Boris Derichebourg is a retired professional race car driver from France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. Derichebourg began his racing career in karts

Kart racing

Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...

 in 1992 before moving to the French Formula Three Championship

French Formula Three Championship

French Formula Three Championship is the name of a former French Formula Three racing competition.Starting in 1964, the series ended in 2003, changed, and became part of the Formula Three Euroseries.-Champions:-External links:*...

 in 1995 and 1996. He moved up to International Formula 3000 in 1997, earning two podiums in two seasons. In 1999, he ran two Indy Lights races and two Formula 3000 races.

In 2000, Derichebourg raced for Paul Belmondo Racing in the FIA GT Championship

2000 FIA GT Championship season

The 2000 FIA GT Championship season was the 4th season of FIA GT Championship. It is a series for Grand Touring style cars broken into two classes based on power and manufacturer involvement called GT and N-GT...

, and at Le Mans

2000 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 68th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 17 and 18 2000.-Pre-race:After the 1999 race, most of the manufacturers in the top classes went in different directions. BMW and Toyota went into Formula One, while Mercedes-Benz left sportscars after the CLR...

. For the 2001 season, he continued with Belmondo in FIA GT, and raced a prototype

Le Mans Prototype

A Le Mans Prototype is a type of sports prototype race car most notably used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, American Le Mans Series and Le Mans Series...

 for Pescarolo Sport

Pescarolo Sport

Pescarolo Sport is a motorsport team based in Le Mans, France and founded in 2000 by French racing driver Henri Pescarolo. They race in the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In October 2007, Henri Pescarolo purchased Jacques Nicolet's Saulnier Racing and created Pescarolo Automobiles,...

 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

2001 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 69th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 16 and 17 2001.On recommendation of the FIA following the incidents involving the Mercedes-Benz CLRs in 1999, the large hill on the third section of the Mulsanne straight was lowered in order to decrease the...

 and the 1000 kilometers of Estoril

2001 1000km of Estoril

The 2001 1000 km of Estoril was the fourth race of the 2001 European Le Mans Series season. It took place at Autódromo do Estoril, Portugal, on July 15, 2001....

. In 2002, Derichebourg raced sparingly in the FIA GT Championship

2002 FIA GT Championship season

The 2002 FIA GT Championship season was the 6th season of FIA GT Championship. It is a series for Grand Touring style cars broken into two classes based on power and manufacturer involvement, called GT and N-GT...

 for Belmondo and the FIA Sportscar Championship

2002 FIA Sportscar Championship season

The 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship season was the sixth season of the FIA Sportscar Championship although only the second to carry that name. It featured a series contested by sportscar style prototypes in two classes, SR1 and SR2, defined by power and weight. Separate titles were awarded for...

 for Courage Compétition

Courage Compétition

Courage Compétition was a racing team and chassis constructor company now owned by Oreca, based in Le Mans, France near the Circuit de la Sarthe. It was founded by Yves Courage, a French race driver who ran hillclimbs before founding the company...

. He also ran the 24 Hours of Le Mans

2002 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 70th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 15 and 16 2002.-Pre-race:Following a reconstruction of the Bugatti Circuit, the Le Mans circuit was changed between the Dunlop Bridge and Esses, with the straight now becoming a set of fast sweeping turns...

 for Courage, finishing 15th overall and 11th in class.

Derichebourg moved to the French GT Championship in 2003, again driving Paul Belmondo Racing's Chrysler Viper. After two starts in the World Series by Nissan in 2004, he retired from auto racing. Derichebourg is currently an executive at several of his family's companies.