Gary Formato

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Gary Formato

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Born|  (1974-11-19) November 19, 1974 (age 50)
Nationality| South African
Occupation|

* Racing Driver
* Director
* Co-Founder

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.

## Contents

* 1 Sportscar career
* 1.1 1998
* 2 Racing record
* 2.1 24 Hours of Le Mans results
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Sportscar career[edit]

#### 1998[edit]

Formato 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 him 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[edit]

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]

Year | Team  | Co-Drivers  | Car  | Class  | Laps  | Pos.  | Class

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1999 | Riley & Scott Europe  | Olivier Thévenin

Philipe Gache

| Riley & Scott MKIII-Ford  | LMP  | 24  | DNF  | DNF
2000  | SMG Compétition  | Philipe Gache

Didier Cottaz

| Courage C60-Judd  | LMP900  | 219  | DNF  | DNF
2001  | Panoz Motor Sports  | Klaus Graf

Jamie Davies

| Panoz LMP07-Élan  | LMP900  | 86  | DNF  | DNF
Sources: [7][8][9]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "Gary Formato • Career & Character Info | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
2. ↑ Magazine, Speedsport. "Gary Formato: Racedriver biography - career and success". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
3. ↑ "Driver: Gary Formato | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
4. ↑ Magazine, Speedsport. "International Sports Racing Series - 1998: Entrylist". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
5. ↑ O'Neil, Terry (2015-06-01). Ferrari 333 SP. Veloce Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84584-758-6.
6. ↑ Magazine, Speedsport. "Race result: International Sports Racing Series, Race 8 of season 1998 in Kyalami". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
7. ↑ "Le Mans 24 Hours 1999 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
8. ↑ "Le Mans 24 Hours 2000 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
9. ↑ "Le Mans 24 Hours 2001 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.

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