About Alain Ferté
Alain Serge Léon Ferté (born 8 October 1955 in Falaise, Calvados) is a French professional racing driver. He is the elder brother of Michel Ferté, who was also a professional racing driver. Ferté competed five seasons in Formula 3000 (1985–1989). He won the 1979 French Formula Renault Championship and the 1980 French F3 championship. In 1993 and 1994 he raced in the Spanish Touring Car Championship driving a BMW M3 and then a BMW 318iS. He finished the 1993 on the third place in the final standing with one victory and 3 podium, while the following year finished second with four victories and four podium. In 1994 he also competed in the 24h of Spa arriving second always driving a BMW 318iS. Ferté has also competed in prototype and GT racing for many years, driving cars such as the Porsche 911 GT1, Toyota MR2-based SARD MC8-R and Maserati MC12 GT1, and entering the 24 Hours of Le Mans fourteen times. He set pole position at the 1994 edition driving a Courage C32. In 2013, Ferté was named by Autosport as one of the top 50 drivers who never raced in Formula One.
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