🇫🇷 Simon Pagenaud

Simon Pagenaud is a French racing driver whose career took him from sports car competition into the top ranks of American open-wheel racing. He built an early reputation in the American Le Mans Series, where he claimed the top class championship in 2010 before transitioning to the IndyCar Series. Over time he became one of the more recognizable French competitors in the paddock, eventually racing for teams including Meyer Shank Racing and COOL Racing, with whom his Racer DB record now associates him. His IndyCar tenure included a period as series champion and a victory at the Indianapolis 500, the latter making him the first French-born winner of that race since Gaston Chevrolet in 1920 and the first pole-sitter to win it since Helio Castroneves in 2009.[1]

According to Racer DB, Pagenaud's career across 90 starts produced 4 wins and 12 podium finishes, without a series championship recorded in this database. His current Racer Rating stands at 4,705, placing him 657th among active drivers on the platform's Elo-style scale, where top competitors typically range from 10,000 to 11,500. His 2026 season shows limited activity, with 1 round completed, no wins or podiums, and a standing of P160. Pagenaud's status in the database is listed as retired, closing out a career that spanned sports car and open-wheel disciplines and included some of the most storied moments in modern IndyCar history.[2]