Michel Ferté
Born(1958-12-08)8 December 1958
Falaise, Calvados, France
Died4 January 2023(2023-01-04) (aged 64)
OccupationRacing driver

Michel Ferté (8 December 1958 – 4 January 2023) was a French professional racing driver. He was the younger brother of Alain Ferté, who is also a professional racing driver.

Ferté competed five seasons in Formula 3000 from 1985 to 1989.

Ferté died on 4 January 2023, at the age of 64.[1]

Career

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1983 France Ford France France Alain Ferté
France Jean Rondeau
Rondeau M482-Ford C 90 DNF DNF
1984 United States Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop Germany Edgar Dören
United States Preston Henn
Porsche 962 IMSA
GTP
247 DNF DNF
1988 France Primagaz Competition France Pierre-Henri Raphanel Cougar C20B-Porsche C1 120 DNF DNF
1989 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar
United Kingdom Tom Walkinshaw Racing
France Alain Ferté
Chile Eliseo Salazar
Jaguar XJR-9LM C1 368 8th 7th
1990 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar
United Kingdom Tom Walkinshaw Racing
United States Davy Jones
Chile Eliseo Salazar
Jaguar XJR-12 C1 282 DNF DNF
1991 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar
United Kingdom Tom Walkinshaw Racing
United States Davy Jones
Brazil Raul Boesel
Jaguar XJR-12 C2 360 2nd 2nd
1994 France Jacadi Racing France Olivier Grouillard
Belgium Michel Neugarten
Venturi 600LM GT1 107 DNF DNF
1995[2] France Pilot Aldix Racing France Olivier Thévenin
Spain Carlos Palau
Ferrari F40 LM GT1 270 12th 6th
1996 France Pilot Pen Racing France Olivier Thévenin
France Nicolas Leboissetier
Ferrari F40 LM GT1 93 DNF DNF
1997 France Pilot Racing Spain Adrián Campos
United States Charlie Nearburg
Ferrari 333 SP LMP 18 DNF DNF
1998 France Pilot Racing France Pascal Fabre
France François Migault
Ferrari 333 SP LMP1 203 DNF DNF
1999 France Pescarolo Promotion Racing Team France Henri Pescarolo
France Patrice Gay
Courage C50-Porsche LMP 327 9th 8th
2003 France XL Racing France Ange Barde
France Gaël Lesoudier
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello GTS 227 DNF DNF
Sources:[3][4]

European Formula Two Championship 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 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
1983 Marlboro Team Martini Martini 001 BMW SIL THR HOC NÜR VAL PAU
DNQ
JAR DON
12
MIS
Ret
PER
6
ZOL MUG 20th 1
1984 Marlboro Racing France Martini 002 BMW SIL
3
HOC
3
THR
Ret
VAL
4
MUG
2
PAU
Ret
HOC
3
MIS
Ret
PER
5
DON
Ret
BRH
2
3rd 29
Source:[5]

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 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
1985 Marlboro Racing France March 85B Cosworth SIL
3
THR
3
EST
2
NÜR
C
VAL
Ret
PAU
Ret
SPA
Ret
DIJ
8
PER
Ret
ÖST
Ret
ZAN
Ret
DON
4
5th 17
1986 Marlboro Racing France March 86B Cosworth SIL
9
VAL
12
PAU
3
SPA
5
IMO
12
MUG
2
PER
12
ÖST
Ret
BIR
3
BUG
2
JAR
3
5th 24
1987 BS Automotive Lola T86/50 Cosworth SIL
Ret
14th 5
Lola T87/50 VAL
10
SPA
14
PAU
3
DON
6
PER
Genoa Racing March 87B Cosworth BRH
DNQ
BIR
11
IMO
DNQ
BUG JAR
1988 Sport Auto Racing Lola T88/50 Cosworth JER VAL PAU SIL MNZ PER
13
BRH
Ret
BIR
6
BUG
10
ZOL
12
DIJ
15
20th 1
1989 Cobra International Reynard 89D Cosworth SIL VAL PAU JER PER
Ret
BRH BIR SPA BUG DIJ NC 0
Source:[4]

Michel Ferté career summary at DriverDB.com

References

  1. 24 Heures du Mans. L’ancien pilote, Michel Ferté, est décédé Ouest-France (in French)
  2. "1995 24 HOURS OF LE MANS June 17-18, Le Mans, France STARTING ORDER". Motorsport.com. 8 May 1995.
  3. "Michel Ferte". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Michel Ferté Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. "Michel Ferte". Motor Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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