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.

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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

Origin

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

Occupation

racing automobile driver

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Goat

• Official sitehttp://www.gildeferran.com.br/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil%20de%20Ferran
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q705516

Tags

• Hauts-de-Seine
• racing automobile driver

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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