Ferdinand-Noël Jacques Marie de Lesseps (born 25 June 1957) is a French photographer and former racing driver. He was the FIA Cup champion in the final season of the World Sportscar Championship. de Lesseps was also the inaugural Lamborghini Diablo Trophy winner in 1996.
Racing record
Racing career summary
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition1982Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo100000?22nd1983French Formula Three Championship90000?10th1984French Formula Three Championship80000?11thGerman Formula Three ChampionshipJ Carmignon100000NC1985Europa Cup Renault Alpine V6 Turbo??????8th1986European Touring Car Championship60000??Europa Cup Renault Alpine V6 Turbo??????13th1987World Touring Car ChampionshipGarage du Bac20000??Luigi10000??European Touring Car Championship – Division 230000??1988European Touring Car Championship – Division 220000??1989IMSA GT Championship – GTOLion Rampant Racing10000??IMSA GT Championship – LightsWhitehall Motorsports80001?12thEssex Racing400011990IMSA GT Championship – LightsEssex Racing50000?21st24 Hours of Le Mans – C2Pierre-Alain Lombardi10000N/ADNF1991Sportscar World ChampionshipChamberlain EngineeringEuro Racing100000NC24 Hours of Le Mans – C110000N/ADNFPorsche Carrera Cup France70000?22nd1992World Sportscar ChampionshipChamberlain Engineering60002345thWorld Sportscar Championship – FIA Cup662161001st24 Hours of Le Mans – C110000N/A7thPorsche Carrera Cup France30000?20th199324 Hours of Le Mans – GTChamberlain EngineeringLotus Sport10000N/ADNF1994BPR Global GT SeriesBBA Compétition70000N/AN/AIMSA GT Championship – GTUTeam Gunnar100000NC24 Hours of SpaTeam Honda Challenge10000N/ADNF1995BPR Global GT SeriesKonrad Motorsport10000?33rdPilot Aldix Racing10000Elf Haberthur Racing7000024 Hours of Le Mans – GT1Éric Graham10000N/ADNFSuperSport Trophy3???3??1996BPR Global GT SeriesElf Haberthur Racing70000?44thMarcos Racing International?3000Lamborghini Diablo TrophyHaberthur??????1st1997French GT ChampionshipElf Haberthur Racing50002?11thLamborghini Diablo Trophy?1?????1999French GT ChampionshipAuto Vitesse82102?26thBelgian Procar Championship10000?67th2000Grand American Road Racing Championship – GTUBrumos Racing100000NCFIA GT Championship – N-GTLarbre Compétition Chereau900011711thSources:
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps Pierre-Alain Lombardi Pierre-Alain Lombardi Denis MorinSpice SE87C-CosworthC2170DNFDNF Chamberlain Engineering Euro Racing Charles Rickett John SheldonSpice SE89C-CosworthC185DNFDNF Chamberlain Engineering Euro Racing Olindo Iacobelli Richard PiperSpice SE89C-CosworthC125814th7th Chamberlain Engineering Lotus Sport Olindo Iacobelli Richard PiperLotus Esprit Sport 300GT162DNFDNF Éric Graham François Birbeau Éric GrahamVenturi 600 LMGT1178DNFDNFSource:
Complete World Sportscar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678Points1991Chamberlain EngineeringEuro RacingC1Spice SE89CCosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8SUZMNZSILLMSNÜRMAGMEXAUT0NC1992Chamberlain EngineeringFIA CupSpice SE89CCosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8MNZSILLMSDONSUZMAG1001st
Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts2000Larbre Compétition ChéreauPorsche 911 GT3-RN-GTVALESTMNZSILHUNZOLA1RLAUBRNMAG11th17Source: Notes
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