Template:Infobox Champ Car driver/doc

Note that this template is to cover all American Championship car racing and IndyCar Series events a driver has competed in. The former, in the first ("Champ Car") section, comprise those sanctioned by AAA, USAC, and CART; this includes the Indianapolis 500s in 1981 and 1982, but does not include any races run under Indy Racing League sanction, including all Indianapolis 500s from 1996 onwards.

The second section includes all Indy Racing League/IndyCar-sanctioned events from 1996 to the present.

The 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, run under IRL sanction but using CART equipment and rules, is a special case; for most drivers it should be counted as an IRL event in the infobox, but for some CART drivers who ran it as their only IRL race (e.g. Alex Figge) it may be more logical to place it under the Champ Car section. Use common sense.

Usage

{{{name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1]] {{{caption}}}
Nationality	{{{nationality}}}
Born	{{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}}
Nickname	{{{nick-name}}}
Died	{{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}}
Cause of death	{{{death_cause}}}
Height	{{{height}}}
Weight	{{{weight}}}
Achievements	{{{achievements}}}
Awards	{{{awards}}}
IndyCar Series career
{{{Total_IRL_Races}}} races run over {{{Years_In_IRL}}} years
Team(s)	{{{IRL_Car_Team}}}
[[{{{Previous_Year}}} IndyCar Series season|{{{Previous_Year}}}]] position	{{{Prev_IRL_Pos}}}
Best finish	{{{Best_IRL_Pos}}}
First race	{{{First_IRL_Race}}}
Last race	{{{Last_IRL_Race}}}
First win	{{{First_IRL_Win}}}
Last win	{{{Last_IRL_Win}}}
Wins Podiums Poles {{{IRL_Wins}}} {{{IRL_Podiums}}} {{{IRL_Poles}}}
Champ Car career
{{{Total_Champ_Races}}} races run over {{{Years_In_Champ}}} years
Years active	{{{Years}}}
Team(s)	{{{Champ_Car_Team}}}
Best finish	{{{Best_Champ_Pos}}}
First race	{{{First_Champ_Race}}}
Last race	{{{Last_Champ_Race}}}
First win	{{{First_Champ_Win}}}
Last win	{{{Last_Champ_Win}}}
Wins Podiums Poles {{{Champ_Wins}}} {{{Champ_Podiums}}} {{{Champ_Poles}}}
Indy Lights career
{{{Total_Lights_Races}}} races run over {{{Years_In_Lights}}} years
Team(s)	{{{Lights_Car_Team}}}
Best finish	{{{Best_Lights_Pos}}}
First race	{{{First_Lights_Race}}}
Last race	{{{Last_Lights_Race}}}
First win	{{{First_Lights_Win}}}
Last win	{{{Last_Lights_Win}}}
Wins Podiums Poles {{{Lights_Wins}}} {{{Lights_Podiums}}} {{{Lights_Poles}}}
{{{module}}} or {{{module1}}}
{{{module2}}}
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Statistics current as of {{{updated}}}.

{{Infobox Champ Car driver
| name              = 
| image             = 
| caption           = 
| nationality       = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| birth_name        = <!-- if different -->
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} <!-- remove "and age" if using the death date template -->
| birth_place       =
| nick-name         = 
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place       = 
| death_cause       = 
| height            = <!-- "X cm" or "X ft Y in" (automatic conversion) -->
| weight            = <!-- "X kg" or "X lb" (automatic conversion) -->
| achievements      = <!-- Championships, major race wins, etc. -->
| awards            = <!-- Rookie of the Year, Most Popular Driver, etc. -->
| Total_IRL_Races   = <!-- Race starts in Indy Racing League/IndyCar Series events -->
| Years_In_IRL      = <!-- Number of years races started in IRL/ICS -->
| IRL_Car_Team      = 
| Previous_Year     = 
| Prev_IRL_Pos      = 
| Best_IRL_Pos      = 
| First_IRL_Race    = 
| Last_IRL_Race     = 
| First_IRL_Win     = 
| Last_IRL_Win      = 
| IRL_Wins          = 
| IRL_Podiums       = 
| IRL_Poles         = 
| Total_Champ_Races = <!-- Race starts in AAA, USAC, and/or CART sanctioned Championship Car events -->
| Years_In_Champ    = <!-- Number of years races started in -->
| Years             = <!-- Years active; i.e. 1996-1999, 2002-2005 -->
| Champ_Car_Team    = <!-- Team names, separated by <br>. Include numbers where possible using "No. ##" format -->
| Best_Champ_Pos    = <!-- Best finish in the final season championship standings -->
| First_Champ_Race  = 
| Last_Champ_Race   = 
| First_Champ_Win   = 
| Last_Champ_Win    = 
| Champ_Wins        = 
| Champ_Podiums     = <!-- 'Podium' - top three finishers -->
| Champ_Poles       = 
| module            = 
| module2           = 
| module3           = 
| module4           = 
| module5           = 
| updated           = 
| Total_Lights_Races= <!-- Race starts in American Racing Series, Dayton Indy Lights, Infiniti Pro Series, Indy Lights events -->
| Years_In_Lights   = <!-- Number of years races started in -->
| Years             = <!-- Years active; i.e. 1996-1999, 2002-2005 -->
| Lights_Car_Team   = <!-- Team names, separated by <br>. Include numbers where possible using "No. ##" format -->
| Best_Lights_Pos   = <!-- Best finish in the final season championship standings -->
| First_Lights_Race = 
| Last_Lights_Race  = 
| First_Lights_Win  = 
| Last_Lights_Win   = 
| Lights_Wins       = 
| Lights_Podiums    = <!-- 'Podium' - top three finishers -->
| Lights_Poles      = 
| module            = 
| module2           = 
| module3           = 
| module4           = 
| module5           = 
| module6           = 
| updated           = 
}}

Use as a child template

The child, embed, or subbox parameters may be used to embed this infobox into another.

This infobox may be used to create a genre-specific section within {{Infobox person}} (or similar biographical infobox templates) for cases where a person may be notable in more than one field; a generic example is shown below. For guidance on usage, see Wikipedia:Infobox modules. Also see the Template:Infobox documentation which explains embedding and subboxes.

{{Infobox person
| name = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox Champ Car driver | child=yes <!-- or embed=yes or subbox=yes -->
  | Total_Champ_Races = 
  | Years_In_Champ = 
  | Champ_Car_Team = 
  | Best_Champ_Pos = 
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Embedding other templates

The module parameters (module, module2, ... module5) may used to embed other templates into this infobox (see Wikipedia:Infobox modules).

{{Infobox Champ Car driver
| name = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox F1 driver | child = yes
  | Years = 
  | Team(s) = 
  | Races = 
  | Championships = 
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Example

Sébastien Bourdais
Bourdais in 2008
Nationality	French
Born	Sébastien Olivier Bourdais (1979-02-28) 28 February 1979 Le Mans, France
Nickname	Sea Bass
Achievements	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Champ Car World Series Champion 2002 International Formula 3000 Champion 1999 French Formula Three Champion
Awards	2003 CART FedEx Championship Series Rookie of the Year
IndyCar Series career
54 races run over 5 years
Team(s)	No. 11 (KVSH Racing)
Best finish	12th (2013)
First race	2005 Indianapolis 500 (Indy)
Last race	2024 Music City Grand Prix (Nashville Superspeedway)
First win	2014 Honda Indy Toronto (Exhibition Place)
Wins Podiums Poles 1 4 2
Champ Car career
73 races run over 5 years
Years active	2003–2007
Best finish	1st (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
First race	2003 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Streets of St. Petersburg)
Last race	2007 Gran Premio de Mexico (Mexico City)
First win	2003 London Champ Car Trophy (Brands Hatch)
Last win	2007 Gran Premio de Mexico (Mexico City)
Wins Podiums Poles 31 44 31
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	2008–2009
Teams	Scuderia Toro Rosso
Entries	27
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	6
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	2008 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry	2009 German Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career Years 1999–2002, 2004, 2007, 2009–2012 Teams Larbre Compétition, Pescarolo Sport, Peugeot Sport Best finish 2nd (2007, 2009, 2011) Class wins 0
Statistics current as of July 20, 2014.

{{Infobox Champ Car driver
| name              = Sébastien Bourdais
| image             = Sebastien bourdais.JPG
| caption           = Bourdais in 2008
| nationality       = {{flag icon|FRA}} [[France|French]]
| birth_name        = Sébastien Olivier Bourdais
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1979|2|28|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Le Mans]], [[France]]
| nick-name         = Sea Bass
| achievements      = [[2004 Champ Car season|2004]], [[2005 Champ Car season|2005]], [[2006 Champ Car season|2006]], [[2007 Champ Car season|2007]] [[Champ Car|Champ Car World Series]] Champion<br>[[2002 International Formula 3000 season|2002]] [[International Formula 3000]] Champion<br>1999 [[French Formula Three Championship|French Formula Three]] Champion
| awards            = [[2003 CART season|2003]] [[CART FedEx Championship Series]] Rookie of the Year
| Total_IRL_Races   = 54
| Years_In_IRL      = 5
| IRL_Car_Team      = No. 11 ([[KVSH Racing]])
| Best_IRL_Pos      = 12th ([[2013 IndyCar Series season|2013]])
| First_IRL_Race    = [[2005 IndyCar Series season|2005]] [[2005 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indy]])
| Last_IRL_Race     = {{Latest IndyCar}}
| First_IRL_Win     = [[2014 IndyCar Series season|2014]] [[Honda Indy Toronto]] ([[Exhibition Place]])
| IRL_Wins          = 1
| IRL_Podiums       = 4
| IRL_Poles         = 2
| Total_Champ_Races = 73
| Years_In_Champ    = 5
| Years             = [[2003 CART season|2003]]–[[2007 Champ Car season|2007]]
| Best_Champ_Pos    = 1st ([[2004 Champ Car season|2004]], [[2005 Champ Car season|2005]], [[2006 Champ Car season|2006]], [[2007 Champ Car season|2007]])
| First_Champ_Race  = [[2003 CART season|2003]] [[2003 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Grand Prix of St. Petersburg]] ([[St. Petersburg, Florida|Streets of St. Petersburg]])
| Last_Champ_Race   = [[2007 Champ Car season|2007]] [[2007 Gran Premio Tecate|Gran Premio de Mexico]] ([[Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez|Mexico City]])
| First_Champ_Win   = [[2003 CART season|2003]] [[2003 London Champ Car Trophy|London Champ Car Trophy]] ([[Brands Hatch]])
| Last_Champ_Win    = [[2007 Champ Car season|2007]] [[2007 Gran Premio Tecate|Gran Premio de Mexico]] ([[Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez|Mexico City]])
| Champ_Wins        = 31
| Champ_Podiums     = 44
| Champ_Poles       = 31
| module1           =
  {{Infobox F1 driver | child = yes
  | Years         = {{F1|2008}}–{{F1|2009}}
  | Team(s)       = [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]]
  | Races         = 27
  | Championships = 0
  | Wins          = 0
  | Podiums       = 0
  | Points        = 6
  | Poles         = 0
  | Fastest laps  = 0
  | First race    = [[2008 Australian Grand Prix]]
  | First win     = 
  | Last win      = 
  | Last race     = [[2009 German Grand Prix]]
  | Last season   = 
  | Last position = 
  }}
| module2           =
  {{Infobox Le Mans driver | subbox = yes
  | Years       = [[1999 24 Hours of Le Mans|1999]]–[[2002 24 Hours of Le Mans|2002]], [[2004 24 Hours of Le Mans|2004]], [[2007 24 Hours of Le Mans|2007]], [[2009 24 Hours of Le Mans|2009]]–[[2012 24 Hours of Le Mans|2012]]
  | Team(s)     = [[Larbre Compétition]], [[Pescarolo Sport]], [[Peugeot Sport]]
  | Best Finish = 2nd ([[2007 24 Hours of Le Mans|2007]], [[2009 24 Hours of Le Mans|2009]], [[2011 24 Hours of Le Mans|2011]])
  | Class Wins  = 0
  }}
| updated           = July 20, 2014
}}

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