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Simon Pagenaud

French racecar driver

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  • Momentum2.6
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Born 1984 · age 42France
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  • Age
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    Born 1984
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-25

Simon Pierre Michel Pagenaud is a French former professional racing driver, who last drove the No. 60 Honda for Meyer Shank Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series. After a successful career in sports car racing that saw him taking the top class championship title in the 2010 American Le Mans Series, he moved to the Indycar Series where he became the 2016 IndyCar champion and the 2019 Indianapolis 500 winner, becoming the first driver born in France to win the Indianapolis 500 since Gaston Chevrolet in 1920 and the first polesitter to have won the race since Helio Castroneves in 2009.

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Momentum2.6
Historical15.5
Source confidence80.0
Completeness70.0
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