| Sébastien Bourdais |
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| Nationality | French |
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| Born | Sébastien Olivier Bourdais
(1979-02-28) 28 February 1979
Le Mans, France |
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| Racing licence | FIA Platinum
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| Achievements | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Champ Car World Series Champion
2002 International Formula 3000 Champion
1999 French Formula Three Champion
2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner
2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona GTLM Class winner
2016 24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Pro Class winner
2015, 2021 12 Hours of Sebring winner
2025 Rolex 24 at Daytona LMP2 Class winner |
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| Awards | 2003 CART FedEx Championship Series Rookie of the Year |
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| 151 races run over 12 years |
| Team(s) | No. 14 (A. J. Foyt Enterprises) |
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| Best finish | 7th (2018) |
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| First race | 2005 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) |
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| Last race | 2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach) |
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| First win | 2014 Honda Indy Toronto (Exhibition Place) |
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| Last win | 2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) |
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| Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
| 6 |
13 |
3 |
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| 73 races run over 5 years |
| Years active | 2003–2007 |
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| Best finish | 1st (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
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| First race | 2003 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) |
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| Last race | 2007 Gran Premio de Mexico (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez) |
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| First win | 2003 London Champ Car Trophy (Brands Hatch) |
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| Last win | 2007 Gran Premio de Mexico (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez) |
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| Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
| 31 |
44 |
31 |
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| Years | 1999–2002, 2004, 2007, 2009–2012, 2016, 2018–2020, 2022–2024 |
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| Teams | Larbre, Pescarolo, Peugeot, Ford-Ganassi, Risi, Vector, Cadillac-Ganassi |
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| Best finish | 2nd (2007, 2009, 2011) |
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| Class wins | 1 (2016) |
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Sébastien Olivier Bourdais (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ ɔlivje buʁdɛ]; born 28 February 1979) is a French professional racing driver who currently races in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Cadillac Hertz Team Jota in the Hypercar category. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing, having won 37 races. He won four successive championships in the open-wheel racing series-sanctioned Champ Car World Series from 2004 to 2007. Later he competed at the IndyCar Series from 2011 to 2021. He also entered 27 races in Formula One for the Toro Rosso team during 2008 and the start of 2009.
Bourdais has raced sports cars throughout his career, with spells at the Rolex Sports Car Series, American Le Mans Series, Le Mans Series, Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, FIA World Endurance Championship. He was a Peugeot Sport factory driver from 2007 to 2011, finishing runner-up three times at his home race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Frenchman was a Ford Performance factory driver from 2016 to 2019, winning the GTE-Pro class at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans. He became a Cadillac factory driver in 2022. As of January 2025, he has won 76 races in total.
