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{{short description|French-Algerian racing car driver (born 1985)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name              = Julien Gerbi
| image             = 
| imagesize         = 
| caption           = 
| nationality       = {{flag|FRA|name=French}}<br>{{flag|ALG|name=Algerian}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1985|10|03}}
| birth_place       = [[Nice]], France
| racing licence    = [[File:FIA Bronze Driver.png|12px]] FIA Bronze
| current series    = 
| first year        = 2004
| current team      = 
| car number        =
| former teams      = 
| starts            = 65
| wins              = 4 (in category : 14)
| poles             = 4
| fastest laps      = 4
| best finish       = 1st
| year              = 2006 
| prev series       = European Sport Prototypes<br />Spanish Formula BMW<br />Turkish Formula 3<br />US Barber Mazda Series<br>Formula Palmer Audi
| prev series years = 2004<br />2005<br />2006<br>2007-2008<br />2009
| titles            = European Sport Prototypes Rookie Champion<br />Turkish Formula 3 Rookie Champion
| title years       = 2004<br /><br />2006
| awards            = 
| award years       = 
}}

'''Julien Gerbi''' (born October 3, 1985) is a French-Algerian [[race car driver|racing car driver]].

==Career==

===Debut===

Gerbi started driving in [[karting]] in 1992, but didn't choose to race, competing only once in [[Monaco]] where he won his first competition. He trained many years, before debuting as a test driver in [[World Series by Nissan|Formula Nissan]] Junior in 2003 with the GTEC Team.

===Sport Prototypes===

In 2004, promoted as the new "Draco Target Driver", the [[Berber people|Berber]] driver participated to the [[Formula X Endurance Series]], finishing 4th in the European category. He finished 3rd for his first race in [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]], and poleman for the first ever race held in the brand new [[Dubai Autodrome]]. He was crowned 'Best Rookie' at the end of the year. He also tested in [[British Formula Three]] for the [[Promatecme Team]].

===Formula 3===

He only appeared in one race of the Spanish [[Formula BMW]] championship in 2005, before jumping into another [[Formula 3]] seat in 2006. Racing for Team Active in the [[Turkish Formula Three Championship]], Gerbi scored three wins and five podiums in eight races, establishing as well the new Izmir track record in May. Competing only half of the championship, his classification was a final 5th position and another rookie title.

===US Barber Mazda Series===

In 2007 and 2008, the driver from [[Nice]] raced in the United States in the [[Skip Barber]] [[Mazda]] Series. After a 2007 learning season where he finished 10th in the overall championship against 40 other drivers, Gerbi finished 4th in the 2008 edition, with 10 podiums out of 14 races and a win in Virginia. He set the new track record in [[Lime Rock Park]], and has also been included into the 2007 World 100 Future Racing Stars, among drivers such as [[Lewis Hamilton]], [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]] or [[Sebastian Vettel]].

===Formula Palmer Audi===

Gerbi eventually came back to Europe in 2009 following some [[British Formula 3]] testing. He raced in [[Formula Palmer Audi]], during a year marked by many mechanical issues, but eventually took a 1st row at Snetterton’s last race. After having shown himself as the most improved driver of the season, he tested in [[Formula 3000]] and [[Formula 2]] during the winter.

==Results==
===Career summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! Season
! Series
! Team
!Races
!Wins
!Poles
!F/Laps
!Podiums
!Points
! Position
|-
! 2004
|align=left| Formula X European Endurance Series
|align=left| [[Draco Racing|Draco Junior Team]]
|8
|0
|1
|0
|1
|36
|5th
|-
! 2005
|align=left| Master Junior Formula
|align=left| [[Emilio de Villota|Escuela de Pilotos Emilio de Villota]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|10
|20th
|-
! 2006
|align=left| [[Turkish Formula Three Championship|Turkish Formula 3 Championship]]
|align=left| Active Motorsport
|8
|3
|2
|2
|5
|47
|5th
|-
! 2007
|align=left| [[Barber Pro Series|Skip Barber National Series]]
|align=left| [[Skip Barber Racing School]]
|14
|0
|0
|0
|0
|250
|10th
|-
! 2008
|align=left| [[Barber Pro Series|Skip Barber Eastern Regional Series]]
|align=left| [[Skip Barber Racing School]]
|14
|1
|1
|2
|10
|521
|4th
|-
! 2009
|align=left| [[2009 Formula Palmer Audi season|Formula Palmer Audi]]
|align=left| [[MotorSport Vision]]
|20
|0
|0
|0
|0
|152
|12th
|-
! 2019
|align=left| Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge GT
|align=left| Team Virage
|1
|1
|0
|1
|1
|25
|8th
|-
!rowspan=2| 2020
|align=left| Ultimate Cup Series - LMP3
|align=left| Team Virage
|1
|0
|0
|0
|1
|30
| align="center" | 11th
|-
|align=left| [[2020 European Le Mans Series|European Le Mans Series - LMP3]]
|align=left| Realteam Racing
|1
|0
|0
|0
|1
|18
|18th
|-
!rowspan=2| 2021
|align=left| [[2021 European Le Mans Series|European Le Mans Series - LMP3]]
| rowspan="2" align=left| Team Virage
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|37th
|-
|align=left| [[2021 Le Mans Cup|Le Mans Cup - LMP3]]
|2
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0.5
|39th
|-
! 2023
|align=left| [[2023 Le Mans Cup|Le Mans Cup - LMP3]]
|align=left| Team Virage
|4
|2
|0
|0
|2
|54
|style="background:#ffffbf;" | '''1st*'''
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Season in progress

==References==
Caradisiac : Julien Gerbi en contact avec Lotus F1 -> http://www.caradisiac.com/F1-Julien-Gerbi-en-contact-avec-Lotus-Racing-39108.htm

==External links==
* [http://www.juliengerbi.com/ Official website]
* {{DriverDB driver|julien-gerbi|old_id=8036}}

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[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Nice]]
[[Category:French people of Algerian-Berber descent]]
[[Category:French racing drivers]]
[[Category:Turkish Formula Three Championship drivers]]
[[Category:Le Mans Cup drivers]]
[[Category:Algerian racing drivers]]