Gary Formato

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The Courage C60 that Gary Formato drove during the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Philipe Gache and Didier Cottaz.

Gary Formato (born 19 November 1974)[1] is a South African former racing driver and current director and co-founder of the Sasol GTC Championship, alongside Vic Maharaj.

Formato is most notable for his four wins in the FIA Sportscar Championship and European Le Mans Series between 1998 and 2001.[2] Gary also competed in the 1995 International Formula 3000 Championship for the Durango team, starting all eight races but scoring no points.[3] Formato also started the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times between 1999 and 2001 but did not finish a race.

Sportscar career

1998

Formato drove the No. 19 Solution F Riley & Scott MKIII,[4] getting a 3rd place during the first round in Barcelona behind two Ferrari 333 SPs[5] and a win during the season finale in Kyalami, where he and teammate Jerome Policand beat the #61 Dyson Racing of James Weaver and Butch Leitzinger in second place, and the #60 Risi Competitzione of Eric van de Poele and Wayne Taylor in third.[6]

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Pts
1995 Nordic Racing Lola T95/50 Cosworth AC SIL
14		 CAT
14		 PAU
Ret		 PER
9		 HOC
Ret		 SPA
Ret		 EST
12		 MAG
13		 21st 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class

Pos.

1999 France Riley & Scott Europe France Philippe Gache
France Olivier Thévenin		 Riley & Scott MKIII-Ford LMP 24 DNF DNF
2000 France SMG Compétition France Didier Cottaz
France Philippe Gache		 Courage C60-Judd LMP900 219 DNF DNF
2001 United States Panoz Motor Sports United Kingdom Jamie Davies
Germany Klaus Graf		 Panoz LMP07-Élan LMP900 86 DNF DNF
Sources:[7][8][9]

References

  1. "Gary Formato • Career & Character Info | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. Magazine, Speedsport. "Gary Formato: Racedriver biography - career and success". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. "Driver: Gary Formato | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. Magazine, Speedsport. "International Sports Racing Series - 1998: Entrylist". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. O'Neil, Terry (1 June 2015). Ferrari 333 SP. Veloce Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84584-758-6.
  6. Magazine, Speedsport. "Race result: International Sports Racing Series, Race 8 of season 1998 in Kyalami". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. "Le Mans 24 Hours 1999 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. "Le Mans 24 Hours 2000 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. "Le Mans 24 Hours 2001 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.