Simon Pagenaud

Simon Pagenaud enters his IZOD IndyCar Series sophomore season in 2013 driving the No. 77 HP Motorsports Honda for Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports. Pagenaud ran the full schedule in 2012 while claiming four podiums, including a second place finish at Long Beach. He also has Indy-car experience from the Champ Car World Series in 2007, where he drove for Team Australia and finished eighth in the series championship. Pagenaud is a former Champ Car Atlantic champion (2006) as well as an American Le Mans Series champ (2010).

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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MAY 4: Simon Pagenaud of France driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Dallara during qualifying for the IndyCar Series Sao Paulo indy 300 on May 4, 2013 in the streets of Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

LONG BEACH, CA - APRIL 21: Simon Pagenaud of France drives the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Dallara Honda during practice for the IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 21, 2013 in Long Beach, California.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 7: Will Power of Australia, driver of the #12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet leads Dario Franchitti of Scotland, driver of the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Banana Boat Honda and Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda during the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park on April 7, 2013 in Birmingham, Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 7: Scott Dixon of New Zealand, driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda leads Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda during the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park on April 7, 2013 in Birmingham, Alabama.

ST PETERSBURG, FL - MARCH 22: Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #77 Schmidt-Hamilton HP Motorsports Dallara Honda, stands in pit lane prior to practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg on March 22, 2013 in St Petersburg, Florida.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MARCH 12: Simon Pagenaud of France driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Dallara Honda during Day One of IZOD IndyCar Series testing at Barber Motorsports Park on March 12, 2013 in Birmingham, Alabama.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 26: The #42 Team Sahlen BMW Riley driven by Simon Pagenaud, Dane Cameron, Wayne Nonnamaker, Bruno Junqueira and Will Nonnamaker drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway on January 26, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 19: Simon Pagenaud of France drives the #4 Irwin Racing Ford during practice for the Gold Coast 600, which is round 12 of the V8 Supercars Championship Series at the Gold Coast Street Circuit on October 19, 2012 on the Gold Coast, Australia.

BALTIMORE - SEPTEMBER 02: Race winner Ryan Hunter-Reay (C) of the United States, driver of #28 DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Andretti Autosport Chevrolet Dallara celebrates his victory with second place Ryan Briscoe of Australia (L) and third place Simon Pagenaud (r) of France after the IZOD IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Baltimore on September 2, 2012 on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland.

BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 02: Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda, raaces out of turn three during the IZOD IndyCar Series Baltimore Grand Prix on September 2, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland.

BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 02: Ryan Hunter-Reay(C), driver of the #28 Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda, Ryan Briscoe(L) of Australia, driver of the PPG Automotive Refinishes Team Penske Chevrolet, and Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda, celebrate in Victory Lane after placing in the IZOD IndyCar Series Baltimore Grand Prix on September 2, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland.

BALTIMORE - SEPTEMBER 02: Simon Pagenaud of France drives his #77 HP Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda Dallara during the IZOD IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Baltimore on September 2, 2012 on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland.

BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 31: Simon Pagenaud of France, drives the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Baltimore Grand Prix on August 31, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland.

SONOMA, CA - AUGUST 26: Simon Pagenaud, driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda, leads a pack of cars during the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma on August 26, 2012 in Sonoma, California.

SONOMA, CA - AUGUST 24: Simon Pagenaud drives the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda during practice for the GoPro Indy Grand Prix at Sonoma on August 24, 2012 in Sonoma, California.

LEXINGTON, OH - AUGUST 05: Dario Franchitti of Scotland, drives the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda ahead of Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda during the Honda Indy 200 at Mid Ohio on August 5, 2012 in Lexington, Ohio.

LEXINGTON, OH - AUGUST 05: (L-R) Second place finisher, Will Power of Australia, driver of the #12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, winner, Scott Dixon of New Zealand, driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda and third place, Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda celebrate with champagne during the Honda Indy 200 at Mid Ohio on August 5, 2012 in Lexington, Ohio.

LEXINGTON, OH - AUGUST 05: (L-R) Winner Scott Dixon of New Zealand, driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda and third place, Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda celebrate with champagne during the Honda Indy 200 at Mid Ohio on August 5, 2012 in Lexington, Ohio.

LEXINGTON, OH - AUGUST 05: (Left to right) Will Power of Australia driver of the #12 Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet, Scott Dixon of New Zealand driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda and Simon Pagenaud of France driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Dallara Honda celebrate on the podium after finishing respectively second, first and third during the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy 200 at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course on August 5, 2012 in Lexington, Ohio.

LEXINGTON, OH - AUGUST 04: Simon Pagenaud of France driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Dallara Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy 200 at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course on August 4, 2012 in Lexington, Ohio.

LEXINGTON, OH - AUGUST 04: Simon Pagenaud of France drives his #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda Dallara during qualifying for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid Ohio on August 4, 2012 in Lexington, Ohio.

EDMONTON, AB - JULY 22: Simon Pagenaud of France drives his #77 HP Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda Dallara during the IZOD IndyCar Series Edmonton Indy at Edmonton City Centre Airport on July 22, 2012 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

TORONTO, ON - JULY 08: Ryan Hunter-Reay, drives the #28 Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Chevrolet leads Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda during the IZOD INDYCAR Series Honda Indy Toronto on July 8, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.

TORONTO, CANADA - JULY 06: Simon Pagenaud of France drives his #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP motorsports Honda Dallara during practice for the IZOD INDYCAR Series Honda Indy Toronto on July 6, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

WEST ALLIS, WI - JUNE 16: Ryan Hunter-Reay, driver of the #28 Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Andretti Autosport Chevrolet Dallara and Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsposrts Honda Dallara, move to a restart during the IZOD IndyCar Series Milwaukee Indy Fest 225 at The Milwaukee Mile on June 16, 2012 in West Allis, Wisconsin.

WEST ALLIS, WI - JUNE 15: Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda Dallara, drives during practice for IZOD IndyCar Series Milwaukee IndyFest presented by XYQ at The Milwaukee Mile on June 15, 2012 in West Allis, Wisconsin.

DETROIT, MI - JUNE 03: Simon Pagenaud of France, drives the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda Dallara in the IZOD INDYCAR Series Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on Belle Isle on June 3, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan.

DETROIT - JUNE 03: Winner Scott Dixon of New Zealand driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Dallara DW12 poses in the winer's circle with second place finisher Dario Franchitti of Scotland, driver of the #10 Suave Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Dallara DW12 and third place finisher Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda Dallara DW12 after the IZOD INDYCAR Series Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on Belle Isle on June 3, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan.

DETROIT, MI - JUNE 02: Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports stands in his pit box following practice for the IZOD INDYCAR Series Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on Belle Isle on June 2, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 27: Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda races across the yard of bricks during the IZOD IndyCar Series 96th running of the Indianpolis 500 mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 27, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 20: Simon Pagenaud drives the #77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports car during practice for the Indinapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 20, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - APRIL 29: Josef Newgarden driver of the #67 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Dallara Honda, Graham Rahal driver of the #38 Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda, Simon Pagenaud of France driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Dallara Honda and Mike Conway of England driver of the #14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara Honda go through the run off area in turn one during the IndyCar Series Sao Paulo indy 300 on April 29, 2012 in the streets of Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - APRIL 28: Simon Pagenaud of France, drives the #77 Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda ahead of Graham Rahal, driving the #38 Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing Honda during practice for the Sao Paulo Indy 300 on April 28, 2012 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - APRIL 28: Simon Pagenaud of France, drives the #77 Coastal.com/Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports during practice for the Sao Paulo Indy 300 on April 28, 2012 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

France's Simon Pagenaud, of Team Schmidt-Hamilton-Honda, powers his car during the first free practice on the eve of Sao Paulo Indy 300 race, at the Sambodrome racertrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil on April 28, 2012.

LONG BEACH, CA - APRIL 15: (L-R) James Hinchcliffe of Canada and driver of the #27 Andretti Autosport Dallara Chevrolet (third place), Will Power of Australia and driver of the #12 Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet (1st place) and Simon Pagenaud of France and driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Dallara Honda (second place) celebrate with champagne following the IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on the streets of Long Beach on April 15, 2012 in Long Beach, California.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 1: Simon Pagenaud of France driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Dallara Honda during warm up for the IndyCar Series Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park on April 1, 2012 in Birmingham, Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 01: Ryan Briscoe of Australia drives the #2 Team Penske Chevrolet and Simon Pagenaud of France drives the #77 Schmidt-Hamilton Motorsports Honda during practice for the IndyCar Series Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by Legacy at Barber Motorsports Park on April 1, 2012 in Birmingham, Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MARCH 31: Simon Pagenaud of France driver of the #77 Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Dallara Honda races during qualifying for the IndyCar Series Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by Legacy at Barber Motorsports Park on March 31, 2012 in Birmingham, Alabama.

ST PETERSBURG, FL - MARCH 24: Simon Pagenaud of France, drives the #77 Schmidt-Hamilton Motorsports Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg on March 24, 2012 in St Petersburg, Florida.

SEBRING, FL - MARCH 05: Simon Pagenaud drives his #7 HP Sam Schmidt Motorsports Honda Dallara DW12 during the Sebring Open Test for the IZOD INDYCAR Series at Sebring International Raceway on March 5, 2012 in Sebring, Florida.

Fast Friday starts with crepe breakfast at IMS, Simon says

French driver Simon Pagenaud made crepes for his Indy 500 teammate Tristan Vautier, crew members and friends Friday morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Phillip B. Wilson \/ The Star)

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Recent Quotes

05/19/2013

Today, it's going to be important to not crash the car, first, because it's a great race car and you don't want to damage it

Simon Pagenaud at the Indianapolis Star

05/19/2013

All in all, it's good that we're in the show so we just have to worry about the race car tomorrow ... We'll see how things go next week and try to drive to the front.

Simon Pagenaud at the Trackside Online

05/19/2013

I would like to be on the pole, but we know what we've got ... I think in the race we might have something better.

Simon Pagenaud at the Pittsburgh Entertainment