Sébastien Bourdais
Sébastien Bourdais is a French Formula 1 driver with 27 race starts from 2008 to 2009, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 0 podiums and 6 championship points.
Bourdais's first start was the 2008 Australian Grand Prix for Toro Rosso, from 17th on the grid, finishing 7th. The best season was 2008: 17th in the championship with 4 points, for Toro Rosso. The longest team-mate pairing was with Sebastian Vettel, 18 races: Bourdais finished ahead 4 times to 12 when both were classified, and out-qualified Vettel 5 times to 13. 7 of the 27 starts ended in a retirement (26%), and Bourdais led 3 laps in total.
- Nationality
- French
- Born
- 28 Feb 1979 (age 47)
- Active
- 2008 to 2009, 2 seasons
- Teams
- Toro Rosso
| Starts | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Fastest laps | Laps led | Points | DNFs | Best finish | Best championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7th | 17th |
Compare with team-mates: Sebastian Vettel, Sébastien Buemi. Or anyone else.
Season by season
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| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Toro Rosso | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19th |
| 2008 | Toro Rosso | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17th |
Every race
| Race | Team | Grid | Finish | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 German Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 19 | R | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 2009 British Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 17 | R | Collision | 0 |
| 2009 Turkish Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 20 | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 2009 Monaco Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 14 | 8 | Finished | 1 |
| 2009 Spanish Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 17 | R | Collision | 0 |
| 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 20 | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 2009 Chinese Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 15 | 11 | Finished | 0 |
| 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 15 | 10 | Finished | 0 |
| 2009 Australian Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 17 | 8 | Finished | 1 |
| 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 9 | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 2008 Chinese Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 8 | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 2008 Japanese Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 10 | 10 | Finished | 0 |
| 2008 Singapore Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 17 | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 2008 Italian Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 4 | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 2008 Belgian Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 9 | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 2008 European Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 10 | 10 | Finished | 0 |
| 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 19 | 18 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 2008 German Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 15 | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 2008 British Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 13 | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 2008 French Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 14 | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 2008 Canadian Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 18 | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 2008 Monaco Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 16 | R | Collision | 0 |
| 2008 Turkish Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 18 | R | Suspension | 0 |
| 2008 Spanish Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 16 | R | Collision | 0 |
| 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 15 | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 18 | R | Spun off | 0 |
| 2008 Australian Grand Prix | Toro Rosso | 17 | 7 | Engine | 2 |