With over 20 years of experience as a professional racecar driver makes Claude Bourbonnais one of the most experienced Canadian Race Car Driver. He has raced internationally in series such as the Indy 500, the late Champ Car series, the 24hrs of Le Mans, FIA Formula F 3000, Formula Atlantic, FIA Sports Cars and other series.

Claude also has over 10 years of experience working with leading racing schools, skid schools and advanced driving programs. He is also very active with major car manufacturers.
Claude was also TV commentator for Champ Car series at RDS, as well as a spokesperson for events held by PPG, Bombardier and the Late Player's Atlantic Series. He was also a spokesperson for Molson Canadian's "Don't drink and drive" program along with Mario Andretti in the 90's. Claude has also been featured on driving demo videos, stunt driving in the film "Driven", in Player's Racing TV commercials as well as Cardinal watches ads.

Associated to promotional programs with GM, Chrysler, Michelin, BMW, Mazda, Subaru, Mercedes, Ferrari and Maserati, Claude is also a private driver coach for many drivers (IRL drivers, Atlantic drivers, Formula BMW drivers and Karters).
2008 North American Ferrari Challenge Lead Driver Instructor, 2007 SRT Track Experience (Dodge), SLR Mercedes program, Canada GM tour, North American Chrysler Tour, BMW, Michelin and Mazda to name just a few!

Race Car Driver 22 years experience
Hockey Player
Snowmobiler
Slalom Water Skier
Barefoot Water skier
Alpine Skier
Cross-Country Skier
Ice Skater
In-line Skater
Go-kart Racer
Motorcycle Experience
Motocross Experience
Boat Driving Experience

Claude Bourbonnais… Has qualified on the pole 28 times and won 28 races as well as having established lap records at each of the following permanent road courses, street courses and oval race tracks: Laguna Seca CA, Lime Rock CT, Long Beach CA, Loudon NH, Mid Ohio OH, Milwaukee WI, Montreal GP QC, Mosport ON, Nazareth PA, Phoenix AZ, Road America WI, Road Atlanta GA, Shannonville ON, Snetterton UK, St Jovite QC, Toronto ON , Trois Rivieres QC, Vancouver BC.

2007
Driver and Private Racing Instructor. Indy Car & Formula Atlantic Racing Coach. North American Ferrari Challenge Series Coach.

2004-2006
Atlantic driver coach, Formula BMW driver coach.

2003
Trans Am, Trois-Rivieres, Rocket Sports, Jaguar XKR

2000
Grand Am, Trois-Rivieres, Lola-Ford Bk2000

1998
Grand Am, Watkins Glen, Ferrari 333

1997
-Indianapolis 500 - A last minute ride after regular qualifying was already completed in an unused spare car. Succeeded in bumping into the Indy 500 at over 210 mph average on the last day of qualifying despite limited track time and never before having driven an IRL car. DNF after engine blew on lap 9.
-Worked as driver color expert for RDS TV network at all PPG CART World Series events. Indy Lights, partial season, select races.

1996 - Indy Lights
- Nazareth: Qualified on pole, leading race when rocker arm broke
- Michigan: Qualified 2nd, leading race when rocker arm broke
- Detroit: Qualified 4th, finished 3rd
- Cleveland: Qualified 6th, finished 2nd
- Toronto: Qualified 6th, finished 2nd
- Vancouver: Qualified 7th, finished 1st
- Laguna Seca: Qualified 2nd, Finished 3rd
- Won the Wheelspin News Award as "Canada's Most Promising Road Racing Talent"

1995 - Indy Lights - partial season
- Phoenix Indy Lights spring training open test: fastest lap & lap record
- Phoenix: Qualified on pole with new track record, throttle broke while leading race
- Nazareth: fastest in practice, suffered neck injury in qualifying and was out for 4 months
- Loudon: 1st race after 4 months of hospitalization and rehabilitation. Qualified 7th, finished 2nd
- CART Indycar test at Phoenix (Firebird): Fastest laps 1994
- CART PPG Indycar Series - (limited effort in year-old car)
- Competed in 5 CART PPG Indycar races.

1993 - Players/Toyota Formula Atlantic Series
- Phoenix: Qualified 4th, finished 1st
- Long Beach: Qualified 4th, finished 1st.
- Milwaukee: Qualified 9th, finished 1st
- Montreal: Qualified on pole with new track record, DNS (CV joint broke on start line)
- Mosport: Qualified on pole with new track record, finished 1st
- Toronto: Qualified on pole with new track record, finished 1st
- Mid Ohio: Qualified 2nd, finished 2nd
- Loudon: Qualified 4th, finished 1st
- Vancouver: Qualified 2nd, finished 1st
- Nazareth: Qualified on pole with new track record, finished 1st
- Laguna Seca 1: Qualified 3rd, finished 2nd - Laguna Seca 2: Qualified 2nd, DNF (blown engine) Amongst the other competitors in the series was teammate Jacques Villeneuve. In the 7 races where both finished, Bourbonnais finished ahead of Villeneuve 5 times, Villeneuve finished ahead of Boubonnais twice.

1992 - British Formula 2
(F-3000) series - partial season
- Finished on podium at Donnington - Was 4th in championship when forced to quit series after 3 events due to lack of sponsorship
- Continued as spokesman for Molson Breweries.

1991
- 24 Hours of Le Mans - Drove for Courage in the prototype class
- Competed in Formula Atlantic event at 3 Rivers: Qualified on pole, DNF.
- Continued as spokesman for Molson Breweries.

1990 - Toyota Formula Atlantic Championship
- Reynard 90H
- Long Beach: Qualified 10th was up to 2nd when transmission broke
- Topeka: Qualified on the pole with a new F/Atlantic lap record, finished 1st
- Lime Rock: Qualified 2nd, finished 1st.
- Montreal: Qualified on pole, finished 2nd under yellow
- Watkins Glen: Qualified 2nd, finished 2nd.
- Toronto: Qualified 3rd, finished 2nd
- Vancouver: Qualified 2nd, finished 1st
- Elkhart Lake: Missed qualifying because of competing in F3000 in France - all day/night commute to Elkhart by Concorde and private jet. Started 27th (last), up to 3rd when hit from behind under yellow
- FIA International F-3000 Championship (1 event)
- Set a new F3000 track record at Snetterton, England in private testing with Pacific Racing, 8 tenths of a second off the Footwork/Arrows F1 record
- Le Mans: Qualified 7th (first F-3000 race, first drive in rain, first time at this track), DNF.
- Chosen as spokesman for Molson Breweries "Don't Drink and Drive" campaign with Mario and Michael Andretti.

1989 - Pro F-2000 Canadian Championship
- Canadian National Champion
- 6 victories in 9 events
- Podium finishes at all 9 events - 5 poles - 9 front row starts in 9 events
- Established new qualifying lap records at Mt Tremblant, Mosport, Shannonville
- Established new race lap records at Mt Tremblant, Mosport, Shannonville Pro F-2000 records
- Most pole positions in one season (8)
- Most consecutive pole positions (10 over 3 years)
- Most wins from pole (12)
- Most clean-sweep awards - pole, fastest race lap and win (7)
- Most career poles (15)
- Most career wins (13)
Toyota Formula Atlantic Championship
- partial season - 7 races of 14 - 3rd in Championship
- Lime Rock: Qualified on pole, set fastest lap and won 1st ever F/Atlantic event by 19 seconds
- Mid Ohio: Qualified on pole with new F/Atlantic track record, finished 3rd
- Montreal GP: Led every lap until 5 laps from finish when fuel pump failed
- Mosport: Qualified on pole, built 13 second lead before engine blew -Established new F/A lap record.
- Road America: Qualified on front row and won race by 9 seconds
- Topeka shootout: Qualified on pole and won race by 52 seconds
- SCCA Star Search '89 Winner - SCCA's annual pick as "Most Promising Driver in the U.S.".

1988 - Pro F2000 Canadian Championship
- Canadian National Champion.
- 6 victories - 8 poles
- Established new qualifying lap records and new lap records in every race at Mosport, St- Jovite and Shannonville
- SCCA Silver Anniversary Road Race of Champions National Champion
- Formula Continental
- Established new Formula Continental lap record at Road AtlantaRunoffs
- On Track Magazine's choice as "#1 Up & Coming Driver in NorthAmerica"
- Won SCCA's "Jim Fitzgerald SCCA Rookie of the Year" Award.

1987 - Pro F-2000 Canadian Championship
- National Championship - 3rd
- Pole and winner at Mt Tremblant.

1986 - Pro F-2000 Canadian Championship
- National Championship 10th
- Pole position at Mt Tremblant.

1985 - Pro F-2000 Canadian Championship
- Winner - "Rookie of the Year" Award

1984 - F-125 Quebec Karting Championship
- Quebec Karting Champion - 6 victories
- Competed in final 2 events in Italian Karting Championship.

1983 - F-125 Quebec Karting Championship
- 5th
- Winner - "Rookie of the Year" Award.