Bruno Besson

Bruno Besson
Besson in 2025
Nationality French
Born (1979-09-26) 26 September 1979
St. Germain-en-Laye, France
Racing licence FIA Gold

Bruno Besson (born 26 September 1979 in St. Germain-en-Laye) is a French former racing driver.

A Eurocup Formula Renault champion in 1998, Besson then went on to compete in French Formula Three and Formula Palmer Audi.[1][2][3] He reached second-tier World Series by Nissan in 2003, managing three podiums and a pole position with Saulnier Racing.[4][5]

Besson's later career was spent in sports car racing, finishing runner-up in the 2004 FFSA GT Championship in a Chrysler Viper GTS-R and twice entering the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP1.[6][7][8]

Since 2008, Besson has been a driver coach for the new generations of single-seater drivers, most recently working for the Alpine Academy.[9][10]

Racing record

Complete World Series by Nissan results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2003 Saulnier Racing JAR1
1
5 		JAR1
2
7 		ZOL
1
10 		ZOL
2
4 		MAG
1
2 		MAG
2
3 		MNZ
1
7 		MNZ
2
8 		LAU
1
12 		LAU
2
9 		A1R
1
5 		A1R
2
5 		CAT
1
9 		CAT
2
Ret 		VAL
1
2 		VAL
2
Ret 		JAR2
1
Ret 		JAR2
2
8 		9th 95
Sources:[1]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2004 Noël del Bello Racing Sylvain Boulay
Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière 		Reynard 2KQ-Volkswagen LMP1 122 DNF DNF
2007 Courage Compétition Alexander Frei
Jonathan Cochet 		Courage LC70-AER LMP1 304 26th 9th
Sources:[11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bruno Besson | Racing career profile". Driver Database. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ^ Guilmeau, Mickael. "Les championnats de monoplaces Renault qui ont disparu". FranceRacing.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Pau GP: Derlot holds off Besson". Autosport. Motorsport Network. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Qualifying: A French affair". Autosport. Motorsport Network. 17 May 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Montagny does it again (and again)". Grand Prix. 20 May 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  6. ^ Foubert, Claude (17 October 2004). "FFSA GT – Magny-Cours – Race 2". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 4 February 2006.
  7. ^ Gruhler, Martin (24 April 2007). "Bruno Besson als 3. Pilot auf dem Frei-Courage". GT-Eins (in German). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Bruno Besson (F) - All Results". RacingSportsCars. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  9. ^ Satis, Jérémy (17 December 2021). "Bruno Besson : « Je ne suis pas là pour dire à mon pilote qu'il est le meilleur »". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  10. ^ Lamarque, Antoine (15 January 2023). "Interview Bruno Besson : coach et mentor au sein de l'Alpine Academy". Passion Sport Auto (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Bruno Besson Results". Motorsport Stats. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Bruno Besson - Prize list & statistics". 24 Hours of Le Mans. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Driver of 24 heures du Mans : Bruno Besson". 24h-en-piste (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.


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