Laurent Cazenave (born 25 April 1978, in Pau) is a French

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driver. In 1997 he finished third in Class B of the French Formula Ford Championship. From there he switched to saloon car racing in 1999, with two years in the French Super Production Championship. He finished third in his second year with two race wins, driving a

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. Since then he has competed regularly in the French GT Championship, driving cars such as a

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, a

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, and most recently a Corvette C5 in 2008. In 2001 he drove in six rounds of the

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in a

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for Haberthur Racing. The team got just three points in the N-GT Class. He made a brief return to touring cars in 2008, entering two rounds of the FIA

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at his home town of Pau. He drove for the

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Team finishing sixteenth in race one, and retiring in race two. He did this again at the 2009 round at Pau, with a fourteenth and a retirement, scoring six points towards the independents championship.

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete WTCC results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT1 World Championship results

References

French racing drivers 1978 births Living people FIA GT Championship drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers FIA GT1 World Championship drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers {{France-autoracing-bio-stub Sportspeople from Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques 24 Hours of Spa drivers