Franck Lagorce

About Franck Lagorce

Franck Lagorce began competing at the age of 11 by practicing karting and became the French Minime champion of the discipline in 1981. Victories continued to accumulate over the years, in cadet, junior, including in the premier category, the 125 cm³ at the European level.

In 1987, he started his single-seater career in Formula Ford on the Montlhéry circuit alongside karting. In 1990, he became the vice-champion of France in Formula Renault and in 1992, the French champion in Formula 3. This opened the doors to Formula 3000 in 1993, where he became the vice-champion of France in Formula 3000 the same year, and in 1994, the intercontinental and French vice-champion in this same discipline. He participated that same year in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Courage Compétition team and even secured pole position.

Thanks to his results, he was signed in 1994 by the Ligier team as a test driver and participated at the end of the season in two Formula 1 Grands Prix, starting on November 6, 1994, at the Japanese Grand Prix, which ended with a retirement on the tenth lap, followed by an eleventh place at the Australian Grand Prix.

Keeping in touch with the world of karting, and as a guest, he finished first in the Paris Bercy Indoor International, which he also won in 1998 and 2001. He continued to serve as a test driver for Ligier in 1995, before taking on the same role at Forti Corse in 1996, without competing in any Grands Prix.

He ventured into GT, touring, endurance competitions, and the Andros Trophy. He won the Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy in 1996. He participated ten times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1994 to 2003, with a fifth place as his best result in 1998 with the Nissan Motorsport team. He raced for the biggest endurance manufacturers such as Nissan with the R390GT1, Mercedes-Benz with the CLR, Courage, Cadillac, Riley & Scott, Panoz, and Pescarolo Sport.

In 2003, he took part in stages of the World Rally Raid Championship and

From 2004, he began his transition by becoming a consultant for television channels France Télévision, Canal+, Motors TV, and then Eurosport France, and became one of the hosts of the Andros Trophy with 11 participations.

In September 2004, Franck Lagorce returned to his first passion, karting, and won the fourth round of the French championship in the 125 cm³ category in Angerville. In 2005, he was appointed by the French Automobile Sports Federation as the captain of the French karting team, with which he achieved good results. World Champion, Vice Champion of Europe, and 8 titles of French champion.

Franck Lagorce is currently a consultant and commentator for Eurosport France for the GP2 Series, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and participates in the show Dimanche F1.

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