10 Facts About Nicolas Lapierre

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Nicolas Lapierre was born on 2 April 1984 and is a French professional racing driver.

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Nicolas Lapierre raced with Toyota and with Alpine Racing in the past seasons of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Nicolas Lapierre is a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring, with overall victories in 2011 and 2018, and scored four LMP2 class victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2015,2016,2018, and 2019.

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Nicolas Lapierre stayed there for 2000 and 2001,2001 seeing two races in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup.

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Nicolas Lapierre again raced in French Formula Renault in 2002, driving a full season of 2000 Eurocup and some races of French Formula Three.

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Nicolas Lapierre stayed in the Euroseries for 2004, driving two races of British Formula 3.

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Nicolas Lapierre won both the sprint and main race events in Germany and Australia, the main race in Dubai and the sprint in Indonesia.

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Nicolas Lapierre received two compressed vertebrae in the crash and missed the British round of the series.

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Nicolas Lapierre was dropped at the end of 2006 and has since signed to participate in a 3rd season of GP2 for the DAMS team, which finished 10th overall in the constructors' standings and runs the French A1 GP team, which won the first season of A1 Grand Prix.

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Nicolas Lapierre was announced as a LADA driver for the remainder of the 2015 World Touring Car Championship in August 2015, replacing Jaap van Lagen at the Russian team.