Romain Thievin
| Romain Thievin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 France |
| Born |
March 13, 1979 Fontainebleau, France |
| Racecar driver | |
| Years active | 1996-2013 |
| Teams | Exotics Racing |
Romain Gerard Michel Thievin (born March 13, 1979) is a five-time French champion in car racing and also a co-presenter of FAST CLUB,[1] a car TV show broadcasting on W9 channel in France and Belgium.[2] Romain is also an accomplished stunt driver, having worked on more than 150 movies. In 2003, he won a Taurus World Stunt Award [3] for his work in The Bourne Identity.
Thievin was born in Fontainebleau, France. With over 10 years of racing instruction, he has been a racing instructor for various racing schools in Europe between 2000 and 2004. He is the founder and owner of Cascadevents (largest racing school in France) since 2004. Thievin is also the founder and owner of Exotics Racing (racing school based at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ) since 2009.[4] As a regular driver handling "ride-alongs" for Cascadevents and Exotics Racing, Romain has had more than 40,000 laps of high-speed drifting rides in the Corvette Z06, Porsche GT3-RS and Ferrari 430 Scuderia without any accidents.
Racing Accomplishments
- 1996: Formula Renault French Championship – 7th place overall
- 1997: Citroen Saxo Cup – 10th best rookie of the year
- 1998: Renault Megane Trophy – 5th best rookie of the year
- 1999: Peugeot 106 Trophy – 2nd overall, Win at the 12 Hours of Le Mans
- 2000: Peugeot 306 Cup – Won Championship
- 2001:
- Superproduction French Championship with a Peugeot 306 Maxi: won championship, 13 wins over 14 races
- Peugeot 206 CC Cup: won championship and best rookie
- 2002:
- Official Driver for Peugeot in the French National Championship of Touring Cars (Supertourisme), in a Peugeot 406 Silhouette: 10th overall in the “A” Championship with a “B” : Championship car
- GT French Championship: 2 races in a Venturi LM400
- 2009: 5 races in the Racecar Euro Series as TV host for French car TV show FAST CLUB – 2 wins, 3 podiums[5]
- 2011: Racecar Euro Series: Driver with the Fast Club team in the #99 Ford Mustang [6][7]
- Finished in 2nd place [8]
- 2011: World Touring Racecar at Daytona International Speedway [9]
- 2nd place in the Sprint GT 1 Race at Daytona International Speedway
- 3rd place in the Endurance Louis Chevrolet Race at Daytona International Speedway
- 2012: NASCAR Euro Series: Driver with the Exotics Racing team in the #99 Dodge Challenger.[10] 1st runner-up of the Elite Division and Victory in Team classification with David Perisset.
- 2013: NASCAR Super Late Model division at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 3rd overall, 1 win, Best rookie, 1st frenchman to win a nascar race in USA. [11]
Movies and television
- Stunt driver in more than 150 movies & TV series including feature films as Ronin, Taxi and The Bourne Identity[12]
- Official race car driver and co-host for the French car TV show Fast Club[13]
- Winner of the Taurus World Stunt Award in 2003 (Hollywood) for doubling Matt Damon in “The Bourne Identity” [14]
References
- ↑ http://www.mechanicsinmotion.fr/rallye-de-paris/
- ↑ http://www.sport-cars.fr/cascadevents-romain-thievin-fast-club-w9/
- ↑ http://www.taurusworldstuntawards.com/index.php?id=131&nominee_id=283
- ↑ http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/04/new-lv-company-puts-customers-behind-wheel-lamborg/
- ↑ http://www.ffsa.org/article.php?id=19721
- ↑ http://www.nascar-europe.net/racecar-euro-series/equipos-y-pilotos/racecar-2011-team-99/
- ↑ http://www.racecar-series.com/racecar/rc-championnat/2011/resultat/nogaro/RACECAR_EuroSeries_2011_Entry.pdf
- ↑ http://www.racecarseries.com/rc-championnat/2011/resultat/RACECAR_EuroSeries_Championnat_ELITE.pdf
- ↑ http://www.us-racing.com/Info-2011-11-13-daytona-11-13-novembre-enorme.html
- ↑ http://hometracks.nascar.com/series/euro_racecar
- ↑ http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/racing-nation/west/frenchman-wins-at-las-vegas/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1399365/
- ↑ http://www.cascadevents.fr/fastclub-jeu-W9-M6-cascadevents.php
- ↑ http://www.leparisien.fr/hauts-de-seine/un-cascadeur-couronne-a-hollywood-12-06-2003-2004161446.php