Hes gearing up for this weekends firestone grand prix. On november 22, 2019, the day it was announced he had lost his indycar series ride, bourdais was announced as one of the drivers for the no. Former toro rosso f1 driver sebastien bourdais has been dropped by the dale coyne racing indycar team, but he insists hes not done. Izod indycar series driver sebastien bourdais teamed with alex. Driver sebastien bourdais 2015 verizon indycar series results. Indianapolis ap indycar driver sebastien bourdais has been cleared to resume racing, nearly three months after crashing during indianapolis 500 qualifying. Driver promo bloopers from the 20 indycar championship celebration.
Poor old indy car driver sebastian bourdais collects his second place trophy, cheers. Statement from sebastien bourdais, dale coyne racing driver. Indianapolis thursday, may 25, 2017 verizon indycar series driver sebastien bourdais, injured in a crash may 20 during a qualifying attempt for the 101st indianapolis 500 mile race, was discharged from iu health methodist hospital on wednesday and has been moved to a local rehabilitation facility. Sebastien bourdais comments after crash racing news. Winner scott dixon got all the attention on the indycar toronto track this weekend, but runner up sebastien bourdais was the focal point. Sebastien bourdais on pole for indycar race in phoenix.
Mar 11, 2018 wickens was only the third driver since 1993 to win the pole for his indycar debut nigel mansell did it in 93 in surfers paradise and bourdais at st. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais drops trophy, hilarity ensues. Jul 11, 2017 indycar driver sebastien bourdais returning to the track, though not the car, in toronto by norris mcdonald special to the star tues. Sebastian bourdais blasts indycars idiot drivers after. Ap sebastien bourdais took the indycar pole friday night at ism raceway to join simon pagenaud in an allfrench front row. Fourtime champ car series champion and 37time indy car race winner sebastien bourdais was driving an. Sebastien bourdais to make indycar race return this.
A dream start occurred for sebastien bourdais and the dale coyne racing team upon their. Indianapolis sunday, may 21, 2017 the following is a statement from dale coyne racing driver sebastien bourdais, who sustained multiple pelvic fractures and a fractured right hip in an incident during qualifying saturday for the 101st running of the indianapolis 500 mile race. Jul 27, 2012 izod indycar series driver sebastien bourdais teamed with alex popow to win the inaugural brickyard grand prix grandam rolex sports car series race at the indianapolis motor speedway. Com it was one of the most savage impacts in indianapolis motor speedway history but thanks to the safer barrier and the strength of dallaras dw12, sebastien bourdais survived what could have been fatal 20 years ago. Mar 22, 2018 sebastien bourdais, winner of the opening round at st. Enjoy the insanse overtake from bourdais on long beach in indycar. Race car driver smashes giant crystal trophy on the winners podium. Sebastien bourdais scored a spectacular win from last on the grid at sundays seasonopening firestone grand prix in front of his home fans on the streets of st. Sebastien bourdais suffers broken pelvis in indy 500 qualifying crash. His lap was on pace to set the pole for saturdays qualifying show. Sebastien bourdais clearly knows his way around the streets of long beach. May 25, 2017 below is a sebastian bourdais update from indycar following indy 500 qualifying crash. Sebastien bourdais came second in the indycar race in toronto yesterday, and was accordingly given a trophy. Sebastien bourdais wins indycar season opener from last on.
Shocking similarity, he said during his cohosting visit to marshall pruetts the week in indycar podcast. Dale coyne hired spanish driver alex palou to drive the 2020 indycar season thursday, the latest. Sebastien bourdais clearly knows his way around the streets of long. Sebastien bourdais wrecks, ed carpenter tops in indy 500. Sebastien bourdais won indycar opener with eighthplace. Verizon indycar series drivers were asked to rank the five most interesting storylines leading into the firestone grand prix of st. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais hit the turn two wall nearly headon at full speed.
The first day of indy 500 qualifying was surprising for both. The week in indycar, march 22, with sebastien bourdais. Driver sebastien bourdais 2018 verizon indycar series results. Sebastien bourdais should have been racing in formula one well before his 2008 debut with scuderia toro rosso but, for one reason or another had to dominate the usbased champ car series to. Jul 16, 20 indycar driver sebastien bourdais breaks trophy. Sebastien bourdais won the gt le mans class in the rolex 24 at daytona, leading the pack for the verizon indycar series drivers in the endurance race. Find everything in one place on sebastien bourdais including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. Sebastien bourdais out for season after indy 500 qualifying crash. Sebastien bourdais looks for another trophy in sebring. Verizon indycar series driver sebastien bourdais was diagnosed with multiple fractures to his pelvis and a fracture to his right hip following an incident today while attempting to qualify for the 101st running of the indianapolis 500 mile race.
The 38yearold frenchman was awake, alert and never lost consciousness before being transported to methodist hospital. Driver sebastien bourdais 2019 ntt indycar series results. Februar 1979 in le mans ist ein franzosischer automobilrennfahrer. In the gt le mans class, sebastien bourdais of dale coyne racing was part of the chip ganassi racing ford gt team that finished seventh, while ganassis scott dixon was part of the eighthplace team in the sister ford gt. Sebastien bourdais profile bio, news, highres photos. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais drops trophy, hilarity. Accomplished sports car racer who helped ford chip ganassi racing win the gte class at the 24. Sebastian bourdais blasts indycars idiot drivers after grand prix of long beach. Ranks sixth on indy car career victory list with 37 wins. Apr 18, 2018 how much does long beach winner alexander rossi remind andretti autosport technical director eric bretzman of his former driver, fourtime indycar champion scott dixon. Mar 04, 2017 verizon indycar series drivers were asked to rank the five most interesting storylines leading into the firestone grand prix of st. Sebastien bourdais flips in massive crash during fastest indy.
Sebastien olivier bourdais born 28 february 1979 is a french professional racing driver, who. Sebastien bourdais is angry with just about everybody. Mazda road to indy driver garret grist was part of the winning team on the prototype challenge class. Sebastien bourdais cleared following 2017 indy 500 crash. Veteran driver sebastien bourdais gives us a reality check.
Sebastien bourdais will return to indycar race action for the first time since his huge indianapolis 500 qualifying crash with dale coyne racing this weekend at gateway. Sebastien bourdais and his family returned to the united states six years ago with nothing but the clothes they could pack in their suitcases. The frenchman entered the 2007 edition of the long beach grand prix as the twotime defending champion. Amid indycar crashes, driver sebastien bourdais is the. Indycar sebastien bourdais long beach 2018 overtake of the. May 22, 2015 amid indycar crashes, driver sebastien bourdais is the voice of reason four major crashes at indy have selfappointed experts panicking. Sebastien bourdais medical update crash video racing news. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for sebastien bourdais on.
Did the verizon indycar series make the right call when it penalized sebastien bourdais for running over the pit exit lane, or should the race directors have. Sebastien bourdais provides fireworks on and off the. Dale coyne racing indycar driver sebastien bourdais had been one of the fastest drivers in practice, setting the fastest time of fast friday. For the second straight season, sebastien bourdais leaves his adopted home of st. Dale coyne says sebastien bourdais win in the 2018 indycar seasonopener at st petersburg was more impressive than last years because his car was only good enough for eighth. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais returning to the track, though not the car, in toronto by norris mcdonald special to the star tues. Sebastien bourdais saved his best for last by smashing the official lap record at laguna seca, earning a. Sebastien bourdais loses indycar seat at dale coyne for 2020 f1i. Sebastien bourdais called himself pretty much speechless after winning indycar s firestone grand prix of st. Winner scott dixon got all the attention on the indycar toronto track this weekend, but runner up sebastien bourdais was the. Sebastien bourdais win at the firestone grand prix of st.
Petersburg, joins the week in indycar podcast to discuss the new tv deal struck between the series and nbc, recent testing at texas and barber, and the frustrations of having bad weather ruin the limited testing opportunities made available to teams. Amid indycar crashes, driver sebastien bourdais is the voice of reason four major crashes at indy have selfappointed experts panicking. Race car driver smashes giant crystal trophy on the. Verizon indycar series standings after firestone grand. Watch the latest sebastien bourdais videos and highlights on. Mar 09, 2017 hes gearing up for this weekends firestone grand prix.
May 25, 2017 indycar driver sebastien bourdais has been released from the hospital as he continues to recover from serious injuries suffered in a crash at indianapolis motor speedway on saturday bourdais. Click on the site to see sebastien bourdais s career results at that track. Torontos robert wickens sees indycar win nicked by sebastien. Apr 06, 2018 sebastien bourdais is in the cat birds seat as no. Petersburg also made him the leader in the 2017 verizon indycar series standings. Apr 16, 2018 sebastian bourdais blasts indycars idiot drivers after grand prix of long beach. Agree with him or not, sebastien bourdais postrace race adds a little spice to the series. Sebastian bourdais before an indycar auto race saturday, april 7, 2018, at phoenix international raceway in avondale, ariz. Did indycar gets bourdais long beach penalty right. Sebastien bourdais suffered a terrible crash and ed carpenter topped the speed charts in saturdays first day of indy 500 qualifying. Sebastien bourdais wins wild indycar series opener in st.
Dale coyne racings sebastien bourdais says that indycars 2018 universal aerokit is not to blame for the over the top difficult racing on ovals this season. The crew of dale coyne racing indycar driver sebastien bourdais 18 watch the video board as. Sebastien bourdais takes indycar in phoenix fox sports. Indycars sebastien bourdais earns victory in rolex 24 at. Petersburg race winner sebastien bourdais and racers marshall pruett recap a wild day of racing to open the verizon indycar series season where crashes and contact angered some and altered. Sebastien bourdais archives motorsportstalk nbc sports. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais has become the latest sports person to smash a trophy after fighting so hard to win it in the first place.
Sebastien bourdais injured in crash at indianapolis. Jul 15, 20 indycar driver sebastien bourdais has become the latest sports person to smash a trophy after fighting so hard to win it in the first place. Nearly three months after his terrifying wreck in indianapolis 500 qualifying, indycar driver sebastien bourdais has been cleared to return to racing. Sebastien bourdais makes heavy contact with the turn 2 wall. Emotional win completes comeback for sebastien bourdais.
Indianapolis thursday, may 25, 2017 verizon indycar series driver sebastien bourdais, injured in a crash may 20 during a qualifying attempt for the 101st indianapolis 500 mile race, was discharged from iu health methodist hospital on wednesday and has been moved to a local. Last night, sabastian bourdais went into surgery following his crash in indy 500 qualifying. Sebastien bourdais says he had to make his indycar return from injury sooner than expected in order to stop any speculation regarding his fitness for 2018. Sebastien bourdais stats, race results, wins, news, record. John haverlin may 21, 2017 featured content, indycar, john haverlin, uncategorized comments off on sebastien bourdais out for. Indianapolis verizon indycar series driver sebastien bourdais has been cleared to resume driving by dr. Now, only a few hours after surgery the indycar driver has issued a statement. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais cleared to resume racing. Only indy car driver to win four consecutive championships 20042007 in champ car.
Sebastien bourdais has slammed the texas indycar race as bullshit, after spending it holding my phone and shaking, praying that nobody would get hurt. This also awarded him the dan wheldon memorial trophy for the second time. Winner scott dixon got all the attention on the indycar toronto track this weekend, but runner up sebastien bourdais. Sebastien bourdais suffers broken pelvis in indy 500. Alexander rossi, will power and the rest of indycars elite know that to secure the 2019 title, theyll have to go through scott dixon. Below is a sebastian bourdais update from indycar following indy 500 qualifying crash. Petersburg honda driver grabs lead in final laps to win for second straight year in his hometown bruce martin. Indycar sebastien bourdais and mike conway win toronto espn. Petersburg, 24, 19, 24, 18, sealmaster sport clips dale. Mar 11, 2007 bourdais smashes lap record at laguna seca.
Indycar driver sebastien bourdais breaks trophy youtube. Earnhardt also said that he has a lot of respect for the indycar drivers that. Fourtime cart champion and dale coyne racing driver sebastien bourdais says the outgoing manufacturer aerokit era hurt indycars standing. Sebastien bourdais pretty much speechless after indycar victory. Poor old indy car driver sebastian bourdais collects his second place trophy, cheers, drops it, smashes it. Sebastien bourdais victory in the dry in race 1 was a straightforward affair. Amid indycar crashes, driver sebastien bourdais is the voice. Sebastien bourdais won indycar opener with eighthplace car. Won for the first time since his return to indy car racing when he captured the pole and took the checkered flag in the first race of the toronto doubleheader earned the pole and finished second at midohio and collected topfive finishes on the indianapolis road course and both races at houston. Le mans born 35yearold sebastien bourdais began racing karts when he was 10, his father patrick bourdais is still a. She is the beautiful and sexy wife of sebastien bourdais, the french race car driver currently racing with kv racing technology in the verizon indycar series. Geoffrey billows, indycar medical director, following his recovery from injuries sustained in a crash during indianapolis 500 qualifications.
Mar 11, 2018 sebastien bourdais wins wild indycar series opener in st. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais update racing news. Indycar sebastien bourdais long beach 2018 overtake of the year part1. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais returning to the track. Collecting trophy fail sebastien bourdais drops trophy. Bourdais codrives winning car at the speedway by indycar. Includes race article, results and times, driver profile, points standing and past years results. Driver sebastien bourdais shatters indycar toronto trophy. Bourdais steals the show at long beach with fireworks on and off the track.
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