Gary Formato
{{Short description|South African racing driver (born 1974)}}
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File:Courage C60 - Philippe gache, Didier Cottaz & Gary Formato heads for Dunlop Chicane at the 2000 Le Mans (52533486046).jpg that Gary Formato drove during the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Philipe Gache and Didier Cottaz.]]
Gary Formato (born 19 November 1974){{Cite web |title=Gary Formato • Career & Character Info {{!}} Motorsport Database |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/gary-formato/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB}} is a South African former racing driver and current director and co-founder of the Sasol GTC Championship, alongside Vic Maharaj.
He is most notable for his 4 wins in the FIA Sportscar Championship and European Le Mans Series between 1998 and 2001.{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Speedsport |title=Gary Formato: Racedriver biography - career and success |url=https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/race-driver-database/biography/gary-formato_-_261.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.speedsport-magazine.com |language=en}} Gary also competed in the 1995 International Formula 3000 Championship for the Durango team, starting all eight races but scoring no points.{{Cite web |title=Driver: Gary Formato {{!}} Driver Database |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/gary-formato |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.driverdb.com}} Formato also started the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times between 1999 and 2001 but did not finish a race.{{fact|date=November 2023}}
Sportscar career
= 1998 =
Formato drove the #19 Solution F Riley & Scott MKIII,{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Speedsport |title=International Sports Racing Series - 1998: Entrylist |url=https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/sportscars/world-endurance-championship-ilmc-sportscar-championship/1998-entrylist.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.speedsport-magazine.com |language=en}} getting a 3rd place during the first round in Barcelona behind two Ferrari 333 SPs{{Cite book |last=O'Neil |first=Terry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WUOFCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Gary+Formato%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA113 |title=Ferrari 333 SP |date=2015-06-01 |publisher=Veloce Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1-84584-758-6 |language=en}} and a win during the season finale in Kyalami, where he and teammate Jerome Policand beat the #61 Dyson Racing of James Weaver and Butch Leitzinger in second place, and the #60 Risi Competitzione of Eric van de Poele and Wayne Taylor in third.{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Speedsport |title=Race result: International Sports Racing Series, Race 8 of season 1998 in Kyalami |url=https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/sportscars/world-endurance-championship-ilmc-sportscar-championship/1998/kyalami_race8_results.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.speedsport-magazine.com |language=en}}
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Racing record
=Complete International Formula 3000 results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
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! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Pts |
| 1995
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAU |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PER |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG ! 21st ! 0 |
= Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results =
References
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Category:South African racing drivers
Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
Category:Durango (racing team) drivers
Category:International Formula 3000 drivers
Category:European Le Mans Series drivers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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