Gary Formato (born 19 November 1974)[1] is a South African former racing driver and current director and co-founder of the Sasol GTC Championship, alongside Vic Maharaj.
He is most notable for his 4 wins in the FIA Sportscar Championship and European Le Mans Series between 1998 and 2001.[2] Gary also competed in the 1995 International Formula 3000 Championship for the Durango team, starting all eight races but scoring no points.[3] Formato also started the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times between 1999 and 2001 but did not finish a race.[citation needed]
Sportscar career
edit1998
editFormato drove the #19 Solution F Riley & Scott MKIII,[4] getting a 3rd place during the first round in Barcelona behind two Ferrari 333 SPs[5] and a win during the season finale in Kyalami, where he and teammate Jerome Policand beat the #61 Dyson Racing of James Weaver and Butch Leitzinger in second place, and the #60 Risi Competitzione of Eric van de Poele and Wayne Taylor in third.[6]
Racing record
edit24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class
Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Riley & Scott Europe | Olivier Thévenin | Riley & Scott MKIII-Ford | LMP | 24 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 | SMG Compétition | Philipe Gache | Courage C60-Judd | LMP900 | 219 | DNF | DNF |
| 2001 | Panoz Motor Sports | Klaus Graf | Panoz LMP07-Élan | LMP900 | 86 | DNF | DNF |
| Sources:[7][8][9] | |||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gary Formato • Career & Character Info | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Magazine, Speedsport. "Gary Formato: Racedriver biography - career and success". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Driver: Gary Formato | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Magazine, Speedsport. "International Sports Racing Series - 1998: Entrylist". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ O'Neil, Terry (1 June 2015). Ferrari 333 SP. Veloce Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84584-758-6.
- ^ Magazine, Speedsport. "Race result: International Sports Racing Series, Race 8 of season 1998 in Kyalami". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Le Mans 24 Hours 1999 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Le Mans 24 Hours 2000 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Le Mans 24 Hours 2001 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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