Gil de Ferran

January 10, 2024
Driver

Quick Facts

Gil de Ferran
Full Name Gil de Ferran
Occupation Driver
Date Of Birth Nov 11, 1967(1967-11-11)
Age 57
Birthplace Paris
Country France
Birth City Île-de-France
Horoscope Scorpio

Gil de Ferran Biography

Name Gil de Ferran
Birthday Nov 11
Birth Year 1967
Place Of Birth Paris
Home Town Île-de-France
Birth Country France
Birth Sign Scorpio
Spouse Angela de Ferran
Children(s) Anna Ferran, Luke Ferran

Gil de Ferran is one of the most popular and richest Driver who was born on November 11, 1967 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

Inspired by the success of fellow Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi, de Ferran began his career in kart racing in the early 1980s. He graduated to Formula Ford level in 1987 and Formula Three in 1991. Driving for Edenbridge Racing, De Ferran finished the 1991 British Formula Three season in third, only behind Rubens Barrichello and David Coulthard. For the 1992 season, De Ferran moved to Paul Stewart Racing and won the title, scoring seven wins in the process.

1993 and 1994 were spent driving for Paul Stewart Racing in International Formula 3000. De Ferran finished fourth in the series in 1993 and then took the championship down to the wire in 1994, ultimately finishing third. In 1993, De Ferran tested for a day the Footwork Arrows Formula One team along with Dutch racer Jos Verstappen. His day was seriously compromised after he bumped his head while walking nearby the motorhome. His times also compared poorly to Verstappen’s.

Gil de Ferran Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Driver
House Living in own house.

Gil de Ferran is one of the richest Driver from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gil de Ferran 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gil de Ferran (born November 11, 1967 in Paris, France) is a French-born Brazilian professional racing driver and team owner. De Ferran was the 2000 and 2001 Champ Car champion driving for Team Penske and the winner of the 2003 Indianapolis 500. He also finished runner-up in the American Le Mans Series LMP1 class with his own de Ferran Motorsports.

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Who is Gil de Ferran Dating?

According to our records, Gil de Ferran married to Angela de Ferran. As of December 1, 2023, Gil de Ferran’s is not dating anyone.

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De Ferran finished 1997 as runner-up to Alex Zanardi with ten top-ten finishes but failed to score a single victory. He looked on course to win the season opener at Homestead but was knocked out of the lead by a lapped driver, Dennis Vitolo. At the Grand Prix of Portland he lost out to PacWest Racing’s Mark Blundell in the closest finish in CART history.

Facts & Trivia

Giuseppe Ranked on the list of most popular Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Gil de Ferran celebrates birthday on November 11 of every year.

In 1999 the breakthrough finally came as de Ferran beat Juan Pablo Montoya at Portland to take his first win since mid-1996 and the Walker team’s first since early-1995. However that victory would be the end of an era as Goodyear and Valvoline both left CART racing at the end of 1999. Toward the end of that season, de Ferran and Greg Moore were signed to Marlboro Team Penske to replace Al Unser, Jr. and the rotating arrangement of drivers employed after Andre Ribeiro retired. However, Moore was killed in a crash in the season finale and de Ferran’s fellow countryman Hélio Castroneves joined him.

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