Laurent Groppi

Laurent Groppi (born 19 January 1983 in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie) is a French racing driver.

Groppi won the Formula Campus by Renault and Elf in 2003 and the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 in 2006. He also competed in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. In 2007, he finished second in the French GT Championship and finished fifth in the GT1 Class of the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans driving a Team ORECA Saleen S7R.

Groppi returned to Oreca for the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, but this time finished eighth in LMP1 class in their Judd powered Courage-Oreca LC70. In 2009, he finished fifth in the Le Mans Series GT1 Class with Larbre Competition in their Saleen S7R. In 2010, he won the French GT Championship with Larbre in their Porsche 911 GT3.

Racing record Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Team Oreca Nicolas Prost Jean-Philippe Belloc Saleen S7-R GT1 337 10th 5th Team Oreca-Matmut Soheil Ayari Loïc Duval Courage-Oreca LC70-Judd LMP1 357 8th 8th