Bertrand Baguette
Date of Birth: 23 February 1986 (age 36)
Birth Place: Thimister-Clermont, Belgium
Seasons Competed: 2013
Starts: 2
Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Poles: 0
Fastest Laps: 0
Best Standings Finish: 38th (2013)
Profile:
A rising start in open wheel with a successful pedigree on both Formula Renault 3.5 Series and IndyCar when he began transitioning to sports car racing in the early 2010’s, Bertrand Baguette made an one-off trip to stock car racing in 2013 when he participated in the fourth round of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season at Tours Speedway.
Racing with Nathalie Maillet’s Racing Club Partners in the No. 20 Toyota Camry, Baguette scored a top-10 finish on his debut before he was forced to retire in his second and final race in the series.
Baguette has since moved to Japan’s Super GT series where he has achieved plenty of success in the GT500 class, the biggest of which came in 2022 when he and Kazuki Hiramine won the GT500 driver’s championship with Calsonic Team Impul to end a 27-year Super GT title drought for one of Japan’s most legendary racing teams.
Year-by-Year Statistics:
| Season | Class | Car | Team | Points | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Podiums | Poles | FL’s | ||||
| Starts | Top 5’s | Top 10’s | DNF’s | ||||
| 2013 | Elite | #20 Racing Club Partners Toyota | Racing Club Partners | 65 | 38th | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Previous Career Accomplishments:
- 2022 – Super GT – Champion
- 2020 – Super GT – 3rd Place
- 2013 – FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 Class Driver’s Champion, 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 Class Winner
- 2012 – European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Class Runner-Up
- 2009 – Formula Renault 3.5 Series – Champion
- 2006 – Formula Renault 1.6 Series – 3rd Place
Disclaimer: Previous Career Accomplishments are courtesy of Driver Database. Unless noted on the photo, all photos are courtesy of NASCAR Whelen Euro Series / Stephane Azemard.
Last Updated: 26 April 2023