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Patrick Bornhauser

パトリック・ボーンハウザー　/　ぱとりっく・ぼーんはうざー

Racing automobile driver from France

June 29, 1957 (age 68)　・　Orléans, Loiret, France

Loiret
racing automobile driver
businessperson

My Take

Patrick Bornhauser is my favorite kind of competitor, the one who refuses to let age write his story. Winning the GTE-Am class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in both 2011 and 2012, in his fifties, is genuinely remarkable; that race punishes drivers half his age. I suspect his parallel life as a businessman sharpened the patience and strategic calm that endurance racing demands. There's something deeply admirable about reaching a career peak in maturity rather than youth. He treated experience as an asset rather than a limitation, and I find that mindset every bit as impressive as the trophies.

Overview

Patrick Georges Bornhauser (born 29 June 1957 in Orléans) is a French racing driver and businessman. In 2011 and 2012 he won the GTE-Am class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Patrick Bornhauser
Name (Japanese): パトリック・ボーンハウザー
Reading: ぱとりっく・ぼーんはうざー
Born: June 29, 1957 (age 68)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rooster
Origin: Orléans, Loiret, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: racing automobile driver / businessperson

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC

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