Michel Jourdain, Sr.

Michel Jourdain, Sr.

Michel Jourdain, Sr. (born August 25, 1947) is a former Mexican racing driver from Mexico City.

Jourdain competed in a number of different Mexican racing series and competed in the CART's 1980 Primera Copa Indy 150 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in his hometown of Mexico City. He started 20th in an Offy powered Eagle but was knocked out after 5 laps by an oil line failure. He entered the race two weeks later at Phoenix International Raceway but failed to qualify. He drove in the 1981 Mexico City race but was again knocked out by an oil line failure after 18 laps.[1] He later became the "Bill France of Mexico", having said in 2003 to have founded 28 different racing series.[2] He competed in the Baja 1000 in 2004 and 2005 alongside his son Michel, Jr. and brother Bernard who both also competed in CART. They won the Baja Challenge class for Celebrity Pro-Am teams in 2004 and placed third in 2005.[3]

References

  1. ^ Michel Jourdain at ChampCarStats.com
  2. ^ Kirby, Gordon. Gordon Kirby's Inside Track: Why Champ Car World Series is so big in Mexico, ChampCarWorldSeries.com, March 18, 2003
  3. ^ Team CENTRIX takes fourth Baja victory, Team CENTRIX PR via NASCAR.com, November 23, 2005
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