Fabien Giroix


Fabien Giroix is a French racing driver from Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Paris.

Racing career

Formula cars

Giroix began his career in French Formula Renault in 1984, finishing 4th. In 1985 he drove in the French Formula Three Championship and finished 12th. In 1986 he only participated in a handful of Formula 3 races in the British and German series. In 1987 he drove in two major F3 races and made his World Touring Car Championship and made his DTM debut in an Alpina BMW M3. In 1988 he drove in the first five races of the International Formula 3000 season for Sport Auto Racing, starting second and finishing fourth in his first start at Circuito de Jerez. The points from that race were good enough for 17th in the championship.

Touring cars

In 1989 Giroix joined the DTM circuit full-time driving a BMW M3 for Schnitzer Motorsport, finishing 3rd in points with 10 podium finishes in 21 starts. He also drove in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and with teammates Emanuele Pirro and Roberto Ravaglia won the race in their Team Bigazzi BMW M3. In 1990 he dropped to 9th in points for the same team but won the Spa 24 Hours with teammates Johnny Cecotto and Markus Oestreich. In 1991 he made ten starts for Zakspeed in their Mercedes 190E Evo, finishing 23rd in points.
In 1992 Giroix drove in the French Supertouring Championship in a Garage du BAC BMW M3 and finished 4th in points. In 1993 he got a factory drive in a Seat Toledo for 7 races and finished 16th in points. He also finished 3rd in the Porsche Carrera Cup France. In 1993 he returned to the Seat factory team full-time in French Supertouring and finished 11th as well as finishing 6th in French Carrera Cup.

Sports cars

In 1995 Giroix moved to high-level sports car racing with his own Giroix Racing Team that campaigned a McLaren F1 GTR in the BPR Global GT Series where he finished on the podium twice in five starts and competed in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans where his team finished 5th overall and 4th in class in a race uncharacteristically dominated by GT1-class McLaren F1 GTR's. In 1996 he split his time in Global GT between his own GTR and a factory Lotus Esprit. The Giroix McLaren F1 GTR failed to finish at Le Mans in 1996. In 1997 Giroix's team became the factory-backed outfit for the Lotus Elise GT1 in the FIA GT Championship but the season was not successful. In 1998 he only made one start in a Zakspeed Porsche 911 in FIA GT. Giroix drove in a handful of sports car races throughout most of the 2000s before resurfacing in the Speedcar Series in 2008 where he competed in all 8 races and finished 10th in points. As of 2010 he remains an active driver, having made four starts in a Lamborghini Gallardo in the French GT Championship.

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324Pts
1987BMW AlpinaBMW M3HOCZOLNÜRAVUMFANORNÜR
2		WUNDIE
1		SAL16th40
1989BMW M Team SchnitzerBMW M3 EvoZOL
1
2		ZOL
2
2		HOC
1
9		HOC
2
4		NÜR
1
2		NÜR
2
2		MFA
1
8		MFA
2
Ret		AVU
1
10		AVU
2
2		NÜR
1
10		NÜR
2
8		NOR
1
6		NOR
2
3		HOC
1
8		HOC
2
3		DIE
1
3		DIE
2
3		NÜR
1
7		NÜR
2
7		HOC
1
11		HOC
2
3		3rd265
1990BMW M Team SchnitzerBMW M3 Sport EvoZOL
1
3		ZOL
2
Ret		HOC
1
5		HOC
2
8		NÜR
1
5		NÜR
2
2		AVU
1
7		AVU
2
3		MFA
1
Ret		MFA
2
21		WUN
1
8		WUN
2
6		NÜR
1
Ret		NÜR
2
DNS		NOR
1
7		NOR
2
7		DIE
1
3		DIE
2
18		NÜR
1
12		NÜR
2
8		HOC
1
12		HOC
2
DNS		9th94
1991Zakspeed RacingMercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo IIZOL
1
11		ZOL
2
9		HOC
1
Ret		HOC
2
8		NÜR
1
Ret		NÜR
2
17		AVU
1
17		AVU
2
19		WUN
1
11		WUN
2
12		NOR
1		NOR
2		DIE
1		DIE
2		NÜR
1		NÜR
2		ALE
1		ALE
2		HOC
1		HOC
2		BRN
1		BRN
2		DON
1		DON
2		23rd5

Complete International Formula 3000 results

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011Pts
1988Sport Auto RacingLola T88/50CosworthJER
4		VAL
17		PAU
8		SIL
Ret		MNZ
Ret		PERBRHBIRBUGZOLDIJ17th3

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete FIA GT Championship results

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011Pts
1997GT1 Lotus RacingLotus Elise GT1GT1HOC
Ret		SIL
Ret		HEL
12		NÜR
Ret		SPA
8		A1R
Ret		SUZ
Ret		DON
Ret		MUGSEB
Ret		LAG
Ret		NC0
1998Zakspeed RacingPorsche 911 GT1-98GT1OSCSILHOCDIJHUNSUZ
8		DONA1RHOMLAGNC0
2000First RacingFerrari 550 MaranelloGTVAL
Ret		ESTMNZ
Ret		SILHUNZOL
Ret		A1RLAUBRN
Ret		MAG
Ret		NC0

Complete GT1 World Championship results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassCarEngine12345678Pts
2012Gulf Racing Middle EastLMP2Lola B12/80Nissan VK45DE 4.5 V8SEB
22		SPA
10		LMS
Ret		SIL
15		SÃO
24		BHR
Ret		FUJ
13		SHA
Ret		60th3
2013Gulf Racing Middle EastLMP2Lola B12/80Nissan VK45DE 4.5 V8SILSPA
9		LMS
Ret		SÃOCOAFUJSHA17th16
2013Delta-ADRLMP2Oreca 03Nissan VK45DE 4.5 V8BHR
6		17th16

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567891011Pts
2014Action Express RacingPCoyote Corvette DPChevrolet 5.5L V8DAY
3		SEBLBHLAGDETWGLMOSIMSROACOAPET43rd31