Sylvain Tremblay

Sylvain Tremblay
Tremblay in 2012
NationalityCanada Canadian
Born (1965-08-09) 9 August 1965
Montreal, Canada
Categorisation FIA Gold (until 2015)
FIA Silver (2016–)[1]
Championship titles
2004
2001		Grand-Am Cup – ST
Grand-Am Cup – GS

Sylvain Tremblay (born 9 August 1965) is a Canadian racing driver who last competed in the United SportsCar Championship for SpeedSource. He founded the team in 1995, and primarily raced Mazda machinery in the Rolex Sports Car Series before running the factory Mazda Prototype from 2014 to 2017.

Career

Born in Montreal,[2] Tremblay began his racing career at the age of 16, primarily racing in SCCA-organized events in his early career.[3] In 1995, Tremblay founded SpeedSource Race Engineering in South Florida to primarily field Mazda machinery in SCCA competitions and the Speedvision Cup.[4] After finishing third in the GS class of the 1997 IMSA Speedvision Cup,[5] Tremblay was third in the GT3 class of the 1999 24 Hours of Daytona for G & W Motorsports,[6] as well as also finishing third in the GT class of the 12 Hours of Sebring for the same team later that year.[7]

Following a part-time campaign in the BMG Motorola Cup the following year,[8] Tremblay returned to the series full-time for 2001, racing for his SpeedSource team aboard a Porsche 911 GT3. In his first full season in the series, Tremblay won seven of the season's ten races to secure the GS title.[9] Two more seasons in the series then ensued, in which he dabbled across three classes,[10] before a title-winninig campaign in the ST class in 2004, driving a Mazda RX-8.[11] During 2004, Tremblay also raced part-time in the Rolex Sports Car Series for his own team, fielding a Multimatic MDP1.[12]

Remaining in the Grand-Am Cup to defend his title the following year, Tremblay scored five wins as he ended the year runner-up in points.[13] Another season in the Grand-Am Cup then ensued, in which he finished fifth in points with two podiums to his name, a year in which he also returned to the Rolex Sports Car Series, scoring a GT class podium at Miami in his RX-8.[14] Switching to the latter full-time for 2007, Tremblay won in Mexico, Miami and the second Daytona enduro to end the year sixth in the GT standings.[15] Continuing in the series for 2008,[16] Tremblay scored class wins at both Daytona enduros and Barber en route to a third-place points finish.[17][18] A third full-time season in the series then ensued, in which Tremblay scored a lone win at Laguna Seca, a repeat pole at Daytona and three other podiums to take fifth in the GT standings.[19]

Tremblay's SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 at Watkins Glen in 2011.

In 2010, Tremblay had his most successful year in the series, as he won the 24 Hours of Daytona, the New Jersey enduro and took three other podiums to secure runner-up honors in the GT class.[20][21] The following year, Tremblay scored a lone win in New Jersey and three other podiums to take third in points,[22] and then following that up with a win at Barber and three podiums in 2012 to finish fourth in points.[23] With the addition of the GX class in 2013, Tremblay and SpeedSource moved to the class, fielding a diesel-powered Mazda6,[24] scoring four wins and standing on the podium in all but one race en route to a third-place points finish as Mazda clinched the Manufacturers' title.[25][26][27]

The Skyactiv Mazda Prototype, as raced by Tremblay in 2014.

Following the demise of the GX class and the merger between the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series in 2014, SpeedSource joined the newly-created United SportsCar Championship, running a pair of works Mazda SKYACTIV-D LMP2 cars in the premier Prototype class.[28] After a full season yielded 12th in points and a best result of seventh at Laguna Seca, Tremblay only drove the endurance rounds in 2015, with non-finishes at Daytona, Sebring and Petit Le Mans.[29] Tremblay then primarily focused on the management of his team,[30] which continued being Mazda's factory team in its DPi endeavours until mid-2017, when the program was stopped with immediate effect after Joest Racing was announced to be taking over for the following year.[31] In December of that year, SpeedSource ceased operations and sold all of its equipment.[32]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1984 12 Hours of Sebring – GTU Cameron Worth 0 0 0 0 0 N/a DNA
1994 24 Hours of Daytona – GT3 Pettit Racing 0 0 0 0 0 N/a WD
SCCA World Challenge – TC 2 0 0 0 0 32 21st
1996 IMSA GT Championship – GTS-2 Mattco Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1997 IMSA GT Championship – GTS-3 Mattco Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
IMSA GT Championship – WSC Team South Carolina 1 0 0 0 0 17 61st
IMSA Speedvision Cup – GS SpeedSource 3rd
1998 IMSA GT Championship – GT2 Rohr 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
IMSA GT Championship – GT3 G & W Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1999 24 Hours of Daytona – GT3 G & W Motorsports 1 0 0 0 1 N/a 3rd
American Le Mans Series – GT 1 0 0 0 1 20 43rd
BMG Motorola Cup – GS Theetge Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0
2000 BMG Motorola Cup – GS Theetge Motorsports 3 2 1 1 2 76 23rd
2001 Grand-Am Cup – GS SpeedSource 10 7 ? ? 8 333 1st
Grand-Am Cup – SGS 4 1 ? ? 1
Grand American Road Racing Championship – GT Orbit Racing 1 0 0 0 0 22 58th
SpeedSource 0 0 0 0 0
2002 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Orbit Racing 1 0 0 0 1 58 28th
SpeedSource 1 0 0 0 0
American Le Mans Series – GT 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Grand-Am Cup – GS I 9 0 ? ? 2
Grand-Am Cup – GS II 7 1 ? ? 2
Grand-Am Cup – ST I 2 0 ? ? 0
Spa 24 Hours – 1M Banking Compétition 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 7th
2003 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Scuderia Ferrari of Washington 1 0 0 0 0 18 36th
Rolex Sports Car Series – GT SpeedSource 1 0 0 0 0
Rolex Sports Car Series – DP 4 0 0 0 0 97 14th
Grand-Am Cup – GS I 7 0 ? ? 0
Grand-Am Cup – ST I 8 2 ? ? 3
Grand-Am Cup – GS II 2 0 ? ? 0
2004 Grand-Am Cup – ST SpeedSource 10 4 ? ? 6 288 1st
Rolex Sports Car Series – Prototype 3 0 0 0 0 59 36th
2005 Grand-Am Cup – ST SpeedSource 9 5 ? ? 6 287 2nd
2006 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT SpeedSource 4 0 0 0 1 95 38th
Grand-Am Koni Challenge – ST 10 0 ? ? 2 229 5th
2007 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT SpeedSource 13 3 0 0 5 314 6th
Grand-Am Koni Challenge – ST 2 0 ? ? 0 13 92nd
2008 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT SpeedSource 13 3 4 0 6 351 3rd
2009 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT SpeedSource 12 1 1 1 4 301 5th
2010 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT SpeedSource 12 2 2 0 5 338 2nd
2011 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT SpeedSource 12 1 0 0 4 315 3rd
2012 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT SpeedSource 13 1 0 1 4 336 4th
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – ST Freedom Autosport 1 0 1 0 0 15 78th
2013 Rolex Sports Car Series – GX SpeedSource 12 4 1 6 11 380 3rd
2014 United SportsCar Championship – Prototype SpeedSource 10 0 0 0 0 179 12th
2015 United SportsCar Championship – Prototype SpeedSource 3 0 0 0 0 67 16th
Sources:[33][34]

Complete American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points Ref
1999 G & W Motorsports GT Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 SEB
3		 ATL
 MOS
 SON
 POR
 PET
 LGA
 LVS
 43rd 20 [35]
2002 Speedsource GT Porsche 996 GT3-R Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 SEB
 SON
 MOH
 ELK
 WAS
WD		 TRO
 MOS
 LGA
 MIA
 PET
 NC 0 [36]

Complete Michelin Pilot Challenge results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
1999 Theetge Motorsports GS Mazda RX-7 Turbo SEB
 ATL
 MOS1
 MOS2
 TOR
 TRO
 ATL
 WGL
 SEB
 DAY
11		 ? ?
2000 Theetge Motorsports GS Acura NSX DAY
 SEB
 PHX
 HMS
 MOH
 ELK
1		 TOR
11		 MOS
 WGL
 VIR
1		 23rd 76
2001 SpeedSource GS Porsche 911 DAY
25		 HMS
1		 PHX
1		 WGL
2		 MOH
1		 MOS
1		 VIR
1		 ELK
1		 TRO
1		 DAY
5		 1st 333
SGS Porsche 911 Supercup PHX
5		 WGL
6		 MOH
6		 DAY
1		 ? ?
2002 SpeedSource GS II Porsche 911 DAY
3		 CAL
4		 PHX
4		 WGL
5		 VIR1
4		 MOH
6		 DAY
1		 ? ?
GS I Porsche 996 GT3 Cup DAY
6		 CAL
3		 PHX
13		 WGL
8		 VIR1
4		 MOH
5		 VIR2
9		 MTT
7		 DAY
2		 ? ?
ST I Porsche Boxster VIR2
9		 MOS
8		 ? ?
2003 SpeedSource GS I Porsche 996 GT3 Cup DAY
4		 HMS
4		 PHX
6		 BAR
5		 CAL
11		 WGL
6		 MOH
5		 ? ?
ST I Porsche Boxster PHX
10		 BAR
1		 WGL
3		 MOH
6		 MOS
4		 MTT
5		 VIR
4		 DAY
1		 ? ?
GS II Porsche 911 WGL
12		 MOH
6		 ? ?
2004 SpeedSource Street Tuner Mazda RX-8 DAY
24		 HMS
6		 PHX
1		 MTT
5		 WGL
5		 MOH
1		 HMS
1		 VIR
2		 BAR
1		 CAL
2		 1st 288
2005 SpeedSource Street Tuner Mazda RX-8 DAY
4		 CAL
1		 LGA
1		 WGL
29		 MOS
2		 BAR
1		 TRO
1		 MOH
5		 PHX
1		 VIR
5		 2nd 287
2006 SpeedSource Street Tuner Mazda RX-8 DAY
7		 VIR
12		 LGA
12		 PHX
5		 LIM
5		 MOH
2		 BAR
5		 TRO
6		 UTA
2		 VIR
33		 5th 229
2007 SpeedSource Street Tuner Mazda RX-8 DAY
34		 HMS IOW LGA LIM MOS MOH WGL BAR TRO UTA VIR
18		 92nd 13
2012 Freedom Autosport Street Tuner Mazda MX-5 DAY BAR HMS NJMP MOH ELK WGL
16		 IMS LGA LIM 78th 15

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points Ref
2001 Orbit Racing GT Porsche 996 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DAY
 MIA
 PHX
 WGL
 LIM
 MOH
12		 ELK
 58th 22 [37]
SpeedSource Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 TRO
WD		 WGL
 DAY
2002 Orbit Racing GT Porsche 996 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DAY
2		 28th 58 [38]
SpeedSource Porsche 996 GT3-R MIA
5		 CAL
 PHX
 WGL
 DAY
 WGL
 VIR
 MTT
 DAY
2003 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington GT Ferrari 360 Modena GT Ferrari 3.6 L V8 DAY
13		 MIA
 36th 18 [39]
SpeedSource Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 PHX
20		 BAR
 CAL
 WGL
 MOH
 DAY
DP Multimatic MDP1 Ford 5.0 L V8 WGL
7		 MTT
6		 VIR
6		 DAY
8		 14th 97
2004 SpeedSource P Multimatic MDP1 Ford 5.0 L V8 DAY
13		 MIA
12		 PHX
17		 MTT
 WGL
13		 DAY
9		 MOH
 WGL
WD		 MIA
 VIR
 BAR
 CAL
 36th 59 [40]
2006 SpeedSource GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 1.3L Renesis DAY
24		 MEX
 MIA
2		 VIR
14		 LAG
 PHX
DNA		 LIM
 WGL
 MOH
 DAY
18		 BAR
 SON
 MIL
 38th 95 [41]
2007 SpeedSource GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 1.3L 3-Rotor DAY
5		 MEX
1		 MIA
1		 VIR
2		 LAG
7		 LIM
11		 WGL
22		 MOH
2		 DAY
1		 IOW
13		 BAR
5		 CGV
9		 MIL
24		 6th 314 [42]
2008 SpeedSource GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor DAY
1		 MIA
5		 MEX
13		 VIR
11		 LAG
3		 LIM
2		 WGL
8		 MOH
7		 DAY
1		 BAR
1		 CGV
2		 NJMP
16		 MIL
5		 3rd 351 [43]
2009 SpeedSource GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor DAY
17		 VIR
3		 NJMP
11		 LAG
1		 WGL
4		 MOH
11		 DAY
2		 BAR
2		 WGL
8		 CGV
4		 MIL
9		 MIA
5		 5th 301 [44]
2010 SpeedSource GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor DAY
1		 MIA
4		 BAR
3		 VIR
9		 LIM
4		 WGL
2		 MOH
12†		 DAY
6		 NJMP
1		 WGL
2		 CGV
7		 MIL
4		 2nd 338 [45]
2011 SpeedSource GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor DAY
6		 MIA
4		 BAR
3		 VIR
14		 LIM
12		 WGL
10		 ELK
7		 LAG
3		 NJMP
1		 WGL
4		 CGV
2		 MOH
5		 3rd 315 [46]
2012 SpeedSource GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor DAY
6		 BAR
1		 MIA
12		 NJMP
7		 BEL
2		 MOH
4		 ELK
3		 WGL
7		 IMS
2		 WGL
12		 CGV
5		 LAG
9		 LIM
11		 4th 336 [47]
2013 SpeedSource GX Mazda6 GX Mazda 2.2L I4 Diesel DAY
4		 COA
2		 BAR
3		 ATL
3		 BEL
3		 MOH
1		 WGL
3		 IMS
1		 ELK
3		 KNS
3		 LAG
1		 LIM
1		 3rd 380 [48]

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Points Ref
2014 SpeedSource P Mazda Prototype Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel) DAY
14		 SEB
11		 LBH
11†		 LGA
7		 DET
9		 WGL
13†		 MOS
10		 IND
10		 ELK
DNS		 COA
10		 PET
8		 12th 179 [49]
2015 SpeedSource P Mazda Prototype Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel) DAY
12		 SEB
10		 LBH
 LGA
 DET
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 COA
 PET
7		 16th 67 [50]
Source:[33]

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