Karim Ojjeh (Arabic: كريم عجة; born 27 August 1965 in Geneva) is a Saudi Arabian businessman and racing driver. He is the younger brother of Mansour Ojjeh and son of Akram Ojjeh. He is a director of TAG Finance S.A. In his spare time he races in the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
| Karim Ojjeh | |||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Saudi Arabian | ||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1965 (age 58) Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||||||
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Racing career edit
Between 1991 and 1994, Ojjeh attended the Jim Russell Racing Driver School. He raced in Formula Palmer Audi between 2002 and 2004. He made his Le Mans Series debut in 2004 in a Ferrari 360 Modena.[1] In 2005, he competed full-time in the series for Paul Belmondo Racing in an LMP2 Courage-AER, winning two races. Ojjeh and the team finished second in class at the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ojjeh continued racing with the team in 2006, but for 2007, he moved to Barazi-Epsilon, winning two LMS races in their Zytek. For 2008, Ojjeh competed in a Zytek 07S/2 for the Trading Performance team. In 2009, Ojjeh raced the Zytek under the G.A.C Racing Team banner, and for 2010 raced the updated Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S/2 for Team Bruichladdich.
24 Hours of Le Mans results edit
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Paul Belmondo Racing
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Claude-Yves Gosselin Adam Sharpe
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Courage C65-Ford | LMP2 | 300 | 21st | 2nd |
| 2006 | Paul Belmondo Racing
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Claude-Yves Gosselin Pierre Ragues
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Courage C65-Ford | LMP2 | 84 | DNF | DNF |
| 2007 | Barazi-Epsilon
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 Juan Barazi Michael Vergers
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Zytek 07S/2 | LMP2 | 252 | DNF | DNF |
| 2008 |  Trading Performance
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Claude-Yves Gosselin Adam Sharpe
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Zytek 07S/2 | LMP2 | 22 | DNF | DNF |
| 2009 | G.A.C Racing Team
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Claude-Yves Gosselin Philipp Peter
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Zytek 07S/2 | LMP2 | 102 | DNF | DNF |
| 2010 | Team Bruichladdich
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Tim Greaves Gary Chalandon
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Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S/2 | LMP2 | 341 | 10th | 5th |
| 2011 | Greaves Motorsport
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Olivier Lombard Tom Kimber-Smith
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Zytek Z11SN-Nissan | LMP2 | 326 | 8th | 1st |
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Karim Ojjeh". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Karim Ojjeh Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 13 May 2023.