Fabien Giroix

Fabien Giroix
Fabien Giroix
Born	September 17, 1960 (age 66); Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Paris, France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1984–2010 (approximate based on career timeline)

Fabien Giroix (born 17 September 1960) is a professional racing driver from Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Paris, France.

Formula cars

Giroix launched his motorsport journey in the French Formula Renault series in 1984, securing a 4th place finish. The following year, he competed in the French Formula Three Championship, ending the season in 12th position. In 1986, he took part selectively in both British and German Formula Three competitions. By 1987, Giroix had entered prominent F3 races such as Monaco and the Macau Grand Prix. That same year marked his debut in the World Touring Car Championship and the DTM, piloting an Alpina-prepared BMW M3. In 1988, he participated in the initial five rounds of the International Formula 3000 season with Sport Auto Racing, achieving a pole position start and fourth-place finish at the Circuito de Jerez and concluding the year 17th in the overall standings.

Touring cars

In 1989, Giroix committed full-time to the DTM series, driving a BMW M3 for Schnitzer Motorsport. Over 21 races, he achieved ten podium finishes and ended the championship ranked third. During that year, he also triumphed at the prestigious 24 Hours of Nürburgring, sharing driving duties with Emanuele Pirro and Roberto Ravaglia for Team Bigazzi. The following season, his DTM ranking dropped to ninth, but he claimed victory at the Spa 24 Hours alongside teammates Johnny Cecotto and Markus Oestreich. In 1991, Giroix competed in ten events for Zakspeed behind the wheel of a Mercedes 190E Evo, finishing 23rd in the standings.

The 1992 season saw him racing a BMW M3 for Garage du BAC in the French Supertouring Championship, where he finished fourth overall. The next year, Giroix drove a factory-supported Seat Toledo for seven rounds, ending up 16th in the championship. Additionally, he secured third place in the Porsche Carrera Cup France. Later in 1993, he returned full-time to Seat's French Supertouring squad, finishing eleventh overall and also placed sixth in that year’s Carrera Cup.

Sports cars

Starting from 1995, Giroix concentrated on top-tier sports car racing by establishing his own outfit, Giroix Racing Team. Campaigning a McLaren F1 GTR in the BPR Global GT Series, his team earned two podium finishes from five starts. At his first appearance in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, his squad finished fifth overall and fourth within their class amid a dominant field of GT1 McLaren F1 GTRs. In 1996, Giroix divided his efforts between his McLaren and a factory Lotus Esprit entry; however, his McLaren failed to complete Le Mans that year. By 1997, Giroix Racing served as Lotus's official factory team running the Lotus Elise GT1 in the FIA GT Championship, though results were disappointing. In 1998, he made a lone FIA GT appearance driving a Zakspeed Porsche 911.

Throughout the early 2000s, Giroix participated intermittently in sports car competitions before joining the Speedcar Series in 2008, where he finished tenth over eight races. As of 2010, he continued to compete with four starts piloting a Lamborghini Gallardo in the French GT Championship.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

(key) (Bold indicates pole position; italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Points
1987	BMW Alpina	BMW M3	HOC	ZOL	NÜR	AVU	MFA	NOR	NÜR	WUN	DIE	SAL												16th	40
1989	BMW M Team Schnitzer	BMW M3 Evo	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	MFA 1	MFA 2	AVU 1	AVU 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	DIE < br >1 < br >	DIE < br >2 < br >	NÜR < br >1 < br >	NÜR < br >2 < br >	HOC < br >1 < br >	HOC < br >2 < br >		3rd	265
1990	BMW M Team Schnitzer	BMW M3 Sport Evo	ZOL < br >1 < br >	ZOL < br >2 < br >	HOC < br >1 < br >	HOC < br >2 < br >	NÜR < br >1 < br >	NÜR < br >2 < br >	AVU < br >1 < br >	AVU < br >2 < br >	MFA < br >1 < br >	MFA < br >2 < br >	WUN < br >1 < br >

Full International Formula 3000 Results

(key) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole positions; those in italics represent fastest laps.)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos.	Points
1988	Sport Auto Racing	Lola T88/50	Cosworth	JER 4	VAL 17	PAU 8	SIL Ret	MNZ Ret	PER	BRH	BIR	BUG	ZOL	DIJ	17th	3

24 Hours of Le Mans Performance

Year	Team Name	Co-Drivers	Vehicle Model	Category	Completed Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1995	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Giroix Racing Team	Template:Country data CHE Template:Namespace detect showall Jean-Denis Delétraz Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Olivier Grouillard	McLaren F1 GTR	GT1	290	5th place overall	4th in class
1996	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Giroix Racing Team	Template:Country data CHE Template:Namespace detect showall Jean-Denis Delétraz Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Maurizio Sandro Sala	McLaren F1 GTR	GT1	146 laps completed	Did Not Finish (DNF)	Did Not Finish (DNF)
1997	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall GT1 Lotus Racing	Template:Country data CHE Template:Namespace detect showall Jean-Denis Delétraz Template:Country data THA Template:Namespace detect showall Ratanakul Prutirat	Lotus Elise GT1-Chevrolet	GT1		Did Not Qualify (DNQ)	Did Not Qualify (DNQ)
2011	Template:Country data ARE Template:Namespace detect showall Gulf Aston Martin Racing AMR Middle East	Germany Roald Goethe Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Wainwright	Aston Martin Vantage GT2	GTE Am	141	Did Not Finish (DNF)	Did Not Finish (DNF)
2012	Template:Country data ARE Template:Namespace detect showall Gulf Racing Middle East	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Ludovic Badey Template:Country data SWE Template:Namespace detect showall Stefan Johansson	Lola B12/80-Nissan	LMP2	92	Did Not Finish (DNF)	Did Not Finish (DNF)
2013	Template:Country data ARE Template:Namespace detect showall Gulf Racing Middle East	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Philippe Haezebrouck Template:Country data JPN Template:Namespace detect showall Keiko Ihara	Lola B12/80-Nissan	LMP2	22	Did Not Finish (DNF)	Did Not Finish (DNF)

Complete FIA GT Championship Records

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are marked in italics)

Year	Team Name	Vehicle Model	Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Pos.	Points Earned
1997	GT1 Lotus Racing	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Class	HOC "Retired"	SIL "Retired"	"HEL" "12th"	"NÜR" "Retired"	"SPA" "8th"	"A1R" "Retired"	"SUZ" "Retired"	"DON" "Retired"		"SEB" "Retired"	"LAG" "Retired"	NC (Not Classified)	0 points earned
1998 FIA GT Championship#Season_summary_and_results_–_GT1_class#Zakspeed_Racing_Zakspeed#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98#Porsche_911_GT1-98	Zakspeed Racing	Porsche 911 GT1-98	GT1	1998 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km	1998 FIA GT Silverstone 500km	1998 FIA GT Hockenheim 500km	1998 FIA GT Dijon 500km	1998 FIA GT Budapest 500km	style="background:#CFCFFF;" \|1998 Suzuka 1000km "8th"	1998 FIA GT Donington 500km	1998 FIA GT A1-Ring 500km	1998 FIA GT Homestead 500km	1998 FIA GT Laguna Seca 500km	NC	0
2000 FIA GT Championship	First Racing	Ferrari 550 Maranello	GT	style="background:#EFCFFF;" \|2000 FIA GT Valencia 500km "Retired"	2000 FIA GT Estoril 500km	style="background:#EFCFFF;" \|2000 FIA GT Monza 500km "Retired"	2000 FIA GT Silverstone 500km	2000 FIA GT Budapest 500km	style="background:#EFCFFF;" \|2000 FIA GT Zolder 500km "Retired"	2000 FIA GT A1-Ring 500km	2000 FIA GT Lausitzring 500km	style="background:#EFCFFF;" \|2000 FIA GT Brno 500km "Retired"	style="background:#EFCFFF;" \|2000 FIA GT Magny-Cours 500km "Retired"	NC	0

Full GT1 World Championship Outcomes

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Rank	Points
2011 Belgian Racing Ford style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| ABU QR 14 style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| ABU CR Ret ZOL QR ZOL CR ALG QR ALG CR SAC QR SAC CR SIL QR SIL CR NAV QR NAV CR PRI QR PRI CR ORD QR ORD CR BEI QR BEI CR SAN QR SAN CR 41st 0

Full FIA World Endurance Championship Outcomes

(legend) (Races highlighted in bold signify pole position; those in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Entry	Category	Vehicle	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pos.	Points Earned
2012	Gulf Racing Middle East	LMP2	Lola B12/80	Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8	SEB 22	SPA 10	LMS Ret	SIL 15	SÃO 24	BHR Ret	FUJ 13	SHA Ret	60th	3
2013	Gulf Racing Middle East	LMP2	Lola B12/80	Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8	SIL	SPA 9	LMS Ret	SÃO	COA	FUJ	SHA		17th	16
2013	Delta-ADR	LMP2	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8								style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| BHR 6	17th	16

Full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(legend) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)

Season	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos.	Points
2014	Action Express Racing	P	Coyote Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	DAY 3rd	SEB	LBH	LAG	DET	WGL	MOS	IMS	ROA	COA	PET	43rd	31

External links

Images of Giroix’s race vehicles via Racing Sports Cars