Gil de Ferran

Gil de Ferran is a reminder of how international motorsport really is. Born near Paris but racing as a Brazilian, he became a back-to-back Champ Car champion with Team Penske in 2000 and 2001, then capped it with the 2003 Indianapolis 500, which is the win every open-wheel driver dreams about. What I respect most is that he didn't just drive fast and disappear. He built his own team, de Ferran Motorsports, and pushed into endurance racing with a strong American Le Mans Series run. His death in 2023 closed a career that spanned the sport from cockpit to ownership, and that breadth is what stays with me.

Gil de Ferran (11 November 1967 – 29 December 2023) was a 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 in 2009, with his own de Ferran Motorsports.

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Name (English)

Gil de Ferran

Name (Japanese)

ジル・ド・フェラン

Reading

じる・ど・ふぇらん

Born

November 11, 1967 – December 29, 2023

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Goat

Origin

Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

racing automobile driver

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.gildeferran.com.br/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Hauts-de-Seine
• racing automobile driver

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.