Alexandre Prémat (born 5 November 1982) is a French racing driver. He won the Pirtek Enduro Cup for Triple Eight Race Engineering alongside Shane van Gisbergen in 2016. He also won the 2019 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 with Scott McLaughlin, driving for DJR Team Penske.
Career
Karting & French Formula Renault Campus In 1999, Prémat won the Coupe du Monde de Karting 125cc ICC. That same year, he finished as vice-champion in the Formule France de Karting ICC, clinching six victories. His success continued in 2000, when Prémat captured the Champion de France FC 125cc title.
Prémat continued karting until 2000, when he moved up to French Formula Campus. He finished the season in second place, securing two victories.
Formula Renault Prémat quickly moved up to French Formula Renault for the 2001 season, with his teammate being Simon Pagenaud. In his first season, Prémat finished ninth in the points standings. The following year, in 2002, he won the Formula Renault French title. Also during this year, he raced in part of the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup.
Formula Three With the merger of several national Formula Three championships in 2003, Prémat moved to the Formula 3 Euroseries, joining the ASM team alongside Olivier Pla. That season, he finished the year seventh in the points standings. In 2004, Prémat finished second in the points standings with six wins. He also won in the Marlboro Masters non-championship races and Macau Grand Prix.
GP2 Series In 2005, Prémat joined ART Grand Prix to compete in the 2005 GP2 Series, the sister team to his former Formula 3 squad, ASM. Despite two wins that season, Prémat finished fourth in the championship, with his teammate Nico Rosberg claiming the title. The following year, Prémat finished third in the standings despite winning one race. Meanwhile, his new teammate, Lewis Hamilton, went on to dominate the season and win the championship.
A1 Grand Prix Prémat also drove the A1 Team France car in A1 Grand Prix in the 2005–06 season, he and team-mate Nicolas Lapierre winning the title for their nation. Prémat did not return to the series for the following season, and the French team's form dropped noticeably.
Formula One Prémat drove the third Spyker MF1 Racing car at the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix. He also had an off-season test with Champ Car team Mi-Jack Conquest Racing. Prémat had the quickest time in several sessions and stated that he was targeting a ride in Champ Car for 2007. Another possibility was to drive in Formula One with Spyker, as one of their test drivers, but it did not work out.
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and Le Mans Series
Eventually, Prémat drove for Audi in the 2007 DTM series and participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, also with Audi. In 2008, Prémat again raced in DTM, and also the Le Mans Series with Audi. In 2009, he remained in this series and also participated in 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was fired by Audi before the final race of the 2010 season for running in the New York Marathon instead of recovering from a heavy crash at the previous round. In 2011, he won his class of the Nürburgring 24 Hour race in a Peugeot RCZ.
Supercars Championship
In 2012, Prémat joined the Australia's leading touring car series, then known as V8 Supercars, driving a Holden VE Commodore for Garry Rogers Motorsport. After a disappointing first half of the season, where he struggled to adapt to the championship, he was rested for the 2012 Armor All Gold Coast 600, with Greg Ritter taking his place. He returned to racing at the following round in Abu Dhabi, and went on to finish the season with a best result of thirteenth place at Symmons Plains Raceway. Prémat remained with the team in 2013, starting the season with fourth place in the 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide. Despite showing front-running pace, particularly at the start of the season, he failed to achieve consistent results due to poor qualifying and incidents during the races.
In January 2014, Prémat announced he was leaving the team in a full-time capacity, however he would return to the team, which were now competing in a Volvo S60, for the endurance events, placing fifth in the Enduro Cup with full-time driver Scott McLaughlin. Prémat once again joined McLaughlin in the 2015 Enduro Cup, with a best result of fifth at the 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
For 2016, Triple Eight Race Engineering poached Prémat to partner with Shane van Gisbergen in the Enduro Cup. The pairing went on to win the 2016 Enduro Cup, including three second-place finishes and Prémat's first race victory in the championship at the 2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600.
Racing record
Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/laps Podiums Points Position 2000 Formula Renault Campus France Formula Campus 16 2 2 8 9 396 2nd 2001 Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 ASM 8 0 2 4 3 58 9th 2002 Championnat de France FFSA de Formule Renault ASM 8 3 2 1 4 120 1st Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup 4 0 0 0 1 36 10th 2003 Formula Three Euroseries ASM 20 1 2 2 3 50 7th Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th 2004 Formula 3 Euroseries ASM Formule 3 20 4 5 3 9 88 2nd Bahrain Superprix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th Macau Grand Prix 1 1 0 1 1 N/A 1st Masters of Formula 3 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st 2005 GP2 Series ART Grand Prix 23 2 1 2 7 67 4th 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team France 11 7 2 5 8 172 1st2006 GP2 Series ART Grand Prix 21 1 0 1 8 66 3rdFormula OneSpyker MF1 Racing Test driver 2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Phoenix 9 0 0 2 1 13 11th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1 Audi Sport Team Joest 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Phoenix 11 0 0 0 2 10 10th Le Mans Series - LMP1 Audi Sport Team Joest 5 0 0 2 4 35 1st 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th 2009 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Phoenix 10 0 0 1 1 6 13th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1 Audi Sport Team Joest 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 17th 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Phoenix 10 0 1 0 1 12 11th 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup - LMP1 OAK Racing 3 0 0 0 1 N/A 6th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Team Oreca-Matmut 1 0 0 1 0 N/A DNF 24 Hours of Nürburgring - D1T Team Peugeot RCZ Nokia 1 1 0 1 1 N/A 1st 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship Garry Rogers Motorsport 27 0 0 0 0 942 27th 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship Garry Rogers Motorsport 35 0 0 0 0 1376 19th 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship Garry Rogers Motorsport 4 0 0 0 1 522 30th Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro ART Grand Prix310013113th 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship Garry Rogers Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 492 35th 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 1 0 0 4 840 26th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Scuderia Corsa100002924th 24H Series - 991 B2F Compétition 2017 Supercars Championship DJR Team Penske 4 1 1 0 2 495 34th 2018 Supercars Championship DJR Team Penske 3 0 1 0 1 609 28th Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - GS Quest Racing8010010826th 2019 Supercars Championship DJR Team Penske 4 1 2 0 2 603 30th Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Ramsey Racing/EXR Team Prémat100001077th GT4 America Series - SprintX Pro-Am40001508th 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Team Prémat100001732nd 2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS RS13010162039th GT4 America Series - Pro-Am GMG Racing20000826th 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am Forte Racing powered by US RaceTronics1001225810th2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Van der Steur Racing2000042039thLamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-AmForte Racing400001214th
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2002 ASMMAGSILJARANDOSCSPAIMODONEST 10th 36
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Pts 2003 ASM Dallara F303/015 HWA-Mercedes HOC1 HOC2 ADR1 ADR2 PAU1 PAU2 NOR1 NOR2 LMS1 LMS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 A1R1 A1R2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC1 HOC2 MAG1 MAG2 7th 50 2004 ASM Dallara F303/015 HWA-Mercedes HOC1 HOC2 EST1 EST2 ADR1 ADR1 PAU1 PAU2 NOR1 NOR1 MAG1 MAG2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 BRN1 BRN2 HOC1 HOC2 2nd 88
Complete GP2 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 DC Points 2005 ART Grand Prix IMOFEA IMOSPR CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA NÜRFEA NÜRSPR MAGFEA MAGSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR ISTFEA ISTSPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SPAFEA SPASPR BHRFEA BHRSPR 4th 67 2006 ART Grand Prix VALFEA VALSPR IMOFEA IMOSPR NÜRFEA NÜRSPR CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA SILFEA SILSPR MAGFEA MAGSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR ISTFEA ISTSPR MNZFEA MNZSPR 3rd 66
Complete A1 Grand Prix results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points 2005–06 France GBRSPR GBRFEA GERSPR GERFEA PORSPR PORFEA AUSSPR AUSFEA MYSSPR MYSFEA UAESPR UAEFEA RSASPR RSAFEA IDNSPR IDNFEA MEXSPR MEXFEA USASPR USAFEA CHNSPR CHNFEA 1st 172
Complete Formula One participations (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 WDC Points 2006 Spyker MF1 Racing Spyker M16 Toyota V8 BHR MAL AUS SMR EUR ESP MON GBR CAN USA FRA GER HUN TUR ITA CHN JPN BRA – –
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results (key) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts 2007 Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM 2006 HOC OSC LAU BRH NOR MUG ZAN NÜR CAT HOC 11th 13 2008 Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM 2007 HOC OSC MUG LAU NOR ZAN NÜR BRH CAT BUG HOC 10th 10 2009 Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM 2008 HOC LAU NOR ZAN OSC NÜR BRH CAT DIJ HOC 13th 6 2010 Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM 2008 HOC VAL LAU NOR NÜR ZAN BRH OSC HOC ADR SHA 11th 12
Complete Le Mans Series results
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points 2008 Audi Sport Team Joest LMP1 Audi R10 Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) CAT MON SPA NÜR SIL 1st 27
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2007 Audi Sport Team Joest Mike Rockenfeller Lucas Luhr Audi R10 TDI LMP1 23 DNF DNF 2008 Audi Sport Team Joest Mike Rockenfeller Lucas Luhr Audi R10 TDI LMP1 374 4th 4th 2009 Audi Sport Team Joest Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas Audi R15 TDI LMP1 333 17th 13th 2011 Team Oreca-Matmut David Hallyday Dominik Kraihamer Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 200 DNF DNF
Supercars Championship results