Bertrand Baguette
Baguette during a press interview at the World Series by Renault, Silverstone, 2008.
Nationality	Belgian
Date of birth	23 February 1986 (1986-02-23) (age 23)
2009 World Series by Renault
Debut season	2007
Current team	International DracoRacing
Car no.	11
Former teams	KTR
Starts	51
Wins	6
Poles	1
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	1st in 2009
Previous series
2008 2008 2008 2005–06 2005–06 2004	FIA GT Championship Superleague Formula Belgian Touring Cars S1 Formula Renault Eurocup French Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium
Championship titles
2009	World Series by Renault

Bertrand Baguette (born 23 February 1986) is a Belgian racing driver. Since 2000, he has competed in various motorsport formulae.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Karting 1.2 Formula Renault 2 Baguette behind the wheel 3 Racing record 3.1 Superleague Formula 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Karting

Aged 14, Baguette began karting in his inter-provincial championship, driving "Blue" class karts, in which he finished fifth. He then moved up to Junior level for 2001, competing again in the inter-provincial championship but also competed in the national championship for the first time. He finished third in the provincial level championship, but was four places lower in the national. Baguette competed in four different Intercontinental A class championships in 2002, with a runner-up position at provincial level, despite competing in only certain events, due to prior higher-ranked commitments in the Belgian, French or European championships. He then completed a fourth year of karting, winning the Belgian Championship and again finished runner-up in a partial campaign in the provincial championship. He also won a scholarship to give him a drive in 1600cc Formula Renault Belgium.

[edit] Formula Renault

Baguette moved into 1600cc Formula Renault cars and into the Belgian series, as part of his scholarship win. He finished a strong third in the championship, amassing three wins and four poles during the season. He finished well behind the Boutsen Racing duo of Pieter Belmans and champion Maxime Soulet. Baguette moved to the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 for 2005, with a campaign in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 also, for Epsilon Euskadi. He finished eleventh in the French championship, including a second place at Pau. He ranked four places higher in the pan-European championship, including a fastest lap at the Bugatti Circuit. He continued in both series in 2006, and again ranked higher in the European championship. He finished fourth with five podiums including a win at Le Mans, finishing just 11 points behind championship winner Filipe Albuquerque. He finished in a lowly eighth in the French championship, again for Epsilon Euskadi.

In 2007, Baguette moved up 1500cc to the 3.5-litre World Series by Renault with the eponymous Kurt Mollekens-run KTR team, in which he took two podium finishes. He continued in the category in 2008, driving for the Italian team Draco. After finishing seventh in the championship, including a win at Spa, Baguette continued with Draco for the 2009 season.

A steady start, with four podiums left Baguette tied on points with Marcos Martínez before the Silverstone meeting. Seven top-fives in eight races, including three wins left Baguette with an unassailable 34-point championship lead with a round to go. Despite the pressure being off, Baguette won both races at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, thus winning the championship by 57 points from Fairuz Fauzy.

As a prize for his championship win, he will test a Renault R29 Formula One car at Jerez on December 1, and a BMW Sauber F1.09 car on December 3.^[1]

[edit] Baguette behind the wheel

Baguette in the cockpit of a World Series by Renault car, 2007.

Baguette driving for KTR at the Donington Park round of the 2007 World Series by Renault season.

Baguette driving for Draco Racing at the Silverstone round of the 2008 World Series by Renault season.

[edit] Racing record

[edit] Superleague Formula

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Pts.
2008	Al Ain FC Azerti Motorsport	DON	DON	NÜR	NÜR	ZOL 11	ZOL 10	EST	EST	VAL	VAL	JER 10	JER 7	12th*	244*

• * Al Ain FC overall standing. There is no drivers championship in the Superleague Formula.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Official fanclub

Sporting positions
Preceded by Giedo van der Garde	World Series by Renault Champion 2009	Succeeded by Incumbent

v • d • e Al Ain FC in the Superleague Formula Seasons competed 2008 · 2009 Drivers Andreas Zuber (2008) · Bertrand Baguette (2008) · Paul Meijer (2008) · Dominick Muermans (2008) · Miguel Molina (2009) · Esteban Guerrieri (2009) Operating Teams Azerti Motorsport (2008) · Ultimate Motorsport (2009)

v • d • e Teams and drivers competing in the 2009 World Series by Renault season Tech 1 P1 Prema Carlin Draco Interwetten Comtec Fortec/Mofaz Epsilon Pons KMP/SG RC 1 Hartley 2 Pic 5 Walker 6 Move 7 Leal 8 Salaquarda 9 Turvey 10 Alguersuari 11 Baguette 12 Barba 15 Marinescu 16 Durán 17 Mansell 18 Lancaster 19 Fauzy 20 Pentus 21 Kunimoto 22 van der Drift 23 Martínez 24 Leo 25 Nebylitskiy 26 Moreau 27 Guerrieri 28 Méndez Other drivers: Bianchi (KMP/SG), Chilton (Comtec), Clos (Epsilon), Coletti (Prema), Di Sabatino (RC), Hegewald (Interwetten), Herck (Interwetten), Mansell (Ultimate), Marinescu (RC), Marsoin (Comtec), Martin (Comtec), Molina (Ultimate), Morgado (Comtec), Mortara (KMP/SG & Tech 1), Nebylitskiy (Comtec), Provenzano (Prema), Ricciardo (Tech 1), Salaquarda (RC), Schlegelmilch (Comtec), Valerio (Comtec), Vallés (Epsilon), Zaugg (Interwetten) Other teams: Ultimate Motorsport

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