Alexandre Prémat

Alexandre Prémat (born 5 November 1982 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Île-de-France, France) is a French racing driver, who competed in the FIA GP2 Series between 2005 and 2006. The Frenchman would claim three victories in his time in GP2, before going on to win the A1 Grand Prix Championship and the Le Mans Series.

Prémat was promoted to the inaugural GP2 Series by ART Grand Prix after a run to second in the Formula 3 Euroseries, partnering Nico Rosberg. The two would go on to challenge for the title, before Prémat's challenge faded after a five race pointless run towards the end of the season as Rosberg claimed the crown.

Retained by ART for 2006, Prémat would have a new teammate in the form of Lewis Hamilton, and was picked as one of the favourites for the title. However, the Frenchman would be unable to match the consistency of his British teammate across the campaign, settling for third as Hamilton claim the title.

At the end of the 2006 season Prémat moved into touring and sports cars, racing primarily in the DTM as a factory Audi driver. 2008 saw the Frenchman claim the Le Mans Series title, before a charge to a class victory in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in 2011. From 2012 onward Prémat would race in the International V8 Supercars Championship in Australia, originally as a full time entrant only to settle for a role as an Enduro only driver from the 2014 season through to 2019.

Background
Prémat began his career in karting at the age of ten, and would go on to win a regional title, as well as finish second in the ICC European Championship in 2000. 2000 would also see Prémat make his debut in single seaters, joining Formula Renault Campus France, finishing second. Moving into the full French Formula Renault championship for 2001, the Frenchman would finish ninth in that series, having begun a relationship with ART Grand Prix that would carry him through to the end of his GP2 Series career.

ASM Artisan: 2002 - 2004
Retained by ART's junior team ASM for 2002, Prémat would go on to claim the French Formula Renault championship with three wins, while also making four appearances in the Formula Renault Eurocup. ASM duly moved the Frenchman into the new Formula 3 Euro Series for 2003, which saw Prémat go on to claim one win and seventh in the final standings. For 2004 Prémat would stay in the Euro Series with ASM, and would duly finish as runner-up while also taking victories in the non-championship Macau Grand Prix and Masters of Formula 3 events.

GP2 Series History
Prémat was signed by ART Grand Prix ahead of the inaugural 2005 FIA GP2 Series, with the Frenchman partnering fellow F3 Euroseries graduate Nico Rosberg for the season.

Post GP2 Series Career
Prémat would race in the inaugural A1 Grand Prix championship for Team France during the 2005/06 season, winning the title with seven race wins. After serving as a test driver for Spyker in Formula One during 2006, Prémat would call time on his single seater career, joining the DTM as a factory driver for Audi Sport. The following year saw Audi place Prémat in the Le Mans Series, which saw the Frenchman claim the title alongside Mike Rockenfeller despite not winning a race across the season.

Touring and Enduros: 2009 - 2019
The withdrawal of Audi from the Le Mans Series left Prémat with only a DTM programme for 2009, although he did race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for a third straight year. In 2011 Prémat would lose his DTM seat and switch to driving for Peugeot, which saw the Frenchman make a return to Le Mans, before winning his class at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. 2012 saw Prémat move to Australia to compete in the International V8 Supercars Championship, taking a full season seat in a customer Holden.

After two full seasons of V8 Supercars, Prémat agreed to step down from full time driving duties, although he would secure a role as an Enduro driver for 2014 onward. In 2016 Prémat claimed his first V8 Supercars win alongside Shane van Gisbergen in the Gold Coast 600, with the duo also claiming the Enduro Cup as a result. In 2019 Prémat would win Australia's biggest national race, the Bathurst 1000, alongside Scott McLaughlin, before missing out on a drive in the 2020 season due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Full GP2 Series Record
Shown below are a series of tables outlining 's career in the GP2 Series in statistical form.

GP2 Series Entries
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for during their GP2 career:

Career Results
Below is a table showing 's full GP2 Series record.


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