Fabien Giroix
French racing driver
Fabien Giroix (born 17 September 1960) is a French racing driver from Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Paris.
Racing career
Formula cars
Giroix began his career in French Formula Renault in 1984, finishing fourth. In 1985, he drove in the French Formula Three Championship and finished 12th. In 1986, he only participated in a handful of Formula 3 races in the British and German series. In 1987, he drove in two major F3 races (Monaco and Macau) and made his World Touring Car Championship and made his DTM debut in an Alpina BMW M3. In 1988, he drove in the first five races of the International Formula 3000 season for Sport Auto Racing, starting second and finishing fourth in his first start at Circuito de Jerez. The points from that race were good enough for 17th in the championship.
Touring cars
In 1989, Giroix joined the DTM circuit full-time driving a BMW M3 for Schnitzer Motorsport, finishing third in points with ten podium finishes in 21 starts. He also drove in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and with teammates Emanuele Pirro and Roberto Ravaglia won the race in their Team Bigazzi BMW M3. In 1990, he dropped to ninth in points for the same team but won the Spa 24 Hours with teammates Johnny Cecotto and Markus Oestreich.
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