| Alain Ferté | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 8 October 1955 Falaise, France |
| Related to | Michel Ferté (brother) |
| International Formula 3000 | |
| Years active | 1985–1989 |
| Teams | Lola, non-works March, non-works AGS, non-works Reynard |
| Starts | 25 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 1985 (Spa) |
| Previous series | |
| ?–1979 1980–? 1982–1984 | Championnat de France Formule Renault French Formula Three Championship European Formula Two Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 1979 1980 | Championnat de France Formule Renault French Formula Three Championship |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1983-2012 |
| Teams | Ford France-Rondeau, Brun Motorsport-Porsche, non-works Nissan, Tom Walkinshaw Racing-Jaguar, Sauber-Mercedes, Peugeot, Courage, SARD-Toyota, non-works Ferrari, non-works Porsche, non-works Rondeau |
| Best finish | 8th 1989 |
| Class wins | 0 |
Alain Ferté (born 8 October 1955 in Falaise, Calvados) is a professional racing driver. He is the elder brother of Michel Ferté, who is also a professional racing driver.
Alain Ferté competed five seasons in Formula 3000 1985–1989. He won the 1979 French Formula Renault Championship and the 1980 French F3 championship.[1]
He has also competed in GT racing for many years, driving cars such as the Porsche 911 GT1, Toyota MR2-based SARD MC8R, and Maserati MC12 GT1.
Racing record
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer MM82 | BMW | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | MUG | VAL | PAU | SPA | HOC Ret | DON | MAN | PER | MIS | NC | 0 |
| 1983 | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer MM83 | BMW | SIL Ret | THR 14 | HOC 12 | NÜR 5 | VAL 14 | PAU DSQ | JAR 5 | DON Ret | MIS | PER | ZOL | MUG | 14th | 4 | |
| 1984 | Martini Racing | Martini 002 | BMW | SIL | HOC | THR | VAL | MUG | PAU 5 | HOC | MIS | PER | DON | BRH | 14th | 2 |
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Lola Motorsport | Lola T950 | Cosworth | SIL 8 | THR 12 | EST 7 | NÜR C | VAL Ret | 9th | 10 | |||||||
| Corbari Italia | March 85B | PAU Ret | SPA 2 | DIJ 4 | PER | ÖST | ZAN | ||||||||||
| Equipe Oreca | DON 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | ITI 3000 | March 86B | Cosworth | SIL 13 | VAL Ret | PAU Ret | SPA 14 | IMO 3 | MUG 7 | PER 18 | ÖST | 14th | 4 | ||||
| Oreca Motorsport | BIR Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| Equipe Danielson | AGS JH20B | BUG Ret | JAR Ret | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | First Racing | March 87B | Cosworth | SIL | VAL | SPA | PAU | DON | PER | BRH | BIR | IMO | BUG Ret | JAR | NC | 0 | |
| 1988 | First Racing | March 88B | Judd | JER | VAL | PAU | SIL | MNZ | PER | BRH | BIR | BUG 12 | ZOL | DIJ | NC | 0 | |
| 1989 | CoBRa Motorsport | Reynard 89D | Cosworth | SIL | VAL 6 | PAU 5 | JER | PER | BRH | BIR | SPA Ret | BUG Ret | DIJ 13 | 16th | 3 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  Ford France | Jean Rondeau Michel Ferté | Rondeau M482-Ford Cosworth | C | 90 | DNF | DNF |
| 1984 |  McCormack and Dodge | Jim Mullen Walt Bohren | Rondeau M482-Ford Cosworth | C1 | 293 | 13th | 10th |
| 1986 |  Brun Motorsport | .svg.png){kind=small} Thierry Boutsen Didier Theys | Porsche 956 | C1 | 89 | DNF | DNF |
| 1987 |  Italya Sports |  Anders Olofsson Patrick Gonin | Nissan R86V | C1 | 86 | DNF | DNF |
| 1989 |  Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Michel Ferté Eliseo Salazar | Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 368 | 8th | 7th |
| 1990 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Martin Brundle David Leslie | Jaguar XJR-12 | C1 | 220 | DNF | DNF |
| 1991 |  Team Sauber Mercedes | Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass | Mercedes-Benz C11 | C2 | 319 | DNF | DNF |
| 1992 | Peugeot Talbot Sport |  Karl Wendlinger Eric van de Poele | Peugeot 905 Evo 1B | C1 | 208 | DNF | DNF |
| 1994 | Courage Compétition | Henri Pescarolo Franck Lagorce | Courage C32LM-Porsche | LMP1 C90 | 142 | DNF | DNF |
| 1995 | SARD Co. Ltd. | Kenny Acheson Tomiko Yoshikawa | SARD MC8-R-Toyota | GT1 | 14 | DNF | DNF |
| 1996 | Team Menicon SARD Co. Ltd. |  Mauro Martini Pascal Fabre | SARD MC8-R-Toyota | GT1 | 256 | 24th | 15th |
| 1997 | JB Racing | Jürgen von Gartzen Olivier Thévenin | Porsche 911 GT1 | GT1 | 236 | DNF | DNF |
| 2008 |  JMB Racing Aucott Racing | Ben Aucott Stéphane Daoudi | Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 312 | 25th | 4th |
| 2012 | JMB Racing | Philippe Illiano Manuel Rodrigues | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTE Am | 292 | 32nd | 7th |
References
- ^ "Tom Kristensen, Gil de Ferran, Dario Franchitti and many others Missing out on F1". autosport.com/8W. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Philippe Alliot | Championnat de France Formule Renault Champion 1979 | Succeeded by Denis Morin |
| Preceded by Alain Prost | French Formula Three Champion 1980 | Succeeded by Philippe Streiff |