Simon Pagenaud
Professional racing driver
2019 Indy 500 winner and 2016 INDYCAR Series Champion
French racer Simon Pagenaud has 12 seasons of INDYCAR under his belt, of which seven with one of the most successful teams of the sport, Team Penske.
2019 Indy 500 winner
With Penske, he wins the 2019 Indianapolis 500 and becomes the first Frenchman to win “the greatest race in the world” in 99 years.
2016 Indycar Champion
Pagenaud’s INDYCAR record includes 15 wins, 14 pole positions (including the Indy 500), 38 podiums, the 2016 INDYCAR Series title, and runner-up in 2017 and 2019. The Frenchman was voted Best Rookie in 2012.
Outside of INDYCAR, Pagenaud scored 28 wins including 13 in Sports Car racing and 11 in Formula Renault. He won the 2022 and 2023 editions of the 24 Hours of Daytona and the U.S. ALMS LMP Endurance Championship in 2010. In 2023, he returned to Le Mans for the first time since 2011 to participate in this mythical race with COOL Racing
INDYCAR Track Records
Wins
Pole Positions
Podiums
Indy 500
Championship
Latest News
The Sim Driver Behind Cadillac’s Formula 1 Team
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Simon Pagenaud strengthens technical development role with Cadillac Formula 1 Team through simulator expertise
Following his accident in July 2023 at the INDYCAR race at Mid-Ohio, where he suffered a severe concussion, Simon Pagenaud has successfully transitioned his driving expertise into a new role as one of the official Cadillac Formula 1 Team simulator drivers as the team...
Simon Pagenaud pays tribute to Gil de Ferran at the 2024 Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis, May 23, 2024 – Simon Pagenaud has a long and successful history with the Indianapolis 500, racing in it 12 times, and winning it from pole position in 2019. But this year, he will not be at the IMS to race, he will be there to honor his friend and...
