# Michel Ferté

Michel Ferté (8 December 1958 – 4 January 2023) was a French professional racing driver. He was the younger brother of Alain Ferté, who is also a professional racing driver.
Ferté competed five seasons in Formula 3000 from 1985 to 1989.
Ferté died on 4 January 2023, at the age of 64.

## Career
### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1983 | Ford France | Alain Ferté Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M482-Ford | C | 90 | DNF | DNF |
| 1984 | Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop | Edgar Dören Preston Henn | Porsche 962 | IMSA GTP | 247 | DNF | DNF |
| 1988 | Primagaz Competition | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Cougar C20B-Porsche | C1 | 120 | DNF | DNF |
| 1989 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Alain Ferté Eliseo Salazar | Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 368 | 8th | 7th |
| 1990 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Davy Jones Eliseo Salazar | Jaguar XJR-12 | C1 | 282 | DNF | DNF |
| 1991 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Davy Jones Raul Boesel | Jaguar XJR-12 | C2 | 360 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 1994 | Jacadi Racing | Olivier Grouillard Michel Neugarten | Venturi 600LM | GT1 | 107 | DNF | DNF |
| 1995 | Pilot Aldix Racing | Olivier Thévenin Carlos Palau | Ferrari F40 LM | GT1 | 270 | 12th | 6th |
| 1996 | Pilot Pen Racing | Olivier Thévenin Nicolas Leboissetier | Ferrari F40 LM | GT1 | 93 | DNF | DNF |
| 1997 | Pilot Racing | Adrián Campos Charlie Nearburg | Ferrari 333 SP | LMP | 18 | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 | Pilot Racing | Pascal Fabre François Migault | Ferrari 333 SP | LMP1 | 203 | DNF | DNF |
| 1999 | Pescarolo Promotion Racing Team | Henri Pescarolo Patrice Gay | Courage C50-Porsche | LMP | 327 | 9th | 8th |
| 2003 | XL Racing | Ange Barde Gaël Lesoudier | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GTS | 227 | DNF | DNF |
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### European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1983 | Marlboro Team Martini | Martini 001 | BMW | SIL | THR | HOC | NÜR | VAL | PAU DNQ | JAR | DON 12 | MIS Ret | PER 6 | ZOL | MUG | 20th | 1 |
| 1984 | Marlboro Racing France | Martini 002 | BMW | SIL 3 | HOC 3 | THR Ret | VAL 4 | MUG 2 | PAU Ret | HOC 3 | MIS Ret | PER 5 | DON Ret | BRH 2 | | 3rd | 29 |
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### Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1985 | Marlboro Racing France | March 85B | Cosworth | SIL 3 | THR 3 | EST 2 | NÜR C | VAL Ret | PAU Ret | SPA Ret | DIJ 8 | PER Ret | ÖST Ret | ZAN Ret | DON 4 | 5th | 17 |
| 1986 | Marlboro Racing France | March 86B | Cosworth | SIL 9 | VAL 12 | PAU 3 | SPA 5 | IMO 12 | MUG 2 | PER 12 | ÖST Ret | BIR 3 | BUG 2 | JAR 3 | | 5th | 24 |
| 1987 | BS Automotive | Lola T86/50 | Cosworth | SIL Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 5 |
| 1987 | BS Automotive | Lola T87/50 | Cosworth | | VAL 10 | SPA 14 | PAU 3 | DON 6 | PER | | | | | | | 14th | 5 |
| 1987 | Genoa Racing | March 87B | Cosworth | | | | | | | BRH DNQ | BIR 11 | IMO DNQ | BUG | JAR | | 14th | 5 |
| 1988 | Sport Auto Racing | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth | JER | VAL | PAU | SIL | MNZ | PER 13 | BRH Ret | BIR 6 | BUG 10 | ZOL 12 | DIJ 15 | | 20th | 1 |
| 1989 | Cobra International | Reynard 89D | Cosworth | SIL | VAL | PAU | JER | PER Ret | BRH | BIR | SPA | BUG | DIJ | | | NC | 0 |
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