Roush Racing 50 Ford DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD
DNQ		 DOV TEX
13		 MCH MLW
DNQ		 KAN
32		 KEN
26		 MEM IRP
19		 NSH BRI NHA LVS
30		 TAL MAR ATL TEX
24		 PHO HOM
31		39th616 [7]

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References

  1. ↑ SCORE Baja 1000 Official Finishers desertrides.com Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Michel Jourdain Jr. – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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