Claude Bourbonnais
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Not to be confused with Marie-Claude Bourbonnais.
Claude Bourbonnais (born June 24, 1965), is a former driver in the Toyota Atlantic, Indy Lights, and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1994 CART series with 5 starts. He also raced in the 1997 Indianapolis 500, which by then had become part of the Indy Racing League, completing 9 laps and finishing in 30th position.
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Nationality | Canadian | ||||||
Born | (1965-06-24) June 24, 1965 (age 58) L'Île-Perrot, Quebec | ||||||
IndyCar Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 52nd (1996–97) | ||||||
First race | 1997 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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Champ Car career | |||||||
5 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Years active | 1994 | ||||||
Team(s) | ProFormance Motorsports McCormack Motorsports | ||||||
Best finish | 50th (1994) | ||||||
First race | 1994 Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach) | ||||||
Last race | 1994 Texaco-Havoline 200 (Elkhart Lake) | ||||||
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He was the Toyota Atlantic teammate of fellow French-Canadian and future Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve in 1993 and in fact finished ahead of Villeneuve in series points.
He has been working for major car manufacturer in USA doing demonstration drives and was also a driver coach in the American Ferrari Challenge.