About Claude Bourbonnais
Claude Bourbonnais (born June 24, 1965), is a former driver in the Toyota Atlantic, Indy Lights, and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1994 CART series with five starts. He also raced in the 1997 Indianapolis 500, which by then had become part of the Indy Racing League, completing nine laps and finishing in thirtieth position. Bourbonnais was the Toyota Atlantic teammate of fellow French-Canadian and future Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve in 1993 and in fact finished ahead of Villeneuve in series points. Bourbonnais has been working for major car manufacturer in USA doing demonstration drives and was also a driver coach in the American Ferrari Challenge. == Career == === Early career === Bourbonnais first appeared on the national Canadian racing circuits in 1983. He was introduced to racing by his father, who raced snowmobiles. Bourbonnais raced in the Formula 125 superkart series. Scoring several podium finishes, the Kali kart driver finished fifth in the Quebec championship standings. He dominated the following season winning all but two races.
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