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Jacques Nicolet
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<h2 id="racing-career">Racing career</h2> <p>Nicolet began his racing career in <a href="/facts/Historic_racing/QBxSR6fX">historic racing</a>, competing in the V de V Historic Series between 2001 and 2006.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> In 2003, he formed Heritage Racing Cars, responsible for maintaining classic endurance sports cars. At the end of 2006, Nicolet bought <a href="/facts/Saulnier_Racing/nwnBIEtv">Saulnier Racing</a>. He began racing for the team in the <a href="/facts/Le_Mans_Series/eP25ECo7">Le Mans Series</a> and at the <a href="/facts/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/lotVMp31">24 Hours of Le Mans</a>. In 2008, he partnered with <a href="/facts/Henri_Pescarolo/ffWMMITM">Henri Pescarolo</a> of <a href="/facts/Pescarolo_Sport/uxSDSs25">Pescarolo Sport</a> to form Pescarolo Automobiles. In 2009 Nicolet established OAK Racing, with the Saulnier Racing operation becoming OAK Racing Mazda Team France and Heritage Racing Cars becoming OAK Racing Team Heritage. </p> <h2 id="racing-record">Racing record</h2> <h3>24 Hours of Le Mans results</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Team</th><th>Co-Drivers</th><th>Car</th><th>Class</th><th>Laps</th><th>Pos.</th><th>ClassPos.</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2007_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/jaaYY1t4">2007</a></th><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Saulnier_Racing/nwnBIEtv">Saulnier Racing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> Alain Filhol<a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Bruce_Jouanny/pUrNehmz">Bruce Jouanny</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Courage_Comp%25C3%25A9tition/ae02hkGu">Courage</a> LC75-<a href="/facts/Advanced_Engine_Research/RpTBjWen">AER</a></td><td>LMP2</td><td>224</td><td>DNF</td><td>DNF</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2008_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/2HVqcxQA">2008</a></th><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Saulnier_Racing/nwnBIEtv">Saulnier Racing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Monaco/QjjEJwKy"></a> Marc Faggionato<a href="/facts/Monaco/QjjEJwKy"></a> Richard Hein</td><td><a href="/facts/Pescarolo_01/sDmI1U6o">Pescarolo 01</a>-<a href="/facts/Judd_(engine)/BplbP5GG">Judd</a></td><td>LMP1</td><td>311</td><td>26th</td><td>12th</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2009_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/F6G6E7JM">2009</a></th><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/OAK_Racing/nwnBIEtv">OAK Racing</a><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> Team <a href="/facts/Mazda/FHrngIEl">Mazda</a> France</td><td><a href="/facts/Monaco/QjjEJwKy"></a> Richard Hein<a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Jean-Fran%25C3%25A7ois_Yvon/g33qECLQ">Jean-François Yvon</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Pescarolo_01/sDmI1U6o">Pescarolo 01</a>-<a href="/facts/Mazda/FHrngIEl">Mazda</a></td><td>LMP2</td><td>325</td><td>20th</td><td>3rd</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2010_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/Hqm0oq6s">2010</a></th><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/OAK_Racing/nwnBIEtv">OAK Racing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Monaco/QjjEJwKy"></a> Richard Hein<a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Jean-Fran%25C3%25A7ois_Yvon/g33qECLQ">Jean-François Yvon</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Pescarolo_01/sDmI1U6o">Pescarolo 01</a>-<a href="/facts/Judd_(engine)/BplbP5GG">Judd</a></td><td>LMP2</td><td>341</td><td>9th</td><td>4th</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2011_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/C1nYBmHU">2011</a></th><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/OAK_Racing/nwnBIEtv">OAK Racing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Monaco/QjjEJwKy"></a> Richard Hein<a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Jean-Fran%25C3%25A7ois_Yvon/g33qECLQ">Jean-François Yvon</a></td><td><a href="/facts/OAK_Racing/nwnBIEtv">OAK</a> <a href="/facts/Pescarolo_01/sDmI1U6o">Pescarolo 01</a> Evo-<a href="/facts/Judd_(engine)/BplbP5GG">Judd</a></td><td>LMP1</td><td>119</td><td>DNF</td><td>DNF</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2012_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/QszeMPsP">2012</a></th><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/OAK_Racing/nwnBIEtv">OAK Racing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Matthieu_Lahaye/PoA2Ra6I">Matthieu Lahaye</a><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Olivier_Pla/zXQMaeeW">Olivier Pla</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Morgan_LMP2/sDmI1U6o">Morgan LMP2</a>-<a href="/facts/Judd_(engine)/BplbP5GG">Judd</a></td><td>LMP2</td><td>139</td><td>DNF</td><td>DNF</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2013_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/zFbu7Leo">2013</a></th><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/OAK_Racing/nwnBIEtv">OAK Racing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> Jean-Marc Merlin<a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> Philippe Mondolot</td><td><a href="/facts/Morgan_LMP2/sDmI1U6o">Morgan LMP2</a>-<a href="/facts/Nissan/1m2uVLE4">Nissan</a></td><td>LMP2</td><td>248</td><td>DNF</td><td>DNF</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2015_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/o83VvlV6">2015</a></th><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/OAK_Racing/nwnBIEtv">OAK Racing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> Jean-Marc Merlin<a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> Erik Maris</td><td><a href="/facts/Ligier_JS_P2/Cmwl7RRt">Ligier JS P2</a>-<a href="/facts/Nissan/1m2uVLE4">Nissan</a></td><td>LMP2</td><td>328</td><td>29th</td><td>11th</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2017_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/8qbX1t8u">2017</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Philippines/ARpmxXQV"></a> Eurasia Motorsport</td><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> Pierre Nicolet<a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> Erik Maris</td><td><a href="/facts/Ligier_JS_P217/MwmDVadA">Ligier JS P217</a>-<a href="/facts/Gibson_Technology/VJj66GEj">Gibson</a></td><td>LMP2</td><td>341</td><td>15th</td><td>13th</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2018_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/WlAIJzhz">2018</a></th><td><a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p"></a> <a href="/facts/Jackie_Chan_DC_Racing/A3oYrUrC">Jackie Chan DC Racing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p"></a> <a href="/facts/David_Cheng/gdSNs2LV">David Cheng</a><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Nick_Boulle/GQouyP6V">Nicholas Boulle</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Ligier_JS_P217/MwmDVadA">Ligier JS P217</a>-<a href="/facts/Gibson_Technology/VJj66GEj">Gibson</a></td><td>LMP2</td><td>355</td><td>12th</td><td>8th</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Entrant</th><th>Class</th><th>Car</th><th>Engine</th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>Rank</th><th>Pts</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/2012_FIA_World_Endurance_Championship_season/fKNqk4us">2012</a></td><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/OAK_Racing/nwnBIEtv">OAK Racing</a></th><th rowspan="2">LMP2</th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Morgan_LMP2/sDmI1U6o">Morgan LMP2</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Judd_(engine)/BplbP5GG">Judd</a> HK 3.6 L V8</th><td><a href="/facts/2012_12_Hours_of_Sebring/txl9Qudw">SEB</a>2</td><td><a href="/facts/2012_6_Hours_of_Spa-Francorchamps/47jgh9QT">SPA</a>5</td><td><a href="/facts/2012_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/QszeMPsP">LMS</a>Ret</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><th rowspan="2">20th</th><th rowspan="2">18.5</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Nissan/1m2uVLE4">Nissan</a> VK45DE 4.5 L V8</th><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/2012_6_Hours_of_Silverstone/rN4lkWp4">SIL</a>6</td><td><a href="/facts/2012_6_Hours_of_S%25C3%25A3o_Paulo/ndTVCYus">SÃO</a>3</td><td><a href="/facts/2012_6_Hours_of_Bahrain/gwAnKumV">BHR</a>6</td><td><a href="/facts/2012_6_Hours_of_Fuji/tFkHnDkp">FUJ</a>3</td><td><a href="/facts/2012_6_Hours_of_Shanghai/3elAc7te">SHA</a>3</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2013_FIA_World_Endurance_Championship_season/eYTM6cWs">2013</a></td><th><a href="/facts/OAK_Racing/nwnBIEtv">OAK Racing</a></th><th>LMP2</th><th><a href="/facts/Morgan_LMP2/sDmI1U6o">Morgan LMP2</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Nissan/1m2uVLE4">Nissan</a> VK45DE 4.5 L V8</th><td><a href="/facts/2013_6_Hours_of_Silverstone/cmJTPxDA">SIL</a>8</td><td><a href="/facts/2013_6_Hours_of_Spa-Francorchamps/fEb9yr2d">SPA</a>6</td><td><a href="/facts/2013_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/zFbu7Leo">LMS</a>Ret</td><td><a href="/facts/2013_6_Hours_of_S%25C3%25A3o_Paulo/4FjJczEm">SÃO</a>5</td><td><a href="/facts/2013_6_Hours_of_Circuit_of_the_Americas/l9fulseK">COA</a>8</td><td><a href="/facts/2013_6_Hours_of_Fuji/onfVje0J">FUJ</a>9</td><td><a href="/facts/2013_6_Hours_of_Shanghai/hjm0DcBS">SHA</a>6</td><td><a href="/facts/2013_6_Hours_of_Bahrain/CFj0Er68">BHR</a>5</td><th>6th</th><th>51</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2015_FIA_World_Endurance_Championship_season/veIL1vtn">2015</a></td><th><a href="/facts/OAK_Racing/nwnBIEtv">OAK Racing</a></th><th>LMP2</th><th><a href="/facts/Ligier_JS_P2/Cmwl7RRt">Ligier JS P2</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Nissan/1m2uVLE4">Nissan</a> VK45DE 4.5 L V8</th><td><a href="/facts/2015_6_Hours_of_Silverstone/l1uIsRjI">SIL</a>5</td><td><a href="/facts/2015_6_Hours_of_Spa-Francorchamps/K2fqDk3e">SPA</a>6</td><td><a href="/facts/2015_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans/o83VvlV6">LMS</a>6</td><td><a href="/facts/2015_6_Hours_of_N%25C3%25BCrburgring/fHbJLW6A">NÜR</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2015_6_Hours_of_Circuit_of_the_Americas/l1QG1weQ">COA</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2015_6_Hours_of_Fuji/y0zVF221">FUJ</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2015_6_Hours_of_Shanghai/CRcvg5Y3">SHA</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2015_6_Hours_of_Bahrain/ppCGNa0V">BHR</a></td><th>26th</th><th>34</th></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/jacques-nicolet">Jacques Nicolet</a> career summary at DriverDB.com</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-06-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110718131729/http://markets.ft.com/tearsheets/businessProfile.asp?s=ALTA:PAR" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110718131729/http://markets.ft.com/tearsheets/businessProfile.asp?s=ALTA:PAR</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"02115008_253-copie3-300×200". Retrieved 9 October 2019. <a href="http://www.oak-racing.com/index.php?p=54&id=13&lang=uk" target="_blank">http://www.oak-racing.com/index.php?p=54&id=13&lang=uk</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>