finish on the 30th due to rain). In 2001, de Ferran did not appear in Sylvester Stallone's film Driven along with his teammate Hélio Castroneves and his owner Roger Penske for unknown reasons. The Penske years saw de Ferran finally fulfill the promise of the earlier part of his career with two CART titles and an Indy 500 victory. His analytical approach earned him comparisons with Penske's first driver, Mark Donohue. He also garnered praise for his politeness and integrity: when Penske switched to the Indy Racing League in 2002, he did not criticize the move even though it meant he could not defend his CART title. In 2003, de Ferran was injured during a race at Phoenix, suffering a broken back. Despite the injury, de Ferran passed his teammate, Castroneves with 31 laps left to win an emotional victory at the 2003 Indianapolis 500. It also was the second 1–2 finish for Penske Racing in the Indianapolis 500. Following his Indianapolis triumph de Ferran decided to retire at the end of 2003. He won his final race at Texas Motor Speedway, although the moment was soured by a terrifying crash during the race that left fellow Indy 500 winner and Rahal-Letterman Racing driver Kenny Bräck seriously injured. Formula One managerial career In 2005, he moved to the BAR-Honda Formula One team as their Sports Director. He resigned from this position in July 2007 after becoming "increasingly uncomfortable" with the team. In July 2018 de Ferran was made sporting director for McLaren following Eric Boullier's resignation. He left the team in early 2021. de Ferran Motorsports On January 29, 2008 de Ferran announced that he would return to the cockpit and field a factory-backed LMP2 class Acura ARX-01b prototype in the American Le Mans Series, under the team name de Ferran Motorsports. The team began competing around the mid-way point of the 2008 season, with De Ferran running the team and sharing driving duties with Simon Pagenaud. Success again was immediate and de Ferran Motorsports took four front row grid positions, led six races and scored three podium finishes in just eight starts. 2009 saw another challenge when de Ferran Motorsports was chosen by Honda to develop the Acura ARX-02a for competition in the LMP1 division of the American Le Mans Series. The team scored five outright wins, seven poles, seven fastest laps and finished runners up in the ALMS