Théo Pourchaire
French racing driver (born 2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Théo Jérôme Julien Pourchaire (French pronunciation: [te.o puʁ.ʃɛʁ]; born 20 August 2003) is a French racing driver who most recently competed in the NTT IndyCar Series with Arrow McLaren.
Théo Pourchaire | |||||||
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Nationality | French | ||||||
Born | Théo Jérôme Julien Pourchaire (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 20) Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France | ||||||
IndyCar Series career | |||||||
6 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Team(s) | No. 6/7 (Arrow McLaren) | ||||||
First race | 2024 Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Honda Indy Toronto (Exhibition Place) | ||||||
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Previous series | |||||||
2024 2020–2023 2020 2019 2018 | Super Formula Championship FIA Formula 2 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship ADAC Formula 4 French F4 Junior Championship | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
2023 2019 2018 | FIA Formula 2 Championship ADAC Formula 4 French F4 Junior Championship | ||||||
Pourchaire started racing in single-seaters in 2018, and proceeded to win the Junior French F4 Championship. The following year, he moved up and won the 2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship, scrapping with Dennis Hauger to the title.[1][2] Pourchaire signed with ART Grand Prix for the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship and ended the season as runner-up behind Oscar Piastri by three points. The team promoted him to the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2021, ranking fifth in the standings during his rookie year. The Frenchman was runner-up in 2022, and claimed the title in 2023. In 2024, he temporarily raced in IndyCar with Arrow McLaren, substituting for the injured David Malukas.