Franck Perera (born 21 March 1984 in Montpellier, France) is a professional race car driver and a Lamborghini Squadra Corse factory driver.
Career
In 2006, Perera drove in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team, after four years of racing for the Prema team in junior championships. In 2007, he drove for Condor Motorsports in the Atlantic Championship, scoring three wins and finishing second in the championship behind Raphael Matos.Champ Car Atlantic Standings On 6 February 2008, Perera announced that he had signed with Conquest Racing to compete in the Champ Car World Series in 2008 after a successful test with the team.Perera Inks Conquest Deal , SpeedTV.com, February 6, 2008 However, shortly thereafter Champ Car and the Indy Racing League unified, canceling the Champ Car season. It was announced on 25 February that Perera had modified his deal in order to continue with the team in the IRL IndyCar Series.Lewandowski, Dave. Conquest Racing the first to make move; Perera named , IndyCar.com, February 25, 2008 He lost the ride after three races due to funding issues stemming from the bankruptcy of his sponsor Opes Prime, causing the team to hire Brazilian driver Jaime Camara.
In order to continue racing in the US, Perera signed to drive in Firestone Indy Lights with Guthrie Racing for the remainder of the 2008 season and made his debut in the seventh race of the season at the Iowa Speedway. He captured his first series victory from the pole at Infineon Raceway, his eighth start. He returned to the IndyCar Series for the points-scoring finale at Chicagoland Speedway, driving the No. 41 car of A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He was also signed to drive the car of A.S. Roma in the brand new Superleague Formula championship in 2008.
Perera returned to the GP2 Series in 2009, replacing Giacomo Ricci at David Price Racing. Perera was not allowed to start the feature race of the Hungarian round, due to causing an avoidable accident in qualifying, with Romain Grosjean. As his lap time was outside 107% of Lucas di Grassi's pole time, the stewards refused to let him race due to the accident. Grosjean however, was allowed to start. Perera also failed to qualify for both races of the championship held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. He left the GP2 Series for the second time after the Spa round. Perera returned to A.S. Roma in the Superleague Formula in 2009 for the Estoril round taking over from Jonathan Kennard. He was replaced at the next round by Julien Jousse.
In 2013, Perera returned full-time, driving a Porsche 911 in the Blancpain Endurance Series for Pro GT by Almeras in the Pro-Am class.
Racing record
Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins PolesF/Laps Podiums Points Position 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Italia Prema Powerteam90002768th Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup700002413th 2003 Formula Renault 2000 Italia Prema Powerteam125758242 1st Formula Renault 2000 Masters801004010th Formula Renault 2000 Germany400101930th 2004 Formula 3 Euroseries Prema Powerteam200004488th Bahrain Superprix20100N/A20th Masters of Formula 310000N/A11th Macau Grand Prix20000N/A5th Formula One Panasonic Toyota Racing Test driver 2005 Formula 3 Euroseries Prema Powerteam200003674th Masters of Formula 310000N/A8th Macau Grand Prix20000N/A10th Formula One Panasonic Toyota Racing Test driver 2006 GP2 Series DAMS210001817th Formula Renault 3.5 Series Interwetten.com200001322nd 2007 Atlantic Championship Condor Motorsports123228310 2nd 2008 Superleague Formula A.S. Roma60102307‡5th‡ Indy Lights Guthrie Racing9122222017th IndyCar Series Conquest Racing30000 71 29th A. J. Foyt Racing00000 2009 GP2 Series DPR50000028th Superleague Formula A.S. Roma20000211‡13th‡ 2010 Superleague Formula CR Flamengo100001540‡6th‡ 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Pro GT by Alméras100000NC International GT Open - GTS Pro GT by Philippe Alméras200000NC† 2013 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Pro GT by Alméras50100536th FFSA GT Championship1311051255th International GT Open - GTS Pro GT by Philippe Alméras200000NC† 2014 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Pro GT by Alméras401002415th European Le Mans Series - GTC4000018.514th International GT Open - GTS TDS Racing200000NC† 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am TDS Racing500101818th European Le Mans Series - GTC52314101 1st International GT Open200000NC† 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup ISR50000149th Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup1002112112th 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport5000252 3rd Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup10302368 3rd Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC 2018 ADAC GT Masters GRT Grasser Racing Team80000834th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup500000NC Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup800001217th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD110013545th 24H GT Series - A6100010NC† Italian GT Championship - GT3 Imperiale Racing200012023rd 2019 ADAC GT Masters Orange1 by GRT Grasser1401128910th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Orange1 FFF Racing Team400011814th International GT Open Raton Racing by Target20000234th 2020 ADAC GT Masters GRT Grasser Racing Team1400011028th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD200103839th British GT Championship WPI Motorsport100001513th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing30000428th Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Konrad Motorsport10000N/ADNF 2021 ADAC GT Masters GRT Grasser Racing Team1411131357th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD100020160814th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing100000NC Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Hankook FFF Racing Team10000N/ADNF 2022 ADAC GT Masters Emil Frey Racing1401131205th Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters GRT10000034th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD T3 Motorsport North America1000023957th Intercontinental GT Challenge K-PAX Racing100001017th 2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters SSR Performance 16 1 1 0 3 95 11th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup K-PAX Racing 5 0 0 0 0 2 26th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup VSR6010011.512th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Iron Lynx 2 0 0 0 0 579 15th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 190 60th2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Iron Lynx 7 0 0 0 1 15 25th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro 4 1 0 0 2 1211 16th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GRT Grasser Racing Team51122632nd Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Lamborghini Team TGI by GRT 8 0 0 0 1 39 17th 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Forte Racing 1 0 0 0 0 216 74th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Red Bull Team ABT GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup VSR50000918thItalian GT Championship Sprint Cup - GT3 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC† 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 VDS Panis Racing10001N/A2nd 2026IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD ProPfaff Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 532 28thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupTGI Team by GRTItalian GT Championship Sprint Cup - GT3DL RacingItalian GT Championship Endurance Cup - GT3 † Guest driver, ineligible for points. ‡ Team standings.
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Italia 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 DC Points 2002 Prema Powerteam VLL PER PER SPA MGI MNZ VAR IMO MIS MUG 8th 76 2003 Prema Powerteam VLL1 VLL2 MGI SPA1 SPA2 A1R1 A1R2 MIS1 MIS2 VAR ADR MNZ 1st 242
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 Prema Powerteam MAG SIL JAR ANDOSC SPA IMODON EST 13th 24 2003 Prema Powerteam BRN1 BRN2 ASS1 ASS2 OSC1 OSC2 DON1 DON2 10th 40
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Germany 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 DC Points 2003 Prema PowerteamOSC1OSC2HOC1HOC2NÜR1NÜR2SAL1SAL2A1R1A1R2OSC1OSC2LAU1LAU2 30th 19
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series 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 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2004 Prema Powerteam Dallara F304 Opel HOC11 HOC12 EST1 EST2 ADR1 ADR2 PAU1 PAU2 NOR1 NOR2 MAG1 MAG2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 BRN1 BRN2 HOC21 HOC22 8th 48 2005 Prema Powerteam Dallara F305 Opel HOC11 HOC12 PAU1 PAU2 SPA1 SPA2 MON1 MON2 OSC1 OSC2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 LAU1 LAU2 HOC21 HOC22 4th 67
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 DC Points 2006 DAMS VALFEA VALSPR IMOFEA IMOSPR NÜRFEA NÜRSPR CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA SILFEA SILSPR MAGFEA MAGSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR ISTFEA ISTSPR MNZFEA MNZSPR 16th 8 2009 DPR CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR ISTFEA ISTSPR SILFEA SILSPR NÜRFEA NÜRSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR VALFEA VALSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR ALGFEA ALGSPR 28th 0
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 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 DC Points 2006 Interwetten.com ZOL1 ZOL2 MON1 IST1 IST2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 DON1 DON2 LMS1 LMS2 CAT1 CAT2 22nd 13
American open–wheel racing results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Atlantic Championship YearTeam123456789101112RankPoints 2007 Condor MotorsportsLVGLBHHOUPOR1POR2CLEMTTTOREDM1EDM2SJOROA2nd310
IndyCar Series Year Team No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref 2008 Conquest Racing 34HMSSTP MOT1LBH1 KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MOH EDM KTY SNM DET29th71 A.J. Foyt Racing 41CHI 1 Run on same day.
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums(Non-win) Top 10s(Non-podium) Indianapolis 500Wins Championships124000100
Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2008 Guthrie RacingHMSSTP1STP2KANINDYMILIOW11WGL118WGL217NSH7MOH12MOH220KTY14SNM11SNM25CHI17th220
Complete Superleague Formula results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Pts2008A.S. Roma DON1 DON2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZOL1 ZOL2 EST1 EST2 VLL1 VLL2 JER1 JER2 5th 3072009A.S. Roma MAG1 MAG2 ZOL1 ZOL2 DON1 DON2 EST1 EST2 MNZ1 MNZ2 JAR1 JAR2 13th 2112010CR Flamengo SIL1 SIL2 ASS1 ASS2 MAG1 MAG2 JAR1 JAR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZOL1 ZOL2 6th 540Olympique Lyonnais BRH1 BRH2 ADR1 ADR2 POR1 POR2 18th 235GD Bordeaux ORD1 ORD2 BEI1 BEI2 NAV1 NAV2 11th 392Source:
Super Final results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 122009A.S. Roma MAG ZOL DON EST MNZ JAR2010CR Flamengo SIL ASS MAG JAR NÜR ZOLOlympique Lyonnais BRH ADR PORGD Bordeaux ORD BEI NAV
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup