Dominique Dupuy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Dominique Dupuy

French racing driver

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1957

Place of Birth: Ars, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Profession: chauffeur / chauffeuse, racing automobile driver

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Dominique Dupuy

  • Dominique Dupuy (born 26 August 1957) is a French racing driver. Dupuy began racing professionally in 1983 in Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo finishing 4th.
  • He moved to the French Formula Three Championship the following year and raced there until 1988.
  • After that, he moved to the professional French Porsche 944 Cup series and moved to the French Porsche Carrera Cup in 1991 where he would race until 1999.
  • He won the series championship 5 times ( record ) in 1993,1994,1997,1998 and 1999, with 40 wins (record) and would move onto the Porsche Supercup in 1995, winning 3rd place honors in Supercup in 1997.
  • He also won two times (1993-1994) 24 Hours of Le Mans in GT class with Porsche.
  • Double program for 1999, he won the French Porsche Carrera cup and finish 5th to the FIA GT World Championship with only 3 participations over 12 races.
  • After that he moved to the French GT Championship he signed on to drive a Chrysler Viper GTS-R, he won the championship two times (2000-2001), he also race with this viper in Spanish championship and he finish vice-champion.
  • Prior to the season beginning Dupuy and his Oreca teammates Olivier Beretta and Karl Wendlinger were the surprise overall winners of the 24 Hours of Daytona in their Viper.
  • Dupuy and the Oreca team were also the GTS champions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in both 1999 and 2000.
  • He also won 12H Sebring and Adelaide (2000).
  • Dupuy and his teammate François Fiat would go on to win the French GT Championship that year and repeated the feat in 2001.
  • He brought the first Saleen S7R in France in 2003 until 2005.
  • He retired from full-time competition in 2005 after and has not driven in French GT since 2007. He is now technical director of the First Racing team with 2 Lamborghini Gallardo in FFSA GT3.

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