Frédéric Gabillon (born 27 March 1976 in Uzès) is a French professional racing driver that currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet SS for RDV Competition in the EuroNASCAR PRO class. He is a three-time runner-up in the Euro Series, having finished second in the championship in 2013, 2016, and 2018.

Frédéric Gabillon
NationalityFrance French
Born (1976-03-27) March 27, 1976 (age 48)
Uzès, Occitanie
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season2013
Current teamRDV Competition
Car number3
EngineChevrolet
Starts84
Championships0
Wins12
Poles10
Fastest laps8
Best finish2nd in 2013, 2016, 2018
Finished last season12th in 2019
Previous series
2018
2014
2011

2010-12
2007-09
1999-2006
1997-98
NASCAR Pinty's Series
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
FIA GT3 European Championship
French GT Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup France
Renault Clio Cup
Championnat de France Formula Renault
Championship titles
1999French Renault Mégane Trophy
NASCAR Canada Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2018 position37th
Best finish37th (2018)
First race2018 Le 50 Tours Can-Am (Trois-Rivières)
Last race2018 Le 50 Tours Can-Am (Trois-Rivières)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of July 5, 2019.

Racing career

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Gabillon started his racing career in Championnat de France Formula Renault in 1997. He then moved to Renault Mégane Trophy in 1999, where he won the French Renault Mégane Trophy in his debut season. After seven years of competing in the Renault Clio Cup, Gabillon made his sports car racing debut in 2007 in the Porsche Carrera Cup France, scoring a total of two wins in three seasons with a best finish of 6th in 2008 and 2009. He then drove in French GT Championship before making a switch to the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in 2013.

In his first season in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, he scored 4 race wins and 10 podiums on his way to finish second in the championship. He was then rewarded with an opportunity to drive in the K&N Pro Series East at the 2013 season finale race at Road Atlanta in a Rick Ware Racing prepared car,[1] but it didn't materialize. The following year, he scored one more win to finish in fourth in the Elite 1 championship before making his racing debut in the United States in the K&N East race at Watkins Glen in a Troy Williams-entered car.[2] Gabillon finished in 12th place after starting from the penultimate row of the grid.

In 2015, he switches teams to RDV Competition, where he has stayed to this day.[3] In 2016, Gabillon became the first driver to finish in the Top 5 in all races of the season, although he would lose the title to Anthony Kumpen by 11 points. He would finish second in the championship again in 2018, this time finishing 28 points behind Alon Day.[4] In the same year, he would make his NASCAR Pinty's Series debut at Circuit Trois-Rivières as part of NASCAR Home Tracks' driver exchange program, driving the No. 07 Dodge Challenger for Dumoulin Competition.[5]

Gabillon struggled the next year as he finished the season in 12th place after scoring just 3 Top-5 and 6 Top-10 finishes. Despite this, he managed to score a victory in the second race at Brands Hatch after a race-long battle with Stienes Longin. Starting from pole position, Gabillon initially lost the lead to Loris Hezemans but he regained the lead after Hezemans received a drive-through penalty for jumping the restart.[6]

Complete motorsports results

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NASCAR

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Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO

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(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.)

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NWES Pts
2013 Rapido Racing by Still 05 Chevy NOG
18
NOG
7
DIJ
2
DIJ
2
BRH
3*
BRH
2
TOU
1*
TOU
1*
MNZ
2
MNZ
2
BUG
1*
BUG
1*
2nd 692
2014 Still Racing 12 Chevy VAL
27
VAL
5
BRH
2
BRH
6
TOU
3*
TOU
4
NÜR
3
NÜR
1*
UMB
5
UMB
3
BUG
17*
BUG
3
4th 612
2015 RDV Competition 3 Ford VAL
18
VAL
2
VEN
2
VEN
4
BRH
2
BRH
15
TOU
2
TOU
2
UMB
14
UMB
3
ZOL
16
ZOL
4
6th 587
2016 VAL
2
VAL
2
VEN
1
VEN
5
BRH
2
BRH
2
TOU
1*
TOU
1*
ADR
5
ADR
3
ZOL
2
ZOL
1*
2nd 646
2017 VAL
14
VAL
2
BRH
22
BRH
2
HOC
11
HOC
8
VEN
3
VEN
3
FRA
2
FRA
4
ZOL
4
ZOL
2
4th 596
2018 Toyota VAL
2
VAL
3
FRA
2
FRA
4
BRH
1*
BRH
4
TOU
1*
TOU
6
HOC
7
HOC
20
ZOL
3
ZOL
4
2nd 484
2019 Chevy VAL
8
VAL
6
FRA
18
FRA
26
BRH
11
BRH
1*
MOS
17
MOS
21
VEN
5
HOC
6
HOC
5
ZOL
23
ZOL
DNS
12th 394
2020 VNC
VNC
BRH
BRH
MOS
MOS
VEN
VAL
VAL
ZOL
ZOL
HOC
HOC
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K&N Pro Series East

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NKNPSEC Pts
2014 Troy Williams Racing 86 Chevy NSM DAY BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS FIF LGY NHA COL IOW GLN
12
VIR GRE DOV 56th 32

Pinty's Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

NASCAR Pinty's Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NPSC Pts
2018 Dumoulin Competition 07 Dodge MSP JUK ACD TOR SAS SAS EIR CTR
8
RIS MSP ASE NHA JUK 37th 36

* Season still in progress

References

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  1. ^ "FREDERIC GABILLON INSCRIT EN NASCAR K&N EAST A ROAD ATLANTA" [Frederic Gabillon Registered in NASCAR K&N East at Road Atlanta]. autonewsinfo.com (in French). 17 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "WNY Auto Racing: Williams boosting NASCAR diversity". buffalonews.com. The Buffalo News. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ "RDV Compétition Launches Title Attack". whelen.com. Whelen. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Alon Day wins finale en route to second NASCAR championship". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Frédéric Gabillon - A Frenchman in the NASCAR Pinty's Series". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. ^ "FREDERIC GABILLON RETURNS TO VICTORY LANE WITH AN OUTSTANDING DRIVE". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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