Tristan Gommendy joins PKV Racing to pilot the #22 Pay By Touch-MegaSpirea PKV Racing Cosworth/DP01/Bridgetsone machine during the 2007 Champ Car World Series season.

Gommendy, 27, a native of Le Chesnay, France, spent the 2006 season driving in GP2 and the World Series by Renault. He started nine GP2 events for iSport International last year with a best showing of fifth in the sprint and feature race at Barcelona. In addition, Gommendy ran four races with Pons Racing in the World Series by Renault, earning one pole and one podium.

Gommendy began racing cars in 1999 driving to a fifth place finish in the French Formula Renault Series standings. In 2000, he competed in both the French Formula 3 Championships, placing 11th, as well as selected F3 events including one British F3 race and the Masters of Formula 3.

For 2001, Gommendy again competed in the French Formula 3 Championship where he started 11 races, earning a pole and two podium finishes in route a to a sixth place finish in the championship. He also ran four other selected Formula 3 events worldwide including the F3 Korea Super Prix where he finished 10th.

Gommendy's breakout season came in 2002 when he captured the French Formula 3 Championship with five wins, 10 poles and 10 podiums in 14 races. He also won the prestigious Formula 3 Macau GP (joining a list of winners that include Ayrton Senna as well as Michael and Ralf Schumacher) and finished third at the Masters of Formula 3 race.

Moving to Formula Renault V6 Eurocup in 2003, where he competed against current PKV Racing teammate Neel Jani, Gommendy placed fourth in the championship with one win, three poles and eight podiums in 18 races.

In 2004, he joined the Formula Nissan World Series and placed fifth with five podiums in 16 races. The 2005 season saw Gommendy run the World Series by Renault where he finished fourth with one win, one pole and 15 podiums in 17 races.