Emmanuel Collard

Emmanuel Collard
Collard in 2011
NationalityFrance French
Born (1971-04-03) 3 April 1971
Categorisation FIA Platinum (until 2017)
FIA Gold (2018–2021)
FIA Silver (2022–)
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1995–2022
TeamsLarbre Compétition, La Filière, Porsche AG, Toyota Motorsport (Toyota Team Europe), DAMS, Team Cadillac, Alex Job Racing, Pescarolo Sport, Team Essex, Corvette Racing, Prospeed Competition, AF Corse, TDS Racing, Team Penske
Best finish2nd (2005)
Class wins1 (2003, 2009)

Emmanuel Collard (born 3 April 1971) is a French professional racing driver. He is a former member of the Porsche Junioren factory team, but also drives for other marques.

Collard driving in the Porsche Supercup in 1995. His car's livery reflects his role as the Benetton Formula One team's test driver.

Born in Arpajon, Essonne, Collard is the winner of the Le Mans Series for Pescarolo Sport in 2005 and 2006 with Jean-Christophe Boullion and in 2011 with Julien Jousse. He also won the 1998 and 1999 Sports Racing World Cup, and the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring overall in Penske Racing's Porsche RS Spyder Evo LMP2 alongside Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas.

Collard also was the Formula One test driver for Prost Grand Prix in 1997, Benetton in the late 1990s, and Ligier-Ford in 1990.

Collard starred for Pescarolo in LMP1, winning three Le Mans Series titles, two Le Mans 24h podiums and pole in 2005.
Collard won the 2008 Sebring 12h overall in the Penske Porsche LMP2.
Collard at the wheel of his AF Corse Ferrari 488 at Silverstone in 2019.