Emmanuel Clérico

Emmanuel Clérico (born 30 December 1969) is a French racing driver. A French F3 runner-up and International Formula 3000 front-runner in the 1990s, he was test driver for the Larrousse and Ligier Formula One teams. A graduate of ACO's driving school, he went on to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and FIA GT Championship.

In 1999, Clérico won the Homestead 3 Hours together with Paul Belmondo, and in 2000 was crowned Lamborghini GTR SuperTrophy champion.

Clérico was part of the Pescarolo Sport crew that finished fourth overall at the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans behind the three factory Audis.

Clérico retired from motorsport in 2004, and now works as a farmer in Villepreux. He is a member of the Clérico family that owned the Moulin Rouge and Le Lido cabarets.

Racing record

ī===Complete International Formula 3000 results=== (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points 1994 Apomatox SILRet PAURet CATRet PERRet HOC15 SPARet EST7 MAGRet 19th 0 1995 Apomatox SILRet CAT4 PAU7 PERRet HOC4 SPA6 EST2 MAG5 6th 15

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps BBA Compétition Bernard Chauvin Laurent Lécuyer Venturi 600 LM LMGT1 130 DNF DNF La Filière Elf Jean-Philippe Belloc Henri Pescarolo Courage C36-Porsche LMP875 319 7th 4th Paul Belmondo Racing Jean-Claude Lagniez Guy Martinolle Chrysler Viper GTS-R LMGTS 309 16th 5th Pescarolo Sport Sébastien Bourdais Olivier Grouillard Courage C52-Peugeot LMP900 344 4th 4th Pescarolo Sport Didier Cottaz Boris Derichebourg Courage C60-Peugeot LMP900 42 DNF DNF DAMS Philippe Gache Michel Neugarten Lola B98/10-Judd LMP900 150 NC NC