Bertrand Baguette
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Bertrand Baguette (born 23 February 1986) is a Belgian professional racing driver.
He has competed in many motorsport formulaes since 2000.
On the n°17 Honda NSX-GT from Keihin Real Racing, he currently competes in Super GT for Honda.
In 2013 and the 2013 FIA WEC World Champion LMP2 class for drivers and teams, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Career
Baguette, a 14-year-old boy, began karting in his provincial championship, piloting "Blue" class karts, which finished fifth in a series. For the first time, he returned to junior high school in 2001, but he also competed in the national championship for the first time. He came third in the provincial level championship, but he came in fourth place in the national rankings, but was four places lower. Baguette won four different Intercontinental A class championships in 2002, with a runner-up finish at the provincial level, despite competing in only certain activities due to prior higher-ranked participation in the Belgian, French, or European championships. He continued to perform in his fourth year of karting by winning the Belgian Championship and finishing second in a partial campaign in the provincial championship. In 1600cc Formula Renault Belgium, he earned a scholarship to give him a ride.
In 2004, Baguette entered single seater racing. Marc Goossens Motorsport won the Belgian Formula Renault 1600cc last year as part of his scholarship award. He finished third in the championship, winning three titles and four poles during the season.
Baguette won both Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and French Formula Renault 2.0 championships with Epsilon Euskadi next season. He came in eighth (tied on points with seventh Junior Strous) in the European championship and eleventh in the French one, with a second place at Pau. He continued in both series in 2006 with his fourth place overall in the Eurocup, with five podiums and a victory at Le Mans, finishing just 11 points behind championship winner Filipe Albuquerque. He came in eighth place in the French championship, once more for Epsilon Euskadi.
Baguette joined the 3.5-litre Formula Renault 3.5 Series with the eponymous Kurt Mollekens-run KTR team in 2007, where he earned two podium finishes in his first season. At Autodromo Nazionale Monza, he was on the verge of winning his first race in this class before a blown tyre. He remained in the sport in 2008, contributing to the Italian team Draco, where he won his first victory and ended seventh in the championship.
Baguette remained with Draco throughout the 2009 season. Baguette and Marcos Martnez were tied on points after a good start with four podiums before the Silverstone meeting. Baguette regained control in the second half of the season to lead by an undisputed 34 points in the championship with a round to go. Baguette eventually won both races of the season's last meeting at Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, thus defeating Fairuz Fauzy by 57 points. Baguette earned fives victories and ten podiums during his 2009 campaign.
He was given the opportunity to try the Renault R29 Formula One at Jerez on December 1st, 2009, as a reward for his championship victory. On December 3, he also put the BMW Sauber F1.09 car through its paces.
Baguette will race their second car in the IndyCar Series beginning on March 22nd, 2010.
Baguette finished 22nd in the 2010 Indianapolis 500 after losing several laps in the pits to replace a rear-view mirror that had fallen off.
He had a top finish at Kentucky after qualifying 6th after a good showing throughout the season, especially on ovals.
Baguette was unable to purchase a full-time seat to the 2011 IndyCar Series due to a lack of funds. However, he could enter the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with a letterman Lanigan Racing team, including Bobby Rahal's team Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. 30 cars are on the road. Baguette qualified on the fifth row for his second Indy 500 after showing an impressive pace during practice. Throughout the race, he was consistently positioned within the first half of the field, and on lap 189, he gave Danica Patrick a pass to lead the 2011 Indianapolis 500. His race engineer bet on the race by postponing his time out on track, wishing for a late yellow flag that might have given the car a good chance of winning, but Baguette had to pit three laps before the race ended due to a lack of fuel and late yellow flags. He came in seventh, his best showing of his career in IndyCar.
Baguette had tested at Jerez for Renault F1 and BMW Sauber two days later. After many popular candidates such as Timo Glock, Heikki Kovalainen, Romain Grosjean, Takuma Sato, Nick Heidfeld, Christian Klien, and Jacques Villeneuve were expected to replace Robert Kubica's teammate at Renault, Vitaly Petrov, were among those able to replace Baguette, but the position was eventually filled by Vitaly Petrov.
Baguette was recruited by OAK Racing to drive Morgan-Nissans in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2013. Baguette's co-drivers Rizón and Martin Plowman are co-drivers of the number 35 entry.
The OAK Racing Morgan LMP2-Nissan No. 1 started the 2013 season at 6 hrs of Silverstone, the OAK Racing Morgan LMP2-Nissan No. 3. 35 players finished fourth (twelfth overall) for their first ten points for the World Championship.
On the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, González, Baguette, and Plowman finished third place (for cars that were registered for points in the FIA World Endurance Championship), in the LMP2 class (eleventh overall).
Baguette and his co-drivers Ripo González and Martin Plowman from OAK Racing Morgan's LMP2-Nissan team won the 81st edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP2 class in 2013 (seventh overall). The Circuit de la Sarthe's Morgan LMP2 covered a total of 329 laps, with several notable accidents bringing out a record number of safety car caution periods.
On the 30th of August to the first of September, the 6 Hours of So Paulo were held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. González, Baguette, and Plowman qualified for second place in the LMP2 category, only behind Oreca's 03-Nissan team (Rusinov, Martin and Conway). With this success, the Belgian driver earned his second podium appearance of the year.
The 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, were on September 20–22. González, Baguette, and Plowman secured their seventh position in the LMP2 category (eleventh overall).
Following a two-hour delay, the race was revived once more under the safety car, clocking another eight circuits before officials called a stop to the contest, which eventually brought an end to the competition. The No. 1 in the United States is No. 2. 35 OAK Morgan-Nissan (Bay, González, and Plowman) started in pole position and was named overall champion of the LMP2 class (fourth overall) in the same position where they started in the same position. All the teams and drivers in the competition will be awarded half points due to difficult weather.
The No. 1 ranked the No. in Beijing during the 6 hours of September 8–9. The 35 OAK Morgan-Nissan trio (Bayette, González, and Plowman) qualified in fourth place and ended in third place (7th overall). With this new podium, the French team extends their advantage by 15 points to the championship's final run.
González, Baguette, and Plowman qualified in sixth place in the sixth run of the season, finishing in fourth place (sixth overall). Therefore, Bertrand Baguette of Belgium won the 2013 FIA World Championship for drivers and teams in LMP2 class.
Baguette, a Honda factory driver, started competing in the Super GT championship in Japan in 2014. He rode for Epson Nakajima Racing in the GT500 class from 2014 to 2018, then Kosuke Matsuura in the 2017 and 2018 seasons. During these seasons, the team's Honda NSX-GT was the only GT500 vehicle in the series to feature Dunlop Tyres, which were generally lacking results in comparison to rival tyre manufacturers.
Baguette earned his first Super GT podium at Fuji Speedway in 2014 during his first season in the series. The Epson Nakajima Racing Honda won the Suzuka 1000km in 2017, which is considered Japan's biggest marathon. Baguette and Matsuura led the Epson Nakajima Racing Honda to victory. In addition, 2017, the event was run as a 1000 km run and part of the Super GT calendar for the final year.
Baguette was confirmed to drive the No. 2 in the 2019 season. 17 Keihin Real Racing Honda NSX-GT with Bridgestone tyres, partnering with Japanese driver Koudai Tsukakoshi. During the 2019 season, they gained two pole positions and one podium, but not win a race.
Honda kept the two drivers for the next season. After scoring the fastest overall time of the pre-season tests in Okayama in March, the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Baguette returned to Belgium. The 2020 season began in July, although Baguette barely missed the season opener due to Japan's prohibitions on foreigners entering the country, but he could obtain his visa in time for the first race. Baguette's season was the best one yet for the pair, as he and Tsukakoshi won two games at Fuji and the fourth round at Motegi, respectively, and fighting the entire season for the title. Baguette started the race in second place and overthrew the leader during his time as a result of his time in office, before Tsukakoshi completed the course without errors. On countback going into the final round at Fuji, where ten teams may have a chance to win the title. After a long run of poor qualifying in which the No. NSX ranked fourth, the Real Racing NSX placed fourth in the class. The 17 car could only be in twelfth position. Baguette and Tsukakoshi finished third in the championship, ten points behind No. 98. Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino have led Team Kunimitsu's Kunimitsu NSX.
Baguette was with the No. 2021 in 2021, and he was remained with the Real Racing team. Following the merger of Keihin and Astemo, 17 Honda is now sponsored by Astemo. After starting only 11th, the Belgian, who is now partnering Tsukakoshi, won the Fuji 500km race, the longest of the season. Together with two other top-five finishes, the pair managed to win their second podium in Sugo. They had a chance to win the championship after eight points off the lead, but early contact ended their season and they ended in sixth in the standings.
Baguette has confirmed that after eight years of success, seven podiums, and two pole positions, he would leave Honda at the end of the 2021 season.
Baguette ran in the high-end Japanese Super Formula championship in 2015 and 2016, as part of his Super GT program. He rode a Honda-powered motorcycle for Nakajima Racing, winning his fifth best result in the 2016 season's final race at Suzuka.