Franck Montagny

Franck Yves Joe Montagny (5 January 1978 - Present): French racing driver from Feurs, Loire, who competed in Formula One in 2006 and 2007 with Super Aguri and as Toyota's test driver. After winning the 2003 World Series by Nissan championship, Montagny joined Renault as test driver before moving to Super Aguri. Initially taken on as third driver for Super Aguri's 2006 debut season, was promoted to full race driver in May after Yuji Ide's superlicense was revoked by the FIA following multiple incidents. Competed in seven Grands Prix for Super Aguri from Monaco to Britain, finishing three races with a best result of 16th place.

On 12 July 2006, Super Aguri announced that Sakon Yamamoto would replace him from the German Grand Prix onwards, ending his race seat. Tested for Toyota F1 at Silverstone in September 2006, impressing the team sufficiently to secure the test driver role. Confirmed as Toyota's official test driver for the 2007 season, conducting extensive development work at various circuits. Left Toyota after a final test at Circuit de Catalunya in November 2007, ending his Formula One involvement.

Participated in 7 Formula One races without scoring championship points. Beyond Formula One, achieved considerable success in sports car racing, finishing second at the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans with Pescarolo Sport alongside Jean-Christophe Boullion and Sébastien Bourdais—coming agonizingly close to overall victory. Later competed in Formula E from 2014 to 2015 for Andretti Autosport, but his Formula E career ended controversially when he received a two-year racing ban in 2016 for a doping violation after testing positive for a banned substance. The ban effectively ended his professional racing career.

Since serving his suspension, Montagny has worked as a motorsport consultant and occasional racing driver in historic events. Known for his technical feedback during his test driver days and his near-miss at Le Mans glory.